Land Yacht Alert: 1975 Grand Marquis with 17K miles is in the CAR WIZARD's shop
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- Опубліковано 22 січ 2022
- EuroAsian BOB strikes again with this 1975 Mercury Grand Marquis! This car is an absolute time capsule with only 17,000 miles. Let the CAR WIZARD 🧙♂️ show you around this amazing land yacht.
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I'm fully convinced that Bob time travels to the past and brings these cars back with him to the present. He finds too many classic cars in basically factory condition
Lol he does that AND he buys them back in time and since he can only bring one with each time , he parks the other ones somewhere safe In storage and prepays the storage fee for 40+ years ( can’t be more than $20 a month back then and gets em back that way or stores em on a family
Plot inside of course in a climate controlled barn or something then comes and gets them.
That’s the only way to explain it LOL
Well, I do own a Delorean….
these cars are everywhere,esepcially Florida.you just have to go to a lot of estate sales.
Even has the 8 track player I I caption permission to cumm aboard
Seriously he must lol. How he finds these beauties is amazing.
Being from the UK, I'll never forget driving with some US friends from Vermont to Wisconsin in the 80's in a similar land yacht size of vehicle and being amazed at how huge it was and the smooth ride ... Mind you, the long straight roads without any roundabouts, plus the vastness of the USA was also a memory,
Thanks for sharing these 👍 great memories! I hope you've had the privilege to visit America again! 🇺🇸 These cars are a rarity today. I grew up as a child in the 1970s and 1980s. My Uncle always had a one the large platform cars. Riding in them was thrilling! He would hit the gas and the 4-Barrel carburetor would open up. Going down country roads was fast!
In the 80's I was on a country road in Germany driving an Opel Rekord when around a tight bend I see a white 1975 Cadillac El Dorado Convertible full of Germans. It looked like a barge with the top down...I pulled over to let them pass.
Cool fact, the Ford's ,Mercury's and Lincoln's of this era had a front suspension that allowed the tires to move fore and aft as well as up and down, this added to their ultra-smooth ride.
I remember Ride Engineered stamped on the dash of my 78 Cougar
I did not know that.
GM front coil suspension had similar "compliance" struts back in the day. Not compatible with Chrysler's longitudinal torsion bar suspension design.
Very interesting. Source?
@@hugolafhugolaf Ford 1903-1984 By the editors of Consumer Reports
My respect goes for the gentleman that went to great lengths to preserve the vehicle in such amazing condition. Most barn finds don't even come close to this level of condition. 👍🤩🏆
This low mileage 1975 Mercury Grand Marquis that is in such good condition is an unusual and unique find. This car was one of the last set of large and long cars made before Ford Motor Company came out with the downsized Panther Platform, that became the platform for the Ford Crown Victoria, Mercury Grand Marquis and Lincoln Town car. Now with the Ford Panther Platform discontinued we will never again see full size, body on frame, V8 engine in front, solid rear wheel drive axle on any cars. That era in cars is past history.
“Past history”? Is there any other kind?
Never is a long time....one cannot be sure what is to come.
I remember cars like that when they were a common sight on the roads., and they still look as good now as they did back then.
This car was made back when cars had STYLE. Fred
I remember when we were teanagers, we borrowed My friends dad's 75 marquis 460. Did a 4 minute burnout at the A&W drive- in parking lot!
Yep, I remember when I was in high school in the late 1980s/early 1990s seeing a few of these in the student parking lot, though usually a wagon or 4 door model. They were just cheap old used cars back then, and still plentiful, though not nearly as nice as this cream puff.
I'm a lot younger but i once had the pleasure of sitting in one of these (an occasion a lot more rare considering I live in germany) but: can we please go back to plush seats? I'm at the point where i really dont get it why car seats have to be as hard as a wood stool.
@@ericpeters8963 Yea, amazing how all the FoMoCo products with the big V8s would light the tires up so easily! And they were not really very fast, just gobs of torque.
That's a BEAUTIFUL machine! My Dad used to sell Fords in the 1970's, I remember these gigantic cars quite well. This particular example should be in a museum -- it's totally amazing!
