Mercury Montclair
The Mercury Montclair designates a full-size car of the Ford company belonging Mercury brand.
Montclair (1955-1960)
Mercury Montclair MJ 1955
Probably named after the residential area Montclair, New Jersey - - For model year 1955, the previously existing only from the Mercury Monterey range of models from Mercury to the model Montclair has been extended.
The car was available as a coupe, convertible and four-door sedan available, which clearly dominated the coupe at least among the vehicles obtained to date and the four-door version is a marginal phenomenon. In contrast to - as was customary in the U.S. - both technically and visually very similar Monterey serves to a " Montclair " Schritzug on the fenders and other various additional chrome strips.
The drive got a 201 SAE hp ( 148 kW) version of the 4.8 -liter Mercury V8, coupled with a three-speed or overdrive gearbox or a " Merc -O -Matic " automatic mentioned. 1956, the engine was enlarged to 5.1 liters and made in Montclair now 213 hp SAE (157 kW).
1957 were all Mercury models have a completely new body and the Montclair now functioned under the newly introduced Mercury Turnpike Cruiser ( from 1959 Mercury Park Lane ) as the mean model of the brand. In the model range, nothing changed, the engine developed now but 258 hp SAE (180 kW). 1958 V8 grew again to now 6.3 liters and made 335 SAE hp ( 246 kW ), on request, there was also the coming of Lincoln Seven liter V8 with 365-406 hp SAE ( 268/299 kW). In model year 1959, the convertible was accounted for, the base engine was now at 325 hp SAE (239 kW ), while the seven- liter in power to 350 hp SAE (257 kW) was circumcised.
For model year 1961, the Montclair accounted for first and was replaced by the short-lived full-size version of the Mercury Meteor.
Montclair (1964-1968)
Mercury Montclair MJ 1964
After 1962, as with a number of manufacturers of the names of the full-size vehicles used for the newly introduced middle class - at the Mercury Meteor - reactivated to 1964, the term Montclair.
The car was positioned between Monterey and Park Lane again. The sedans and coupes ( hardtop version mentioned in Montclair Marauder ) were powered by 6.4 or 7 liter V8 engines ( 253-431 SAE-PS/186-317 kW). In subsequent years, the 6.4 -liter remained throughout the base engine, but the power of both engines fluctuated over again easily.
1968 was the final of the Montclair full-size offer a large restructuring of Mercury to the victim. In addition to the Montclair were also related to Park Lane. For this was introduced with the Mercury Marquis, a name which should be maintained until the end of 2010 Mercury.
Swell
- Gunnell, John ( Editor): Standard Catalog of American Cars 1946-1975, Krause Publication, Iola 2002, ISBN 0-87349-461- X, S.515 - 533rd