1975 Ford Elite & 1978 Mercury Marquis Brougham Junkyard Finds 

Benny I love that Ford Elite. and that Marquis must have been beautiful in its day !

Like that marquis man. She was probably a stunner in her day.

I remember when these were all over the place.Haven't seen an Elite in years other than this and Vice Grip Garage's rescue a few months ago

Those Elites were sweet back in the 70’s. Not gonna lie....

Ohhhh that marquis. Love those cars

I had a '78 Grand Marquis in the late '90's, but that crate was grand in name only. About a month after purchase, the trans failed. I got that fixed, then about a month after that the 351 knocked itself to death on the way to work. Yeah, the title said "Mercury", but it was Found On the Road Dead.

My uncle and aunt both had 1o75 Ford Gran Torino Elites, his was brown with tan interior, hers was a hot pink color with red pink interior. Loved to ride in em when I was a toddler. That Elite and Marquis can be rescued, and put on the road again. Wish I had to dough to do it.

Love that green int on that merc.

Green one is restorable.

The radio in the tornio was a A/C Delco AM/FM Cassette manufactured from 1978-1985

Drove my 1979 Lincoln to this yunk yard Sunday got me those AC/ vents and original radio

Would save the Mercury, can still run with minor works !

Dean at cold war motors would bust a zipper over these two

Things rust so much differently here in Canada. It’s always the rear quarters, rockers, and maybe lower front fenders and floors. Vinyl top cars will show a couple bubbles, but I’ve never seen that kind of decay on the roof or hood. Weird.

Save the Mooredoor that was a pimp car not too long ago Clean back in the day

1:53 We gonna not mention how there's a yard date of 2-29-2021 on there, when there wasn't actually a 2-29 this year?

I tell ya that Mercury was a sweet ride back in its day, its ashame that it ended up here

I haven't seen a mid 70's Torino in probably 25 years....here in Wisconsin most of them rusted away by the late 80's.

2 more Family of Fine Cars. Have Bit The Dust. JUNKY ole FORDS. Rite where they Belong in the City Dump... I Remembet when these were Brand New rides. My high school years of the 1970s.

This brings back memories, I had a 77 elite my senior year of high school, blew the transmission in it racing my friends firebird

A nice feature of Elites and 74 to 76 Cougars was the standard Sports Instrument Group.

Another good video man ford elite all came with full are half vinyl top it was just a dressed up ford Torino kind off in between Torino and thunderbird they were everywhere when I was teenager...those Grand Marquis were as well they were very popular and road fantastic.it was for the man who couldn’t afford the Lincoln town car the rear bumper shells were prone too rot causing the bumper too fall off but other wise those were great cars for the time ✌🏿👍

For extra parts ,there not bad at all ,bumpers,glass,grill,and etc.R.i.p old eddie. Painted the white walls 🤔

Nice seats in nice shape I'd be grabbin them...

BIG PIMPIN!!

Seafoam green !

That's actually a nice color of the Mercury Marquis.

The 1978 model year was the last year for the 460 V8 in passenger cars.

Get them coroner lights and grill off that merc Benny tail lights too. In fact I would grab them whole front corner cap sell for 100 bucks each easy 👍

GREEN!

That green car would make a great demolition derby car

Been looking for a tilt out of an Elite for my GTS...not many 70s still in the yards around here

My aunt had a elite same color I think hers was a 74 460 yep baby

Ah, yes, finally, he's calling them BEE-ZELLS again!

Have a 79 mercury marquis brougham. 112000 Miles on it.

Classic cars /the blue&green buy both sir it save at lease one /like says ole classic car videos/those cars there better then junk of today 😀

Today, I wouldn't think twice about it.

nice

Long time no hear.

Wood grain on the dash is nice too very prone to fading I bet that would get some cash.

I wonder if that tach cluster would have been worth grabbing, tach clusters for some cars and trucks fetch a pretty penny

My parents had a yucky yellow marquis that thing was a damn Boat Good memories

I need the clock out of the Marquis

My buddy says restore both

I love me some spaghetti thin stealing wheels

Funny how when I was young. All I ever bought and drove was Ford products. Now as a senior citizen would not even want one. Chevy and Chrysler products are my choice rides now. Chevrolet and Dodge.

I want it

thats the car from sir mix alot s "my hooptie'

Thats called the Getto white walls home made type lol

The Grand Maquis has an 8 Track

Swiss Cheese top in the blue one lol..

ford am/fm 8 trackworth some change did you grab it???

