Most "Badass Cars" - The 1974 Mercury Marquis Coupe

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Learn more about this "badass car", the 1974 Mercury Marquis coupe!

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@DSP1968
@DSP1968 Ай бұрын
The "angry kitchen appliances" comment was SO on the mark, Adam! And I certainly agree with you about how "badass" this car looks. To this day when I'm driving my all black '73 Marquis Brougham sedan, when I come to a four- way stop, people almost always let me go first. Makes me smile every time. It's also like they are afraid of it.
@EyesWideOpen61
@EyesWideOpen61 Ай бұрын
@@DSP1968 he stole that line from me 🙄
@jeffrobodine8579
@jeffrobodine8579 Ай бұрын
It sounds similar to Steve McGarrett's 1974 from Hawaii Five O.
@DSP1968
@DSP1968 Ай бұрын
@@jeffrobodine8579 Yes. He actually drove a '73 like mine in 2-3 episodes before it was replaced by a '74 Brougham for the remainder of the show.
@bj1701b
@bj1701b Ай бұрын
2020 buick enclave 😂😢
@eyerollthereforeiam1709
@eyerollthereforeiam1709 Ай бұрын
"Angry kitchen appliances".. That's great! I describe some vehicles as "pissed off vacuum cleaners".
@kellismith4329
@kellismith4329 Ай бұрын
Especially the sound of them
@eddstarr2185
@eddstarr2185 Ай бұрын
Hey Adam, during the '73/'74 gasoline crisis cars would line up for the gas station near the entrance to my neighborhood. Usually the line would snake well past my house, allowing all the drivers a good view of all the kids in the 'hood walking to school. The driver of a 1974 Mercury Marquis w/ the Grand Marquis premium upgrade, caught the attention of the kids in my group because he looked so relaxed and comfortable, in contrast to all the other drivers we walked by. Actually, every Marquis owner I saw in traffic looked content with the world. That's Luxury.
@MrSloika
@MrSloika Ай бұрын
Upholster fabric looks great.
@peterstudley1804
@peterstudley1804 Ай бұрын
I can almost feel how comfortable and smooth this gorgeous car would drive , looks so hawaii 5 0. They just don't make cars full of character and personality like this anymore. Thanks, Adam, from England .
@freetoroam7769
@freetoroam7769 Ай бұрын
One of the best vehicles ever made for long road trips. Smooth, quiet and comfortable. Like sitting in your living room with scenery going by.
@WilliamTurke
@WilliamTurke Ай бұрын
The Hawaii Five O Mercury Grand Marquis was a 1968 model.
@peterstudley1804
@peterstudley1804 Ай бұрын
@user-jl3km2jg3m Yes, you are right regarding the 1st 6 seasons , then in 1974, the 1968 model was sunset, to be replaced by a 1974 mercury marquis brougham for the remaining 6 seasons , until the show finally ended in 1980. A different mercury marquis was used in the first pilot episode, which aired in 1968 before the series got the green light.
@jerrystaley1563
@jerrystaley1563 Ай бұрын
Adam, That 5 mph "battering ram" of a front bumper does indeed go with your video's theme of a bad ass "get outta my way!" car.
@randyfitz8310
@randyfitz8310 Ай бұрын
“Book ‘em, Danno!”
@cadillacnan
@cadillacnan Ай бұрын
I use the word "very imposing". People respect my presence on the road when they see me in the 76 sedan deville..that massive front end sends new car people into panic mode. I love it. Thank you adam
@pauljames5914
@pauljames5914 Ай бұрын
@@cadillacnan i remember in the 70s my friend with a 67 sedan Deville got behind a vw rabbit and they were scared shi#$ess!
@cadillacnan
@cadillacnan Ай бұрын
Oh yes. The stacked headlamps and massive grille..little shaking,little tenderizing. Down goes the rabbit
@cadillacnan
@cadillacnan Ай бұрын
The bumpers on my 76 caddy weigh more than some cars
@markbehr88
@markbehr88 Ай бұрын
I love this car. The 67 or 68 Eldo in black is badass too.
@dons8365
@dons8365 Ай бұрын
Mom and Dad had a 1971 Mercury Brougham and 1976 Mercury Brougham both in four door configurations. Very comfortable cars .
@daniellatimer1876
@daniellatimer1876 Ай бұрын
My dad had a 1978 Mercury Marquis Brougham. It was brown with brown interior and vinyl roof, with the 460, because we went camping every year. It was a 4 door.
