So, my dad had one of these beauties. It was lipstick red with white interior. He bought it used and mom, dad and I and my older sister went to Pennsylvania to visit family when I was a kid. My uncle John's son Dale, who was a GM mechanic and dad were outside. Dad was in the car revving it and it was sounding choppy. My cousin Dale said "Hey buddy, go fill up a Pepsi bottle with water and bring it out here". I did and Dale had the air filter unit off. He told my dad to rev it to about 3 grand and no kidding , he started pouring the water down the four barrel carb. The engine misfired about twice, black smoke, white smoke and then clear exhaust. Dale told dad "Okay, should run like a champ now". That water went down in with the fuel, created super heated steam, blew the carbon off the pistons and heads which detonated, then all the other residue burned off (black smoke) and then the white smoke was excess oil and then it was running perfectly. That big car could fly!!! We took it out to California when I was another year older. Mom woke up about 2 a.m. and looked over at my dad (We were in Utah out in the middle of nowhere) and he was asleep at the wheel. She looked at the speedometer, he was doing 110. She gently woke him up while gripping the steering wheel perfectly straight. We immediately stopped at the first motel. LOL.
@m.pietro90878 ай бұрын
I love these good old days stories. 😊
@averyparticularsetofskills4 ай бұрын
Great memory to have👌
@soyounoat4 ай бұрын
Big heavy American cars with beefed up suspension components are a joy to drive. Ask anyone who was a police officer in the 1960s or 1970s. Upsized front and rear sway bars help with cornering and handling curves, but more significant is what they do for straight high speed freeway driving. Crosswinds can tilt a big vehicle and change suspension geometry which makes for twitchy driving. Beefy sway bars keep the car flat in crosswinds and improve straight line tracking. I always beef up sway bars, shocks, wheels and tires with every big car I have owned, and upgrade springs when needed.
@paultrudel97918 ай бұрын
I can remember being a punk ass teenager with a father that travelled a lot. When he was out of town I would "borrow" his Marauder X100 and with my buddies we would rip the tires off of it. Those were the days...Thanks for the video and the memories.
@richceglinski75438 ай бұрын
That's hilarious. Did he ever notice his tires didn't last long?
@alanhardy33748 ай бұрын
@@richceglinski7543 3:01
@m.pietro90878 ай бұрын
I’m the happy and proud owner of a 69 X100. I just love the car riding, the 429 really moves the car easily. 😊
@rarecars33368 ай бұрын
I can tell you one thing - if someone pulls up outside my house with a black Marauder I would be scared LOL
@m.pietro90878 ай бұрын
@@rarecars3336 agree, 😁
@brocka.stanley60728 ай бұрын
Sir, the 429 can’t weigh 100 pounds less than the Ford 460. They are the same engine, they are both Ford 385 series engines and the 429 and 460 are exactly the same minus bore/stroke differences and they don’t add up to 100 pounds of difference. I believe you might be thinking of the 428 engine which was a Ford FE engine and they were approximately 75 pounds lighter than the Ford 385 series block. Ford FE stood for Ford Edsel, at least according to all books dedicated to the subject I ever read. However, this year I learned that the FE might have stood for something else. Yet, the 385 in the Ford 385 series engines stood for the amount of stroke that the block had. Fixed Sorry guys it’s been a while since I’ve looked at that specific thing in a long long time, but thank you for all of the kind corrections, the not so kind commenters can go lick glass.
@rarecars33368 ай бұрын
Pinning this because you are 1000% correct that is 100% my miss I should have caught that - 1 cubic inch off really got me. I had a whole section about the big block fords in this video's engine section that I cut out because I didn't feel it was necessary but in that, I touched on the Boss 429 and some other big blocks so that is where the confusion and mix-up came from. Thank you for the correction.
@playanddisplay36368 ай бұрын
Great call.
@buzzwaldron61958 ай бұрын
Correct... maybe he was thinking of Ford 429/460 lighter than a Chrysler 426 Hemi...
@playanddisplay36368 ай бұрын
@@rarecars3336 Ummm the 1cu was a different engine family. The 428 was a FE V-8 the 429/460 are 385 series V-8's which are about 75 pounds heavier than the older smaller FE.
