Mercury Park Lane

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Mercury Park Lane
Manufacturer	Mercury
Parent company	Ford Motor Company
Production	1958-1960 1964-1968
Class	Full-size
Layout	FR layout

First generation
Production	1958-1960
Assembly	Metuchen, New Jersey
Body style(s)	2-door coupe 4-door sedan
Engine(s)	430 cc V8

Second generation
Production	1964-1968
Assembly	St. Louis, Missouri
Body style(s)	2-door coupe 4-door sedan 4-door station wagon
Engine(s)	410 ci, 428 ci [V8]]
Wheelbase	123 in (3124 mm)

The Mercury Park Lane was a fullsize automobile produced by the Mercury division of the Ford Motor Company from 1958 to 1960 and by the Lincoln-Mercury Division from 1964 to 1968. During this time, the Park Lane resembled the Monterey, but with a higher trim level.

The Park Lane was introduced in 1958 and was applied to Mercury's premium automobile line. In 1960, the Park Lane name was dropped for the coming 1961 model year as Mercury focused its production efforts on the lower-end Monterey and Meteor 800 models. The name was reinstated in 1964 as Mercury again attempted to retrench its models in the price gap between Ford and Lincoln.

For 1967 and 1968, the Park Lane was offered with an even more luxurious trim level called the Brougham, a.k.a. the Park Lane Brougham. These were Mercury's flagship products during these years.

Mercury completely redesigned its full-size offerings for 1969, and the Park Lane name was retired at the end of the 1968 model year. However some Grand Marquis have been known to carry a revival of the Park Lane badge since the late 1990s.

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Compact											Comet				Comet							Comet							Zephyr						Topaz				Topaz
Mid-size														Meteor					Montego									Cougar			Cougar			Marquis
																	Comet		Comet							Monarch											Sable
Full-size						Montclair					Meteor
									Park Lane						Park Lane					Marquis				Marquis						Marquis				Grand Marquis
	Monterey							Monterey			Monterey					Monterey				Monterey				Monterey
														Marauder						Marauder
								C. Park			Colony Park					Colony Park				Colony Park				Colony Park						Colony Park
Sports car																					Capri									Capri
																		Cougar				Cougar										LN7
Personal																									Cougar			Cougar			Cougar			Cougar						Cougar