One Luxurious Mercury: The Top-of-the-Line 1967 Mercury Park Lane Brougham

[@jamesmisener3006]

That engine is very smooth and quiet. Ford and Mercury had the quietest cabins and engines hands down in those days. Cheers 🇨🇦

[@larryhillstad7450]

Adam, I really like how you look at the forgotten cars. 4 doors and Station Wagons are the working man's cars that have a unique nostalgia that you capture very well. Please keep up the great reviews and interviews that you do.

[@czechmate6916]

So do I 🤗

[@MattsRageFitGarage]

I like these kinds of cars more and more all the time and care less and less about muscle cars all the time. Every car show is littered with muscle cars, which is fine, but you hardly ever see anything like this, and some people will even boo these kinds of cars right out of some shows because it's not a mustang or a camaro.

[@Victor-Lag]

Station wagons are top!

[@jeffrobodine8579]

@@MattsRageFitGarage Yes, I can actually afford the big luxocruisers that most people shun.

[@MattsRageFitGarage]

@@jeffrobodine8579 Not only are they affordable, back then the bigger the car was the better the quality was as well. So other than the speed and handling loss from the muscle car "competitor" the more affordable cruiser is actually the better car!

[@watershed44]

*Book em Danno* Loved the early years of Hawaii 5-0!

[@donaldsperring5055]

That’s what I thought about too. Lol.

[@jonmoore8995]

The more the little details of the car are shown, the more impressive it is. It appears super high quality.

[@DustinDriver]

You're right, Adam: These full-size luxury sedans are spectacular. I really love the interior on this one. It's sublime!

[@landiahillfarm6590]

My uncle worked for Lincoln-Mercury and would sell my father very low mileage "demo" models nearly every year so I basically grew up in the Mercury family. They were really nice cars back in the day and their styling hold up even today. Thanks for sharing. Would love to see one with the Breezeway roofline, "grandma" had one and as a kid I was fascinated with that rear window

[@blurredvision1013]

As a Brit, always loved these cars..looked beautiful, sounded great too with that rumbling V8..

[@Porsche996driver]

Those doors close so tight and solid! That 1967 Mercury is an obscure icon. Very understated and handsome. Somehow that grill has like a cleft chin. The neat rear and those taillights are almost European. The interior is stately but the dash is a bit too minimal. But that’s ok because I’m sure that 390 with 428 cam must be very strong! Great car and nice review. 👌🏼🇺🇸💪🏽

[@rpsmith2990]

Cars like this one are the reason I watch your channel. There's thousands of people talking about their muscle cars, but so few who'll delve into something like this.

[@Alan-lv9rw]

Love Mercurys!

[@stuckinmygarage6220]

Absolutely gorgeous

[@christopherkraft1327]

I love the 67 - 72 full size Mercury's!!! 👍🙂👍

[@ofp8574]

I definitely agree about the price point and function of full size cars. I just recently bought a couple of these Fords, one 1972 Ford LTD Brougham four door pillared hardtop, and one 1968 Mercury Monterey four door sedan. While sporty cars would have been exponentially more expensive, the combined cost of the two cars I purchased does not exceed $1,500.

[@garycrawford2256]

We had a Lincoln and a Thunderbird with those floormats. Those are the best floormats ever!!!!😍

[@70sleftover]

You confirm my childhood appreciation for this period of full-size Mercurys. (I have this memory the videos on your '67 and '68 have jogged of the words Mercury Park Lane written - it might have been on a favorite Matchbox car I had.) I still pine for the two-door fastbacks but it will forever be a dream, and I have this channel to watch to get a little taste of them anyway.

[@tomb7382]

Adam your PLB is just a wonderfully handsome car. The color is beautiful. Growing up our neighbors on one side had a beautiful 1965 Ford LTD, and our neighbors on the other side had a beautiful 1965 Ford Custom 500. Both were 4 doors, but the LTD was a hardtop. Your PLB reminds me so much of the 1965 LTD.