@buzzwaldron61958 ай бұрын
@@rarecars3336 - FE engines, were 332, 352, 390, 391, 406, 427, 428... maybe some other sizes as well...
@cee128d8 ай бұрын
Having driven a 69 X100 I can assure you that the Performance Suspension was a must. It still rode quite well without being harsh, but it was a lot more stable at high speeds than the standard Susp. that rode like a 1940's baby buggy.
@rarecars33368 ай бұрын
Good to know I figured it was kind of pointless but I guess if you were freeway blasting at 90+mph you would want less bounce lol
@joemcmillan20898 ай бұрын
I had a '70 X-100. Loved it and certainly miss it. Almost unbelievable that mine would get 21 MPG on highway trips.
@MCTeck8 ай бұрын
I had a 1970 Marquis 2 dr Brougham 429 22 mpg highway!
@boston77048 ай бұрын
Not surprised. Highway gears with a big motor running slow and easy.
@blackice74087 ай бұрын
How did you measure what mpg yall were getring back in the day? Asking as a 25 yr old @@MCTeck
@hank15566 ай бұрын
@blackice7408 fill up your tank. Reset your trip meter. When you go to fill it up again look at your trip meter and how many gallons it took to fill it back up. Divide your miles by your gallons and you get miles per gallon
@Ottobon5 ай бұрын
thats pretty cool actually. must of been some great carb tuning and factory intake setup to go along with it for back in the day, i can think of much more modern v8s which still struggle to get those numbers, like literally anything from the 80s to probably 2005ish, sans probably vettes
@BlairAir8 ай бұрын
Makes me miss my 69 Lincoln Continental Mark III even more. In that guise, there was 365 HP, and a startling 500 lbs. Ft of torque, and that first set of tires it had suffered its wrath! I was 18, and surprised quite a few folks with that car., though at well over 5,000 lbs it wasnt truly competitive. My brother had a 71. He was 19, and we remember the cars fondly.
@PhilPrater8 ай бұрын
I remember one of these when I was a kid. My old man hauled all seven of us around in a 69LTD wagon, with the 429-4 barrel. Good memories, thanks.
@chrisallen7667 ай бұрын
That car certainly has style
@noduh7368 ай бұрын
I had a 78 bronco with a 429 4v bored 30 over ported heads cam intake and headers it was estimated to have 500 hp I traded it for a 69 camaro with 396 I wish I had both still but 20 yrs ago they were still everywhere
@caspaabriel47942 күн бұрын
From when I first saw the X100 I was 12 years. Thought then it was the most sleek and powerful car on the rd. So that's over 50 years ago. My thoughts have never changed. Just a wonderful design, a harmony of the elements in car design.
@daveditcher40598 ай бұрын
Thanks for this video. Right after I learned to drive, my Dad (a Ford worker) bought a ‘69 Marauder X-100. I was ecstatic. It was red on red with the matte rear deck. It would smoke those H70-15 Goodyear bias ply tires forever. That 429 engine was the same one used in the T-Bird of the same era. Seems I remember that the Pontiac Grand Prix that year was also a player in the “personal luxury” genre.
@jonathanhernandez43048 ай бұрын
A new favorite car to my books
@DaveMcLain8 ай бұрын
I bought a 429 out of an X100 one time at the junk yard. It was a shame really because the car, while hit in the front, wasn't hurt that much. The guy told me it had been there about 20 years and that was in the mid 1990's. Engine was perfect inside.
@thebionicbassplayer7 ай бұрын
Amazingly I saw one of these vintage X-100 Marauders in Wyandotte Michigan today. It is a very sinister looking ride.
@Carlito-Fxwg8 ай бұрын
Always loved Marauders they're SuperCool..big power and big luxury.
@goldwingconepatterns25658 ай бұрын
I see Buick Wildcat when I look at the side pose. Great look back in time. Thanks.
@dadgarage79668 ай бұрын
Same. A rather GM-looking Ford.
@shrek_4285 ай бұрын
When I first saw the thumbnail, I thought it was a late 60's Riviera.
