When I think of a 1970 Mercury Marauder X-100 I think of a luxury cruiser – fast, posh, smooth, quiet, sleek, powerful. All things that I am not. This example can be found here on eBay in Union City, Oklahoma… more»
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Rust Free Sport Coupe: 1979 Mercury Zephyr Z-7
As a kissin’ cousin to the Ford Fairmont, the Mercury Zephyr was appropriately fancy in a Mercury sort of way. This 1979 Mercury Zephyr Z-7 Sport Coupe can be found here on Craigslist with an asking price of $3,275… more»
11 MPG Beauty: 1976 Mercury Marquis Brougham
At $237 a foot, this 1976 Mercury Marquis Brougham two-door hardtop is cheap if you break it down into 12-inch sections. Or, looking at it another way, 0.58 MPG per foot. This big brown beauty can be found here… more»
One of One: Mercury Sable Custom Convertible
It doesn’t get much more unique than this. Here is a Mercury Sable Convertible Concept car. Apparently, Ford was toying with the idea of making the Sable into a convertible. While all production Sables were either 4 door sedans… more»
The Other Fox Body: 1983 Mercury Capri RS 5.0
The Mercury Capri is seen far less frequently than its Fox-body twin, the Ford Mustang. Even harder to find are the desirable RS cars, equipped with the venerable 5.0L V8 motor, otherwise found in the Mustang GT. This Capri… more»
Finishing Touches Required: 1970 Mercury Cougar
I know that there are readers who are going to look at this 1970 Mercury Cougar and see a project car that needs little work to complete, while there will be some who will be cautious and skeptical about… more»
Gentleman’s Turbo: 1986 Mercury Cougar XR7
When it comes to sleeper coupes of the 80s, the Mercury Cougar XR7 is sadly overlooked. Featuring the same turbocharged powerplant as the more sporting Thunderbird Turbo Coupe, the Cougar was the choice for drivers seeking a more cosseted… more»
302 V8 Swap Bargain? 1963 Mercury Comet
The age-old debate between Ford and Chevy goes back a little more than a hundred years now, but were there ever rivalries between different car divisions made by the same company? I’ve always wondered how people thought about a… more»
For Sporting Gentlmen: 1970 Mercury Cyclone GT
The Mercury Cyclone GT has been described as the car for the sporting gentleman who placed an emphasis on style and comfort. That is not to say that the car didn’t have sporting pretensions, as the car had a… more»
Bargain Bobcat: 1979 Mercury Bobcat
I don’t know if you have noticed, but the price of classic cars that used to be everyday cars, that were nothing so special, have been on the rise in the last couple of years. It seems three years ago… more»
Breezeway Roof: 1963 Mercury Monterey Custom
In 1963, Mercury reached back to the 1958 Mercury Turnpike Cruiser and the 1958 to 1960 Continental Mark series to borrow the roof line of some of its models. This was called the Breezeway. In 1963 and 1964 it was… more»
Affordable Muscle: 1969 Mercury Marauder
For whatever reason, the Marauder has never hung around long. For each of its three iterations, the first run was its longest at only three years. Too bad, as each version has been a pretty cool twist on your… more»