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The <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2011/01/03/curtain-officially-comes-down-on-mercury-as-dealers-remove-signa/">signs have come down</a> and <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/10/04/report-last-mercury-for-retail-business-to-be-built-on-sunday/">retail production ended back in October</a> of 2010. Now, the very last <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/make/mercury/">Mercury</a> model has rolled off the assembly line. This last Mercury somewhat fittingly takes the form of a <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/grand+marquis">Grand Marquis</a> reporting for fleet duty. It was built at the St. Thomas plant in Ontario, Canada, which is the same facility that continues to produce the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/ford+crown+victoria/">Ford Crown Victoria</a> and <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/town+car/">Lincoln Town Car</a> for fleet and livery duty.<br />
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St. Thomas' days are numbered, however, as the factory is slated to close on August 31. When it goes, the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/panther+platform/">Panther platform</a> is likely to follow. So long, and thanks for all the <strike>fish</strike> memories.<br />
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[Source: <a target="_blank" href="http://www.autoweek.com/article/20110104/CARNEWS/110109982">Autoweek</a>]<p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2011/01/05/fitting-retirement-grand-marquis-last-mercury-off-the-line/">Fitting Retirement: Grand Marquis last Mercury off the line</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Wed, 05 Jan 2011 09:00:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.autoweek.com/article/20110104/CARNEWS/110109982>Read</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2011/01/05/fitting-retirement-grand-marquis-last-mercury-off-the-line/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19786983/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2011/01/05/fitting-retirement-grand-marquis-last-mercury-off-the-line/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>
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The <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2011/01/03/curtain-officially-comes-down-on-mercury-as-dealers-remove-signa/">signs have come down</a> and <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/10/04/report-last-mercury-for-retail-business-to-be-built-on-sunday/">retail production ended back in October</a> of 2010. Now, the very last <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/make/mercury/">Mercury</a> model has rolled off the assembly line. This last Mercury somewhat fittingly takes the form of a <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/grand+marquis">Grand Marquis</a> reporting for fleet duty. It was built at the St. Thomas plant in Ontario, Canada, which is the same facility that continues to produce the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/ford+crown+victoria/">Ford Crown Victoria</a> and <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/town+car/">Lincoln Town Car</a> for fleet and livery duty.<br />
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St. Thomas' days are numbered, however, as the factory is slated to close on August 31. When it goes, the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/panther+platform/">Panther platform</a> is likely to follow. So long, and thanks for all the <strike>fish</strike> memories.<br />
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[Source: <a target="_blank" href="http://www.autoweek.com/article/20110104/CARNEWS/110109982">Autoweek</a>]<p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2011/01/05/fitting-retirement-grand-marquis-last-mercury-off-the-line/">Fitting Retirement: Grand Marquis last Mercury off the line</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Wed, 05 Jan 2011 09:00:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.autoweek.com/article/20110104/CARNEWS/110109982>Read</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2011/01/05/fitting-retirement-grand-marquis-last-mercury-off-the-line/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19786983/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2011/01/05/fitting-retirement-grand-marquis-last-mercury-off-the-line/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>
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