Thought I'd never get to ✔️ out this 25th Anniversary Breezeway 1964 Mercury Montclair Junkyard Find
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- Опубліковано 24 сер 2024
- Like the title says, I thought I'd ever get a chance to check out this 1964 Mercury Montclair. The reason being is that the junkyard had it behind their fence for about two years before they decided to bring it out for parts. I'm not sure the reason why as it was never posted for sale. Luckily I just happen to be driving by and decided to stop and go in. This is like many places that charges to go in and they rarely get any classics so I don't normally stop here. This 25th Anniversary More Door Merc was still in pretty good shape. I believe all the four doors came with the very cool Breezeway back window. This one had the H code FE big block 390 with power steering, power brakes and Air conditioning. One very cool thing about the dash on these is that the AC vents are sort of hidden as they blend in with the rest of the dash trim when they are closed. The entire front end including the grill was very nice. Overall a lot of nice parts on this one to be saved before it meets the crusher. The only really bad was the trunk as it was rusted along with the channel. But the deck lid was nice.
Whoa Nelley, it's a Montclair and it may be squished and to the FOMOCO faithful that's not fair..
Sam Laney Lincoln-Mercury was located at 700 North Locust Street in Denton, TX and today this is Denton Tool and Fastener Company, and you can easily make out that this is the same building. Sam Laney was also a Firestone dealer for a time, which makes sense considering that Ford vehicles often had Firestone tires on them due to intermarriage between the two families.
We got the VIN, we win: 4 for 1964 model year, Z for St. Louis (Hazelwood), MO assembly, 52 for Montclair four door sedan, H for 390 V8 special with two barrel and the rest is the production sequence. The Hazelwood plant operated from 1948 to 2006. By 2009 it was demolished. It was closed as part of "The Way Forward" program.
We got the tag, we can brag: 54B for Montclair four door sedan, Y for Glacier Blue exterior paint, 72 for Blue interior trim, 19J for Thursday, September 19, 1963 production, 22 for Dallas, TX sales district, 1 for 2.89:1 rear end ratio, non-locking, and 4 for dual range automatic transmission. Yes, that's 25th Anniversary. X in Roman numerals is ten so two "X"s is 20 and a V is 5, so together that's 10+10+5=25. Yes, between 250 and 266 HP depending on the version of the 390 V8 with the two barrel in 1964. The Mustang VIN is stamped on the inner fenders among other places. The driver's door is gone, which would have all the pertinent data.
Whoa Nelley, 1964 and could soon be out the door. Montclair needs a lot of care. That's it, time to quit. Glacier Blue, and it's over for you. Made in Hazelwood and it ain't no good. 3-9-0 and gotta go. Going to be flat and that's that. Autolite soon to be out of sight. Motorcraft needs a life raft. Sold new by Sam and ready for the trash can. Plant VIN code "Z" and it's over for thee. Going to get squished and only the FOMOCO faithful, many here, but sorry folks, not the Google Man are going to be pissed.
Really good research love it thank you are you the Google man benny is always talking about.
@@terrencegiordan2775 Sure thing. Yes, that's me.
Cool old car always look forward to your video's
Appreciate you 👍
My dad had a 64 Mercury Meteor breezeway the same color as that one. It brings back memories.
How could that grille possibly have survived all these years without getting even one ding?! That is truly amazing. I remember one of our neighbors had one of these when I was a kid. She used to put the back window down when we were riding in the back seat and it was the coolest thing!
Love those Mercury’s!
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Thanks for showing...I like Mercury's too !
No problem 👍
What a great looking Mercury. These cars are rare in the north. I agree with you, what a great car. Thanks again.
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This Is the Truth...🤔 Many Cars in good conditions and bring to the junkyard by the owners because at the sale ads respond beggars Who offer ridicoulous sums. So instead of trying to sell It, are thrown away. Few days ago, for this reason, an old tachear has scrap her Citroen 2cv charleston two tone bordeaux/black in perfect condition.. thanks for your video. Hi from Rimini Italy.
