Maybe I’m biased because I love these cars and I was very young when this Marquis was new, but most modern luxury cars really don’t seem that luxurious anymore. I find that I’m let down when I get into one. Mercedes comes to mind as my wife owns one.
First, your quietly getting in, starting up the car and turning various things on and off is true automotive ASMR -- brilliant! And I certainly agree with you: these are great cars, very much underappreciated.
I never thought of this as automotive ASMR, but it's true. And I freaking LOVE every single video!! I wish me and Adam could get together so I could show him my collection of about 450 car brochures starting from 1980.. Adam, HMU if you see this!!
Ya you can almost smell it, and taste it - right down to the frequently heard seatblet buzzers. First thing we would always do is fabricate a small metal tab fashioned after the seatlbelt clasp and insert it into the drivers seatbelt receptacle and never hear that sound again. Nowadays I wear the belt because the $165 fines leave a bad taste in my mouth.
What a beautiful car. A veritable time capsule. And as a bonus: green! There was long period of time that you just didn't see new green cars...but...I think it is slowly making a comeback among a few manufacturers. Thanks Adam for another real treat. Takes me back to my father's day when he worked at Ford and got a new car every year. Good times!
When my parents were about to buy our 69 Colony Park there was a green on the lot that we wanted, but Dad couldn't make up his mind fast enough and it was sold, so we had to take their only other CP which was in baby blue, the same color as our old wagon ('62 Country Squire).. we kids were very disappointed.. but we still loved that wagon just as much as if it were green!
Back in the early 70's I worked in an office tower in Calgary. Every day you would see a number of these executive driven beauties purring in and out of the underground parkades. Those were the days!
Adam of all your cars for some reason I’m always drawn to this one! Just something special about it from a quality fit finish perspective to its presence. I think this is my favorite so far of your collection though I must say ALL are awesome!
Once had a loaner car with the 429. The garage I believe tweaked it a tad because it would always chirp the tires while the gas gauge moved in the other direction 😅but with cheap gas and being a teenager it was great 😊
A lot of us have this car as our favorite. A friend of the family bought a '71 Marquis Brougham after two Oldsmobiles. It was white with dark blue vinyl top and interior, with the Twin Comfort lounge seats. Thought it was the handsomest sedan I'd ever seen, but the green looks better!
Your knowledge and Taste in this era of Mercury in particular and the other American brands in general is impeccable. These cars deserve more recognition. I only discovered them this last year watching your Vlogs. Thank´s..
My dad had one. Same colour. I was nine. I absolutely love the taillights on this car. I recall it like it was yesterday. Edit: this is more luxurious than my current Mercedes. No BS.
I love how that chrome strip goes along the body lines from the front to the rear and the parking and rear lights are substantial and beautiful. This is one of those very rare cars I can say I love both the exterior AND the interior, and that 429 2V is probably just perfect. The solidity of the doors and how they close also stands out to me and this one had that going on as well. I can't believe this is only $6000 with 19K miles! A Mach 1 Mustang of that year can be upwards of $60,000!
An automotive masterpiece of elegance, luxury, and comfort! I can see myself driving this Mercury Marquis Brougham from New England down to Florida, with the comforting, soft green glow of the dashboard lights overnight, and seeing the sun rising. in the early morning.
One of my favourite cars, in one of my favourite colours. The 71 Mercury Marquis Brougham is something special indeed. The side to side lights for Marquis began in 69, continued for 1970, anr ended with the introduction of the 72 model year. For anyone who foes daily these and wants to improve fuel economy, there is a LOT left on the table. The first step is breathing out. A dual 2¼ with H pipe will gain roughly 20 hp and 4-5 mpg on the highway. Doing an Edelbrock Performer intake and square bore carb will gain another 10 hp, another 2-3 mpg, and increased torque. For a big gain in fuel economy, a mechanical AOD is a bolt in substitution for the C6, and can significantly enhance fuel economy. This car is capable of exceeding 30 miles to the gallon
Adam thanks, that’s such a beautiful car, we don’t see them here in the UK 🇬🇧 Fabulous to hear a spot of good old fashioned tyre squeal, just like ‘70’s cop shows!
Our Marquis was a 71 Ford LTD, 429 in 75. Absolutely loaded. Same dash and everything save the upholstery as your Mercury. The epitome of "luxobarge" My dad got it at Shanahan Ford in Scarborough, which was near Warden and Sheppard. It's long gone to Newmarket. He traded it for the equivalent 75 LTD Country Squire in 77, and bought a 75 Ford Elite about the same time. A few years later he met a Buick dealer in a bar at lunch, ...
I believe that Mercury's advertising firm used to have a diamond cutter from Cartier Jewelers cutting a diamond in the back seat while traveling down a bumpy road just to demonstrate how nicely these cars rode.
@@jgrothou there was an actual advertisement and an SNL or other parody. The parody had a Jewish mohel performing a circumcision. That's the one you remember.
