Editing Mercury Montego (section)

{{Other uses|Montego (disambiguation)}}
{{see also|Austin Montego}}
{{Infobox automobile
| name = Mercury Montego
| image = 05-07 Mercury Montego.jpg
| caption = 
| manufacturer = [[Mercury (automobile)|Mercury]] ([[Ford Motor Company|Ford]])
| production = 1968–1976<br>2004–2007
| assembly = [[Atlanta, Georgia|Atlanta]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]], United States<br/>[[Milpitas, California]], United States<br/> [[Lorain, Ohio|Lorain]], [[Ohio]], United States<br/>[[Chicago]], [[Illinois]], United States<br/>[[Oakville, Ontario]], [[Canada]]
}}

The '''Mercury Montego''' is a nameplate that was applied to three separate generations of vehicles marketed by the [[Mercury (automobile)|Mercury]] division of [[Ford Motor Company]].  Taking its name from [[Montego Bay|Montego Bay, Jamaica]], the nameplate made its first appearance for 1967 in the Canadian market as part of the Mercury-derived [[Meteor (automobile)|Meteor]] model line.  For 1968, the Mercury Montego made its debut across North America, becoming the Mercury counterpart of the [[Ford Torino]] intermediate-size model line for two generations.

For the 1977 model year, Ford revised the intermediate-size product ranges of both its Ford and Mercury divisions; as part of a mid-cycle update, Mercury discontinued the Montego nameplate and expanded the [[Mercury Cougar]] line to include a full range of sedans and wagons (with the Ford Gran Torino becoming the [[Ford LTD II]]).

After a 28-year absence, the Montego nameplate was revived for the 2005 model year, this time applied to a full-size sedan.  Marketed between the [[Mercury Milan]] and [[Mercury Grand Marquis|Grand Marquis]], the 2005 Montego, internally code-named D333, was the Mercury counterpart of the [[Ford Five Hundred]] (D258). For the 2008 model year, the Montego adopted the nameplate of the car it had replaced, becoming the final generation of the [[Mercury Sable]].

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