The now-defunct Mercury brand existed for more than 80 years as a mid-range marque between Ford and Lincoln, bisecting the two brands in terms of price and snazziness. In recent history, Mercury sold a version of the Ford Escape renamed the Mariner. Where Ford models had cloth seats and steel wheels, Mercury’s came with leather upholstery, shiny chrome fascias with differently styled headlights, and aluminum wheels. These sistership models existed for cars and SUVs alike, such as the Sable sedan (a lightly reworked Ford Taurus), Montego (a tweaked Ford Five Hundred), and Milan (a spruced-up Ford Fusion) among many others. The Mercury Grand Marquis was the longest-produced model, based on the Ford Crown Victoria, and was one of the last vehicles offered with a cassette tape player. The Mercury brand was sent to the big wrecking yard in the sky in 2011.