I have an Elite man there is parts I would like to have.

Ford and luxury did not mix but they did ok with the older cougars

Cooi😃

If I were you I'd scarf those fender skirts if you can get 'em cheap.....If Toyota or Honda came out with one of their junk cars with fender skirts on it,the little kiddies of today would think that they had invented some new type of body style.......But nope.....The good old Americans had this feature pretty much as standard equipment on a shitload of cars back in the '30s-'70s.....Just one more thing that the Americans did 1st.

Shame shame shame everyone should know your name. They both bite the dust hard. The broham was cool.

That vinyl top is ROACHED...

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Benny.. Where is the Merc located?

Someone needs to pull the motor out of thr Grand Marquz and put it in a RoCk BoUnCeR

I have a 75 elite where can I get in touch with you I need the drivers pass quarter window

Where’s this yard located. I need those seafoam seats lol

Whoa Nelley, two Fords, oh my Lord. Here we go: We got the VIN, we win: 5 for 1975 model year, G for Chicago, IL assembly, 21 for Ford Elite 2 door hardtop, H for 351 V8 with two barrel and the rest is the production sequence. We got the tag, we can (somewhat) brag: Vinyl means vinyl top equipped, AB should be blue interior, possible 3G Dark Blue Metallic exterior paint. We didn't get the tag from the door jamb area (should always get that and the underhood tag) which would tell us the transmission and rear end ratio/type. No, I think the wide whites blush out over time. That happened to the whites I had on a '79 Toronado parts car. They did just what they did on this car shown in the video. We got the VIN, again we win: 8 for 1978 model year, Z for St. Louis, MO assembly, 64 for Marquis Brougham four door, A for 460 V8 with four barrel and the rest is the production sequence. The Hazlewood (St. Louis), MO plant closed in 2006 and made mostly big cars and later on trucks when it closed. When this car was made in 1978, the plant had been in operation since 1948, over 30 years. We got the tag, we can brag: 7L for paint is Light Jade Glow Metallic exterior paint, DR is for green interior, DSO of 26 is New Orleans, LA sales district, 53K should be Marquis Brougham four door body style, VR trim should be green, 12D for production is April 12, 1978 production which was a Wednesday, transmission of U is C-6 automatic, A/C of A is factory installed (complete with a competitor's, i.e. GM/Delco A-6 compressor). 1 for 2.50:1 rear axle ratio, non-locking. My neighbor had a '75 Elite that was originally yellow/tan and then became a dark brown eventually. It was a 351 like this one and very thirsty. It rode and steered like a sack of potatoes. LOL. We used it for a few years to go pick up parts and then I think my neighbor sold it. He had it a few years. Gary Rossington of Lynyrd Skynyrd would wreck a copper colored Gran Torino on Labor Day weekend in 1976 spawning the song "That Smell". Terrorist Timothy McVeigh was stopped by Trooper Charles J. Hanger in Perry, OK for driving a 1977 version of this car without a license plate (oddly enough, it still had the original dealer name plate from Fort Lauderdale Lincoln Mercury in Florida where it was sold new). Hanger is known as "Straight Shooting Hanger" was said that he would give his own mother a ticket if she violated the law, he was that by the book. When he arrested McVeigh, he supposedly said, "I have a gun in my waist and it's loaded". Hanger said, "So is mine and I'll use it if you do something stupid, so don't". The day after he arrested McVeigh, he saw the APB on the news while eating breakfast with his wife and realized who he had jailed. Good thing he called up the jail, they were about to release McVeigh (who was eventually executed). Hanger is now Noble County Sheriff Charles J. Hanger and has won every time he was up for election. Reportedly after blowing up the Murrah building, McVeigh reportedly muttered "Dirty for Dirty" to himself, which is is a line from Bad Company's song "Bad Company". It was said that his actions were in response to what happened at Ruby Ridge. Whoa Nelley, this Elite is now a heap. Nobody beats the Biz (Marquis), and this one is no whiz. Green and no longer mean. 351 and it's done. 460 gotta go. Going to be flat and that's that. Big Daddy Mac, going to get sacked. In rust we do not trust. Going to get squished, not really too pissed.

Is this car for sale

Lets check out that Mercedes sitting next to them in your next video!

Will Cowboy Car Crusher get to crush them?

I passed on a 75,000 mile 75 in mint condition,dealer maintained back in 1992. I just get myself to buy it. Because it was too ugly. The car was white with lipstick interior.

Ugly rust buckets, send em to the crushers!