Imagine the person who picked it up brand new at the dealership and what it would've looked like new
Never in my life till now have I seen such a unique back window like this
Loved how they made the gauges back then.
One of my all time favorite automobiles. I remember seeing them on the road when they were new as a little kid and all I knew is that I wanted one. Great video!
Another one that could be saved.
WOW That Rustang looks like it had a good life. It looks as good as most of the early Rustangs do. I wonder if it has any front frame left over so another Ruststang owner can get it annd use it on their car LOL!
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Interesting find Benny. That's strange for a vehicle that's not a truck to have a rear window like that.
This car looks very restorable. My parents had a white one like this. When we went to the drive-in theater, Dad would put that back window down and my siblings and I would sit on the back of the trunk lid and rest our arms on the roof while we watched the movie. Cool car!
I love that 64 Montclair Benny, it was a beautiful car with plenty of passenger room inside and that power back window .
Damn that's a shame. Good looking car.
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Benny and the jets that car is pretty good shape hate to see it get crushed.
Unfortunately that's how it goes for most when they go to the yard
good old girl still . for parts good pick over there . mate
I wonder where the AC controls are? The heater control appears to be just for heat. Maybe there is a dual mode fan switch that turns on the AC fan if it is rotated in a one direction? There would normally be a separate AC cool knob too. I thought first that the AC controls were where the ashtray is.
Both Ford and Mercury for 1964 had factory A/C with its own controls separate from those of the heater. Mercury integrated their unit into the dash but Ford had a separate "hang on" style unit. For 1965, the factory A/C would become fully integrated, with combined heater and A/C controls.
Correct. The underdash unit for the galaxies was called a selectaire. I've restored several of those units
I think the Selectaire name was later applied only to the built in factory installed A/C. Ford also made in some early years a "PolarAire" A/C unit which I believe was a less expensive version of the early SelectAire (or whatever the top level under dash unit was called).
The select-air was factory and used fresh air. The right cowl ventilation supplied the fresh air. GM and Chrysler had more built in factory air systems, so by 1964 Mercury did this quick fix because the average person even then thought the factory Ac was aftermarket. Ford AC back then didn’t cool very well in my experience.
I"m wondering where the controls are for the AC on the 1964 Mercury. Are they integrated with the heater controls? It doesn't seem that way, but I cannot tell for sure.@@jw77019
Benny and The Jets.. I had one of these as my 1st. car to drive for my 16th. birthday 1977..Only mine was the Montery version 1966.. Same year as The Mama and The Poppas song of California Dreamin.. 390 engine..I crashed it into a Bridge 1st. time driving on Snow of November of that same year.
I crashed my monterey four door in 1974. My first car. I knocked down a light pole with it out drinking with my buddys. Luckily no one was hurt but that poor car never ran again.
Someone had plans for this to bad they at least didn't keep grill.and bumpers
Someone will probably save that grill. I was considering it, myself
@@ClassicRideSociety well might be a good idea because since there is not that many mercury marauders around someone maybe be interested in buying that and both bumpers also that center window. Just a thought.
fantastic find great to see this classic
I like it
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As far as four door sedans go, these were about as cool as they got! 👍 😎
Take it home with you
If I could
Boy if somebody needs a nose for one of those, it's nice.
There is a guy in my town that has two of them one is in real good shape the other is not as good but he get's out and drives them they have the same front end and sort of the same taillights as a Comet. When I first saw it coming at me down the road I thought it was a Comet
They have some pretty cool looking styling
My dad had one the same color but it was the base model Meteor but had the breezeway window and a 352ciV8. My dad put a red front seat in his as the original blue front seat wore out but my mom hated it so he put a seat cover on it, the tail lights were always getting broken on has as the light were as far out as the bumper. and careless driver kept hitting the lights.
Make ‘em an offer
If the Tail lights are just faded use Iodine
Just paint it on inside of tail lights it’ll last for ever. Or use food colouring.
They make brand new lenses for them. They're not hard to find. I ordered a set for mine about two years ago.
@@PirateSixActual yeah I know but it saves money instead of buying new ones
The AC vents on this 64 are so unique.
