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Hi all, I recently found this forum and thought I'd post here, since my family has owned a LOT of Ford/Lincoln/Mercury products over the years.

 

My Ford backstory is my Dad went to college in the 50s with a guy named Stan Miller, who went on to own Stan Miller Ford of State College PA. So Dad was a pretty loyal F/L/M buyer over the years until his passing in 1997, and he had the $$ to change cars a lot. He had a 911 and an S-class Mercedes but he and my Mom ended up both driving Explorers in the 90s and loved them.

 

Anyhoo, I decided to put together a list of every Ford product my parents, and my wife and I, have owned over the years while I still remember! I had to do some research to figure out the model years based on what I remember as well as old photos. So for those still reading, here's the list:

 

Parent's cars:

1968 Mercury Monterey Wagon

1970 Mercury Cougar XR7

1972 Ford F150 extended cab 5L I-6

1972 Ford Thunderbird

1976 Lincoln Continental Town Car

1976 Ford F150 shortbed 400ci 4spd

1977 Mercury Capri

1977 Lincoln Continental Town Car

1979 Lincoln Versailles

1982 Ford Escort EXP

1983 Ford T-Bird Turbo Coupe

1984 Lincoln Continental

1985 Ford Bronco II

1986 Lincoln Mark VII

1987 Ford Escort GT

1988 Merkur Scorpio

1989 Mercury Topaz

1995 Ford Explorer

1995 Ford Explorer

 

Of these, my favorite was the Cougar (I was too young to drive it). I liked the Capri and the Turbo Coupe. The town cars were vast and the Versailles was the most cushy thing I ever drove. The Scorpio was a cool vehicle as was the Bronco II. The '72 T-Bird was a bloated garish thing and the EXP was pathetic.

 

As to my my Ford history, there are some gaps when we strayed to Volkswagens and a Chrysler:

1978 Ford Fiesta

1978 Ford Taunus (Germany)

1989 Ford Festiva

1990 Ford Taurus Wagon

1991 Ford Escort 2 door

1995 Mercury Mystique LS V6

2002 Mercury Mountaineer V8 AWD

2003 Mercury Marauder

2017 Lincoln MKZ 2.0t

2017 Lincoln MKX 3.7 AWD

 

The Fiesta was a great car for a teenager, and the Taunus was also great for cruising around Germany with it's 2.0L V6 when I was in the Army from 81-84. The Festiva was awful but we had a mortgage and two young kids. The Marauder was fun to own but ultimately I had to get rid of it. The Mountaineer was constantly in the shop but ended up going 240k, every time we put $$ into it we wanted to keep it longer.

 

Flash forward to today and the wife and I couldn't be happier with the Lincolns, I hope they continue to make sedans or I'll have to switch brands!

 

Mark

 

 

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