That is an amazing find. I was in the car business back in the 80's and we had many if these Marquis. They were always a favorite. That 460 pulled like a freight train and with that GM A/C compressor, it would keep the inside like a meat locker. These are starting to heat up in the collector market. For years you could pick these up for next to nothing.
Yep. Malaise Era cars are starting to fetch higher prices and are more sought after. Back then, most people would never have imagined that, but these cars are at least 40 years old, with so few of them left, they're becoming collectible.
Had a 77 2 dr in the mid 80's myself. Had been equipped with real wire wheels and was a sharp looking ride.Strangely enough, it had been ordered with interior power deletes. Crank windows, no 6 way seat, just pull the lever and slide forward or back.
One annoying trait most of the 70s cars shared was interior plastics that discolored with age. Typically, they are rigid parts injection molded from ABS. The dark colors fade, and the light gray, tan, and white parts yellow... like the armrest supports in this Grand Marq. Not a big deal functionally, but VERY labor intensive to remove, paint, and replace.
Just a few months ago I bought a 78 Lincoln Mark V. $5550 out the door, 82k miles on the odometer. I had to put about $3500 to get the mechanical components up to snuff, but still feel like I came out money ahead.
@@Voltor07 Sweet car!
What an absolute beauty!
From an old America which is long gone, sadly.
@japanwatchconnection *Nono. Make no mistake.* I never liked the 70s. The context was an old America of abundance, which the car itself contains. ;)
@japanwatchconnection Of course, lol. We are talking about America, *"land of the plenty"* :D
Drove and rode in one exactly like that from Massachusetts to Virginia for a Gregg Allman show. Five of us rode in comfort. Three guys sleeping in the back did not notice when we hit two deer in Pennsylvania. Busted out the grill but the lights and radiator held and they were quite surprised at dawn when we stopped to eat and they gaped at the damage and went "whaaaaa?" Good times
But NOT a Good time for the Deer!!❎💔🚔🚧⚓👻🐾🌰🌚
Yep, and unlike SUVs, it's almost impossible to roll one of those lead sleds.
@@boblewis8838 The gas mileage is regrettable, though.
Wow! My mother had this same EXACT car back in the 70’s! Same color, same interior, same model. It’s taking me back to my childhood. I’ve been wanting to get one for nostalgia.
Land Yacht's have always been my favourite type of car. Sadly in Europe these aren't really obtainable in a regular way, and if they were they would be hugely impractical with our cramped parking spaces designed for a Peugeot 206. If I lived in the USA I would definitely have joined the 5.5m+ club, but here in Europe the best I can do is what you would call a 'midsize sedan.'
What a gorgeous, gorgeous beauty! Definitely dwarfs my Panther platform based Grand Marquis that's only 17.8 feet long! LOL
My dad bought a used 4 door exactly the same model in 1979. Learned to park "the boat" in our driveway when I was 14 and everything I have driven since seems like a breeze.
1978 was the last year for the Grand Marquis. 1979 was the first year for the Panther platform downsized Marquis. I just picked up a 78' myself 460 c.i. awesome driving car.
Our family had the 4 door '78 Grand Marquis... which I think was the last year, 1979 started the "Panther" platform if I recall correctly
I had one (an 86). I loved the way it "floated" down the road. You know those tar strips on the interstate that go burump burump burump, well not in the Merc.
@@ricochetey i think he was saying his family bought a used 1975 4 door version used, and the purchase was made in 1979
lol
I love 70's land yachts, especially the 75 Imperial coupe.
"Heavy breathing" I'm 25 years old and these are the cars that I love. God I would trade my e38 740il, my e46 m3 and me LS460 lexus for this thing in a heart beat. I've never seen a mercury like this and honestly I like it more than the 70s cadillacs
You've got great taste...Had one when was in my 20 s...Im obsessed with the Marquis...
Currently on a road trip across the US in a 2003 Grand Marquis, nothing beats a land yacht
Especially on trips or when there's passengers. Even more so if its both
I love those cars! Enjoy the trip !
What is your MPG? I am guessing maybe 12-13? 25 gallon fuel tank?
Make a video!!!!
@@cousinjohncarstuff4568 I get 17-18 stop and go city 25 highway out of my 99 grand marquis.