[@BillAlexander-cv6oj]

These era Big Ford and Mercury:s are some of the Nicest and Most Beautiful Cars Made....Nice Car

[@brandonmorris2513]

This is one of my favorites, of course I say that about all of Adam's cars.

[@parkependleton6453]

I have always loved cornering lights and I find it interesting that they were available on Mercury cars several years before Lincolns.

[@gregstabryla9945]

Frickin beautiful. I keep thinking , one of these days. Thanks Adam.

[@ivanvarykino8202]

Wow, that instrument panel is sooooo elegant. Too nice to call that a cluster😄

[@Foxonian]

I remember Jim Phelps riding around in a convertible version of this year car in the 2nd & 3rd seasons of the original Mission: Impossible TV series.

[@BlutoBlutarsky]

I have one of these, in pieces. Maroon metallic with dark red interior. Power windows (but manual vent windows), power locks, information center, power steering, power brakes, air conditioning, wire wheel covers. Front disks were standard on these and the Marquis. They had to have special wheels for caliper clearance. The original owner (directly before me) added aftermarket cruise control, an electronic distributor pickup unit (not actually electronic ignition but a solid state replacement for points and condenser), an '80s stereo and a Holley (marine) carburetor. I can say from experience that those cornering lamps are the best ever. When the turn signal is activated it's literally like having another headlight aimed to the side. Life has not been kind to my efforts to finish it and I've been debating on what to do with it. Guess if there are only 18 left I'd better find a way to finish it.

[@jeffrobodine8579]

You should make a video about your Mercury and post it on your channel Bluto.

[@hynestimothy411]

I love the 67 tail lights plus the clean restraint styling. Also the 410 is a remarkable engine, really powerful, my Dad had one in his 66 Park Lane I appreciate how you remind us Adam about how lucky we were to grow up with these great cars and how much we took it for granted Definitely a great boomer channel

[@MicroSoftner]

Wow that cornering light is OUTTA SIGHT!!!

[@Ozark_Bule]

I actually think Adam could have saved Mercury if he was an executive with them back in the 60s.

[@stuckinmygarage6220]

Good thinking 🤔 👍

[@mattcrooke8321]

I couldn’t agree more!!! Thank god he’s doing what he does now, keeping the name alive.

[@eddstarr2185]

Such sublime elegance! That beautiful limousine roof treatment with the privacy rear window really distinguish this car. Lincoln luxury at an affordable price. 👍👍

[@opus27no2]

We had a ‘68 Braugham hard top in black. She was our regular transportation when we’d drive from Hollywood to Hesperia, CA, in the High Desert. A beautiful and lux comfortable car. Have you seen the story about the HI50 Braugham?

[@craigjones2878]

I’m with you Adam, I love the full size cars, they offer great flexibility in the ways you can enjoy them. My ‘71 Ltd coupe has done long distance holidays, fishing trips, car shows, cruise nights, shopping, running the kids to school and runs mid 12’s at the drags. I bought it 10 years ago for $7500 freshly landed in Australia. Life’s good every time I turn the key!

[@wesalexander2693]

Very nice video of a wonderful automobile. Many similarities between Pontiacs and Mercurys of that era, how sad that both are now gone.

[@93xcr440]

Now that car purrs like a kitten! Very nice she probably just floats down the road like riding on air and so quiet

[@maxlimit18]

Beautiful car! My parents had the pillared sedan in dark green. Great car. The 410 was a wonderful, smooth engine. I was hoping you would show the trunk. People do not believe me when I tell them how much stuff we used to fit in the trunk- with room to spare!

[@BorisZech]

What a beauty. The front grille reminds me of the Ford Taunus TC (Cortina) from 1970.

[@fhwolthuis]

Love that interior, nice mid century classic

[@tombrown1898]

Hard to imagine now, but in 1967 almost EVERYTHING was an option. And even top of the line cars lacked AC, for the most part. Outside of the South, air conditioning really didn't become common until the '70s.

