Mercury car models in Israel

The American automaker Mercury that was a member of Ford corporate group was created in 1938 with one goal to compete with the middle class models, Buick and Oldsmobile, which were gaining popularity in those years. Before Mercury, Ford manufactured only budget-oriented cars or luxury Lincolns. By the way, Mercury's 1954 Sun Valley was the world's first car with a panoramic roof. Its Parc Lane released in 1958 already featured an automatic gearbox and steering wheel control! Unfortunately, in the 2010s, Ford announced that it was going to gradually liquidate the Mercury brand and transfer all employees to Lincoln.