@projoebiochem
@projoebiochem Ай бұрын
My mother drove a ‘72 Marquis Brougham 4door in the late 70s. Dad found it used, and you could pack a bunch of kids in there. That’s the car I learned to drive in.
@wilco3588
@wilco3588 Ай бұрын
I remember the 76 T-bird had a 460 with true dual exhaust dual converters dual mufflers I don't remember making a lot of performance sounds but it definitely could breathe for that period.
@Flies2FLL
@Flies2FLL Ай бұрын
-Interesting thing about this and other '70's cars is that while they are gigantic, with huge trunks, large interiors, long overhangs at the front and rear, and are powered by very heavy all cast-iron V8 engines, they really are very lightweight for their size. That car is massive, yet weighs about 4500 pounds, or just a little more than a modern Mustang GT, which is considerably smaller and has an all aluminum V8 engine. It's good that they were lightweight, because that iron V8 was heavily smogged and only produced 190 hp.... Great video!
@tedunguent156
@tedunguent156 Ай бұрын
This car weighs 4600 pounds while the 2024 Mustang GT weighs 3900 pounds. That is a big difference. Yes, modern cars weigh more because of all the standard equipment and the safety systems but 700 pounds is not even close.
@Flies2FLL
@Flies2FLL Ай бұрын
@@tedunguent156 I swear I read 4200 pounds, but the magazines say 3900 pounds as you said, my bad. But here is what is perplexing, and why I think it is heavier than that: My '14 Cayman S PDK weighs 2976 pounds and has 325 hp. That means 9.2 lb/hp. It runs a 12.5 @115 in the quarter, with 0-60 in 4.2 seconds. The Mustang GT weighs 3900 pounds, has 480 hp, for a power to weight of 8.1 lb/hp. The performance specs are identical. Either the Ford is not making the rated power or it is...Heavier than the magazines say. Ford's website does not list a curb weight. ?
@tedunguent156
@tedunguent156 Ай бұрын
@@Flies2FLL The Porsche engine revs QUICKER and makes it's rated power sooner. The same way that Honda and Ferrari make power. The engine is better balanced and has a short stroke and revs more freely to reach maximum power more quickly. It should have a lower CD as well.
@Flies2FLL
@Flies2FLL Ай бұрын
@@tedunguent156 No, that's not correct, the V8 makes its power sooner. The 3.4 liter in my Porsche is very tame around town. At normal revs, the car feels about as fast as my mom's four cylinder Passat. But this thing is Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde; You push the throttle gently to pass someone at 45 mph, the car accelerates at a normal pace. You plant your foot fast and all the way, the PDK drops from 7th to 2nd gear and this thing goes berserk! ALL the power is between 5500 and 8000 rpm, below that it is average. You can feel the change in cam timing and lift if you slowly get on it from 20 mph. It feels like something very big and very powerful is pushing the car. Meanwhile the exhaust, which was a burble during normal driving around suddenly screams bloody murder! The Mustang? Quite different. Jump on the throttle off of idle and the traction control is struggling to keep the rear tires from turning into smoke. Then eventually the cams hit, but with much less authority than in my Cayman S. The result is the same, which is perplexing.
@tedunguent156
@tedunguent156 Ай бұрын
@@Flies2FLL The V8 makes a LOT of torque which is what you FEEL at lower revs and slower speeds. RPM's build horsepower. That's what you FEEL in the Porsche.
@Stephen_A.
@Stephen_A. Ай бұрын
The solid thud of the passenger door when it was closed says it all. 😍
@motorTranz
@motorTranz Ай бұрын
Beautiful car in beautiful condition! Thank you for sharing it!
@KillrMillr7
@KillrMillr7 Ай бұрын
I’m gonna buy me a Mercury, cruise it up and down this road….. 🎶
@randyniemi4963
@randyniemi4963 Ай бұрын
My dad had a 1970 Merc Marquis Brougham. Massive car with a 429 four-barrel. Very quick. But like many large cars of the era, zero leg room on the rear. Thank you, Adam, for continuing these videos. Extremely entertaining and informative. How did you obtain your massive knowledge of the car world?