[@ThePrissy11]

Nope. My dad in NY insisted on a/c in his ‘67 LeSabre.

[@Stressless2023]

@@ThePrissy11 So did my grandfather. He bought a 1954 Cadillac with A/C brand new when he was 23 and still talks about how fascinated people were when he drove around with the windows rolled up in summer back then.

[@tombrown1898]

@@ThePrissy11 Well, fellas, I didn't say NOBODY had a car with AC, back in the day, just that it wasn't ubiquitous. Our nextdoor neighbor when I was a kid had a 1953 Cadillac Fleetwood with factory air. Packard offered it in 1940.

[@Irishfan]

Actually I was surprised this one didn't have Air. 66 and 67 were the years that the full-size luxury cars started showing up at the dealer with air conditioning.

[@markhealey9409]

​@@IrishfanAround the same time that some expensive new houses began to have central a/c( as an expensive option,I'm pretty sure)

[@nativetexan1863]

I grew up with and will always love the styling we could buy back then, but as the years have gone by, and I've seen some crash tests I'll pass on driving them any longer. Ralph Nader is largely considered to be the destruction of the US Auto industry, but he only wanted you and me to get out of a crash alive. The industry response to him was anything but admirable, but I've come to appreciate everything he has done to get you and me out of a car crash alive. I don't think we needed to give up style to include crumple zones and get rid of the dangers (metal sticks to control the engine and accessories) inside the cars we were sold, but it's sure gone by now, and I'd sure like to have some of it back!

[@jetsons101]

Another great piece of American automotive history. Adam, you have quite the collection. When I was a kid, I liked the 67 and 68 Ford Galaxie Fastbacks. Your right about big old American cars having a nice ride.

[@I-Libertine]

You have the greatest car collection, IMHO. Sublime is the word. So very jealous! Thanks for sharing these....

[@jamespolcyn8441]

I love this Mercury. I love the comfort and the ride.♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️

[@afigueroa1969]

The cold light is one of my favorite things of 1960s cars I wish car companies would keep that feature

[@Sedan57Chevy]

Adam and his magnificent mercuries! Glad you're able to get them out this time of year, even if it's only briefly. I owned this car, is probably just go sit in it with the billboard hits of 67 playing.

[@gru2936]

I love the 4 inch or so spacing between the rear wheel arch and the back edge of the rear door. Gives it a near limousine look or at least an extended wheelbase look.

[@randallfabian6640]

Beautiful example! Thanks for saving it.

[@Alan-lv9rw]

I’d be tempted to paint it black: “Book ‘em Danno”.

[@Primus54]

If you’ve been watching Adam’s videos for a while, you know that he LOVES his Mercurys and Pontiacs! Me too!

[@senhorspock]

Yep: Ford was very present in tv shows from late 60's to early 70's! I remember not only Hawaii 5.0 cars but also The Streets Of San Francisco and all their LTD's... Great cars!

[@Al-thecarhistorian]

This is one beautiful automobile. Everything about it drips quality and luxury. i agree with you. Fords from 1965 through the mid seventies were well built automobiles.

[@kroge007]

I remember a similar dashboard on my childhood buddy’s mothers Mercury Colonial Park wagon.

[@tomm1109]

Mercury is such a forgotten make. Nothing they make besides the '51 and the Cougar are sought after. I like underdogs. My favorite is the Cyclone. I didn't know about all the Pontiac competition. Learned something new, thanks!

[@distilledwater2463]

Wonderful example of a ‘67 full size Merc. I have had two ‘67 Marquis’ in the light Sage gold metallic. One with the black vinyl top and one with a white vinyl. Amazing cars to drive. When you mentioned the ‘68 Parklane from Hawaii Five-o, I thought we were going to hear a story regarding the actual car?

[@karltork6040]

The 5-O Parklane is alive and well, in the Midwest.

