The Mercury Commuter is a full-size

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that was produced by Mercury from 1957 to 1968. When introduced for the 1957 model year it was priced below Mercury's other two new full size wagons as a part of the Mercury Monterey series, alongside the mid-range

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and the top-level Colony Park. In 1957 the same Lincoln Y-Block V8 that was standard equipment on the

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was optional equipment on the Commuter. From 1957 until 1960 all Mercury station wagons were hardtops, and also offered a rear window that retracted into the tailgate that was not offered on Ford branded station wagons. The Commuter was initially available as a two-door wagon and as a four-door wagon, and in 1959 all Mercury station wagons were combined into the "Country Cruiser" series. It was temporarily absent in 1963, in concession to the new, smaller intermediate

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station wagons, but the full-sized platform was reinstated for 1964, when the Meteor was discontinued. The Commuter was phased out for good, like the full-size Mercury Montclair and

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, after the 1968 model year when the Colony Park became the only Mercury station wagon until 1991. File:1957 Mercury Commuter.jpg, 1957 Mercury Commuter 2-door File:1957 Mercury Commuter 4-door HT.jpg, 1957 Mercury Commuter 4-door 1960 Mercury Commuter.jpg, 1960 Mercury Country Cruiser Commuter File:1964 Mercury Commuter (32392471176).jpg, 1964 Mercury Commuter station wagon File:65 Mercury Commuter (6087365447).jpg, 1965 Mercury Commuter Station Wagon

Commuters in miniature

A 1:72 scale model of a 1968 Mercury Commuter was added to the

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range in 1968 as No. 73. A larger 1:50 scale model of a 1968 Commuter was introduced into the Matchbox King Size range in the following year as No. K-23.''Matchbox King Size'', Matchbox Collectors Catalogue International Edition, 1969, page 32

References

* Standard Catalogue of American Cars, 1946–1975 (Revised 4th Edition) 1950s cars 1960s cars Commuter Station wagons {{Classicpow-auto-stub