I see the typical Ford oil pan rusting. My 1996 Ford Aerostar that had never seen salt/snow until I bought it had bad oil pan rust issues. I had to immediately address that with a POR-15 paint kit. I had an Aerostar that had to have its pan replaced from rust. That Mercury is beautiful. Reminds me of one my neighbor owned, about that year, that was a sedan. It was a beautiful maroon color. He bought it new and just never drove it. Several years later, it was stolen right out of his driveway. Still had the sticker on it. Now, that really sucks!!
These cars are works of art....just amazing to see.
That 1975 GRAND MARQUIS is Simply Breathe Taking 👌 so much Beauty on 4 Wheels......
In high school a friend’s mother had one of these monsters. I remember parking my 1975 Honda Civic beside it. The Mercury’s hood was almost as long as the entire Civic. There wasn’t much difference in interior room.
I'm sure you are right. And look at the trunk - not much room compared to what is hinted from the outside.
There seems to be hardly any room for two adults in the back seats. Weird country where cars like that are produced.
@@SuperDirk1965 Cars like this were designed for single person transport, that was the norm in the US at that time. It was just seen as more luxurious and more of a statement to drive one of these long coupes.
@@JohanNilsson1966 You could still probably get a couple of tied up kidnap victims in that trunk.
@@SuperDirk1965 even for its time, this was not considered a practical car. It was bought as a symbol of wealth and status.
In that era very few cars had decent interior room. Anything less than a full size four door had poor leg room in the backseat and doors that were a bit of a struggle to enter if you were 5’10” or taller.
I love your respect and reverence for a cool car like this.
This gorgeous cars looks longer than our 2011 Maybach 57
I would've love to own Ford dealership in that era
It’s amazing to see how the much vehicles changed from the 70’s to the 80’s. Especially the 70’s to the 90’s. Most cars from 15-20 years ago don’t appear to have changed as drastically when it comes to design.
that´s because design is dead.
@@tiziocaio4561 Design died in America in the 80s and in Japan in the early 2000s.
@@fortheloveofnoise Hell, it all went to shit in early 70's, with the high gas prices and Japanese car invasion. Idiot American consumers jumped on the econobox bandwagon, and Detroit started building crap like Pintos and Vegas. As the decades progressed, Japanese cars grew larger and American cars downsized. Now, the very best Japanese and Korean cars are V8, RWD. What a concept! AFAIC, if it ain't V8, 4dr., RWD, and full framed, I don't give a damn about it.
Underneath, the difference from 15-20 years ago isn´t that dramatic either. From roughly 1970 to 1990 car tech went from old school to modern, which was a giant step. But my 1986 Grand Marquis was just as clean as the 2011 model according to the EPA. It had SEFI, EVAP, ECU, EGR, overdrive with lock-up and 4 cats in 1986. The only reasons the latest cars are cleaner is start/stop, small turbo engines, hybrid systems and cheating.
Driving a car like this feels like it commands presence. I had an 01 Grand Marquis and it had this feeling of grandure that no other car has felt to me. Like a 1 float parade 😁Just rolling low and slow, like its presence was to be respected. Definately was a cool feeling and cool car to drive.
I know, I have a 98 MGM and there is nothing like you can buy today. Maybe a full size F150. I have the digital dash, digital A/C, and an an Android stereo it looks pretty impressive at night.
I have a 75 Lincoln Continental Town Coupe, and they do command presence. It draws eyes every time I drive it.
@@alb12345672 My vic is a 98 too. It's a keeper.
True, I had a 69 Galaxie Convt and you felt like you were in a movie when out on a summer night. Speed was not what you wanted, a true Grand tour of your domain as you drove. Now kids want to cut you off within inches to show off, shame they will probably never know the fun we had. Safely. Well driving wise anyways.
My first car was given to me by my grandmother, Mimi. Grand Marquis in two tone. She loved that when the throttle would stick she would drive it just using the brake pedal. One pedal driving. she was a pioneer. 😂
I had that happen with my aunts grand marquis. Scared the crap out of me. Turned out to be caused by the cruise control ball chain hanging on something
My 69 fire bird, throttle cable broke. So I tied my shoelaces together and operated the throttle through the side window.
