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The Ford Meteor describes two distinct lines of automobiles from the Ford Motor Company. Karl Benzs Velo model (1894) - entered into the first automobile race An automobile (or motorcar; often simply car; also auto, motor) is a wheeled passenger vehicle that carries its own motor. ...
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Canadian model (1949-1981)
The first Meteors were a sub-brand of cars sold by the Ford Motor Company of Canada between 1949 and 1976. These are sometimes referred to, incorrectly, as 'Ford Meteor', although Meteor was actually the marque. They were sold between 1949 and 1961 at Mercury-Lincoln-Meteor dealers, and from 1964 to 1976 at Lincoln-Mercury dealers. The Meteor name continued on Canadian Mercury Marquis models until 1981, as the lowest-priced series. For more information, see Meteor (car). 1949 (MCMXLIX) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1949 calendar). ...
Year 1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the 1976 Gregorian calendar. ...
1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1961 calendar). ...
1964 (MCMLXIV) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1964 calendar). ...
Year 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Gregorian calendar). ...
Meteor was a brand of automobiles offered for sale by Ford in Canada from the 1949 to the 1976 model years. ...
Ford Laser based Meteor (1981-1997) The second time Ford used the Meteor name was as a model, dating from 1981. Ford Meteor was the name given to the sedan version of the Ford Laser in some markets, including Australia and South Africa. It was based on the Mazda Familia. When the Meteor was released in Australia in 1981, it replaced the larger Cortina, although this was a temporary measure before the Telstar was introduced. The Meteor name was dropped in Australia in 1987, with Laser used instead, but survived in South Africa, where it was used from 1986 to 1995. This article is about the type of car. ...
The Ford Laser was a compact car sold by Ford in Asia, Australia, and parts of South America and Africa. ...
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Year 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Gregorian calendar). ...
The Ford Cortina was a medium sized family car sold by Ford of Britain in various guises from 1962 to 1982. ...
The Ford Telstar was an automobile sold by the Ford Motor Company in Asia, Australasia and Africa, comparable in size to the European Ford Sierra and the American Ford Tempo. ...
Year 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar). ...
Year 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar). ...
Year 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full 1995 Gregorian calendar). ...
The Meteor grille differed slightly and was available on one other model: a home-market Mazda Familia sedan. Replacing the Laser's amber indicators were white ones, and the grille had more of an "egg-crate" pattern than the plain black slats of the Laser. The Meteor also had larger headlights than the Laser, which had smaller ones "sunken" into the bodyshell. In Australia, it was only available with a 1.6 L engine at launch, in GL and Ghia trims—the 1.1 or 1.3 were not offered. Naturally, it had a hard job replacing the Cortina, which had engines beginning at 2.0 L, up to a 4.1 L six-cylinder, as well as a station wagon option. This article does not cite any references or sources. ...
Estate car body style (Saab 95) A station wagon (United States usage), wagon (Australian usage, though station wagon is widely used) or estate car (United Kingdom usage) is a car body style similar to a sedan car but with an extended rear cargo area. ...
A mid-term facelift in 1983 brought the range closer together, with the same front end, though Meteors continued as a separate and slightly more premium line. The Meteor tended to attract older buyers, so much so that when the 1985 Laser sedan was launched, it was felt that they would not mind if the vehicle shared its sheetmetal with the Mazda 323. However, from 1985, the Laser hatchbacks all had unique panels. Year 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar). ...
Unlike Australia, the second-generation sedans were still badged Meteor in South Africa.
Following much the same strategy in Europe was the Ford Orion, a four-door saloon which had Escort mechanicals. It ran from 1983 to 1993, and like the Meteor was absorbed into the range from which it was spawned. The Ford Orion was a saloon built by the automaker Ford for the European market from July 22, 1983 to 19 September 1993. ...
The Ford Escort was a compact car manufactured by the Ford Motor Company from 1967 through 2003. ...
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