@jkmarshall3553
@jkmarshall3553 Ай бұрын
Blast from the past. Growing up, the family had 3 Mercuries in the 70s: this Mercury Marquis Coupe (dark green in & out), an early 70s Cougar ("pimp" yellow, LOL) and a Montego (some kind of brown/rust color and it was a tank). Loved the Marquis the best... especially those cloth seats that were a bit unique tot he touch iirc. Thanks for posting this!
@dillonmiller956
@dillonmiller956 Ай бұрын
That door handle is the same as the 73-79 F-series and Bronco and the ac vents are the same as my 85 F-150 had. Gotta love the “parts bin”. Awesome car!
@leroyybrown
@leroyybrown Ай бұрын
One of your best videos. Absolutely badass, subtly menacing and that black interior with uncluttered instrumentation so effective. Back in the 70’s if you part the curtains and saw this appear out front of your house with some up and coming “Soldato” at the wheel you might get a little nervous.
@MrPoppyDuck
@MrPoppyDuck Ай бұрын
That beast could cruise at 80 mph all day long in quiet serene comfort. Elegance comes to mind. Nice ride!
@12yearssober
@12yearssober Ай бұрын
Indeed. You could fall asleep in those seats!!!
@pauljames5914
@pauljames5914 Ай бұрын
I had a 1971 marquis and she was so handsome that someone stole it! I miss that car.
@castirondude
@castirondude Ай бұрын
I had a 1968 Lincoln with the 460. It was very hard to keep a constant speed with that car because it drove all the same at 85 mph as at 45 mph. Especially at night with few visual references you'd have to keep looking at the speedo. I have a 80's suburban that's like that too. Especially after driving the little 4 banger for a while then the first couple times hitting the freeway you unwittingly bury the speedometer
@rdmineer1
@rdmineer1 Ай бұрын
Big cars of the 70s were wonderful. Projected confidence. Took my license test in a 1974 LTD, parallel parking was a breeze since I learned to drive in a 1964 Country Squire.
@ulfskinn1458
@ulfskinn1458 Ай бұрын
By all day you mean a few hours before you needed to get gas. I'd take my van with a 351 Windsor on the interstate and literally watch the gas gage go down at 75 mph.
@billfioretti3013
@billfioretti3013 Ай бұрын
Purchased new a 1974 LTD Brougham 2dr. Ginger Glow 460 w/trailer tow 3.25 rear and many bells and whistles. Pretty Badass, bold, and daring during the Fuel Crisis Era. Loved it and miss it.
@bhthedog
@bhthedog Ай бұрын
My dad had a '73 in Ginger Glow. Beautiful. My mom looked great in it, cruising with her beehive hairdoo.
@cfloren
@cfloren Ай бұрын
Thanks for doing so many videos on these '73 and '74 Mercurys, Adam! As a child of the '80s I would have never really given them a fair chance, but because of your praises for these cars I started looking for one about a year ago. Finally secured one this month - a Glamour Gold '73 sedan... er, pillared hardtop, in original condition with 54k miles. So far I'd say it is just as nice as you have led your viewers to believe! Such an effortless cruiser.
@benritchsmith
@benritchsmith Ай бұрын
“Angry kitchen appliances!” That is a great qoute!
@MarinCipollina
@MarinCipollina Ай бұрын
Credit where due.. Bob Lutz.
@chrisecoff6155
@chrisecoff6155 Ай бұрын
I had a '74 Brougham sedan; bronze with a tan vinyl roof and interior. Full trailer package - dual exhaust, limited-slip differential, air shocks, front and rear sway bars, and Firestone white-letter radials all the way around. I put a "Bigfoot" camshaft {purchased directly from Bobby Chandler's shop in St. Louis} in it, along with reworked Boss 429 heads and Hooker headers. The final touch was a DEEP window tint for the greenhouse, which got me into a bit of hassle when yearly State inspection time rolled around!! It was comfy and fast - ran a 13.37 @ 107mph quarter mile at Gateway International - and surprisingly good on gas, thanks to the engine tweaks. 18 mpg on the highway! Not too shabby for two and a half tons' worth of creampuff, no?
@oakleaves8370
@oakleaves8370 Ай бұрын
Ever since seeing uncle Buck I've had an interest in these Mercury's, similar to the red Thunderbird from the movie The Crow. The Merc's combo of a 460v8, 2 door, it's almost Fords luxury answer to Dodge Chargers, which Merc did do a few years earlier in the form of the Marauder X-100. Also interesting juxtaposition of 70s luxury cars with big v8s to the energy crisis that was occurring at the time too. Goes to show how there was a market for these types of combos. Nice vids Adam!
