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1957 Mercury Colony Park 4-door hardtop rear quarter (col.cov)

Mercury took station wagons to the outer limits in 1957-60

November 28, 2025 Steve 6

(EXPANDED FROM 4/6/2023) A “Story Ideas Bank” request by CJ asked for more coverage of station wagons, so let’s take a step in that direction with a look at the 1957-60 Mercury. The Ford Motor […]

1966 Mercury Colony Park wagon was an unsung bright spot for the brand

October 7, 2022 Steve 4

Mercury’s Colony Park never got a huge amount of attention, but it generated steadily increasing sales throughout the second half of the 1960s. For example, in 1966 almost 19,000 of the top-of-line Mercury wagons were […]