FULL BUILD: A 1,100 Horsepower 1972 Mercury Marquis 

I bought one back in 1975, she was only 3 years old when I got it, and it looked like the first day it drove off the dealership lot in 1972. She had the 429, and she flew down the highway, passed everything in sight,but the gas station! I had the 72 Mercury Marquis for about 11 years then sold it, after seeing this show, I wish I had have kept her! I sure do miss the big beauty!

29:56 "The zip ties are temporary" unless they work. Then they become permanent.

Tommy Boshers is a national treasure and must be protected at all costs!

These types of build are severely underrated. Knowing where to stop is the key to the fun.

I’ve said it before on my other account, but these full builds are some of the best to watch on RU-vid. Thank you so much for uploading them! ❤️

My father had one of those. Even as a kid, I always loved the hideaway headlights!

Thank you power nation!!! I don't know about the rest of you but I love these full episodes. 🙌🙌👍👍👏👏

I love these complete build videos. And having Big Smo was awesome!

I love how you guys put together all the episodes to make one video!! Do that MORE PLEASE!!!!!!

THANK YOU for posting this entire build! I love it!

Thank you guys for releasing this entire build of the mercury ! Ive been waiting a long time for this.

I absolutely love how these videos are more like tutorials than your typical cable restoration show! Keep up the awesome work fellas!

Marc and Tommy in my opinion are the funniest and most interesting guys you have. Please keep them on. There 👍🏻

That mercury is one beautifully beast. It needs cleaning and priming underneath.

Always loved those gunboats, 71 to 74 marquis 79 town car, too old now kids ! Nice car !

Hits the bags " it's the emergency brake " the best

I have to say , the Merc is your best build yet, love that thing! Long live the smooth pimp daddy ride!

Love the Land-Yachts...Beeefy with Power! Love it

That transmission is beautiful What a dream car. The car that does everything.

A long time ago and at a faraway place I built a 73 ltd. It was the most fun with a vehicle I every had. Light or low hp build on a 2v cleveland, about 300hp at the crank. 9 inch 3.5 rear. Not enough hp to smoke the tires but enough hp to get it going 130 mph in 3rd, never had the guts to see how fast it would go in 4th. The remarkable thing about this boat was that 6 ft guy could stretch out and sleep in the back seat, a little guy like my self could make a pretzel out of his girlfriend back there. It was rugged. I hit a dead elk in the middle of the road and went air borne, got home, not a scratch. On the road and up to speed with the AOD in overdrive I got a pretty consistent 18mpg, not bad for a really heavy rig with a old smog motor. Best of all the neighbor hood kids all thought I was "gansta". Have fun all of you and keep wrenching.

You need to bring it to Lebanon TN for a bit of Voodoo Upholstery style on this boat! Hell this is right up our alley! You wont be disappointed!

23:03 "Wonder how long that's been in there." Since 1972, probably.

The sound of the engine is just tooooo awesome.... And the wheels are superb

Yall boys did a fine job , brings back memories riding in them big old boats.

Wow, awesome car, very well done as usual. 👍🏻👌🏼 I love fullsize cars with lots and lots of power, so you can imagine how much I like this one. Cheers!

That thing did excellent on the slalom, it hit every cone lol.

Best build to date

1 hell of a sleeper motor is something but you ain't going to fool anybody with that

A Boss 429 hood scoop might work on your Merc. I know the stock ones were about 3" tall but someone out there also makes a 6".

Man I love this build but that cleaner coming through the hood takes away from the whole if you could have done a boxy ram air with chrome trim on the edges to match the fender trim would have been sick

There are 3 cars from my past that I truly wish I could have today. My dad's 1970 GTO convertible, his 1979 Bonneville Brougham Landau coupe, and my 1994 Grand Prix SE sedan. That said, I do love these 70's land yachts, with the Mercury Marquis/Grand Marquis near the top of my list. Abundant space, comfort, and style. I wouldn't spend the time and money on the air suspension shown in these videos, but it's their car and a virtually unlimited budget sure helps a lot. These cars were known for their very soft, yet controlled ride quality and that doesn't lend well to the astounding drivetrain that was installed, so I can understand. It's a joy to see one of these cars transformed into a lead sled, but I still personally prefer a well-kept original.

*Kickin it in Tennessee* will forever be my favorite *BIg Smo* song

CONES!!! I loved when you gobbled up them CONES!!! Seriously, great video on a great car build! You guys did awesome! Here's another project idea: Do a similar build on a big-body Pontiac, like a 1969-1972 Grand Prix, with a 428 or 455 cubic inch V8. Or a Catalina, or a Bonneville, or something like that? :)

This build would have been EXELENT for a 1978 Lincoln MarkV!

