1973 mercury marquis commercial

[doofy148]

Dont want to hit that with a Smart For Two!

[itsmegp46]

Those mercurys did have a fanatastically smooth ride, BUT, they handled pretty badly. While making a high speed turn, the car and tires looked like an ice skater with weak ankles. It was pretty embarassing.

[BassmintStile]

I just came a little looking at that car.

[guywhodoesstuff123]

Now the ride would be considered garbage because of how soft it is, which is completely ridiculous. I don't buy a luxury car to feel imperfections in the road.

[Geostrategic1]

She's a floater!

[JohnnyLucero13]

They should have also had the chauffeurs drive them blindfolded, so they could judge the handling of the cars!

[MrCarnut123]

Steve McGarrett's (Jack Lord) ride in Hawaii 5-0! Class and style!

[OlegKostoglatov]

I think his was a 1974 model, similar grille though, before that a 1968.

[mattshu1]

You could put a twin size mattress on the hood!

[dalotel]

The commercial is such a joke. These were tanks. Horrible cornering, fuel economy, and sitting in one blind folded doesn't hide the fact you certainly can tell the difference getting in either car which is which. Consumers were pretty dumb back then, and they are today. Who would ever buy a Fiat 500? Jlo commercial is even worse.

[SuperOffgrid]

@dalotel Maybe by today s standards they are, but this is what people wanted. Ford full size cars were by far the smoothest and most quiet full size cars of the day. Not that bad on gas for their time, before low compression engines and smog controls.

[dalotel]

@SuperOffgrid The air suspension was very smooth, but the car did in fact have 8.5:1 compression, perhaps 9.0:1 at the most. That's low compression, low horsepower in the 351M engine. Not many opt for the bigger engines unless they wanted to tow a boat. I guess 1973 is gone. Who would reminisce about this car today? It was a grandpa car then, and they're all dead now.

[ash7990]

@dalotel I love these big old American cars. (I am from the UK)

[stellarfungk85]

Love it!

[Annihilator1111]

the engine on the 1973-1978 Mercury Marquis/ Mercury Marquis Meteor (Canada; 1976-1978)

Engine

5.8 L 351M V8

6.6 L Cleveland V8

7.0 L 385 V8

7.5 L 385 V8

[Miradart]

@Annihilator1111 I think I have a small corection for you. The Cleveland motor was a 351, or 5.8l. They also had a 400M, that is some cases came with a 2bbl carb, or 4bbl carb, and then there was the top dog, the 460 4bbl.

I believe there were even years where the 351 could be had in 3 different versions. 351M, 351 Windsor, and the top dog, the 351 Cleveland, but I'm not a Ford expert.

I don't ever remember seeing a 7.0L 385 or 7.5L 385. But again, I'm no expert

[Annihilator1111]

@Miradart thanks

[OlegKostoglatov]

A 351 Cleveland is a member of the Ford 335 series of engines, which was the mid sized V8 from 1969-81, the 351M and 400 have a taller deck height then the 351C. A 351 Windsor is an all together different engine, it's related to a 289/302 but with a taller deck height.The 429 and 460 were what they called the 385 series of engines that debut in 1969 and were still in use up until the mid 90s in trucks.This is without talking about the race, industrial, or FE engines around at the time.

[Miradart]

@OlegKostoglatov So that's where the 385 comes in! I didn't know that.

Correct me if I'm wrong, there weren't any FE's used in the Marquis, right? That's the 428 I think (?)

[OlegKostoglatov]

The 428 was an FE engine just like the 390, so was the 461 used in the suicide door Lincolns of the 60s, after the 385 series engines came out in 1969 Ford started using the FE engines in their trucks. Later in the 70s they replaced the FE engines in their trucks with 335 series engines like the 351M and 400s. I can't remeber when the Marquis line started but I think it was 1967 and Mercs were using 428s until 1968 and perhaps early 69 at least.

[SuperOffgrid]

@OlegKostoglatov The MEL engine series was from the 50 s. It was the Big Block of its time, started at 383 410 430 and 462. It was phased out in 67 or 68 and the lincolns and t-birds got the 385 series, 429 and 460. the FE series started also in the 50 s, 332 352 360 390 406 410 again and then 428. Wikipedia has a good article on these engines. They all looked similar, the FE was a medium block. FE Ford Edsel, MEL Mercury Edsel Lincoln. Early marquis had a 410 in 67.