@edmontontangobar49918 ай бұрын
My dad had a 1965 Marauder, beautiful car!
@michaeloliver23378 ай бұрын
The Chrysler gentleman's muscle car was the 300, not the New Yorker.
@DuaneSeidr2 ай бұрын
😍😍😍😍Wicked in black
@bobbyhayes36954 ай бұрын
These are beautiful cars I just got a 1969 mercury Marquis convertible with a 429 in it triple black
@tommc36225 ай бұрын
I have a very solid '69 Marauder (non- X100) with the 390. Slowly getting it back on the road. Such an awesome forgotten car!
@stevespatola7638 ай бұрын
I loved the Mercury lone of cars, 67 Cougar, 66 Comet Caliente, 68 Cougar XR7, and 67 Cougar XR7/DGS. Only thrbtriple black 68 XR7 is still.on my garage. I would love to find a nice Marquis Sedan for cruising. It must have some comfort items though.
@Johnnycdrums8 ай бұрын
Like the expesive and rare, "Twin Comfort Lounge Chairs" option?
@jackduguid1778 ай бұрын
My grandpa had a yellow and black Marauder.. I had a ‘02 Marauder for a while.. Both of them were cool cars..
@edham048 ай бұрын
I LOVE THESE cars I remember them in 69, I think the body line was designed with an awesome look. 😊
@clinkerclint8 ай бұрын
Thanks for the video. I've always been a fan of both generations of the car.
@tabbott4298 ай бұрын
Had a built 429 in a 72 Gran Torino coupe. What a beast yet comfortable to drive with great power steering and beautiful hood lines.
@cindys18198 ай бұрын
When this car was released, I was hanging out with older hotrod guys from the 50's We just looked and then said: "This is return of the Cool Merc...like 49 to 51.... 😂😂😊
@splender888 ай бұрын
Awesome car very rare to ever see one of these. The back half of the car almost resembles for the first generation Monte Carlo.
@joellamoureux79148 ай бұрын
There are only a few ford's of this Era I like. This has been added to the list. Hanging g out with 69 mark 3, 69 cougar xr7 and the 72 torino gt
@marcomoreno81888 ай бұрын
U got that right Joel Mark lll 4 life
@joellamoureux79148 ай бұрын
@marcomoreno8188 I WILL own one. Real wire wheels, and lowered with much wider tires. Not on the ground but they sit waaay to high.
@jefffixesit608 ай бұрын
Even with the 'heavy duty' suspension option, the Marauder X100 and Ford XL were smooth, comfortable, and quiet cruisers. The stock suspension was mush, and had a tendency to pitch and buck on freeway overpasses that were arched. I had a '70 Ford XL, which had the 'sport tone' on the hood and along the tops of the doors, along with chrome trim to separate the two colors (try finding any of those trim bits today 😂). I didn't appreciate that car as much as I should have, and I would love to find either a nice X100 or XL today. Happy Trails!
@carlhansen95125 ай бұрын
I'd love to see you do a video on the 72-73 Montego GT, possibly the rarest and last muscle car from Mercury. The 68 Monterey 2dr fastback was also a "full size" big block bruiser, and very cool looking. I've owned both.
@adamweston41528 ай бұрын
3:08 did they come from the factory with the dent in the wing 😂 , just joking... I've never seen a marauder before as I'm from Wales UK 🏴 so thanks for the introduction to them and thank you for another interesting video.
@rarecars33368 ай бұрын
LOL - thanks for watching!
@andrescer8 ай бұрын
never even knew these existed. well found.
@rarecars33368 ай бұрын
Thank you - me either I saw it in a book I was flipping through and I was like oh gotta make a video on that!
@Operator82824 ай бұрын
I had one of these, when I was a teen. super fun and comfortable, and OMG fast.
@andrewmarshall3608 ай бұрын
Beautiful car !
@iscreenshotnfts94558 ай бұрын
Hey man I just found this channel and it’s a complete goldmine! Do you think you would ever do a video on Consulier/ Mosler?
