Mercury
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Oct 16, 2026
JustinHOST
500cc range extender in the electric oh man I would sue Ford if they did that shit I'd be like y'all are some bitches alright we can move on
GinoHOST
alright so we got Ford nailed down if we're doing dead ones like for Ford we gotta do Mercury
JustinHOST
we gotta do Mercury Cougar.
GinoHOST
Yeah, it's really only the Cougar.
GinoHOST
It's gotta be the Cougar.
6 MINS LATER
JustinHOST
And that's my point.
JustinHOST
That's why bring back shit like the Tiburon.
JustinHOST
Bring back shit like the Mercury Cougar.
Ken ChesterHOST
Successful players in the space invest many billions of dollars over long periods of time, forced to make decisions years in advance, any of which could make or break the company.
Ken ChesterHOST
Ford killed off its mid-range Mercury brand in 2011.
Ken ChesterHOST
General Motors did the same thing a few years before with Oldsmobile, Pontiac, Hummer, Saturn, and Saab.
Ken ChesterHOST
Yeah, GM owned Saab at one time.
Ken ChesterHOST
He thought he would buy Lincoln and shut it down to get even with Henry Leland.
Ken ChesterHOST
His son Edsel talked him out of it.
Ken ChesterHOST
And as a matter of fact, Edsel nurtured both Mercury and Lincoln to be that quality upscale aspirational brand over the years.
Ken ChesterHOST
But unfortunately, and I'm going back at least 30, 35 years, Lincoln seems to have lost his way.
Josh GelernterHOST
What were they?
Dan GelernterHOST
The Lincoln Town Car and the Mercury...
Dan GelernterHOST
What was it called?
Josh GelernterHOST
Yeah, so that's actually the question.
Josh GelernterHOST
What was it called?
Dan GelernterHOST
Well, come on, I don't think you knew the Mercury off the top of your head either because although the Ford Crown Vic was the choice car for taxi cabs and the police, and the Lincoln Town Car was the choice car for, uh, chauffeur-driven, I mean, livery services, the Mercury was only essentially a consumer car, and not a very popular one overall.
Dan GelernterHOST
It was only driven-
Josh GelernterHOST
Yeah, it's-
Ken ChesterHOST
Successful players in the space invest many billions of dollars over long periods of time, forced to make decisions years in advance, any of which could make or break the company.
Ken ChesterHOST
Ford killed off its mid-range Mercury brand in 2011.
Ken ChesterHOST
General Motors did the same thing a few years before with Oldsmobile, Pontiac, Hummer, Saturn, and Saab.
Ken ChesterHOST
Yeah, GM owned Saab at one time.
Ken ChesterHOST
He thought he would buy Lincoln and shut it down to get even w- with Henry Leland.
Ken ChesterHOST
His son Edsel talked him out of it.
Ken ChesterHOST
And as a matter of fact, Edsel nurtured both Mercury and Lincoln to be that quality, upscale, aspirational brand over the years.
Ken ChesterHOST
But unfortunately, and I'm going back at least 30, 35 years, Lincoln seems to have lost its way.
James PumphreyHOST
The Talladega was one of the aero warriors.
James PumphreyHOST
Four wild cars from Ford, Mercury, Dodge, and Plymouth built in 1969 and 1970 with one goal: cheat the wind.
Zach RedpathHOST
Go ahead, Vin.
Vin AnatraHOST
These things were so long and so sharp.
Alan GalbraithHOST
Yeah.
John FicarraHOST
They dropped it to Mercury.
Alan GalbraithHOST
They dropped it to Mercury, which i-
John FicarraHOST
All right, so Mercury's the up-leveled version of a Ford.
Alan GalbraithHOST
Up-level, yeah, okay.
John FicarraHOST
Okay, I can outcome them with them, with you.
Alan GalbraithHOST
...
Alan GalbraithHOST
Villager.
Steve ZabriskieSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Second baseman Jack Clark.
Ralph KinerSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
This game is brought to you in part by your New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut Lincoln Mercury-Mercure dealers, and by RC Cola.
Ralph KinerSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
People go out of their way for the taste of RC.
Ralph KinerSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Now the batter will be Tommy Herr.
Jay WardGUEST
E.T. Gregory, who was the head of design under Edsel Ford.
Jay WardGUEST
So, you know, for people who don't know, Edsel Ford and E.T. Gregory, there's a book about the two of them together that's a fantastic book because Edsel pushed his dad, Henry Ford, to start Mercury.
Jay WardGUEST
Mercury wouldn't exist without Edsel.
Jay WardGUEST
And he got his father to buy Lincoln.
Jay WardGUEST
And Henry Ford was so pragmatic and so proud of Ford.
Jay WardGUEST
Yes.
Jay WardGUEST
Yeah.
Jay WardGUEST
E.T. Gregory did the 39 Mercury, which is a beautiful design.
Scott JohnsonHOST
That's-
Tom MerrittCORRESPONDENT
Like the old Ford Mercury thing that used to be back in the '80s and stuff.
Scott JohnsonHOST
Yeah.
Scott JohnsonHOST
And that, and that is exactly this sort of thing.
FilippoHOST
I don't even think we should count- Volvo ...
FilippoHOST
Mercurys here-
SeanHOST
Aston Martin
FilippoHOST
... to be honest.
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