[OlegKostoglatov]

I'm a bit foggy on some of this, I'm a MoPar man but have some friend who are into FoMoCo stuff. Ford seemed to have a lot more confusing overlap in engine production then other manufacturers did in that they had engines of similar displacement with different blocks of all different generations. Chrysler only had three series of engines in that era, big block, small block, and slant six, when they brought in one new engine they discontinued another.

[SuperOffgrid]

@Miradart there was an early 400c but only for a short while. They then went to the 351M and 400M engines. the 385 series was in fact the 429 7 litre and 460 7.5 litre.

[socalltd]

@Miradart 400, 429 and 460 blocks were used in merc's from 71 and up. later the 351M and 400 were the only two choices. any thing older than 71 had a FE or a MEL block.

[Miradart]

@socalltd There we go! Now we have some clarity. Thanks also to @SuperOffgrid and @OlegKostoglatov

Good info for all!

[SukkaPunch321]

"At the sign of the cat." Freeken 70s epic.

[WestofHollywood1]

Makes my 03 Grand Marquis look like a midsize car.

[gentlepersuader]

Your car is too small.

[sdh74]

Ahhhh the 70's . . . . when metallic puke green, and doo doo brown were standard car colors. AHHHH TAKES ME BACK! LOL!!!

[PiPxTc]

@sdh74 And when your chauffeur drove blindfold! And yes, I did learn to drive in a puke greenish grey Impala.

[crcracker1]

Love the roar of the cat back in those years!!

[xxfoREVerxx112211]

fuckin boat

[UFOSPACE1999]

I rather have that Mercedes Benz Limo today over that piece of shit FORD!!!! PLUS the THAT 34,000 dollar Limo from Mercedes Benz...could fetch 100,000 easy!!! FUCK U FORD

[LAmonk76]

@UFOSPACE1999 classic fords mercs and lincolns have more class than any euro commie turd. ask kim jung il, PISS OFF!

[MattTheSaiyan]

Everything's better when it's bigger.

[counterclockwise123]

Cars of today suck.

[FollowMyDamnedLaws]

@toyota339 No, they rode shotgun.

[MaestroTJS]

My dad owned a '74 for about 4 months back when it was new (he enjoyed changing cars every few months)...and it was brown too.

A cool-looking land yacht.

[CallOfDuty4Fish]

So in the 70's were cats on all the signs?

[nomadcowatbk]

@CallOfDuty4Fish

they stayed up there until they sold 100 cars

[Doobie1975]

This era of the Mercury Marquis's are really nice cars but I slightly prefer the 1971-72 styling a little more.

[Christianpreaching]

what a gorgeosu car. I hate all the crap I see on the road these days; every one

[McVaio]

American cars of that age beat any other continent. SO much luxury, style, gadgets, room, comfort...

[Glenn1967ful]

@McVaio

In an era when a British luxury car like a Rover 3500 didn't have air conditioning or electric windows as standard or an option and German cars like Mercedes were so expensive and basic.

[glasscitadel12]

This is one PRETTY car!!!!

[cw40pd6]

最後に出てくるサインポールがいい。

[IstvanN1961]

RIP Mercury: 1939 to 2011.

[frankd1965]

the Mercedes sold for $35k. Also the Rolls Royce Silver Shadow also cost that much back in the day.

[markberg]

When I was growing up, my mom drove a ’73 Marquis station wagon. My senior year in high school, I used to do fishtails in it.

[beaver10777]

fuckin bad ass front end. i love the entire styling of it all but the way the grille and headlights are disigned are beautiful

[l1n1ck004]

go america!!!!

[deeckhardt]

VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY Best than any eurotrash or japshit

[compu85]

@deeckhardt The Mercury and Mercedes 600 aren't even in the same league. The Mercedes has better handling, more features, and probably tipple the running costs!

[390merc65]

the car that beat the car ..cool...i had a 71 marquis black with a red gut 

[chaseman94]

At the sign of the cat!!!