@cavedog3098 ай бұрын
What a Beast , and a Great Turnpike Cruiser 100 mph all day long .😎
@TheCharlesAtoz8 ай бұрын
Cool video and great American iron.
@fredtracy39318 ай бұрын
Holy Captain And Tennille, Batman, that's one sexy land yacht!! 😍
@dedeborya90158 ай бұрын
Gas Guzzlin Road Hog - but that hood could handle two randy teenagers and never take a dent for the event. Best drive-in car ever
@boston77048 ай бұрын
This has to be one of the coolest “gangster” cars ever. Big, fast comfy with a big trunk.
@kevincostello38568 ай бұрын
Just found this channel , great content, especially for myself whom collects 70s Tbirds, and Lincolns. Subscribed Immediately, thank you
@aldoparise12248 ай бұрын
Beautiful looking car!!
@Johnnycdrums8 ай бұрын
Love that white over navy job at 7:15. Still think I'd take the 429 optioned Ford XL convertible for about the same price.
@abbottsplace80808 ай бұрын
Excellent video. That was an amazing car that I didn't know about.
@AndrewSouther-vf4zg8 ай бұрын
Got the 1971 T Bird with the 429 thunder jet and it's got alot of power for long trips .
@the_nondrive_side8 ай бұрын
having the sway bars as heavy as possible would have been the best option given the choices at the time. it would make the ride better as the spring rate is unloaded allowing lower static spring rate to be used at nominal ride and doesn't limit as much as other alternatives
@deandee80828 ай бұрын
the Marauder was so bad arse, and that 428 Marauder was unreal, regularly dynoing it over 500ft lbs
@genekelley75798 ай бұрын
🛑🛑 My dad had one of these. It was White Exterior, Red Pin Stripes, Fender Skirts, and a Black Vinyl Roof. The Interior was Red, Bucket Seats and the Center Console. I was just a young lad then, but the Interior Dashboard lit up like an 727 aircraft. Since it was such a sleeper, that my dad made it a point to drag race all the guys with Jacked Up Rear Ends and Traction Bars from Stop Light to Stop Light. 😆 He never lost. 😀👍💯
@RonBaldwin-um6dl8 ай бұрын
I had a 70x100 and I had it at the drag strip and around 1575 all day long and I was smoking the tires through first gear it was a great car and I wish I had it back
@MichaelMooreMoore-u1k7 ай бұрын
I got one for highschool graduation in 1969 what a car
@char17378 ай бұрын
I saw a x100 in the flesh in fort Myers Florida the owner was shocked I knew so much about the car but truth be told dad had a 1969 Mercury grand marques colony park.( The tag line sold him Untill Lincoln builds a station wagon ) I loved it
@bluecollarred69128 ай бұрын
429 and 460 are both 385 engines. The only one that should be different is the boss 429 because of the different heads
@gdrael668 ай бұрын
And the cobra jets which were different as well...
@braddavidson35682 ай бұрын
Great video cool cars
@PDaddy444 ай бұрын
Looks like the designer worked for Chrysler Corp before designing this. Very similar to GTX, Fury, Monaco, Charger looks.
@pappytinkers7 ай бұрын
A beautiful looking car
@garysarnowski31138 ай бұрын
My dad had the base 69 marauder, olive green, black vinyl top and vinyl bench seats. 390 two barrel engine. Took it for the prom back in 72, he claimed I broke a motor mount after. But didn't stomp on it nor raced it either.
@mrman40038 ай бұрын
I had a friend who had a 1968 Plymouth fury 3 coup. 440 super commando 727 trans with sure grip rear end. I wonder what the result of that quarter mile race would be ?
@randallfrank56828 ай бұрын
That is a great torque number. Good for such a big car.
@loyalUSguy8 ай бұрын
Was able to catch a ride to high school in one of these cars in '76. Pretty sure the right rear tire was kind of shy on tread by the end of the day. Hey Bob! (Baron) (Barren of gray matter)🤔
@rabdodoggy52738 ай бұрын
69 Merc was the most beautiful of all Mercs ever !
@brucesamuelson75418 ай бұрын
Had a 69 F250 with a 429 that made guy's very angry blowing their doors off!🤣
@Tacko143 ай бұрын
Thanks a lot, now I want to see a horror movie with some 70s version of Baron Saturday as the monster. Driving either this or a Chrysler 300. Is there such a movie?
