Mercury Colony Park
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| Manufacturer | Mercury |
| Parent company | Ford Motor Company |
| Production | 1957-1991 |
| Class | Full-size |
| Body style(s) | 4-door station wagon |
| Layout | FR layout |
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| Production | 1957-1959 |
| Related | Edsel Bermuda Lincoln Continental |
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| Production | 1960-1964 |
| Related | Ford Galaxie Mercury Monterey Lincoln Continental |
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| Production | 1965-1968 |
| Related | Ford LTD Ford Country Squire Ford Galaxie Mercury Marquis Lincoln Continental Mercury Monterey |
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| Production | 1969-1972 |
| Related | Ford LTD Ford Country Squire Ford Galaxie Mercury Marquis Lincoln Continental |
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| Production | 1973-1978 |
| Related | Ford LTD Ford Country Squire Ford Galaxie Mercury Marquis Lincoln Continental |
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| Production | 1979-1991 |
| Assembly | St. Thomas, Ontario |
| Platform | Ford Panther platform |
| Engine(s) | 5.0L 150 hp V8 |
| Transmission(s) | 4-speed automatic |
| Wheelbase | 114.3 in (2903 mm) |
| Length | 219 in (5563 mm) |
| Width | 79.3 in (2014 mm) |
| Height | 56.5 in (1435 mm) |
| Related | Ford LTD Ford Country Squire Ford LTD Crown Victoria Mercury Grand Marquis Lincoln Continental Lincoln Town Car Mercury Marquis |
The Mercury Colony Park was the top-of-the-line full-size station wagon offered by Mercury between 1957 and 1991. It wore woodgrain paneling on the bodysides and tailgate, as did the related 1957-1991 Ford Country Squire and the 1958 Edsel Bermuda wagons.
In 1957, Mercury grouped all of its station wagons into their own series. From that year until 1960, the Colony Park was a pillarless hardtop model, then switched to pillared styling for 1961.
The 1966 Colony Park was fitted with Ford's two-way Magic Doorgate, which was designed to fold down like a conventional tailgate and also swing sideways like a door. Ford's dual-facing rear seats became available on the 1967 Colony Park.
When the full-size Mercury wagons were restyled for 1969, they were no longer a separate series, and the Colony Park became a member of the Marquis series (Grand Marquis from 1983 forward). Also in 1969, the Magic Doorgate was reworked to that it could swing sideways without having to roll the window down. The Colony Park was as large as it would ever be with the 1973-1978 generation, before Mercury downsized it for 1979.
When the Grand Marquis was redesigned with aero-styling for 1992, the Colony Park station wagon was dropped from Mercury's lineup. By that time full-size station wagons were no longer popular due to the increasing popularity of minivans and SUVs. The last full-size station wagons, the Chevrolet Caprice and the Buick Roadmaster Estate ended production in 1996. In 2005, DaimlerChrysler released the Dodge Magnum full-size wagon, based on the Chrysler 300.
Reference "Standard Catalog of Ford" 1903-1998 by Krause Publications ISBN 0-87341-636-8
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