1953-1973 Mercury Montego guide
At the audit cut-off the per-year Mercury Montego ladder points at the 1968-onward intermediate unibody launch as the Mercury-side premium analogue of the Ford Torino, the 1969-onward MX mid-trim opening, and the 1970-only Montego 429 SCJ option code (Montego 429 SCJ vs Marauder 429 SCJ vs Torino 429 CJ cross-marque discriminator). Pick a deck below.
Mercury guide
Mercury Montego · Mercury intermediate platform · $29.95 · US-letter PDF
1968-onward launch-year of the Mercury Montego intermediate platform — the 1968-onward Mercury-side premium analogue of the Ford Torino, the 1968-onward Sparton build sheet vs Ford FoMoCo door-jamb layout discriminator chain.
Mercury guide
Mercury Montego · Mercury intermediate platform · $29.95 · US-letter PDF
1969-onward sequel-year — the 1969-onward Montego MX mid-trim opening, the 1969-onward 302 / 351 Cleveland / 390 / 428 CJ option chain, the 1969-onward Cleveland (C) vs Toledo (T) foundry discriminator on the 351 / 390 / 428 block castings.
Mercury guide
Mercury Montego · Mercury intermediate platform · $29.95 · US-letter PDF
1970-only Montego 429 SCJ option code (1970-only separate track within the 1969-onward NASCAR homologation window — distinct from the Marauder 429 SCJ fitment code AND the Cyclone Spoiler 429 SCJ intermediate fitment), the 1970-onward Montego MX mid-trim continuation, the 1970-onward MX Brougham post-SCJ emissions-era reduced-output predecessor.