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Mercury revives classic logo for Marauder.(god's head logo to appear on Mercury's Marauder sports car; marketed to older buyer)(Brief Article)
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December 24, 2001|
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DETROIT - Ford Motor Co. has brushed 43 years of dust off the Mercury Messenger logo for the 300-hp Marauder muscle sedan due in the spring.
The Marauder, a $30,000, limited-production halo car for Mercury, is expected to appeal to the same older crowd that made the 1994-96 Impala SS a hit for Chevrolet.
The god's head logo has not been used on a Mercury vehicle since 1958; it will be cast into the Marauder's wheels and stamped into the front passenger seats.
Mercury pulled the logo from retirement for two reasons, said Marauder brand manager ...
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