@MarinCipollina
@MarinCipollina Ай бұрын
Thanks for this one, Adam. I remember when these were new and fresh. Still looks good, you have a great example
@charleshutchings3010
@charleshutchings3010 Ай бұрын
I had that car in forest green, I bought it used in 1979 and I took the fender skirts off and trailer hitch off and put Crager's with 60 wide tires it looked so good and ran like a scalded dog with that 460 engine. but after the original owner pulled a camper with it for 5 years it had issues but still looked great.
@JamesSpatcher-l3r
@JamesSpatcher-l3r Ай бұрын
Certainly dignified. I'm a little bias, but your 73 galaxie with that big eggcrate grill gets my vote.
@8m617
@8m617 Ай бұрын
(circa 87) Friend behind me in his 75 LTD tried to push my 73 Merc Marquis into an intersection on a Friday night messing around. My Merc held fast and those bumpers didn’t know anything happened. Tanks.
@randycox1101
@randycox1101 Ай бұрын
I absolutely love this car!!! It was built on my birthday!!!
@tedunguent156
@tedunguent156 Ай бұрын
I had a '72 Mercury Marquis Brougham hardtop coupe with a 429 V8. I bought it used in 1978 with low miles for only $500. I loved everything about it except the fuel mileage.
@computerjantje
@computerjantje Ай бұрын
"Not like angry kitchen appliances" is the best way I have ever have heard a car described and so absolutely spot on :) LOVE IT
@jdwxflyer
@jdwxflyer Ай бұрын
You’re spot on regarding that Mercury ‘ride’. My dad had a good friend who drove a later-70s Marquis that looked like this one. You floated on air! 👍🏻
@mcnudde
@mcnudde Ай бұрын
Jack Lord drove the sedan version in the original Hawaii 5-0... badass indeed.
@jed6271
@jed6271 Ай бұрын
A car very similar to this car (but a 1974 Marquis black sedan) was personally selected by Jack Lord to replace the 1968 Mercury that he was driving on the show. Ford wanted him to drive a newer car, but he rejected the 1972 Mercury because he didn’t think it fit the part. The story goes that he eventually agreed to using the ‘74, and it stayed on as his vehicle until the show ended in 1980.
@e.a.p3174
@e.a.p3174 Ай бұрын
I remember
@johndeere865
@johndeere865 Ай бұрын
Book Em Danno,Murder One.
@MarinCipollina
@MarinCipollina Ай бұрын
I never watched because I couldn't stand Jack Lord.
@chuckymurlo5654
@chuckymurlo5654 Ай бұрын
Four door hardtop. I liked his earlier '68 Mercury Parklane much better. But I was just a kid
@waynejeffries4647
@waynejeffries4647 Ай бұрын
Badass indeed! Makes me think of Commander Cody -- "With a 4-barrel carb and dual exhaust, with 4/11 gears you can really get lost..." Hot Rod Lincoln!
@MrKevinp0
@MrKevinp0 Ай бұрын
I had a 1978 Grand, and I must say, I absolutely LOVED the way that car drove. Calling it a boat was not inaccurate, as it literally floated down the road. I loved that, but the wife did not. She got car sick almost every time we went on a longer drive. It did command respect. Probably one of my favorites as well. Nice video of a beautiful car!
@willyhwang1059
@willyhwang1059 Ай бұрын
what a beautiful and bad ass looking car. gosh i miss the good old days of great designs
@davidr8750
@davidr8750 Ай бұрын
Brings back memories. Loved them big boats with big displacement engines. Thanks
@BrianLarson1326
@BrianLarson1326 Ай бұрын
Thanks for sharing. I still remember the green Montego, and green Monterey breezeway we had when I was young.
@kevincoleman1226
@kevincoleman1226 Ай бұрын
My parents had a '70 Marquis Brougham 4 Dr hardtop. What a car. My Dad loved showing off how this car would blast off the line. Fun car to ride in the back seat.
@paulmarkel6233
@paulmarkel6233 Ай бұрын
Such a beautiful example of this model. Thank you for the excellent video.
@darylkik777
@darylkik777 Ай бұрын
We had a red 76 like yours growing up. I loved that interior and dash. New to your videos and I love all I have seen so far. Grew up big Ford, Lincoln, Mercury guy so your videos are a welcome site. Last comment is how nice your a real person and not a AI.
