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1949 Mercury Series 9CM

The Mercury Series 9CM was introduced on April 29th of 1948. World War II had halted automobile production and when it resumed after the war, most marques were offering vehicles similar to the pre-War styles. Little changed for a few years; for Mercury, this change did not happen until 1948 when they introduced the Series 9CM. They shared similar styling to Lincoln and used chrome for the bumpers and trim. The sedans had doors that opened towards the center and the wood-bodied station wagons had only wood trim. The cars rested on a 118-inch wheelbase and were powered by an eight-cylinder engine that displaced 255 cubic inches and was capable of producing 110 horsepower.

The all-new 1949 Ford vehicles were designed by outside consultant George Walker and his team. The in-house studio of E.T. 'Bob' Gregorie had also provided competing proposals. Gregorie had created three similar cars in three different sizes: Ford, Mercury, and Lincoln. Walker's design was chosen for the low-priced car and the Gregorie proposal became the Mercury, Lincoln, and Lincoln Cosmopolitan, respectively. A smaller version went into production at Ford France as the Vedette.

The new Mercury used its former 118-inch wheelbase yet was a much larger-looking car than the Ford. The basic body styles were identical to Ford's with the Mercury's receiving several upmarket features, like twin taillights, directional signals, and an all-leather interior (Ford had genuine leather only on the seat cushions). Mercury shared Ford's new independent front suspension and open driveline, however, it used a larger, 255 cubic-inch version of the flathead V8.

The new Mercury was well received and model year sales expanded six-fold from 1948, aided in part by a longer model year. In total, over 300,000 examples were sold including over 8,000 station wagons.

Optional at this time were a radio, heater, rear fender shields, whitewall tires, and foam rubber seat cushions. All 9CM models were equipped with a three-speed manual gearbox with the Touch-O-Matic being offered as optional equipment. Prices ranged from $1,980 through $2,720.

Body styles included a coupe, convertible, 2-door sport sedan, and a station wagon.


by Daniel Vaughan | Aug 2007

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