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It’s Not A Mercury, Dammit! [Down On The Junkyard]

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If you ever needed proof that the Mercury marque suffered from puzzling, left-handed FoMoCo branding strategies over the years, the first-gen Capri will serve nicely. Sold by Mercury dealers in North America, but not as a Mercury... what the hell? More »
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June 6th, 2010
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Buy a New ’81 Mercury, Pay Just 12% Interest! [Classic Ad Watch]

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After a few years of double-digit annual inflation in the late 1970s, Americans had become accustomed to Malaise Era interest rates. That's why Mercury's offer of a mere 12 percent APR sounded pretty good. More »
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April 10th, 2010
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