@teds7379
@teds7379 Ай бұрын
I find the grilles and the upright lines on these cars reminiscent of Classical architecture, which I think is what helps to lend that sense of stateliness and power to them. The general shape is almost Parthenon-like, with the slats looking like columns. Anyway, love it.
@davidgold5961
@davidgold5961 Ай бұрын
Those design elements you descibe were done that way intentionally. Car designers frequently reference classical architecture.
@teds7379
@teds7379 Ай бұрын
@@davidgold5961 Well, once upon a time. The cars that seem to do that now are mostly at the very high end, like Bentley and Rolls. Even Mercedes doesn't really have as much of a sense of stateliness as they used to.
@Dac54
@Dac54 Ай бұрын
Thanks again, Adam, for featuring an old Mercury Marquis. It always brings back memories of my youth getting plenty of practice and opportunities to drive a 1974 Mercury Marquis Brougham, 2dr black with a white vinyl roof and whitish leather or vinyl interior. It was a bit beaten up by the time I got to drive it, but it still had that smooth, quiet ride and plenty of power from the 460cid 4bbl engine. Honestly, I preferred the Mercury Marquis or even the LTD models with the hidden headlamps over the Lincolns of the time, with the Marquis always being my favorite.
@mcy1122
@mcy1122 Ай бұрын
Gotta love Ford/lincoln/mercury door sound of this era! Thanks for the great content!
@aytunes100
@aytunes100 Ай бұрын
Do like this one. Your passion for these cars is so inspiring. But it also brings back memories. And, it also keeps the interest of these beauties alive. Keep the faith. Cheers Adam.
@huskyflylangley6053
@huskyflylangley6053 Ай бұрын
Badass indeed! One of the most fear inducing was a scene in the movie 'Witness' with Harrisson Ford the bad guys are coming out to this Amish farm and were driving one of these. It's a grey day, empty dirt road leading to this farm, and you see this car from a distance slowly crest the hill, stop, then slowwwly disappear as it backs down to hide itself. That, combined with the grey, low clouds, and empty country and you KNEW something bad was going to happen. Keep up the good work Adam! Greetings from Nor-Cal.
@tabbott429
@tabbott429 Ай бұрын
Its has nicer styling LTDs did. I had that cloth in green in my LTD. Classic! The 460 makes drivability more appealing until you have to fill up after 8-10mpg. Love that 1 finger power steering.
@plebeian_egalitarian
@plebeian_egalitarian Ай бұрын
Man that heater core access is freakin amazing!!!
@genebigs1749
@genebigs1749 Ай бұрын
I love the looks of this car. Then again, I've always been partial to coupes over sedans. Great video!
@targetedfordeath359
@targetedfordeath359 28 күн бұрын
That whip is sweet, that car floats like a caddy !!
@toronado455
@toronado455 Ай бұрын
OMG that heater core access panel is great.
@briankorner750
@briankorner750 Ай бұрын
Nice ride Adam. Thank you for sharing your cars with us.
@bjftype8288
@bjftype8288 Ай бұрын
You used to take a drive in your cars, would love to experience this in this car, thanks.
@ALightInTheForest
@ALightInTheForest Ай бұрын
Interior - exactly, reminded me of the brocade fabric in my dad's 71 Olds Delta 88 - had to have been sourced from the same manufacturer.
@uswcboy
@uswcboy Ай бұрын
What a cool looking bad ass car. That paint work looks especially amazing for the year of the vehicle. Very shiny and reflective!!
@thomastoler2397
@thomastoler2397 Ай бұрын
One thing I like best on these Mercs is the headlight cover. While not as cleanly styled as later Mercs, the molding splitting the cover disguises the fact that it’s a headlight cover, with the end result appearing to be a car completely devoid of headlights. Very cool.
@Buddha-of8fk
@Buddha-of8fk Ай бұрын
My friend had one in highschool. OMG we had fun in that car. We went to a lot of concerts in it.
@janbonsema5888
@janbonsema5888 Ай бұрын
I was a UAW laborer at the Oakville, ON assembly plant where we built a mix of 1974 Torinos, and the Monterey's etc. Lovely styling, you can see shadows of Buzz Grisinger's 1970 Lincoln Continental
@paulr7547
@paulr7547 Ай бұрын
I love those old cars
@philmescrotum43
@philmescrotum43 Ай бұрын
Thank you for sharing your vehicles with us!
