1964 Mercury Montclair Marauder.

I challenge you to dive deep into the OPC arhcives and find better aliteration than this.

1988 Mercury Colony Park LS.

1989 Mercury Tracer.

1965 Mercury Montclaire.

1963 Mercury Meteor S-33 Custom Hardtop.

1984 Mercury Marquis.

1967 Mercury Comet Caliente.

1964 Mercury Comet.

1973 Mercury Comet.

1987 Mercury Tracer hatchback.

1964 Mercury Comet Caliente.

Revisited: 1961 Mercury Colony Park wagon.

On different, terrible wheels since Ben photographed it in 2010, but still an old parked car.

1963 Mercury Monterey Custom.

1972 Mercury Comet.

This apparently flawless Comet owes a lot to its white paint, which upon scrutiny is riddled with the wonderful patina of careful but unrestrained use. It must have lived a garaged life. The top is very nice but also not perfect. As my boss Chester says every time the car appears in the Subway parking lot across the street from our office, "Don't you think it has to be the best original Mercury Comet sedan in the world?" I don't think the half-joking question is far-fetched. I will note the odometer reading next time and update this post.

Portland's cloudless summer skies make shooting any white car a challenge, and I'd been waiting to capture this one in the right light. I couldn't believe when it chose this parking spot yesterday. It's not often photos in shadow can look so appealing. I love the way the reflected sunlight warms these compositions.

1969 Mercury Marauder X-100.