The mohel performed a circumcision on a bumpy road. There was a quick movement, a baby cries, and he said perfect job. The real ad had a cutter split a priceless diamond.
A friends father bought the same exact car, a 1971 Marquis Brougham 4 door pillared sedan except it was dark blue. He bought it used around the fall of 1974. Rode like glass, smooth and silent, but powerful. If I bought that car today I’d retro fit a 4V Holley carb, or maybe TBI, electronic ignition and dual exhaust. That would be it, otherwise I’d keep bone stock.
I had one I bought in 76 for $500. It was a great car, fun to drive but expensive on gas for a student. Seeing the video brought back good memories. Thx.
I have a 69 marqui 29000 miles....and i love the turbin whine from the 429 when reved....only motor i know that makes that sound...when i was a teenager a few tbirds and big mercs would accelerate past my fathers service station to get on interste 70 in st louis county and that whine always got my attention....stil remember that to this day...only cars that made that sound
That baby is rather imposing, sitting there with the parking lights illuminated, and the headlight doors shut. Peeling out at the end: "Some kid out in his Dad's car..."
OMG! I had that exact car, same year, same color, same interior the whole bit! What a great trip machine. Traveling in style and comfort! That 460 engine is a jewel. I wish I had never sold mine. It's probably still running down the road somewhere!
This car brings back so many memories! We had a 71 Grand Marquis Brougham in copper, and the seatbelts matched the seats! Loved that car ❤️. It was so comfortable that even sitting over the backseat hump was doable - I rode round trip from NYC to Baltimore there between my grandma and aunt!! 😃😃😃😃😃
The back seat looks pretty big to me; but reading the specs from the sales brochures, they say there’s more legroom in a 2023 Honda Accord; 39.4 inches in the marquis and 40.4 inches in the accord; could that be right?
That must be with the front seat All the way Forward lol or with it removed. You couldn’t pay me to drive any accord ! Boring bland cookie cutter vehicles
My first car in 1980 was a 1975 Mercury Montego MX coupe in the US. Later in 1996 in Denmark a 1976 Mercury Grand Marquis sedan. Enjoyed these cars very much. I am a great fan of the 1971/72 Grand Marquis cars. Long, wide, low, smooth, and quiet.
I drive a 72 Caddy Coupe de Ville now, for five years, with 43K miles on it, and I love it. A real attention getter. This car is a beauty too. Point is, I drove an 86 Marquis Brougham in law school almost 40 years ago, and you would be CRUSHED at the comparison between that roller skate and this beautiful beast. I definitely should have reached back to the used car ads for one of these. This has great presence.
My first car was 1973 Cadillac Sedan DeVille, midnight blue, with eight track radio. I bought it for $2600 back in 1988. It rode like a caddy down the highway, the bench seat was like a 5 foot sofa.
@@chesucat I was in the grocery parking lot in it a couple of months ago when an old, old lady parked next to me, got out of her Hummer, turned, and leaned in my window, and asked me if I'd seen her virginity around the back seat anywhere. I almost died laughing. I told her I thought there were a few ghosts of hymens past haunting the car, for sure, but none on my watch. Still working on that.
Oh, you’re taking me back in time, Adam; my dad bought the “stripper” equivalent (well, sort of) at the end of the ‘71 model year-a ‘71 Mercury Monterrey. The car had languished on the local Mercury dealer’s lot in southern Indiana, presumably because, (in addition to its hideous “sea foam green”/no vinyl roof exterior), among its “non-features” was the absence of factory A/C. An immediate trip to Sears got an add-on A/C system that made the car’s summertime comfort adequate enough to suit my mother, for whom it was the daily-driver. The only power accessory it had was the power steering, which was standard on even the bare-bones full-size Mercs. No power brakes (you had to press the pedal firmly to slow the thing), hand-cranked windows, no power locks, seats, etc. But it rode like a cloud, was roomy inside, and the trunk was enormous! And the base 351 V-8 could get something close to 20mpg on the highway, particularly after the speed limits were dropped after the ‘70s oil embargoes. I think my parents drove it to 140K miles before junking it due to body rust in ‘83 or ‘84.
I remember one of the guys I hung out with in high school in the late 70s had one of these, in this color, this model year, with the 429... What a beast!
Neat car. My first was a 1969 Ford LTD, which of course has a lot in common with the Merc. I took a couple of them apart back in college, doing a complete custom repaint w a friend of mine. Finding a Marquis is food for thought, if I ever find myself with the spare cash & time. Too many hobbies!
I share the dream of daily driving my Marquis in the winter these cars do great with a bit of weight in the trunk. If it wasnt for the originality and rust free condition of my 78' I would. Last winter I drove my 77 Cougar and it made for a wonderful winter driver here in MN I was passsing Suvs and Teslas in several snow storms it never let me down.
