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Versions[]
This model has been issued in the following versions:
| Col # | Year | Series | Color | Labels | Base Color / Type | Window Color | Interior Color | Wheel Type | Country | Notes / Variations | Photo |
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| 73 | 1969 | 1-75 | Light green | none | unpainted | clear | white | 
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England | Dogs in rear window | 
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| 73 | 1970 |
1-75 | Light green | none | unpainted | clear | white | 
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England | Dogs in rear window | 
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| 73 | 1972 | 1-75 | Red | Bull's head | unpainted | clear | white | 
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England | Dogs in rear window, wider castline | 
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The No. 73 Mercury Commuter is a model of a 1968 Mercury Commuter station wagon, commonly found in green with a pale interior. The model may be most notable for the two dogs in the back cargo area, peering out of the open rear window. Initially offered with Autosteer, the model was later converted to Superfast wheels.
This model was given a mild redesign to create the Mercury Police Car, and likely influenced the dogs and initial coloring of the Oldsmobile Vista Cruiser (1971). Early editions of casting 55D, the Mercury Park Lane Police Car, shared a base with the Commuter; the common base is labeled "No 55 or 73 / Mercury".
Gallery[]
Dogs peer out the rear windows of the Mercury Communter, left, and Oldsmobile Vista Cruiser (1971). Josiah Carberry Collection.
This shared base bears the numbers for both the Mercury Commuter and the Mercury sedan police car, and a generic "Mercury" title. This example is on a Commuter with early (thin) Superfast wheels. Josiah Carberry Collection.
See also[]
- Mercury Commuter Police Car, which is derived from the Mercury Commuter casting.
- Mercury Park Lane Police Car, which is also related, sharing its original base with the Mercury Commuter.
