Mercury Park Lane

The Mercury Park Lane is a fullsize automobile that was produced by Mercury from 1958 to 1960, and again from 1964 to 1968. During this time, the Park Lane resembled the Monterey, but with a higher trim level. It was an alternative to buyers who wanted a Ford manufactured vehicle that was more luxurious than a Ford, but was more affordable than a Lincoln. The Park Lane was also more luxurious than the new Ford 1958 Edsel, and was the top model for Mercury.

The Park Lane was introduced in 1958 and was applied to Mercury's premium automobile line. The Park Lane name had first been used for a 1956 Ford two door station wagon model. 1958 Park Lane's wheelbase was 125 inches, 3 inches longer than other Mercury models, length was 220.2 inches and other models 213.2 inches. For the 1959 model year the Park Lane's wheelbase was increased to 128 inches, two inches longer than the rest of the Mercury line. In 1960, its wheelbase was reduced to 126 inches, matching the rest of the Mercury line, overall length was 219.2 inches for all full size Mercurys. 1960 Park Lanes were available as a two-door hardtop, four door hardtop, or convertible. The chassis was shared with the Colony Park station wagon. 

1960 Park Lane standard features were a 430 cubic inch 310 horsepower V8 with 460 foot pounds of torque, Multi-Drive Merc-O-Matic automatic transmission, power steering and brakes, fender skirts, wide rocker panel moldings, 5 chrome accent bars ahead of the rear wheel openings, rear backup lights, padded dash, and windshield washers. The Park Lane name was dropped in the 1961 model year as Mercury focused its production efforts on the lower-end Monterey and Meteor 800 models.