Month: February 2021
Articles created in the month of February 2021
In the Beginning: Mercury Automobiles
Posted on February 12, 2021 by
Benny Werkhoven
Mercury was established in 1939 as a brand within the Ford Motor Company.Initially, the idea was to make a car that dropped between the popular, low-priced Ford and the luxury model.To do so, they created the Mercury Marauder.In the 1960's an enthusiasm for race car driving was sweeping the country.Recognizing that, Mercury decided to take its cars to stock car racing.Together with top drivers behind the wheel like Parnelli Jones, the newly christened Mercury Marauder hit the circuit...