11 Facts About Mercury Villager

Mercury Villager is a minivan that was marketed by the Mercury division of Ford.

From 1962 to 1984, Mercury marketed the Villager as the Mercury counterpart of the Ford "Squire" trim, denoting wood-trim station wagons .

The Comet Mercury Villager was produced from 1962 to 1967 and was followed by five more uses of the Mercury Villager name, including the Montego, Bobcat, Cougar, Zephyr and Lynx .

Mercury Villager uses MacPherson struts for the front suspension and leaf springs for the solid rear axle.

In contrast to the Aerostar, the Mercury Villager was produced solely as a passenger van and in a single body length.

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In line with the Aerostar, the Mercury Villager was equipped with optional rear-seat radio controls and air-conditioning vents.

In 1994, Mercury introduced the Nautica special edition of the Villager.

Retuned for a softer ride, the second-generation Mercury Villager retained its suspension configuration from the previous generation, including front MacPherson struts and a rear beam axle.

In place of the chrome-ringed horizontal grille, the Villager adopted a waterfall-style grille ; the rear fascia was given a red trim panel between the taillamps .

Externally, the standard Mercury Villager was offered in monochromatic colors or with a silver lower body; the Sport was painted with a gray lower body and received upgraded suspension settings and larger wheels and tires.

From 1995 to 2001, the first-generation Mercury Villager was marketed by Chinese auto manufacturers through the use of CKD kits.