Mets choose Lincoln-Mercury as Official Vehicle
“Take me out to the ball game / take me out to the crowd / buy me a… Lincoln and Mercury?” The premium end of Ford’s domestic portfolio may not have rewritten the song (yet), but it has brokered a new deal to remain the official vehicle of the New York Mets.
Like the deal that placed Ford with the Yankees (but unlike Audi’s partnership with the same team), the contract wasn’t brokered by corporate headquarters but by the association of Tri-State Lincoln Mercury dealers, and amounts to about as much fun as you can shake a Louisville Slugger at. All it boils down to is that they’ll be parking display vehicles outside the Mets’ new home at Polo Grounds Shea Stadium Citi Field, so the next time they hit a home run it’s more likely to go through the windshield of a Lincoln or Mercury.