Model choices had been principally as before: Cruiser two- and 4-door hardtops in every sequence, four-door Monterey/Montclair sedans, Monterey two-door sedan, Park Lane convertible and, nonetheless a distinct sequence, 4-door Commuter and wooden-sided Colony Park hardtop wagons. The 312 was minimize to 205 bhp for Monterey and Commuter, the 383 returned as a single 280-bhp possibility, and a 310-bhp Lincoln 430 was standard elsewhere. The "Big M" shrunk noticeably in both dimension and price for 1961. Actually, it was once more a "deluxe Ford," though on an inch-longer, 120-inch wheelbase. This was completed in the curiosity of production economies as well as gas economy, and the resulting vehicles have been certainly lighter, thriftier, and more maneuverable. Dismal sales since '57 had rendered a separate Mercury platform unacceptably costly, therefore this return to the make's unique idea. Beginning with the 1960 Comet, Mercury adopted the rising industry pattern of including fashions in new sizes, with name adjustments sometimes confusing buyers. The latter was perhaps symbolic of the make's mixed fortunes within the '60s. ​This was c re ated　with GSA C on tent G enerat or Demov ersi​on!

Then, in 1966, a driver fell asleep throughout a simulated 100,000-mile run and plowed into a ditch. Aside from the passenger compartment, the automotive was a total loss. Ford deemed the annual high-mileage testing pointless after that