Long before Mercury’s Grand Marquis became a variant of the ubiquitous Ford Crown Victoria, a common police car, taxi cab, and retiremobile of the 1990s and 2000s, the Grand Marquis held a more prestigious position just under Ford Motor Company’s flagship Lincoln brand. This 1969 Mercury Grand Marquis Brougham two-door hardtop in Sicklerville, New Jersey could easily be mistaken for a ’70 Lincoln Continental from a distance. Recently revived after a 25-year slumber, this double-green classic runs, and drives, retaining almost complete originality with a few exceptions. It seeks a new owner here on eBay where $10,500 makes it yours with a click on Buy It Now or tempt the seller with Make Offer.
The top-level Brougham package includes the Twin Comfort Lounge seats and a vinyl roof as standard equipment, both optional on the base Grand Marquis. The seller includes a host of pictures including a Marti Report showing the car’s original equipment, including surprisingly few options. Air conditioning keeps things cool, but you’ll be cranking your windows at the drive-through and reaching across to unlock the passenger door. Thanks to lov2xlr8 for some details.
The chrome-framed full-width light bar tells drivers astern that this is no entry-level family car with tiny low-budget tail lights begrudgingly stuck on to appease the government. Mercury owners get lights and reflectors from port to starboard; now that’s luxury. Joking aside, redundant bulbs on upscale cars offer the practical advantage that if one bulb burns out, another continues working.
Marquis Brougham owners got this mighty 429 cid two-barrel mill by default. With 320 HP and 460 lb-ft of torque (gross), the big cruiser hits 60 MPH in just over eight seconds, according to Automobile-Catalog. That’s not bad considering the relaxed 2.75:1 rear axle ratio. I admire these big two-doors, though I’d prefer one packed to the brim with options. You can spend $10,500 on a golf cart these days, but I’d rather carry my clubs and show up in this Brougham, crank windows and all. Is this Marquis grand enough for you?
Absolutely right up my alley. I love it. I would trade my neighbor’s dog for this car.
Green over green is my scene. What a cruiser.
If this were a Marauder X-100 I’d be all in! Still a beautiful cruiser! GLWTA!! :-)
It’s shame that L-M never had a “de Sade” option, LOL!! (Long running Car & Driver joke!) :-)
You wrote the joke I was going to, prior to me even seeing this car on BF. Snooze and you lose!
Features of the “de Sade” edition? Crank windows only on the passenger side; NO ashtray for the rear passengers; no AC vent on the right….OK, your turn.
I am not a fan of green, but I would love to own this vehicle! It just has that original look, and screams “owned by an old guy”.
Yup, I would drive this with pride!
Big 60’s-70’s cars like this never used to catch my eye, but I like them now. They are so representative of a different era, when cruising down the new interstates was an exercise in comfort and calm— not like today, dodging semis and people doing 90 mph— but I digress. The ebay ad is thorough, it notes there are several items needing attention. But at a reasonable price (less than the ask) one could spruce up this Mercury and have a nice cruiser.
Good job Todd.
Fabulous cloud -☁️- mobile land yacht
I’d get in , start it up, and head right to bingo in quiet comfort.
This the genre of cars ive never owned besides exotics and always wanted one. Is something awesome about a column shift V8 boat with a bench seat!
I am now confirmed member of the old man club. Of all the great cars on today’s menu, I clicked on this! I should have waited for the medication to work…..
This is a top-of-the-line Marquis Brougham, but it wouldn’t be “Grand” for another six years.
I had one from Maine in the late 70’s. Except for the musty/moldy smell and the rust I loved that SoCal freeway cruiser.
I don’t play golf, but instead of spending 10K in a golf cart, I would rather (by far) buy this nice Marquis and cary and use it to carry my golf clubs.
Somebody has been busy with the spray bombs underneath. Overall looks like a solid car, some rust to deal with. Would be a great cruiser if you could afford the fuel!
CRANK windows on cars like the Merc is a blessing. Otherwise, you would be replacing window motors. This is from experience my family had a loaded 69 we got when it was a couple of years old. Loads of electrical issues. We also had stripper 69 with no electrical gremlins.
How right you are. The Ford PW motors (and Chrysler as well) were JUNK. I had to replace several over the years (not on my car as I’ve never owned a Ford product) including a 69 Marquis when it was fairly new. It’s not a fun job. GM PW motors VERY SELDOM gave any problems, but the Bosch type PW motors on the others were extremely problematic.
Sold below $8950 apparently. Seller lowered the BIN to $8950 and it says “Best Offer Accepted.” We’d love to hear an update if the new owner stumbles onto this page! I haven’t paid much attention to these before but I might like it better than the Mark III. Hmm.
My Father bought one new for our trip to Florida, ordered it special for our Christmas vacation. Well the dealer was my sister’s inlaw, and my Father’s name wasn’t Clark Griswold, but our car didn’t arrive on time. It in fact was 2 weeks late for our departure. The owner was a great guy, and gave us his loaner which had a 4 barrel 429 in it and was loaded. He told my Father to drive it, and if he wanted his car he ordered he could have it. It was a win-win for my Father, and he kept the much nicer car from the loaner. You don’t get treated that way anymore, that was my Father’s favorite car of all time. The cars best feature was the sequential taillights that took up the entire rear end. Of course the hidden headlights, and the 4 barrel 429 wasn’t hard to like either. It was a terrific car.
When you wanted something classier than a Ford, but thought a Lincoln was too ostentatious.