@billyd7882
@billyd7882 Ай бұрын
My grandparents had an early 70’s Mercury Marquis wagon. It was bad ass. Blue with the wood grain sides. Gramps opened up the 460 with Glasspax mufflers. It rumbled at idle. He towed a huge travel trailer with it.
@bobbyjacks3461
@bobbyjacks3461 Ай бұрын
I really enjoy your videos and also seeing all the many classic cars that you own!
@PocketChangeInspector
@PocketChangeInspector Ай бұрын
Beautiful. Luv it and the cars from back then.
@PaulAshKarpathos
@PaulAshKarpathos Ай бұрын
Great video - my 1970 Plymouth Fury checks most of the "badass boxes", but this Mercury Marquis has it beat by a mile! 😅
@bobjohnson205
@bobjohnson205 Ай бұрын
You're really cranking out these videos, Adam!
@joesinkovits6591
@joesinkovits6591 Ай бұрын
"Angry kitchen appliances"! Couldn't have said it better myself, Adam! That really is a badass car!
@MickeyMousePark
@MickeyMousePark Ай бұрын
i took my driving test in a 1973 Mercury Marquis Brougham (my parents car) lots of blind spots and parallel parking was almost impossible..terrible from 0-60 but from 60-80MPH it was like floating on a cloud....after i got my drivers license i bought a car that was NOT like my parents a 1968 Chevelle Malibu 327 console shift ..fire engine red..black interior.. overload rear shocks (coil over shock) to raise the rear a bit.. wire basket wheels ...all sounds great but we lived in tiny town.. I would start my car up with glass packs and the single town police officer would have a ticket ready for me..entire town was 25MPH and my car was just not capable of going 25MPH either 0 or 50 nothing in between lol one thing he did not point out that was cool on the 2 door the rear ash tray is on the door arm rest at the back..15:18
@johnplovanich9564
@johnplovanich9564 Ай бұрын
As usual great video Adam.What a beautiful car.I look forward to your videos. Keep up the great work and cheers from Eulethra
@305classics
@305classics Ай бұрын
Pretty cool car…. Love classic cars!!
@obiwanjacobi76
@obiwanjacobi76 Ай бұрын
The word “imposing” also comes to mind. I’m moving out of the way if this is in my rear view, if only to watch it sail by. Definitely a bad ass car indeed!
@derekpierkowski7641
@derekpierkowski7641 Ай бұрын
My older brother got one in 79. I was 14. Baby blue with a white vynal top. Cruising to the 8 track !👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
@jimfraser9898
@jimfraser9898 Ай бұрын
Angry Kitchen appliances....I choked on my coffee! Well said!
@bern1228
@bern1228 Ай бұрын
Thanks! I will check with my kitchen appliances to see if they feel angry. Thanks for that chuckle. Nice car . Love a marquis. On my second one now. I would love to have one like this. Note to self: Must.Win. Lottery.
@MrGalaxie1968
@MrGalaxie1968 Ай бұрын
Beautiful car! You have great taste in cars.
@janinsweden8559
@janinsweden8559 Ай бұрын
Such a beauty ❤
@bryanmchugh1307
@bryanmchugh1307 Ай бұрын
This thing is AWESOME! Hard to believe that is a 50 year old car. It looks incredibly well built for its age.
@madmike2624
@madmike2624 Ай бұрын
Your definition of "bad ass" and my definition are 2 totally different things. Great find there my brother!!!~
@OLDS98
@OLDS98 Ай бұрын
Thank you Adam. Nice Mercury. I saw the beginning of the video and said Steve Garrett and Hawaii Five O. You see Lincoln styling cues and several of the styling cues ran well into the 2000's on the Grand Marquis. There have been muscular aggressive Cadillacs: STS, the current CT5-V Blackwing.
@floydt2029
@floydt2029 Ай бұрын
Correctly tuned, this "badass car" is capable of a 95 mph quarter mile run too (460 engine), love the look!
@khughesone1
@khughesone1 Ай бұрын
That's a beautifully menacing car. I'd love to see the vacuum line routing for the emissions
@325xitgrocgetter
@325xitgrocgetter Ай бұрын
The one thing I like and it's a small detail...the OEM wipers. Kind of odd to see a vintage car with the modern style beam or aero wipers...some of them can't clear the hood if they are concealed when parked.
@its.just.me.1.2.3.