@@JohnLewis-qg8rz Remember, if the car is not placed in PARK, turning the ignition key to OFF will stop the motor without locking the steering wheel.
She drove land yachts her whole life. Even when she lived in San Francisco and parallel parked on city hills.
I live in the UK and you would need four parking spaces for this monster. But I love it, especially the rear wheel spats.
wow, a beautiful 70's boat! fantastic condition... i hope whoever gets it, takes good care of it!
THIS is the kind of stuff I love to see !!!!
Absolutely needs curb feelers! Good point Mrs. Wizard.
What are curb feelers?
@@richardprice7763 wrong question
Wow, you can really walk around the block with this car. I miss those land yachts. She's a beautiful car. America need to bring back the big yachts.
I agree
When I was a kid my mom and dad had a '78 Grand Marquis station wagon. Same front end as that. 460 auto, towed a camper trailer with it. It was huge and went like crazy. Remember my dad putting my dirt bike on a rack on the rear bumper and going to the motocross races with it.
Those sound like good memories
Drove many of these back in the 80's. A friend's Mom had the 4 door version of this land yacht. Everytime he picked me up in that thing, I just laughed...really? Your Mom let you take the yacht? Haha. His 1st car could probably fit in the trunk...a 1977 Datsun F10. This one is museum quality!
Beautiful Merc! I had a 1969 Mercury Monterey and I loved it! 390 FE series big block, C6 slushbox transmission, and four doors with no window pillars! It was like driving two living room sofas down the highway. I would love to own this beast!
These graceful rolling works of art will never be made again. To think that this was a "malaise era" car and it looks like nothing else on the road. When you see one of these running 70 miles an hour on the highway it is a thing of American beauty.
My Goodness, it looks BETTER than new, and it's now 47 years old, WOW !!
EuroA-Bob is the Las Vegas high roller of the used car market
I’m not sure what that means but it’s funny!
I'd love to see a Chrysler Cordoba in similar condition. The earlier, round headlight ones were purty!
Those years of boats were the handed down cars we drove in high school in the 80s. I have so many good memories with them. None involved driving fast, but they were fun machines anyhow.
Check out the Curious Cars channel, he's done in depth videos on both generations of Cordoba.
@@nknasi
I stop in at his dealership often. He’s only a few miles from me.
I’d love to see one with T-tops and the 400 engine.
The first Gen Cordoba was beautiful. The second gen was a huge pile of s***. I owned one, I don't think there was one thing on the car that didn't break, crack, leak, fall apart or fall off. That kind of car almost put Chrysler out of business.
My mother had a ugly yellow Cordoba other than the color it was a very good car
It's so entertaining to listen to you youngsters show a vehicle such as this Mercury. This was the first year for unleaded fuel. The 460 engine was only available for a couple of more years. The rub strip on the side was aftermarket. You guys are doing great. Keep up the good work and go Chiefs!! Chuck in Dallas.
You youngsters 🤣🤣🤣
Truely a beautiful classic car, and considering the age amazing condition throughout.....That said I do have a critical eye, I look for fault, it’s just something I do, because finding a car especially at this age, it’s a real challenge. At 4:10 into this particular video, there appears to be a slight dent, about 9 inches in length, driver side lower front fender, just forward of the wheel arch. Apart from this, the rest of the Mercury looks just magnificent..👍.
It’s impressive how intact this car is !
That’s one of the coolest cars I’ve ever seen in my entire life. I hope you bring in a Chrysler New Yorker one day!
Check out RareClassicCars here on UA-cam. He has a big collection of cars like this. He has a '72 New Yorker.
I took my driver's test in the 4 door version of this car ... the parallel parking portion of the test has to be experienced to be believed when parking one of these things!
Love these land yachts, if you're lucky enough to find one buy it! Prices are climbing. Thanks for posting this report!
Its maintained so well after all these years 😍
What a beauty. Rare Classic Cars channel has a whole garage full of these classics. I think he is in MI or OH? His name is Adam. That car must have been a garage queen? It says a lot about Bob that he brings these cars in to the Wizard to get everything fixed up. Most car lots put them out as is.
Adam is in Michigan Northeast of Detroit. Met him at the Eyes on Design car show at the Edsel Ford Estate last Fall. Great guy.
