Meteor (automobile)

Meteor was a marque of automobiles offered by Ford Motor Company of Canada from 1949 to 1976.

The make was retired for the 1962 and 1963 model years, when the name was used for the Mercury Meteor sold in the United States.

Similarly, Canadian Ford dealers offered the Monarch, a line of cars based on the Mercury models, to compete against the Oldsmobile.

The initial 1949 Meteor was introduced on June 25, 1948, at the same time the Ford Deluxe and Custom series were introduced across North America, and shared the new postwar full-sized Ford bodies, chassis, and powertrains but with unique trim.

It used a Mercury grille and was powered by a 100 bhp (75 kW), 239 CID flathead V8 similar to that used in 1946–1953 U.S. Ford passenger cars.

Meteor models continued to use the Ford body with unique items such as grilles, taillights, and moldings.

The 1964 Meteor looked nearly identical to the 1964 Mercury, save for its Ford dashboard and interior, and was available in a base and Custom series.

The Montego was added as a top-range model for 1967, but when that name was selected for use by Mercury in the U.S. beginning in 1968, it was renamed LeMoyne.