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Show Merc Seeks Family Lootf New front and rear end styling styl-ing with strong family resemblance resem-blance to the full-size Mercury plus expansion of its luxury options op-tions give the Mercury intermediate-size cars new status for 1967. Fresh, Mercury - influence styling touches create a lower appearance ap-pearance from the front and rear and a fleeter look in profile. pro-file. Full-width bright .horizontal bars divide the new grille into two banks centered by a verti cal Mercury crest which appears to float in a bright housing. The Mercury Cyclone and Cyclone GT option have their own front end treatment, with a deep-section grille. All series carry Mercury script on the left front of the hood and on the right rear deck lid. Luxurious Options "The intermediate-size Mercury Mer-cury will benefit from its position posi-tion in one of the industry's most rapidly growing market segments seg-ments and the strong trend in customer preference for top-of-the-line models and luxury options," op-tions," said Paul F. Lorenze, Ford Motor Company vice president pres-ident and Lincoln-Mercury Division Divi-sion general manager. "During 1966 almost half of our sales in this line were the Mercury Caliente and Mercury Cyclone models, nearly 40 per cent were two-door hardtops and 65 per cent were V-8 powered," Mr. Lorenz said. "We expect to make still further gains in 1967 as the Mercury intermediates build on a well-established reputation repu-tation as the premium car in their field." Interior luxury appointments exceeding all previous year models mod-els are a major product development develop-ment for the Mercury intermediates intermedi-ates in 1967. Instrument panel and cluster, and crash pad feature fea-ture four new easy-to-read circular cir-cular gauges, speedometer and clock in an entirely new design. Each series has a textured instrument in-strument cluster applique. Heater Heat-er controls are lighted and the radio speaker grille is integral with the standard padded instrument instru-ment panel. All series have new, richer trim styles, fabrics and colors and new door trim panels with bright upper moldings. In the Mercury Caliente four-door sedan, se-dan, a special Caliente Grande' trim option presents interior luxury lux-ury never before offered in an intermediate car. Deeply padded diamond pattern seat inserts are trimmed with smooth nylon body-cloth body-cloth with crinkle vinyl center and end panels and w side facings. ff0,1U: 3 Sizes The Mercury foW come in three dfaCj Mercury Comet 202 a es in overall length a f' cury Capri, MercuJ Mercury Cyclone and 7 Cyclone GT perfori' option at 203.5 inches , Mercury Comet Vow? : Mercury Villager sij!1' at 199.9 inches. ConiJ portantly to riding -oJ- the 116-inch wheelbS car models and U3 inches . ! wagons. All Mercury taten have added Ford Motor pany's standard safety ifl for 1967, including dually lie brake system with w lights, deluxe front and lights, deluxe front and rears belts with front retractors' reminder light, impact ing steering wheel with 4, I padded hub, and padded fos ment panel, sun visors and shield pillars. Other safety t tures include double yoke I door latches and positive t lock buttons, remote controls side rear view mirror, non-gb (day - night) inside mirror r; i flexible backing and breafc 1 or double-pivot inside nfc (i arm. a The windshield is formed ; thick laminate safety ph;' glass, and windshield wife 5 and two-speed wipers are stc 5 ard. Other safety features s 11 self-adjusting brakes, tali's dicators with lane-changing i il nal feature, back-up lights, i t four-way emergency flasher wt: " control conveniently mounted!1' the steering column. s Improved Fuel Economj & A wide selection of engine 1 transmission combinations i available, with power plants p , ven both for lively perforrnant ( and for economy. The 1967 e j gines offer improved fuel era: r my, greater performance ai better and better driveabilityas j( operating stabUity - and alt 5 same time they are quieter. A E; improved, fully synchronte j three-speed manual transmit t is now standard equipment From the all-out perform of its big optional 427 and St cubic-inch V-8 engines to ti (Continued on Page 21) k J Mercury-influenced styling touches and further expansion of its luxury options earn increased status for the Mercury intermediate-size cars for 1967. AH series carry Mercury script on the left front hood and on the right rear deck. In the this picture is the sportiest of the Mercury intermediates the Mercury Cyclone GT, which features a fiberglass hood with twin simulated air scoops and a 390 cu. inch V-8 engine. I 1 Pictured is the Mercury Caliente four-door sedan. The Mercury intermediate-size cars again come in three distinct sizes: the Mercury Comet 202 at 196.4 inches in overall length; the Mercury Capri, Mercury Caliente, and Mercury Cyclone and Cyclone GT at 203.5 inches; and the Mercury Comet Voyager and Mecury Villager station wagons at 199.9 inches. New Sports Car In American Showrooms (Continued from Page 17) bucket seats for occasional adult use which are really meant for kids. The whole car is full of goodies like 3-speed electric windscreen wipers and washers, inches apart at the gearshift, knob level. The Porsche 911-S can handle any passing situation with ease. It can whip in and out of a traffic traf-fic line so fast, and will resume forward directional stability so readily, that an experienced driver dri-ver can have complete confidence confi-dence in the car at all times in such situations. The 911-S has vented-rotor disc brakes; they stay cool, and stop the car dead without any fade whatsoever. Like all Porsches, every car is virtually hand-built, every engine en-gine individually balanced, tested test-ed on a bench, then in the car on a dynamometer, then road tested. interior operated gas filler lock steering-column-mounted high-low high-low dimmer, flasher, horn, turn signals, all perfectly laid out, a self-finding radio which operates on five bands, full interior carpeting, car-peting, adjustable rear seat heating, a rear window winshield wiper (optional), full shoulder harness, vanity mirrors on the rear of the padded sun visors. The 5-speed gearbox has a very short throw, about an inch over and half an inch back to hook into first. The car starts off very smoothly, very silently and suddenly is going 5500 rpm time to get out of first. The rest of the gears are about eight |