My parents had a 1970 Mercury Monterrey, one of the last living rooms on wheels. You could put four full sized Pullman suitcases in the truck standing up and still have plenty of room. Driving that car and looking over the hood was like looking over the flight deck of an aircraft carrier.
What a beauty! A couple catches for you: the little red button on a solenoid under the hood on the passenger side is a seat belt interlock override; they are wheelcovers, not hubcaps and they are fender skirts, not wheelwell covers.
As my contribution to our growing family, I bought - from our Ford dealer, whose general manager special ordered it new - a 1975 Country Squire station wagon. It was loaded up with all the goodies you mentioned on this Marquis and more. Additionally, it had an automatic vacuum parking brake release - remove from park, the parking brake released. Very cool, for a Ford. Split power bench seats with armrests and the passenger seat reclined. The carpet - even had a rug to cover the rear area, when the seats were folded - was the thickest I've ever seen, aside from a Lincoln.Tilt steering wheel was accomplished be pressing forward on the turn signal stalk. The rear seats were side facing, and when folded down, could be locked. Rear storage compartment - lockable. The 460 did a great job moving the car about. The kicker is it was the most stunning station wagon I've ever seen. Black [woodgrain on the side and tailgate, of course] with a tan interior. The wheelcover centers were black, too.
I bought that car in the early eighties, I sold it in 2006. I sold it for more than I paid for it, by a big margin. Regretted the sale since.
Weezard completely overlooked the most unusual feature on the car.
The relay with the red button on the right fenderwell is the starter interlock bypass.
1974 and early-built 1975s required you to sit in the driver's seat, buckle your seatbelt, and start the car in that sequence. If you didn't follow this sequence, the seatbelt indicator light and buzzer would pitch a hissy fit and the engine would not crank.
If the interlock system had a malfunction, he red button on top of the relay would allow you to start the car. It was a one-time per engine start, so no, you couldn't tape down the red button to bypass the system.
The interlock mandate was rescinded in October 1975 due to public outcry and the system could be legally bypassed.
I had a new 1974 Corolla with the interlock. I just unplugged it, no more problem.
During the '80s, I worked in an auto repair shop across the street from a drugstore. One summer day, an elderly woman came up to me in hysterics, crying her sick husband was waiting at home, but her car was stuck at the drugstore and wouldn't start. I walked over with her to find a '74 Ford Maverick, with an un-belted sack of groceries on the front passenger seat.
I moved them to the floor, the car started, and she was so grateful and happy. No charge.
I can't even imagine what kind of fuel mileage that thing can get. Back in the day, I had a 1971 LTD Country Squire wagon with the 400 cid engine. It would get 10 mpg on the highway, at 55 mph.
SPM Smiles per mile 😊
A friend had one in high school and it got something like 7 miles per gallon.
@@michaelmaas5544 why?
Remember this was after the “ gas crisis “ before my time but If I recall 71 was the last year for these high compression engines so these big 400 + coming engines had super
Low compression and had under 200hp but boatloads of torque if I remember correctly.
Go back to late 60s and 71/72ish and these engines had 250-350HP and 500+ lbs of torque with 2 4 barrels of course! Imagine how these huge boats moved then!!! I’d love to drive one and feel 500lbs of torque in one of these pillow floats lol
So this goes for the Ford crown vics of the late 60s -72ish ,Mercury grand marquis’s and Lincoln town cars of course! 500lbs of torque LOL
@@SMor42 Wow, imagine burning 3 10-liter buckets of fuel to move your ass 100km. I think I'd start cycling to work to offset it in my conscience.
My Uncle Bob had one of these, in Dark Metallic Blue over Blue Leather interior with Blue Landau vinyl roof - he would drive it cross country twice a year from Washington state (Walla Walla) to Western North Carolina to visit his mother (my grandmother) - his had an 8 track factory tape deck and a CB radio. You could sit three in the front and three in the back, no problem, no banging elbows or leaning on each other. Ice cold AC in the dead heat of summer. He loved that car and maintained it fastidiously, oil changes every 3 thousand miles, coolant flushes and tires rotated every 10 thousand miles, washed and vacuumed once a week, regardless of the weather. Forgot how nice these were. Great post - you guys got me hooked with the TR8 video and I've been a fan ever since!
