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2012 Ford Explorer Offers Roomy Styling

By Jerry Robbin The all-new 2012 Ford Explorer is worth taking for a test drive if you are in the market for a dynamic car-based CUV. The Explorer is elegant with great styling and drives just like a car. Overview Ford created the sports utility market with the first-generation Explorer back in 1991. They reinvented [...]

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Ford Fiesta a contender

By Jerry Robbin With gasoline prices hovering at around $4.50 per gallon, Ford has the perfect vehicle for great gas economy and transportation. Ford has raised the bar for entry-level vehicles with the Fiesta. The competition, such as Kia, Hyundai, Nissan and Toyota, should definitely be concerned, as the Fiesta is  a contender for the [...]

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Ford pricing right for 2011 Lincoln MKZ Hybrid

By Jerry Robbin The 2011 Lincoln MKZ shows styling cues for the Lincoln brand, such as the front grille, and has a touch of elegance in the interior. However, there is enough evidence of its Fusion origins that Ford needs to take the MKZ to the next design level with some additional exterior styling cues. [...]

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“Ode” To Mercury (RIP 1939-2011)

“Ode” To Mercury (RIP 1939-2011) By  Jerry Robbin What say you Ford Motor on the demise of the Mercury Brand? Will this act make you (Ford Motor) stronger and able to exist in these times of peril? Will the heritage of this exhilarating brand finally be understood by your legions? Oh Mercury, for 72 years [...]

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FORD PULLS PLUG ON MERCURY

     On June 2, 2010, Ford Motor Co. made it official and announced that it was dropping its Mercury brand at the end of the year. The 2011 Milan, Mariner and Grand Marquis will be the last Mercury vehicles ever.    The demise of Mercury, with its first cars produced for the 1939 model [...]

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Replacing A 1962 Mercury Master Cylinder

John Gunnell demonstrates through 12 photos, how to replace the 1962 Mercury master cyclinder that he located at B.S. Wisniewski (Wizzy’s) auto parts store.

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