1950-1981 Meteor Station Wagon

As Bobinott pointed out yesterday, Meteor was a brand all unto itself in Canada; it was really just a way for Ford to sell cut-rate Mercurys. But it ran from 1949-1976, with a gap in 1962 and 1963, after which it was renamed with a Mercury and a Meteor badge.

From 1965-1978, the Rideau and Montcalm trim levels had a station wagon variant. There were station wagons before and after that were badged Meteor Niagara 300 Ranch Wagon, Meteor Ranch Wagon and Mercury Marquis Meteor, among others and Meteor station wagons were offered as far back as 1950. You could buy a Mercury Meteor station wagon in Canada, all the way up until the end in 1981, when Ford took the brand out behind the barn and there was a loud bang. Dinner was a sad affair, that night.

Here's one I found on Hemmings for just $2K. I also found a great site listing some very interesting production data. Here are the specs for the '69 pictured below. There were only about 1500 Rideau and 600 Montcalm variants produced; for approximately 2100 wagons, total. I believe the (Canadian) Meteor station wagon pictured below is based on the US Montego.