@its.just.me.1.2.3. Ай бұрын
We had a 1979 Mercury Grand Marquis when I was a kid and it was the nicest car we ever had. I’ve always loved the 1974’s headlight door design. Add the 1975-1978 rear taillight design and it would be perfection for me.
@jimellison6157
@jimellison6157 Ай бұрын
Adam. Love the 70’ s cars. My second car, in 1983, was a 1972 Ford Galaxy 4-door sedan it was in very good shape, and only cost me 400.00 dollars. And yes, your 74 Mercury is definitely badass.
@wilco3588
@wilco3588 Ай бұрын
I love that description angry kitchen appliance!
@eddiestanley135
@eddiestanley135 Ай бұрын
Ahh, the undercoating. Remember starting out in the service end of a Pontiac Cadillac store washing cars, A week later, "promoted" to new car prep tech. One of my most hated duties was rust proofing. Thankfully, moved up to a technician and I "trained" my teen replacement. Part of the procedure involved drilling holes into the door jambs, inserting a wand, rotating the wand a determined amount, and installing plugs. Began having vehicles returning for windows, locks, not working. Yes, you guessed it, the regulators, lock assemblies, etc. were drowned in rustproofing. New car department lost its ass on the cost to disassemble window regulators, door latches, clean/ soak them in kerosene, and lubricate/reinstall. Kid did not last long.😮
@thomastoler2397
@thomastoler2397 Ай бұрын
I wonder if it provided any real protection? I remember a product when I first entered the new-car market in ‘79, called Ziebart (unsure of spelling), and I’m sure I would have had it done, not knowing the pros/cons, but I never kept a car long enough back then to know if it was effective, but now, I’m skeptical of it’s supposed benefits.
@michaelsimko7694
@michaelsimko7694 Ай бұрын
Interesting you said that this Mercury was supposed to compete with the 98. I still have a picture saved of a 1976 98 coupe that had a nearly identical exterior color treatment. I right away thought of that Olds near the beginning of this video.
@MrZdvy
@MrZdvy Ай бұрын
Stunning car, super comfort. And good to know that the plastic inner fenders are also undercoated...
@carterorio1526
@carterorio1526 29 күн бұрын
That frontend is SINISTER!!
@gordonborsboom7460
@gordonborsboom7460 Ай бұрын
It has the vibe of the car from the movie "The Car " from 1977
@LongIslandMopars
@LongIslandMopars Ай бұрын
Yes, especially the squashed roofline.
@JulesN580
@JulesN580 Ай бұрын
I was thinking that as well. Interestingly, with ‘The Car’ based on a ‘71 Continental Mark lll (modified by George Barris), they’re kinda cousins. Saw that movie at the drive in, with, l think, Saturday Night Fever!
@BakerStudiosIndy
@BakerStudiosIndy Ай бұрын
I was 12 or 13 years old when a family on my paper route took delivery of a light blue '74 Marquis Brougham coupe. I fell in love. It looked like a million dollars. I always dreamed of owning one.
@miketybring4700
@miketybring4700 Ай бұрын
For me it was a brand new 1973 Lincoln Continental, Baby blue in colour. He had a mobile phone and small T.V in it. I loved that car.Wish l was back in 1973 right now
@VincentLander
@VincentLander Ай бұрын
I love the subtle yearly changes US-manufacturers used to make. For '73, the rear panel was completely vertical, and for '74 it became inclined.
@trumpiekeith8531
@trumpiekeith8531 Ай бұрын
Just get out of the way! Lol I have to admit,I love pulling up next to a Smart car at a stoplight in my 1973 Chevrolet Caprice Classic Hardtop Sedan for that very reason.
@obiwanjacobi76
@obiwanjacobi76 Ай бұрын
Kudos to you on the paint correction, Adam. I don’t see a single swirl mark in that black paint even up close. I’ve always thought large cars of this era had “architectural” styling, in that the front ends looked like buildings (White House, for example).
@kellymyers5974
@kellymyers5974 Ай бұрын
Man I love this car
@Slimjim260
@Slimjim260 Ай бұрын
Love this car, they drove one through a warehouse in the movie Magnum Force! I was sick
@richardbrimble1319
@richardbrimble1319 Ай бұрын
So bad ass. One of your best cars Adam for sure.
@armandodimarzio1136
@armandodimarzio1136 Ай бұрын
Love it "Angry kitchen appliances"
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