Mercury Commuter

The Mercury Commuter is a full-size station wagon that was produced by Mercury from 1957 until 1968. When introduced for the 1957 model year it was priced below Mercury's other two new full size wagons as a part of the Mercury Monterey series, alongside the mid-range Voyager and the top-level Colony Park. In 1957 the same 368 cu in (6.0 L) Lincoln Y-Block V8 that was standard equipment on the Mercury Turnpike Cruiser was optional equipment on the Commuter. From 1957 until 1960 all Mercury station wagons were hardtops, and also offered a rear window that retracted into the tailgate that was not offered on Ford branded station wagons.[1]

Mercury Commuter
1957 Mercury Commuter 4-door (with four headlight "Quadri Beam" option)
Overview
ManufacturerMercury (Ford)
Production1957 – 1962
1964 – 1968
Body and chassis
ClassFull-size
Body style2-door station wagon
4-door station wagon
LayoutFR layout
RelatedMercury Monterey
Ford Del Rio
Ford Ranch Wagon
Powertrain
Engine312 cu in (5.1 L) V8
368 cu in (6.0 L) Lincoln Y-Block V8
390 cu in (6.4 L) V8
428 cu in (7.0 L) V8
Dimensions
Wheelbase126.0 in (3,200 mm)
Length1959: 218.2 in (5,542 mm)
1960: 219.2 in (5,568 mm)
Width1959: 80.7 in (2,050 mm)
1960: 81.5 in (2,070 mm)
Height57.8 in (1,468 mm)
Curb weight4,800–4,900 lb (2,200–2,200 kg)

The Commuter was initially available as a two-door wagon and as a four-door wagon, and in 1959 all Mercury station wagons were combined into the "Country Cruiser" series.[1] It was temporarily absent in 1963, in concession to the new, smaller intermediate Meteor station wagons, but the full-sized platform was reinstated for 1964, when the Meteor was discontinued. The Commuter was phased out for good, like the full-size Mercury Montclair and Park Lane, after the 1968 model year when the Colony Park became the only Mercury station wagon until 1991.

  • 1957 Mercury Commuter 2-door
    1957 Mercury Commuter 2-door
  • 1957 Mercury Commuter 4-door
    1957 Mercury Commuter 4-door
  • 1960 Mercury Country Cruiser Commuter
    1960 Mercury Country Cruiser Commuter
  • 1964 Mercury Commuter station wagon
    1964 Mercury Commuter station wagon
  • 1965 Mercury Commuter Station Wagon
    1965 Mercury Commuter Station Wagon

Commuters in miniature

A 1:72 scale model [2] of a 1968 Mercury Commuter was added to the Matchbox Series range in 1968 as No. 73.[3] A larger 1:50 scale model of a 1968 Commuter was introduced into the Matchbox King Size range in the following year as No. K-23.[4]

References
  1. Flory, Jr., J. "Kelly" (2008). American Cars, 1946–1959 Every Model Every Year. McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. ISBN 978-0-7864-3229-5.
  2. Matchbox Series Nos. 1-75, Matchbox Collectors Catalogue International Edition, 1969, page 16
  3. Nigel Cooper, The Matchbox Regular Range, Collecting Matchbox Diecast Toys, The First Forty Years, 1989, page 97.
  4. Matchbox King Size, Matchbox Collectors Catalogue International Edition, 1969, page 32
  • Standard Catalogue of American Cars, 1946–1975 (Revised 4th Edition)


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