I’m 62, so I remember most of your cars. You are telling the truth about Ford V8s equipped with 2 barrel carburetors. Friends of mine had a 70 Fairlane with a 390, a 70 ranchero with a 351 C, and a 1970 Mustang with a 351 C. They all had great power down low, and I believe that’s because Ford 2 barrels were a larger CFM than GM or Mopar 2 barrels.
What a car, detailed and there’s depth in design. The car that follows this one - no real thought. Sad. Thank you Adam for this video. We all really enjoy your stuff - keep them coming please.
Agreed. A good friend of my Dad’s had one just like this, same color. I was raised in a GM family but even I thought it was a nice car. But in 73 they traded it in for a new Mercury, which to me was an ugly slab sided box
I have fond memories of my dad's 78 Grand Marquis Broughham. It had over 80k miles when he got it but it still drove like a new car. I miss it. My friend's called it the Gray Ghost because it was so quiet!
Everything about that car is top notch! I definitely love the dark green and also the "proper" exhaust that is nice and quiet, so no droning inside the car like another car you've got. I had a 65 Thunderbird and that stupid shifter would come out of park by just breathing on the darn thing. Definitely had to use the swing away column and parking brake on that car. Had a 1972 Country Squire (dark green) with the 429-4v that was a joy to drive. I guess Ford went overboard on it not coming out of park so easy because one day the whole shifter broke off in my hand. My uncle put a replacement steering column (brown) in it so that we didn't have to shift with a pair of vice-grips.
Adam -- Another great video of another great car. For many years, I too owned a 1971 Marquis (non-Brougham) in this same color combination. It too had the 429 c.i. 2-bbl., a pillared hardtop 4-door, without the vinyl roof. It was a 99-point car. It had the standard steering wheel with cruise control on the spokes, with the same interior fabric on a bench seat. It also had the firm suspension, and handled well. That was a great car with three small kids for a car show road trip! The two-barrel was perfectly responsive and never needed adjustment. It got better mileage, and short of drag racing, was just a better set-up for that engine. The only gripe was the power steering was so boosted that the steering wheel felt like it was not connected to anything and was simply turning in ball-bearings. Not that it wandered... At one time, I had a 1968 LTD 4-door with the 390 c.i. FE block, which drove wonderfully and got respectable fuel economy; a 1969 Monterey with the 429 4 bbl., which was not in such perfect shape but was faster than hell, and the 1971 Marquis. My ex-wife never realized the 1969 and 1971 were different cars, as they were both dark green like yours. Storage space issues eventually led me to sell those and concentrate on a 1977 and 1979 Lincoln Town Car and Coupe, respectively. I still have the Coupe. I'm looking forward to your next video of the Cimarron! -RDM in KC
I had a 71 in green too...but mine had the brown interior. I'm glad it was the "pillared hardtop" too.....because the hardtop's rubber weather stripping usually leaks at some point.
We've probably seen this one before but it is a beautiful one. Who would think that you could find such nice cars in the north? The original owner must not have driven it in Winter. I had a 71 Thunderbird with the 429 4V and C6. A very nice combo for smoothness. Back in the day with premium fuel and the fed mandated 55 mph it got incredible mileage.
that is a Saskatchewan Mercury What a treasure , I like this 4 door better than a 2 door , has that Lincoln look , pure comfort , decent fit and finish
Fantastic car👍🏻👍🏻 I remember this car very fondly because my aunt had this exact color , except she had the waffle grill . It was a Beautiful car. I would love to have one.
My first budget classic car purchase was a Givenchy Continental Mark V. My next might be a 71-73 Marquis Brougham just because you speak so highly of them as my authoritative source on comfortable land yachts.
I drove a 1969 Ford LTD Squire wagon with a 2V 429 about 400K (on two engines and transmissions) . I drove it from Atlanta to Fairbanks twice and from Atlanta to Yellowknife (Northwest Territories) twice. I would like to have the car today. It finally rusted out. Nothing like your Mercury, but a very well made car. Lots of power and about 14 MPG which is not bad for a big station wagon. It needed premium leaded fuel but if you were careful it could run it on leaded regular in areas of Canada where premium was not available. Love your videos; beautiful cars.
My parents bought a new ‘72 coupe, midnight blue. Beautiful car, very comfortable and quiet. Sadly, by 1975 it was cancerous with rust. Sometimes you could hear water sloshing around in the doors. Love yours, though, Adam. Love that color!
I must say, one of your earlier videos on this car made me overwhelmingly decide to pull the trigger on my 72 Marquis Brougham. And I have not regretted it!
I had a 1971 Mercury like this in this exact green!!!!! (I can sleep in my back seat, but you can't drive your house!!!!) Purchased in 1974 from the Ford dealer in Easton, MD. I traded it for a brand new 1976 Ford Elite that I paid about $5,200 for at Jimmy Carters 22.5% interest!...my Dad had a fit...and so should have I, except I was 22 years old and knew everything there was to know!