The reason for the hood lock is these units were set up for export to Europe.. The Mercury band was Fords best seller in the common market and to meet import rules a locking hood was compulsory.
Are you certain about that, as no European cars had locking hood ('bonnet') catches ... ? Maybe the 'hood' you refer to was for soft tops ... ?
Oh, that Mercury is a rare beauty! I have developed an affinity for those old lead sleds in my old age.
Interesting to note that only the hood and trunk are pinstriped.
I have a 2011 mecury beautiful and rare
@@theshield1613 Mine is a Driftwood Gray 2007 LS w/sunroof.
I wanted to buy one of these, shortly before the car market went to shit
Buy it anyway, just stop off at Wally world and get a syphon pump and tank!
3:22 The problem with this car is that you first need to have a luxury mansion that has an entrance portal with columns, surrounded by a very green lawn and Coco de Mer palm trees. Underground car park. Nice lake in the garden.
Next to the Rolls
Yes, back then, and today!
Way back in the 80s when I was in high school you either had the preppy kids that drove late model BMWs or Saabs and then there were the townie kids like me that drove big Detroit iron from the 70s. Some of my friends had massive Ford LTDs and they were built like tanks. Those big blocks were really solid and the transmissions could just keep going. Overall they were a lot better than most cars are today.
Boss Hog would love that.
Bob’s weekly diamond finds are getting insane. 17,000 miles!
He rolls the miles back
Prove it
I have a 1988 Grand Marquis with 364k km...driven down to Florida and back to Canada, lives in Northern Ontario, driven through the snow and salt. Body rusted but frame is good. Starts right up in -25C without block heater. It is a tank of a car and any issues with it have been rust related. Brake lines, gas tank, etc. I hit a deer driving down the highway and busted two brake lines simultaneously (because of corroded lines ruptured from hard braking) but I fixed the body damage by replacing the fibreglass header panel for $50 off Kijiji and gently bending back some small brackets back to new. A modern unibody car would have probably been totaled by the damage but given the body-on-frame construction, one can simply replace panels that need to be changed.
That's a rare beast for sure. Even in the late 1980's the ones that were still in use looked like the Uncle Buck verson. 19.5 feet long is exactly the same as my 1962 Cadillac.
Well... your 1962 Cadillac was actually 18.5 feet long. But it is the memories that count!!!
@@billyjoejimbob56 No 5 mph safety bumpers in 1962.
@@jeffrobodine8579 Tru dat. If you are a true Cadillac fan, you know that they produced a short deck variation on the 62 and Sedan DeVille that was seven inches shorter than the rest of the lineup. through 1964. Didn't sell well... I have never seen one in a show or museum.
Far more interesting content than the millionaire toys on Hoovie's channel. Whole lot nicer to drive than a Countache, too.
Agreed. Hoovie has lost his way.
T. poor
@@althunder4269 I don't watch his videos anymore. I am sick of exotic cars. They are all over UA-cam. Boring.
@@althunder4269
He got scammed on the Superturd
I havent watched Hoovie's channel for at least 6 months. I ended my subscription because I was tired of seeing the other idiots like Tavarish et al. Bored !!
Sweet car. I’ve seen many of these but they are in bad shape usually. The 8 Bit guy has a technique called Retrobrighting it would bring the color of the plastic back to its original color.
The parts would probably crack if you tried taking them off.
I would’ve never thought to see someone else who watches the 8 bit guy on a completely different category on UA-cam. That’s awesome.
@@rellim8820 I’m into a lot of different things. Computer science was my first career.
Hats off to whoever took care of that old merc. It is in amazing condition.
It amazes me how bob keeps finding these cream puffs
I was just looking at one for sale in Australia yesterday
Darkish green with green interior had 40 000 miles I think
Beautiful 👍👍👍
I'm surprised to see this car has factory dual exhaust. By 73-74ish, most of these cars had single exhaust as standard, even on the 400+ cubic inch engines.
What an awesome time capsule ! We had a 66 Continental growing up that was only 18’ 6” this thing is massive! Mrs Wizard missed the adjustable side mirror on the dash.
