Being a step up from Ford in the FOMOCO pecking order, the Lincoln-Mercury Division of the company generally was devoid of pickup trucks. An exception is the Lincoln Mark LT from 2006 to 2008. Unless you bought one made in Canada, Mercury never had that honor. So, a chop shop in Missouri decided to build one out of a crappy 1972 Mercury Grand Marquis. Over a mere four days, this Mercury Merchero came to be. Now living in Prescott Valley, Arizona, this odd luxury “Ute” is available here on Facebook Marketplace for $2,500.
The Mercury Grand Marquis was in production from 1975 to 2011. It was Mercury’s version of the Ford LTD or Lincoln Continental. As the seller’s video tells us, it was a beat-up luxury car that still had a good interior but a bad body and paint. Also, it’s 460 cubic inch burned oil when a repair shop took it in on a trade. Pole Barn Garage decided it might be cool to cut it up and make a Ranchero out of it (hence the Merchero moniker).
This thing left the factory as a 4-door sedan. Over a matter of just a few days, the back seat portion was cut out, and the trunk area was extended to make a cargo bed out of it. Also, the oil-burning issue was resolved, and apparently it runs okay at north of 80,000 miles. We don’t know how long ago this was done, and the one-of-a-kind seems to have found its way out West with three or more owners over the years.
The seller may have only had it for a short time and hasn’t done anything to it other than to determine that it still runs just fine. He/she will be willing to entertain a trade as it’s been on the market for two months. The oddity of it will have to wait for just the right buyer to pull the trigger. Thanks for bringing this crazy tip our way, Mitchell G.!
Well this certainly takes the GRAND out of MARQUIS. I take NO truck with this DESECRATION. And too much Dinero for this Merchero! Once again, I find it revolting, so I’m On to VERSAILLES in my Town Car. I dunno, maybe the Heats gettin to me!
Um. Mr Russ Dixon. You might wanna get ur facts straight. That car was built by Pole Barn Garage.. In Missouri
He says that in the write-up. Did you even read it?
Just looking at this makes me tired.
Yep! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B75sfR3Oij8
I tried to watch the video but could only bear enough to convince me what a pile of scrap this truly is. No wonder the seller did not include the show’s URL in the ad. Russ, you might want to edit your post to include the link to the sad video.
460 Merchero 🐎 😎 👍
Was Pole Barn,watched the episode and cried..as a Mercury Man this hurt..love his show but this cut too deep..LOL.
Yet it lives on for some sort of useful service.
A sad REINCARNATION 😔?
Terrible!!
Frankly, I think this is genious! Great job with the customization.
If i only had the parking spot!!!! What a great oddity for a parade or Saturday mornings in the parking lot
Back Again! Seems like most commentators DON’T want to be A 🎵 Merchero 🎶 Man🎵 ! Not particularly Athletic, It could use a supporter! 😲. Hey! Someone’s GOT to add some humor!
Well if you like one of a kinders this definitely fits the bill. I doubt you’ll find one anywhere else. I just wish they didn’t have all the tires in the back so you could see how they created the bed. You don’t get much for $2500 anymore. If you had a farm and just wanted something to haul odds and ends in and you live near by, it might be worth looking at.
Glad to see this old girl is still on the road. Much better than the crusher.
what a butched bucket. pull the motor and scrap the corpse
I’m a subscriber (and “Low Bucks Club” member) of Pole Barn Garage – Dalton’s credo is drive your junk and have affordable fun; some builds are cruise night quality, others one step above yard art – depends what he’s starting with. This thing would have been derby’ed so at least someone can turn heads for not much moola.
If you want to see something subversive, watch his video where he takes the “Holey Goat” to a Pontiac club meet.
YIKES !!!!
The best I can say is that it is certainly unique.
Ya’ll forget the 2002 Lincoln Blackwood pickup truck? Probably because it was so luxurious that it didn’t really qualify as a truck.
The Mark LT was a pickup truck. It was actually a Ford F-150 with a Lincoln touch.
This abomination is just that. A hideous abomination. Please, please, PLEASE if you’re going to convert a car into a pickup Rancharo/El Camino, please put a real tailgate on it. Pick a station wagon tailgate if you have to.
Except for my pet peeve tailgate this doesn’t look too bad.
As Rick W said, they took the Grand out of Grand Marquis
Why don’t you build one and we’ll critique it?
Here’s a little secret! DON’T Mess with Angel! The CADILLAC QUEEN and Co Founder of The GREAT AMERICAN LAND YACHT PRESERVATION SOCIETY will clean your clock ⏰️ with ease and Flair while singing Mambo Italiano! Hey Angel, how’s tricks? 😉
i see this hauling scrap metal to a recycling center by a dude with as many teeth as this has or had doors.
Well you would definitely be the talk of the town cruising around in that thing what kind of talk I guess would depend on how many drinks they had
One of my favorite fictional characters, Travis McGee, would look at this and say “my pickup started as a Rolls.”
Actually, as I recall, Miss Agnes ended up with a Mercury engine.
That’s about the only reason I can think of to part with actual money in exchange for this.
Helluva thing to see first thing in the morning BEFORE I have my
first Mountain Dew of the day! The polite truth is that this thing
looks like something I’d see coming off a 2-week bender over 50 years ago. These guys aren’t builders, they’re butchers! A real builder would use an empty shell and build from the inside
out and WOULDN’T cut up a perfectly good sedan like this car may have been at some point. A true builder would completely
reinforce the structure of the shell he’s building on after you remove 2/3 of the rigidity by sawing off half the roof. A good builder would use X bracing behind the “cab” and in the render wells to shore things up BEFORE you put the inside walls into the “box”. That’s what my friend Buzzy did when he built a few
Vegaminos and pincheros before he passed away. I saw one of his creations when the boss hired a young kid to deliver our products for home delivery. Gotta say that the Vegaminos looked very well done. I understood why when the kid told me who he got it from. Saw an old saying once that read “Just because you can do something doesn’t mean you should”. Angel, I hope that didn’t traumatize you that much.