The Mercury Colony Park was the top-of-the-line full-size station wagon offered by Mercury between 1957 and 1991. It wore woodgrain paneling on the bodysides and tailgate, as did the related 1957-1991 Ford Country Squire and the 1958 Edsel Bermuda wagons.
In 1957, Mercury grouped all of its station wagons into their own series. From that year until 1960, the Colony Park was a pillarless hardtop model, then switched to pillared styling for 1961.
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The Mercury Colony Park was the top-of-the-line full-size station wagon offered by Mercury between 1957 and 1991. It wore woodgrain paneling on the bodysides and tailgate, as did the related 1957-1991 Ford Country Squire and the 1958 Edsel Bermuda wagons.
In 1957, Mercury grouped all of its station wagons into their own series. From that year until 1960, the Colony Park was a pillarless hardtop model, then switched to pillared styling for 1961.
The 1966 Colony Park was fitted with Ford's two-way Magic Doorgate, which was designed to fold down like a conventional tailgate and also swing sideways like a door. Ford's dual-facing rear seats became available on the 1967 Colony Park.
When the full-size Mercury wagons were restyled for 1969, they were no longer a separate series, and the Colony Park became a member of the Marquis series (Grand Marquis from 1983 forward). Also in 1969, the Magic Doorgate was reworked to that it could swing sideways without having to roll the window down.
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