1971 Mercury Montego

1971 Mercury Montego in Greased Lightning, Movie, 1977

Class: Cars, Racecar — Model origin:

01:13:16 Minor action vehicle or used in only a short scene

Comments about this vehicle

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humungus ◊ 2025-02-23 16:47	Wendell Scott's car after his near fatal crash (seems to say Mercury on the rear):
supcoach ◊ 2025-02-23 18:25	3nd thumb looks like a Mustang rear. But if a Mercury - Montego??
CougarTim ◊ 2025-02-23 19:13	Here's the car before the wreck: The wreck was at the 1973 Winston 500 in Talladega. The car in its still-wrecked state was on display at the Winston Cup Museum (closed in 2023): https://forum.realracinusa.com/t/topic/28890 An archived quote from the museum's website calls it a "1971 Mercury Montego".

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humungus

◊ 2025-02-23 16:47

Wendell Scott's car after his near fatal crash (seems to say Mercury on the rear):

supcoach

◊ 2025-02-23 18:25

3nd thumb looks like a Mustang rear. But if a Mercury - Montego??

CougarTim

◊ 2025-02-23 19:13

Here's the car before the wreck:

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The wreck was at the 1973 Winston 500 in Talladega. The car in its still-wrecked state was on display at the Winston Cup Museum (closed in 2023): https://forum.realracinusa.com/t/topic/28890

An archived quote from the museum's website calls it a "1971 Mercury Montego".

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1971 Mercury Montego