My dad sold insurance, and the local Lincoln-Mercury dealer was one of his customers.

Moreover, since Merkurs were sold at Lincoln-Mercury dealers, many customers were more attracted towards Mercury models because of their lower prices.

We'll bet Lincoln-Mercury dealers won't be able to get enough of them to satisfy the demand.

For 2001 and 2002, this version of the F-150 was sold by Lincoln-Mercury dealers as the Lincoln Blackwood.

One of the winners was Stu Evans, a Lincoln-Mercury dealer in suburban Detroit.

Ford introduced the Merkur brand as a franchise separate from its other brands, and it was only offered to Lincoln-Mercury dealers, of which only about 800 accepted.

Although it was not badged a Mercury, Lincoln-Mercury dealers were the sole source of the De Tomaso Pantera from 1971 to 1975.

After the Mercury brand was discontinued in 2011, Ford stripped all Mercury branding from its Lincoln-Mercury dealers.

The Pantera was sold in the United States by Lincoln-Mercury dealers at prices starting at $9,000.

Merkur was a name given to high-end Fords made in Europe and imported in 1985-89 to the United States, where they were sold by Lincoln-Mercury dealers.