[@michaelnault5905]

They're sharp cars. Saw a lot more Galaxies on the road back then, but if I saw a Park Lane it was clean :-)O_o

[@douglasthrelfall5318]

I worked for a family friends Lincoln-Mercury dealership from ‘77-‘79 and the cars were spectacular. The early cars such as this are such high quality pieces in an understated way. Your other video with the sun setting on that gorgeous color was beautiful. I tend to like the ultra clean low mileage examples like you, but why are the lower option cars survivors? Did “monied” people just use (& use them up) because they could just go buy another in a couple of years? The lower optioned examples were purchased by folks that watched their pennies more closely I think.

[@jamesbenge454]

Beautiful! Handsome! Stately!

[@ryanelectra225]

My first car was a competitor, a 1967 Buick Electra. It was far more loaded than this one- even power vent windows. Your car is gorgeous

[@danielterry382]

My Dad had a 68 Park Lane , black on black with A/C, and power steering and Brakes. He bought it as it was the main car shown on his favorite show Hawaii Five-O.

[@RareClassicCars]

Thanks funny.

[@taguer261]

Really nice. Someday I expect to see a 71 marquis coupe or maurader next to it

[@RareClassicCars]

I do have a 72 coupe

[@taguer261]

@@RareClassicCars I like the looks and the dashboard on those. Still had great quality then I thought

[@anthonybotting9799]

Hi Adam: Really nice and brings back memories. Thank you. I had the "Montclair" version of this during my high school years. My Dad sold it to me and referred to it as a "Cream Puff" car. It was the exact same paint color but no vinyl top and had a white vinyl interior. No fancy trim like the Park Lane. Mine had the 390 2bbl.

[@jclements7361]

Unless I am mistaken, the term "cream puff" meant he considered the car to be in great shape, usually with low milage etc. Not really anything to do with styling.

[@DSP1968]

Thank you for the tour, Adam! A great car.

[@classicmusclecarexhaust1988]

This is quickly becoming one of my favorite channels on YT. I really enjoy the way you walk us through the details and options of the automobiles as if we were prospective buyers at the dealership. I'm a GM guy too, but these 60's Merc's are really special. A '67 Marquis 2-door with a 428 and all the options would scratch me right where I itch. Power, performance, comfort, and quality is a tough combination to beat. Keep this great channel going!

[@rogercamp6071]

In the very early episodes of Hawaii Five O McGarrett drove a '67 Marquis prior to the '68 Park Lane he drove in the later episodes

[@THROTTLEPOWER]

Great looking '67 😍

[@artjones2498]

Back in the early 2000s i picked up a 68 monteray 2dr.fast back 390 2v c- 6 white w/ maroon bench seat interior..very nice driving car

[@Chevroldsmobuiac]

Beautiful interior!

[@arnepianocanada]

I wish we could Like👍🏻more than once! Of your posts I re-view many. Car choices, info, also your relaxed urbanity* - ideal! (*online definition: courteous refinement of manner)

[@stevewilliams3850]

Rare Classic Cars & Auto... : You have an incredibly beautiful car, there I had forgotten how beautiful the 1967 Park Lanes were. However, I believe the 1966 Park Lanes were even more beautiful. They were an even more simpler design with straighter lines. I had this friend. His family had a 1966 Park Lane four door sedan. It was beige with a tan or light brown vinyl roof. Oh God, to me, that was such a beautiful car. I think it was the most beautiful car Mercury ever built; and one of the most beautiful cars ever built in this country. I would love to have the car in this video; but I would also love to have a 1966 Park Lane four door sedan. My friend's car was not a breezeway..

[@cheflos524]

I live in Waukegan and you're right about no sun in the Midwest nice car

[@johnwilkerson2195]

I love that car very beautiful machine im also a diehard Ford guy!

[@juliangerardcascio1111]

Beautiful 😍, Mercury, the best 👌 👍 +1 !!!!

