What was the fourth generation of the Mercury Marquis?
Mercury marketed the first three generations of the Marquis as a full-size sedan (alongside the Mercury Colony Park station wagon ). The fourth generation was a mid-size sedan, as Mercury split the Marquis and Grand Marquis into distinct product lines for 1983.
When did the Mercury Marquis come out in Canada?
From 1975, Mercury reduced its full-size range solely to the Marquis (including the Brougham and Grand Marquis trims). In Canada, the Meteor brand marketed the Marquis as its flagship Meteor LeMoyne from 1969 to 1970.
What kind of transmission does a Mercury Marquis use?
The C6 transmission remained paired to the 460, with the 400 and 351M using the lighter-duty FMX transmission. The second-generation Marquis was expanded from the previous two-door hardtop to a full range of body styles, inheriting the four-door hardtop from the Brougham and four-door sedan and two-door convertible from the Park Lane series.
What was the wheelbase of the Mercury Marquis?
Following a tradition starting in 1961, Mercury sedans were given a longer wheelbase than Fords, with the Marquis built on a 124-inch wheelbase (compared to the 121-inch wheelbase used by Ford sedans and Ford/Mercury station wagons). For 1970, the chassis was adopted by Lincoln for the Continental, extended to a 127-inch wheelbase.
From 1975, Mercury reduced its full-size range solely to the Marquis (including the Brougham and Grand Marquis trims). In Canada, the Meteor brand marketed the Marquis as its flagship Meteor LeMoyne from 1969 to 1970.
Mercury marketed the first three generations of the Marquis as a full-size sedan (alongside the Mercury Colony Park station wagon ). The fourth generation was a mid-size sedan, as Mercury split the Marquis and Grand Marquis into distinct product lines for 1983.
The C6 transmission remained paired to the 460, with the 400 and 351M using the lighter-duty FMX transmission. The second-generation Marquis was expanded from the previous two-door hardtop to a full range of body styles, inheriting the four-door hardtop from the Brougham and four-door sedan and two-door convertible from the Park Lane series.
When did the Mercury Marquis get a station wagon?
For 1969, the Mercury full-size range was redesigned (alongside its Ford counterparts); the Marquis remained a counterpart of the Ford LTD model range. Alongside the addition of four-door sedans, the Marquis line gained a station wagon, as the Colony Park woodgrained station wagon was integrated into the model line.