1957 Mercury 2-door Commuter hardtop station wagon
1957 Mercury 4-door Commuter hardtop station wagon rear
The
Mercury Commuter was
Mercury's
lowest-priced full-size station wagon from 1957 to 1968. When
introduced for the 1957 model year it was priced below Mercury's other
two new full size wagons, the
Voyager and the
Colony Park. In 1957 the same 368 cu in (6.0 L)
Lincoln Y-Block V8 that was standard equipment on the
Mercury Turnpike Cruiser
was optional equipment on the Commuter. It was initially available as a
two-door wagon and as a four-door wagon with the former discontinued
after the 1959 model year. The Commuter was temporarily absent in 1963,
in concession to the new
Meteor
station wagons, but was reinstated for 1964, when the Meteor was
dropped. The Commuter was phased out for good, like the full-size
Mercury
Montclair and
Park Lane,
after the 1968 model year. On a collectible scale model note, a 1968
Commuter wagon was rendered in the form of a Matchbox scale die cast
car, however, along with a companion Matchbox 1968
Park Lane sedan.
Source: Internet
