page_title: Mercury Monterey
section_title: 1965–1968
hierarchical_section_title: Mercury Monterey / 1965–1968
caption_attribution_description: Francis invited me to ride along on the Upper Midwest Region Classic Car Club of America's Spring Garage Tour. Unfortunately, Francis was unable to make it, so I went and took pictures for him. The tour started in Hastings, Minnesota and ventured east into Wisconsin. The day started out sunny, but got cloudier as the day progressed. Still a nice day and good for avoiding shadows on outdoor shots. Even though I was busy taking pictures, I had a chance to talk to a lot of nice people and see some very amazing cars. Taking pictures on a garage tour is always a little frustrating. You get to see these beautiful cars, but usually a garage setting is too tight to get nice pictures. The route was beautiful, but I had a few missed turns primarily because Wisconsin's road marking methods are a little different than what I am used to in Minnesota. It was a great day and I would like to shout out a big &quot;THANK YOU!&quot; to the hosts that opened up their garages and to event coordinators that put the whole thing together. &lt;a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/greggjerdingen/collections/72157631550277505/"&gt;Click here for more car pictures at my Flickr site.&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="http://dvs1mn.tumblr.com/" rel="nofollow"&gt;Or here for my Car Crazy Tumblr site.&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="https://twitter.com/DVS1mn" rel="nofollow"&gt;Or on Twitter @DVS1mn.&lt;/a&gt;
context_page_description: The Mercury Monterey is a series of full-size cars that were manufactured and marketed by the Mercury division of Ford from 1952 to 1974. Deriving its name from Monterey Bay, the Mercury Monterey served as the replacement for the Mercury Eight, the debut model line of the Mercury division. During its production, the Monterey would be offered in multiple body styles, ranging from coupes, sedans, hardtops, and station wagons.
  Over its 22 years of production, the Monterey served as the flagship, mid-range, and entry-level offering of the full-size Mercury product range. The only Mercury nameplate to be in continuous production throughout the 1960s, the Monterey was slotted above the Medalist, Custom, and Meteor; later, it was slotted below the Turnpike Cruiser, Montclair, Park Lane, and Marquis.
  Following the 1974 model year, Mercury discontinued the Monterey, consolidating its full-size range down to the Marquis and Colony Park station wagon. For 2004, the Monterey nameplate was revived, becoming the counterpart of the Ford Freestar minivan; it was produced through the 2007 model year.
context_section_description: The full-size Mercurys were redesigned for 1965 with a new torque-box frame and a more slab-sided look, reflecting the popularity of the Continental. The Breezeway window was now only available on pillared sedans, with all two door hardtops being fastbacks. 
  The Mercury-exclusive 410 cu in (6.7 L) and the 428 cu in (7.0 L) FE engines were added for 1966. 1967 brought a refresh, and the vertical Breezeway roofline disappeared although they could still be had with a drop-down rear window. The 410 was dropped for 1968.
caption: 1967 Mercury Monterey convertible
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