One of the comments I make most frequently to salvage yard owners is that they should put their most unusual or special parts cars and trucks online, somewhere, anywhere, in order to drive foot traffic and phone calls. Few… more»
Mercury
Prairie Style: 1953 Mercury M-350
If you’re a Barnfinds regular you’ll quickly note this Mercury pickup is another in a succession of trucks we’ve featured over the past few months offered by a seller located in Sweet Grass, Montana. Recent Barn Finds posts have been written by Adam, Brian,… more»
Upscale Pony Car! 1968 Mercury Cougar
Billed by Mercury in its sales literature as “the best-equipped luxury sports car in America,” the 1968 Cougar leveraged its selection as Motor Trend Magazine’s 1967 Car of the Year to attract buyers looking for something more substantial than… more»
30 Years in a Barn: 1970 Mercury Marauder X-100
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»
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»
















