Mercury Town Sedan near Suwanee Lagoon in Greenfield Village, July 1941

Summary

Ford Motor Company launched its Mercury line for 1939. The medium-priced car fit neatly between the basic Ford and the upmarket Lincoln. Mercury introduced its 1942 models in October 1941. They featured bigger front ends characterized by two sets of wide chrome grille bars. The four-door Town Sedan model started at $1,065.

Ford Motor Company launched its Mercury line for 1939. The medium-priced car fit neatly between the basic Ford and the upmarket Lincoln. Mercury introduced its 1942 models in October 1941. They featured bigger front ends characterized by two sets of wide chrome grille bars. The four-door Town Sedan model started at $1,065.

Artifact

Photographic print

Date Made

29 July 1941

Subject Date

29 July 1941

Collection Title

General Photographs Series 

 On Exhibit

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

64.167.833.P.75927.L

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)
Linen (Material)

Technique

Gelatin silver process

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 8 in

Width: 11 in

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