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01-05-2011, 07:10 AM
Filed under: Sedan (http://www.autoblog.com/category/sedans/), Plants/Manufacturing (http://www.autoblog.com/category/plants-manufacturing/), Ford (http://www.autoblog.com/category/ford/), Lincoln (http://www.autoblog.com/category/lincoln/), Mercury (http://www.autoblog.com/category/mercury/)
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The signs have come down (http://www.autoblog.com/2011/01/03/curtain-officially-comes-down-on-mercury-as-dealers-remove-signa/) and retail production ended back in October (http://www.autoblog.com/2010/10/04/report-last-mercury-for-retail-business-to-be-built-on-sunday/) of 2010. Now, the very last Mercury (http://www.autoblog.com/make/mercury/) model has rolled off the assembly line. This last Mercury somewhat fittingly takes the form of a Grand Marquis (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/grand+marquis) reporting for fleet duty. It was built at the St. Thomas plant in Ontario, Canada, which is the same facility that continues to produce the Ford Crown Victoria (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/ford+crown+victoria/) and Lincoln Town Car (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/town+car/) for fleet and livery duty.
St. Thomas' days are numbered, however, as the factory is slated to close on August 31. When it goes, the Panther platform (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/panther+platform/) is likely to follow. So long, and thanks for all the fish memories.
[Source: Autoweek (http://www.autoweek.com/article/20110104/CARNEWS/110109982)]Fitting Retirement: Grand Marquis last Mercury off the line (http://www.autoblog.com/2011/01/05/fitting-retirement-grand-marquis-last-mercury-off-the-line/) originally appeared on Autoblog (http://www.autoblog.com) on Wed, 05 Jan 2011 09:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
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The signs have come down (http://www.autoblog.com/2011/01/03/curtain-officially-comes-down-on-mercury-as-dealers-remove-signa/) and retail production ended back in October (http://www.autoblog.com/2010/10/04/report-last-mercury-for-retail-business-to-be-built-on-sunday/) of 2010. Now, the very last Mercury (http://www.autoblog.com/make/mercury/) model has rolled off the assembly line. This last Mercury somewhat fittingly takes the form of a Grand Marquis (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/grand+marquis) reporting for fleet duty. It was built at the St. Thomas plant in Ontario, Canada, which is the same facility that continues to produce the Ford Crown Victoria (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/ford+crown+victoria/) and Lincoln Town Car (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/town+car/) for fleet and livery duty.
St. Thomas' days are numbered, however, as the factory is slated to close on August 31. When it goes, the Panther platform (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/panther+platform/) is likely to follow. So long, and thanks for all the fish memories.
[Source: Autoweek (http://www.autoweek.com/article/20110104/CARNEWS/110109982)]Fitting Retirement: Grand Marquis last Mercury off the line (http://www.autoblog.com/2011/01/05/fitting-retirement-grand-marquis-last-mercury-off-the-line/) originally appeared on Autoblog (http://www.autoblog.com) on Wed, 05 Jan 2011 09:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
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