Unlike most years of Meteors, the 61, which is also the last year of the original Meteor models, which ran from 1949 thru 61, used unique tail lights. Most other years, including my own 59 Meteor Niagara , used the same tailights as a Ford of the same year. Even so, on the 61 Meteor station Wagons, those used the regular Ford taillights. The unique Canadian Meteors were dropped for 62 and 63, when the new Mercury Meteor was made, based on the new for 62 Fairlane chassis, that was sold in the USA as well as Canada, but when Mercury dropped the intermediate Meteors at the end of 63, Ford of Canada brought back the Meteor name for the Canadian market, but unlike the 49-61 Meteors, which were based on Ford, the 2nd generation Canadian Meteors were based on Mercury models, although the first few years , had Ford roofs and dashboards on Mercury bodies. I can check my Meteor book, that shows production numbers for each year of Meteor, by body style, as well as total per year, but based on my personal observations, 61 Meteors are rarely seen anymore, so finding a set of these taillights may be rather difficult, but I will keep my eyes open, and let you know if I stumble across any. A collector in my town, does have a 60 Meteor "Starliner", which is a pretty rare item. The 61 Meteors also have different taillights than a Ford, the 60s use 2 (low trim level), or 3 (higher trim level)small round taillights, rather than the single large 1/2 round Ford taillights.
