1975 Mercury Montego

1975 Mercury Montego in Baretta, TV Series, 1975-1978 Ep. 1.01

Class: Cars, Coupé — Model origin:

Minor action vehicle or used in only a short scene

Author	Message
CougarTim ◊ 2008-06-08 17:22	The red one? That's a Mercury Montego. Assuming they used the same front bumpers on the Montegos and Cougars (they were practically identical for this generation), this is probably a brand-new 1975 model. The brown one in the foreground might be a Thunderbird, though.
Ddey65 ◊ 2008-06-08 19:16	CougarTim wrote The brown one in the foreground might be a Thunderbird, though. It is, but the Montego stands out a lot more.
patriot788 ◊ 2008-06-12 23:22	This would be a 75 or 76 model depending on when the episode was taped. The 74s has no slots in the bumper under the grill, the 75-6s did have the two slots shown.
CougarTim ◊ 2008-06-13 05:46	I thought my assumption was valid ('74 Cougars have no slots, but '75-'76's do). Thank you for confirming it.