@rarecars33363 ай бұрын
Haha hopefulyl someone else could chime in and offer a film suggestion - but yes this is a villain car all daylong
@seanhoward80254 ай бұрын
I had the opportunity to buy a '69 X-100 off a lot for $1,800 on 1984. Same lot had a Talladega next to it for $2,000.
@daveridgeway26398 ай бұрын
Hello Mr. Rare Car, your video is very correct. With the Mercury Marauder X-100, you received all the benefits of a Ford Galaxie 500 XL 429, and a Lincoln Continental Mark III all in one package. Please reply. Dave...
@blownaway43718 ай бұрын
My brother had a 2nd gen one back in the 70's with a Intercepter engine. Black on black. Just touch the gas would spin the tires!
@johntechwriter8 ай бұрын
This land yacht is 1500 lb. lighter than the latest version of Cadillac’s Escalade SUV.
@michaelcrane24758 ай бұрын
We don't have car parks big enough to fit one of these tanks. Speaking of tanks, our gas stations are probably too far apart to drive one of these around my country. 😅
@peterblack36658 ай бұрын
I saw 2 of these big boat race cars a orange one and a black one ............defiantly rare.....
@scottvadon20958 ай бұрын
There was a guy named Leon Witchey in Colorado that raced one at Bandimere and it ran low 14s at that altitude ... I was told he got it into the 13s after I moved away
@raywest38348 ай бұрын
4.6 DOHC V-8 started life in the Lincoln Mk VIII, not the Mustang.
@shanepowers75668 ай бұрын
Stump pulling is a very accurate description of one of these cars torque. They’d pull a truck up a hill, no prob.
@brianfisher49408 ай бұрын
I bought an X100 from a neighbor of my grandparents back in 1976. Good Lord what a boat. 😅 MPG was More like GPM. Was the worst land yacht I ever owned. Sold it 6 months later.
@1967250s8 ай бұрын
Cool car. Shifter looks like the one the 66 Riviera had.
@wildcolonialman8 ай бұрын
Fabulous.
@spudsmarauder8 ай бұрын
McGarrett drove one on Hawaii 5-0
@rarecars33368 ай бұрын
Did not know that but that is a definitely needed fun fact! Thanks for sharing!
@joeseeking35728 ай бұрын
No he didn't - even if you've never seen the show a quick google will put that to bed.
@spudsmarauder8 ай бұрын
@@joeseeking3572 OK who cares but I have been to a party at the Hawaii 5-0 house on Maui & I have owned a Marauder
@JayH77458 ай бұрын
Original Hawaii Five-0 cars for Steve McGarrett were a 1968 Mercury Park Lane Brougham and then a 1974 Mercury Marquis Brougham till the end of the series. My first car was a fully loaded light blue 1974 Mercury Marquis Brougham 4 door with the all new Grand Marquis interior in blue cloth, 460 4bl, blue shag carpeting, color match fender skirts, HD Brougham wheel covers. (Exactly like the light blue 74 Marquis in the color sales ad)
@travislostaglia88618 ай бұрын
The marauder name began in 1958 as engine names. The 430 marauder with a single 4 barrel and 375 HP and the super marauder 430 with three 2 barrels and 400 HP
@scottblack27608 ай бұрын
I remember my father had a 69 and a 71 X-100. Crazy fast.
@DarrenFinley8 ай бұрын
How about the "Cyclone"! Wish you had put something in here about it!🤷♂️
@peace.quiet.freedom66758 ай бұрын
Actually the first Marauder name by Mercury was in 1958, Super Marauder engine option, 430/400 hp
@josephcrafa26948 ай бұрын
I always wished I had gotten a x100 when they were first brought out.