Some one has to save this car.
Where is this? Because I could use good fenders for mine...
U Pull It in Grand Prairie tx
@@ClassicRideSociety Thanks!
A friend of mine had one in the 80's 390 2 barrel paid 300 dollars for it and it was like new but it was a 2 door and those vehicles were made on the same line as a Sherman Tank 😆
Benny I always wanted a 65 Marauder nice vehicles.
FoMoCo was bleeding huge amounts of cash by 1960 (because of the poor sales of both the Edsel and 1958-1960 Lincoln/Continental). So Ford CEO Robert McNamara made an executive decision to make the full-size 1961 Mercury as a rebadged Ford Galaxie...instead of a more distinctive car with a unique wheelbase and body. Thus, both the big 1961 and 1962 Mercurys were similar to the Galaxie. Sales of those cars were unspectacular so the unique Breezeway option was added for 1963. The power retractable rear window came from the 1958-1960 Lincoln with its top of the line Continental trim. The reverse C-pillar on the big Mercury lasted through 1966. In 1967 and 1968, there was a big Mercury with a retractable rear window but its C-pillar was slanted forward. Regardless, sales of big Mercurys were still rather weak..until the 1969 Marquis imitated the design of the Lincoln Continental (peaked chromed fender mouldings and thick C-pillars).
The later breezeways only retracted two inches.
Nice, got that breezeway window too👍
year's ago my next door neighbor used to have one .50 years ago.it was a black four door car.and the rear window would go down.was a nice car back then.
What yard is it in?
Place is called U Pull It in Grand Prairie tx
@@ClassicRideSociety Thankyou.
@@monarch1957 no problem
Look at that mustang sitting there
Love those old Mercs
Ours was a 64 Park Lane in that color I was very little born in 64 remember the back window was power from the drivers seat very cool feature....literally.
One of the best looking cars in the fastback I think 👍☺ 63 and 64 Ford's & merc's in general
My uncle owned one.
Olds 98 regency seats
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😮💨sad. power rear window.
Carbon monoxide kills!
Agreed
Its a cool car. Savable? Yes. I like this stile of the American cars. For a while, the car manifacturers in Europe tried this stile as well.
The Mustang outsold this by a lot, and the Camaro and Chrysler muscle cars copied the Mustang. Before rust prevention was a thing, by 1974 in upstate NY we called them Rustangs, because most were in the junkyard from all the rust, not worth repairing the automatic transmission or engine.
From what was shown, this car still looks not too bad barring the boot floor. Need to pull up the carpet to see what the floor looks like there to be sure it's not a "Flintstone's" car. All in all possibly savable even if it would take a few years to bring it back looking like new, & more importantly a proper car.
Lincoln made a car similar to this one in the mid fifties with same features including the back window that went up and down controlled by the driver.
Wow it's there
Are they going sell it or part it out or crush it that be worth saving it's not that bad outside and inside hope they sell it to someone who will redo it..
This was a nice car in its day. Surely this car will be plucked before it meets its ultimate fate.
was that dude stealing the badges????
Good parts car
In March of 1974 at 16 1/2 I got my driver's license. I saw a 1964 Mercury monterey four door sedan in someone's yard. Went up to the door asked if it was for sale the man said it was his mother in-laws car and she could no longer drive. I bought it for $50.00 dollars. For a New England car it was in good shape just needed a battery. It was red with a factory black painted roof. The best thing was the rear breezeway window. Well myself and a buddy spent a whole weekend compounding, waxing and cleaning this boat. It looked fantastic. Unfortunately a week later I plowed it into a light pole out partying with my buddys. I completely destroyed this poor car. Received fourteen stitches in my forehead. To this day I feel bad about wrecking that car.
Your kidding you like that crap there is nothing it's junk .spen 5 or more years on it lots of money .but your dreams might come true best of luck to ya. Don't worry be happy.
Hey we've all got our preferences.
Looks like a toylet. .goober
So you're saying you don't like it? 😄👍
@@ClassicRideSociety Jeffrey likes little boys...
So then go watch another channel.