Had more money, tell you what I'd do. I would go downtown and buy a Mercury or two. Because, I'm crazy bout a Mercury. My brother and I had one of these in the mid eighties, a 77. We called it the pimp mobile. He drove like a mustang. He loved to get it into a four wheel skid just to scare the shit out of me. Shortly after he blew it up he bought a brand new 1990 mustang convertible with a five speed. That was better at handling his driving acumen. Had it for thirty years. He eventually wore that thing out. Now he's a senior and he has a Honda civic. How the mighty fall. I have a Mercury, a 2004. My daughter drives it. She drives it like a mustang. I pay for the repairs. BUT, I have my eye on a 74 Mercury Meteor. A base model. It's a 2 door with a 351 Cleveland. It's a Canadian model. They made less than 3000. In the US it was comparable to the Monterey, which had various trim levels, but not as fancy as the Grand Marquis. Yours is a beauty. Treat her kind. We'll never see those again
