Mercury was a brand of mid-priced automobiles produced by American manufacturer Ford Motor Company between 1938 and 2011 with 1939 being the first model year. It stood as its own line within Ford until 1945, and thereafter formed half of Ford's Lincoln-Mercury Division. Created by Edsel Ford in 1938 to bridge the gap between the Ford and Lincoln model lines, its principal competition was General Motors' Buick and Oldsmobile divisions, and Chrysler Corporation's DeSoto and Chrysler brands.
1939 Mercury Model 99A
1941 Mercury Eight coupe
1946 Mercury station wagon (Marmon-Herrington 4x4 conversion)
1947 Mercury Town Sedan
Ford Motor Company is an American multinational automobile manufacturer headquartered in Dearborn, Michigan, United States. It was founded by Henry Ford and incorporated on June 16, 1903. The company sells automobiles and commercial vehicles under the Ford brand, and luxury cars under its Lincoln brand. The company is listed on the New York Stock Exchange and is controlled by the Ford family; they have minority ownership but the majority of the voting power.
Ford World Headquarters in Dearborn, Michigan
Founder Henry Ford c. 1919
A 1910 Model T (introduced in 1908), photographed in Salt Lake City
B-24 Liberator bombers being mass-produced at Ford's Willow Run assembly plant in 1944