three nearly forgotten concept cars provide a window into Ford Motor Co.’s hopes for its three core brands at the dawn of the 21st Century. The trio are the: 2003 Mercury Messenger, a gorgeous ...

Today some high-end cars feature this very layout. Another 20-inch wheeled concept from the early 2000s, the Mercury ...

Mercury says its Messenger concept car draws design inspiration from "the brand's roots and gives a message of where Mercury is going in the future." In that case, both Mercury's roots and its ...

Two heaping portions of hopeful Americana are coming to the Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance. Part of the Bortz Auto Collection, the 2001 Lincoln MK9 and 2003 Mercury Messenger concepts will ...

While there will no doubt be a few Corvette aficionados who wished the Messenger was a concept showing the direction the bowtie group might be taking the next generation Corvette, it's not to be.

“I’m old enough to drive that car now, but I don’t like it,” he said. More his style, he added, would have been something like the Mercury Messenger design study that made its debut at the ...

With the unveiling of the Messenger sports car at the Detroit Auto Show, Ford Motor Co. was trying to send the message that the Mercury brand has an attractive future. But what kind of attractive ...

Rescued by a collector, three nearly forgotten concept cars provide a window into Ford Motor Co.’s hopes for its three core brands at the dawn of the 21st Century. The trio are the: 2003 Mercury ...

Something like the Messenger would be just the car needed to bring some notoriety back to the Mercury nameplate. Here's hoping. TORONTO - A new frame, suspension and steering system forenhanced ...