Mercury Zephyr
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The Mercury Zephyr was a compact car sold by the Lincoln-Mercury division of Ford Motor Company in the North American market from 1978 to 1983. Along with its corporate cousin the Ford Fairmont, it was the first use of Ford's long-lived Fox platform, which did not completely leave production until after the turn of the century.
Zephyr, taken from a poetic name for the west wind, has a considerable history in the Ford line. It was used in the late 1930s for a smaller, less expensive Lincoln, which provided the basis for the first Continental. Later on, it was used on a European Ford model. In 2006 it returned to the Lincoln line once again. The name "Zephyr" holds the unique distinction of having appeared in the lineups of three different manufacturers: Ford, Lincoln and Mercury.
The Mercury Zephyr shared most of the Fairmont's characteristics, being available with four, six, or eight-cylinder engines and appearing in coupe, sedan, or wagon form. At introduction, the Zephyr was most easily told from the Fairmont by its curved grille and four square headlights, Fairmonts having a flatter front and only two, larger square lights. Later, though, an adaptation of the Zephyr's four-light front was also used on Fairmonts. The Zephyr was outfitted with Ford's 'Ride Engineered' suspension package.
The car was reskinned and sold later as the midsize version of the Mercury Marquis, which had previously been the flagship Mercury. The larger sedan was renamed the Grand Marquis, and continues to use the name to this day.
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