Previous owner must have had a huge garage to store this monster. Even a garage queen can accumulate scratches and dings just from other stuff falling or rubbing against it in a tight storage area.
And that low mileage....over 47 years, that averages to a maybe a tank and a half of gas every year. It takes some discipline to keep the fuel system clean.
When I was a teenager shopping for my first car (in the 1980s) I test drove a very nice Lincoln Town Car that was about this size. Even back then it seemed large. I was sure I would end up crashing into something, especially backing up, so I ended up settling on a decent condition 1977 Monte Carlo, which seemed moderately-sized by comparison.
Not a bad choice either way there. I had an '81 Z28 as my first car, and it's dwarfed by this Grand Marquis
I remember back in the late 70's my sister had a used Monte Carlo (not sure what year it was) and as a little kid I thought it was so cool that the front seats swiveled 90 degrees so you could exit the car facing directly out....I've sure never seen anything like THAT on another car :)
This would be the type of car I would like to own for a year or a couple just to get my taste of that American automotive history. To me (a European) living in the US most of these cars feel like land yachts. From my coworkers '72 Cutlass all the way to the early 2000s Buick LeSabre. A couch in a car, is the best way I can describe it.
I've owned many 70s early 80s Lincoln, Oldsmobile, and Buick land yachts and gotta say if it wasn't for fuel mileage I would still daily one today. Theres something about the feel of ride of them. It's like you're floating on a cloud lol
Awesome! Thanks you two, gotta say my favorite videos are the Wizard team going over a beautiful work of art like this. This is a car you look for any excuse to drive. This literally looks like it just came out of the showroom, I can imagine how amazing it must look in person.
Used to LOVE seeing these big cars when I was a kid in the 80s!
wow...she is a beauty! Great to see a classic car in such great shape.
The reason it has suchow miles, it took 4 sets of Firestone 500's to get it that far back then. And I say that from experience.
WOW now that is a boat, forget that cars were that BIG.
WOW what memories. My Grandfather and Grandmother would get a new car every 2 or 3 years. Always got the Ford and Ford Mercury cars. The original floor mats is what really got my mind going. You do not see them anymore. Thanks for sharing
This brings back memories! My dad bought a '76 Grand Marquis for my mom in 1980, and we kept it until at least the late '80s/early '90s. I got a lot of time behind the wheel of that car after getting my license in 1984, and my "achievements" were as follows: first time over 100 mph (which is pretty scary on a bumpy country road in a 5000-lb car with blown shocks; bonus points for having two of my high school buddies in the car with me), first traffic citation, first accident (I t-boned a car in a parking lot at about 15 mph; driver was okay despite not wearing his seat belt). The car held up pretty well to the accident, but it did completely bust out the grille. Dad never had it replaced; I think his reasoning was that if the car still ran and drove he could live without a grille.
Wow - can you imagine those size cars being on the road today
Interestingly, the 1975 Grand Marquis is longer than a Ford Excursion. Wow.
My dad had a couple of these they were a great car. He drove the wheels off them. He also decided when I was 14 to teach me to drive in this car on the highway on a long weekend pulling a 24 foot wilderness travel trailer. These things where better than most trucks today .
Holy crap! My grandfather had the exact same car only with red leather interior. That car was pretty fast with the 460 lol and my uncle also had a 75 only his was like a cream color or a light yellow. Can’t believe how nice that thing is. Worth 20,000 IMO
As soon as I saw the thumbnail, I k ew it was Bob's. The cars that dude can find are absolute time capsules. If I lived there, I'd see if he could find me a black 1996 4.0 Ford Ranger. It was my favorite, and longest lasting, vehicle.
I was also born in Long Beach, albeit back in 1978. I don't remember it ever getting below 65 and sunny.
Wow.. where has this thing been sitting for years and years? I mean, i bought a 2010 focus SES fully loaded that was flawless in 2019 34k og miles. But this car you got there is really clean for its age.
That Mercury is AMAZING!!!
Learning to drive in one of those was memorable. A rusted heap of tonnage, cooked shocks bouncing that boat almost off curvy roads along a big river, in the dark, fighting crazy 4 o' clock steering alignment while the owner of the car, a female, makes her intentions known.