@jamiedriscoll97818 ай бұрын
Crazy a Hellcat weighs more but it's stuffed with more
@timr319088 ай бұрын
Lee iacocca said the 428 is a boat anchor compared to the 427... When the 427 left so did Lee iacocca
@KeithCriswell8 күн бұрын
the 427 was phased out in 1968, Iaccoca was fired in July of 1978
@youtubecarspottersguide18 ай бұрын
cool car like to have one in my garage with a 69 cougar xr7 convertible
@rarecars33368 ай бұрын
That would be a sweet lineup!
@garycrawford22564 ай бұрын
You guys did a good job on this video. I like it. However, you all are showing a picture of a 72 Mercury Marquis (at 2:53) when you should show a 69, or 70 Marquis.
@louiskats51168 ай бұрын
Great video thoroughly enjoyed it but I would say it was more of a hardtop than a coupe.
@tools61068 ай бұрын
My dad bought the Marquis 2 door convertible new in 70. That car being restored in 81 burned with the ford dealer. We found a 69 convertible and restored it for dad, with dad picking up the tab,,, of course. Dad drove it for a while but disappointedly it wasn’t his Merc. We all sat at the lunch counter and dad made a decision he was goin to give driving privileges of this to the youngest,,, me! I could not afford gas for it when I was in college so we sold it! 21 years later my friend ended up with the car in a mechanics lien. He gave me back my first car. It lives in my garage at the same house 50 years later! Sweet dreams baby blue Merc!
@paulross92878 ай бұрын
Those are very nice looking and very rare cars.
@peterblack36658 ай бұрын
You never want to wax that black trunk . The flat black paint does not take wax well ........
@danbaumann82738 ай бұрын
That's a sexy machine.
@RichMander18 ай бұрын
0:20 uhh.. Dodge charger? Pretty famous one, too..
@philliplopez87458 ай бұрын
I work at an L&M dealer when I was young . They were forced to accept an X100 . It sat for so long that they finally just gave it to the owners wife .
@Ottobon5 ай бұрын
Regarding the sport suspension setup? I can only guess without knowing it better, but i have my doubts it didn't still ride surprisingly well given the era and what i've seen from similar stuff, the original likely handled a bit too much like a boat. There is compliance, and then there is sea sickness. A sport suspension for a 70s Mercury is still likely softer than most contemporary cars, just isn't completely incapable of handling its own mass, which i suspect the original honestly couldn't. I can totally respect the idea of it being a comfortable car, but just a hunch, i bet you didn't really give up much of that it just made it feel confident rather then floaty. Like seriously, much more sporty American cars of that era that i have investigated the "Track focused" suspension setups are similar to a lot of stock sports cars these days, the base rates unbelievably meak, i have my doubts it became a jittering mess, it was probably the patricians option in truth. Now if it featured ultra thin bucket seats or something you would have a argument, but I'm convinced it was only ever optioned because the engineers and test drivers who already sided super heavily with comfort felt it could use it, at least as a option. We now live in a era where economy cars, suvs, anything really has a risk of being a bit too stiffly setup (especially regarding shocks/struts these days), but back then it was the opposite.
@chucks68798 ай бұрын
I must correct you Talladega had a 428 Mercury Cyclone had 351 4 bbl. Had both.
@KeithCriswell8 күн бұрын
street version, ...he's talking about the race version...they had the boss 429
@AtropalArbaal-dk8jv4 ай бұрын
The 429 was another engine that could have been so much better. A pair of 750 CFM Holleys, 3.5" exhaust, and a huge cam, and it could have been the most powerful engine of that era. Instead, it had a single 735 carb and restrictive exhausts, and a lot had hydraulic cams...
@jamesblocker52358 ай бұрын
It was hopped up version of the Mercury Grandmarquist
@KeithCriswell8 күн бұрын
Marquis, and the 's' is silent, pronounced mar kee.....
@petertornabeni6028 ай бұрын
The marauder was a nice car yep even nicer motor. Think of everything that was new in 1969 though which car and they were a lot of them was your favorite? Everyone would have a different car. The marauder was a good car yes but it was amongst some of the greatest cars America ever put out.
@dj330368 ай бұрын
it did not have retractable headlights it had hidden headlights
@tomcrosby63328 ай бұрын
Steve McGarret on Hawaii 5-0 must have had a 4 door Marquis. I just knew it was a Merc.