[@NorlandBoxcar]

Another video of this same car and a delight to watch. The interior of this car is simply beautiful from every aspect. The exterior, though not a Lincoln, still has an amazing presence almost equal to it. I am beginning to feel muscle cars of the same era are just as cool looking as these.

[@richcoleman469]

Very nice. I had a copper and white 66 Merc in 73 and a black 68 in 78.

[@bluwng]

Love the dash and dials

[@joe6096]

You're right Adam, these cars are almost forgotten about in the "classic car" world. I am actually going to Barrett-Jackson next week (I live in Cleveland, have family in Phoenix, so I take a vacation there every year for all the classic car auction shows in Scottsdale during auction week), and out of the 1500 or so cars that will cross the block between Monday and next Sunday, you might see 50 coupes or sedans similar to what you have in your collection. And they all will go for reasonable, affordable prices. No need to dip into your 401k to buy it.

[@rwg520]

When they televise these auctions, they scrupulously avoid showing any stock non-muscle cars like these. Don't people ever get tired of seeing Corvettes, Mustangs, Chevelles, pickups, customs, resto-mods???

[@brianhdueck3372]

You can’t have let Tony see this car or else he would have power widowed it by now haha. Really a super clean car.

[@RareClassicCars]

You’re right. He hates low option cars. I really don’t mind so long as the car is in nice shape. I do want power steering and brakes, though.

[@rogersmith7396]

@@RareClassicCars My dads 66 Mustang was manual steering and brakes. Not good. I took my driving test in moms 70 Eldo. Passed no problem even Parallel parking.

[@derrickjackson6737]

@@RareClassicCars it's got to be fully loaded to the Maxx

[@jeffrobodine8579]

@@rogersmith7396 I have a 1970 Eldorado. Can't wait until Spring to get it going again.

[@rogersmith7396]

@@jeffrobodine8579 Its the best year. Never had any problem outrunning 396 Chevelles and 383 Road Runners back in the day.

[@planetwisconsin9901]

That is a very quiet engine! You mentioned 428 now that would be a sleeper for sure!

[@johanbrand8601]

Wow that's a beautiful car. I can stand and admire it all day long. Thank you for sharing it with us, Adam.

[@danperlmutter]

I love these videos! Your encyclopedic knowledge and passion for these cars is infectious. I grew up with a 1959 white Cadillac deville and I keep hoping you'll review one of those at one of the car shows you attend.

[@CJColvin]

Adam, that's one beautiful 67 Mercury Park Lane, very clean indeed.

[@WhittyPics]

My dad used to always talk about how heavy his 67 Marquis was. He was a mechanic and had a lift at his work and he said his lift had to build up air pressure 3 times to push that heavy car to the top. He said his 64 Bonneville only took one pressure build. His 410 engine was an oil burner and he tore it down and found 3 pistons with the rings lined up.

[@Kiddman32]

Very pretty car.. Our family HAD one. I remember a vinyl roof, but not the turning lights on the one we bought, so I don't know if it was a brougham or not... Got it from a used-car lot, had it delivered on Easter Sunday, 1969. Had only 12k miles on it, body and interior in practically perfect condition, 410 CI engine, A/C, power windows, all the goodies... Bought it for a low price (for the time), couldn't believe the deal we'd gotten... Ours was a beautiful baby-blue, Mom's favorite color, absolutely gorgeous. Well, we found out why within weeks... The car would just... turn off while driving. Didn't matter how fast or slow or anything. We'd have to pull off the road, put it in park, restart, go on. Sometimes it would work fine the rest of the day, sometimes it'd quit three times or more within a couple miles. Mechanics couldn't find the problem, mostly because every time we'd have a guy look at it, the car would run perfectly. Finally, one day we got to wherever we were going, turned the car off, took out the key... and the Merc was STILL RUNNING! Couldn't get it to quit... So we got it to a mechanic pronto. The guy spent 90 minutes trying to figure it out (remember, there was no such thing as computer diagnosis back then), the car running the whole time. Finally, he figured it out, a melting solenoid switch that finally had fully melted while the car happened to be running. Once the problem was found, it was an easy fix.... After that, the Merc was a workhorse that never had any problems for over 150k miles, this in a day when making 100k with a car was fantastic. Once that initial problem was fixed, the Park Lane was a really great car!