Lol
Hey Wizard & Mrs Wizard, when I was in high school my dad brought a new 75 Colony Park wagon that was so very comfortable. Those turbine wheel covers were an expensive option back in the day.
Bob sure knows how to find the beautiful classics!!! Oh by the way Mrs Wizard, my grandma had curb feelers on her 53 Nash Statesman!!! 👍🙂
Grateful if you could explain what 'curb feelers' are and actually do, please ? I'm from the UK, so haven't ever come across these ... I did note the clever side lights to show where the front wheels were on such a long vehicle !
@@Jester-Riddle curb feelers attach to the bottom of the fender by the tires & they're made of metal& they stick out like a finger & scrape the curb & make noise so you know when you're close to the curb without hitting it!! 🙂
@@christopherkraft1327 Thanks for the explanation.
@@Jester-Riddle you're welcome 🙂
I had the 85 version of this. in 1991. favorite part was the starter solenoid was mounted high on inner r fender. so easy to change! wonderful cars!
Easier to steal to
I started at a Ford dealership in 75 did alot of valve jobs and in chassis rebuilds on the Ford Sister car LTD Landau, got to love the 8-track Quadrasonic. Most of these are rusted away but they are great demo derby cars. The flintstones rock car is not as heavy as that beast!! Nice clean gas eater.
I had one of those back in the late 80s I loved it! Drove like a boat. So huge
The Car Wizards has the coolest walk on UA-cam! I'd love to see a continuous loop video of him just waddling around on his stubby little legs with Pantera's WALK as the background music!
I know it’s supposed to be funny but Wizard can lift a v8 engine by himself. Just saying lol.
I think you must have mistaken the Wizard for some other dude buddy.
@@philtucker1224 The Car Wizards old opening scene showed him waddling around on his stubby little legs and it was awesome!
Just stop. You keep posting this. Just stop already.
@@lightningdemolition1964 No. I'm not going to stop posting it until The Car Wizards makes the video!
WOW, what an awesome find. Would love to hear the story behind its low mileage.
May be more depressing than interesting :(
They sure don't make 'em like they used to! I'm a sucker for these 70s-era landyachts. Glad to see that this one was so well preserved.
Looks like the Grand Marquis had a replacement water pump at some point (surface rust). The hardware store plumbing hose clamps are also a sign. This car deserves a blue water pump and proper era-correct Ford clamps to really detail the engine bay.
Just saw your comment. I said the same thing up above about the hose clamps.
@@jonathana2079
Oh good. And factory underhood clamps are meant to apply a constant clamping force over a wide temperature range as to not cut into the hoses or damage the inlets or outlets they're connected to.
A great upgrade on these cars would be an overdrive transmission ! Better low end power and less rpm's cruising the highway !
Remember they use to pull travel trailers with these cars !
The overdrive transmissions are what enabled automakers to install smaller motors in the large cars starting in the late seventies into the eighties and beyond.
I had 4 of these fine Mercs. Two tone green 77 2 door, black 76 2 door, silver 77 2 door, and two tone cream yellow & champagne 78 2 door. All were 460 V8s. Every one outstanding in every way. And I wish I had them all back too. These were so nice.
OH MAN! Summer of '75 we did a family vacation from Chicago to D.C. and dad rented the station wagon version of this car! Bright red. I thought we looked SO RICH cruising in it! Great memories!
OMG THIS THING IS FUCKING GORGEOUS. Euro Asian Bob has the magic touch for sure 👍👍
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Man I wish he said that!
I grew up in the seventies in England always admiring these cars on the American TV shows I used to watch.what fantastic cars with such great personality,you just don’t see cars like it now and never will again
I owned a 75 Grand Marquis. It ride so smooth and could fit 8 adults. The truck is so large that once I bought a medium sized Christmas tree and was able to put the entire tree in the truck and close it to my astonishment!
Wizard: And NO we’re not going to LS swap it!
Me: well duh, it’s a FoMoCo; let’s GT500 swap it….
.....In the next scene, the thing is doing a big 'ol hairy burnout in front of the shop!
Just swapping in some aluminum heads and intake, and using a Sniper EFI could wake it up a bit.
I'd want a new Ford 7.3 gas motor to stick with the behemoth theme and still have a modern upgrade.
So lets go big block coyote time!