Mercury Park Lane

Mercury Park Lane

Manufacturer	Ford Motor Company
Production	1958–1960 1964–1968
Class	Full-size
Layout	FR layout

First generation

Production	1958–1960
Assembly	Metuchen, New Jersey
Body style	2-door coupe
Engine	430 cu in (7.0 l) V8

Second generation

Production	1964–1968
Assembly	St. Louis, Missouri
Body style	2-door coupe 4-door sedan 4-door station wagon
Engine	410 cu in (6.7 l) V8 428 cu in (7.0 l) V8
Wheelbase	123 in (3,124 mm)

The Mercury Park Lane was a fullsize automobile produced by the Mercury division of the Ford Motor Company from 1958 to 1960 and by the Lincoln-Mercury Division from 1964 to 1968. During this time, the Park Lane resembled the Monterey, but with a higher trim level.

The Park Lane was introduced in 1958 and was applied to Mercury's premium automobile line. For the 1959 and 1960 model years the Park Lane's wheelbase was increased to 128 inches (3,300 mm), two inches longer than the rest of the Mercury line. In 1960, the Park Lane name was dropped for the coming 1961 model year as Mercury focused its production efforts on the lower-end Monterey and Meteor 800 models. The name was reinstated in 1964 as Mercury again attempted to retrench its models in the price gap between Ford and Lincoln. Park Lanes were available with the Marauder package (as were all full-size '64 Mercurys) which featured the "slantback" roof designs used on the popular full-size Ford line.

For 1967 and 1968, the Park Lane was offered with an even more luxurious trim level called the Brougham, a.k.a. the Park Lane Brougham. These were Mercury's flagship products during these years.

Mercury Park Lane revived as a Grand Marquis package in the 1990s.

Mercury completely redesigned its full-size offerings for 1969, and the Park Lane name was retired at the end of the 1968 model year. However some Grand Marquis have been known to carry a revival of the Park Lane badge since the late 1990s.

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