[@Stressless2023]

Awesome story. I'm positive minor issues like that sent most cars from this era to the junkyard prematurely unfortunately.

[@hiitsstillme]

Smooth, clean lines. Truly a beauty! Thanks for sharing.👍👍

[@davidamonett7283]

This is an amazing classic Mercury. I really love the design and engineering on these mid to late sixties Fords and Mercury's. I am sure that this one is quite a pleasure to drive. Keep these videos coming. 😉

[@billmagorian490]

Adam you really do find some pristine old large sedans. This is one of them. Power windows would have completed the luxurious look of the door panels. The driver's portion of the front seat looks brand new. I'm acquiring a taste for these cars because of your show.

[@tigerman3]

Love the '67 almost as much as the '68 that you have Adam. Would love to take a stroll down memory lane while riding in one of your Mercury's. Thanks for sharing!

[@shcbac]

Awesome! Wonderful car. I wish I could drive one of those or any classic car someday.

[@dtglowienke]

Thanks for what you do.

[@christiansanden8005]

❤❤❤Absolutly awesome car

[@iandominics8642]

I absolutely love the way it sounds when that door closes. It sounds like that too on my 73 ford ltd

[@rightlanehog3151]

Adam, I forgive the people who stored things on top of this Park Lane inside that barn all those years. It could have been much worse, they might have dared to drive it. 😁

[@shrek_428]

I agree about the 1965-74 Fords being great. I've had a 65 Galaxie 500 LTD, a 69 Galaxie 500, and a 71 Galaxie 500, and my father had a 72 Galaxie 500. Excellent cars, all! I would really love to find another 65 LTD 2 door like I had, 352 power, and all

[@rickmarshall808]

those front fender marker/corner lights are huge.

[@toddbonin6926]

Adam, she's absolutely beautiful. My favorite year for Mercury. I think the only car you have that I love more is your maroon Marquis coupe.

[@paulhardman2515]

What a beauty!

[@jakespeed63]

A truly magnificent machine. Thanks for sharing.

[@czechmate6916]

Sweet ride 👍👍

[@MrZdvy]

I used to have a ‘67 Marquis 2-door. It had basically the same front and rear end as this Park lane. This Park lane is like brand new👍👍

[@rondowner8184]

Nice car and nice video. Would like to see inside the trunk area as well. It looks enormous.

[@carterorio1526]

Beautiful car Adam!!

[@bradwallace6751]

Love those cars I had a 1967 Gallaxic 500 was very nice sedan midnight blue 👍 Don't forget to show trunk space of all these big sedans BVW Ontario Canada Thanks again

[@billhendon1017]

Beautiful!!

[@loveisall5520]

We just didn't see Mercury cars when I was in junior high; lots of Fords but so few of these. We actually had more Lincoln Continentals in my city than these. Such a beauty! Unlike the Mopars from these years somehow the Mercury and Ford models didn't look as much alike. Of course, in '67 the Cougar was the one that was hot...great video!

[@crankychris2]

The '67 Couger was the best cat, Ford decided to base the 69+ years on the full size chassis instead of the small(er) Falcon/Mustang chassis, and it became a luxury car. Lovely lines, the '67. It's the one to own. Fast forward 50 years, today your big Brougham looks like a real nice cruiser to me!

[@Stressless2023]

@@crankychris2 Sounds like the story my father told me about the original 67 Mercury Cougar - I remember him telling me he tried to buy a used one sometime in the early 70's when he was in his late teens and said the dealer still wanted a pretty penny for it. Guess they had pretty good resale value even as "old cars" well before they became classics.

[@adriennefoley2906]

Oh 67 again ❤ 4:02