My dad owned this very Grand Marquis, my mom made him sell it because us three kids! I do remember sneaking into the drive-in, in the huge trunk! We ended up getting a 73 Pontiac Grandville, which I recall was freaking huge!!! They don’t make them like that anymore!

Damn, I must watch this episode once a month!!!! My Dream Build🤙🏾🔥🔥🔥🔥

1100hp 557 In³ should be just enough to get a 72' Marquis to do 11's😂

Absolutely LOVE this build. Those cars defined luxury at an affordable price. Cadillacs were cool but out of reach for many blue collars, These big, powerful Merc's were there and they did not have to take a back seat to anything available.

Thanks for sharing this build fellas. Loved it. :)

Rockin' a 70 New Yorker, would get nasty love the 70s bad assness!!!

Just wanted to see if anyone else noticed that the gas tank they cleaned is definitely brand new already lol

A set of Slam Specialties bags would make a huge difference in ride and control.

This is one BAD-ASS build!

Wow that car came out awesome. Great job boys. And those wheels are 🔥

Those guys are really really good at what they do, fantastic!!

A real slalom run would probably roll the body off that rusted frame! LOL!

Whoa. What a ride. So awesome. Keep it up. You all guys rock. 🤟

Perfect land yacht!

I'd take this beast over a camaro or mustang or a challenger.i love big boats

Efi and a sheet metal intake would put this build over the top!

Love the MERC. That thing is big and BADASS!!

I remember having Hooker headers on my 89 Z28 .40 over with 5.0 HO heads. The Hooker header and Hooker aero chamber mufflers, and it sounded not even like a Chevy, but totally unique and purred down the road!! I loved the sound of it actually!

If you're gonna spend this type of money, why wouldn't you sandblast the entire undercarriage of the car & at least prime it before doing anything else?

Why go to all the trouble of getting stuff re-chromed, but leave the underside crustier than a hobo’s underpants

Great video, nice to see something really different for a change!

You gents have the most patience I've ever seen

I need that engine in my Scion.

1100 HP with Chinese Rock Auto motor mounts. That should last bout a day

Watched the the whole video. Man you dudes are awesome 👏👏👏

Outstanding full build sleeper

I feel like there was a better option besides cutting a hole in the hood to make everything clear. Could have a.)modified the cross member b.)got/made shorter engine mounts c.)make the center of the hood a little taller in the center or d.) combination of the options.

"Bro-ham" - LOL

I love big boat sleepers. Especially BBF. The most underrated big block.

Bro ham......I pressed the like button right there

Man that air cleaner through the hood 😂. Goofy goobers.

Great build team! Just wondering if your skills extend beyond performance because it'd be a real shame leaving this fire breathing '72 Mercury looking the way it does.

That Grand Marquis lookz soo badass, truly sikk.

brother you guys do nice work love learning still at 54 in eastern ky.

Definitely needs a hood scoop, maybe a boss 429 hood scoop.

with E85, this baby can pick up another 100 to 150 hp, for sure !!!!!!

Wow he really nailed that slalom course....

The slalom run is soooooo great!

“It’s a Merkury MARKEESE Bro-HAM!”

Pro tip: If you run the drill in reverse you will not get shaving in gas tank 😄

such a beautiful classy car you guys did a terrific job

Awesome build. A shaker hood scoop would be cool.

boy, a 8L90E on this car would be perfect

Big Smo almost broke the front seat when the pedal went to the metal, LOL. He even found Jesus! Amen!

It's impressive I learned a lot

I'm imagining if my dad's '72 Lincoln Continental was built this way woulda been so awesome!

this is just painful to watch as I could SEE the rust on that frame when they took the old brake line off but they didn't even bother to clean it up AT ALL. What's the point in making so much HP and putting new lines on when the frame is rusting if you're not gonna clean it up and just allow it to continue rusting

the frame and underside rusted but lets put 1000 hp in it and watch the frame come apart

This was awesome! I'm glad I subscribed last year!

Why do I absolutely LOVE this build??? Well, I once had and strogly desire to obtain agan was a 1970 Ford Galaxie 500 Sportroof. Mine had the 351W, FMX(ish) 3spd auto and infamous 9in rear end. It was in the family since new. I miss that car.

1:09:37 setting the air cleaner down for me was like nails on a chalk board. 🤬

23:20 knockoff back in the saddle aerosmith is painful to hear

I used to have a '71 Cadillac Fleetwood with a 472 CI engine, That car was a beast in OEM mode.

My kind of build right here 😉👍👍 This, a hot rod Lincoln, and a hod rod Cadillac = My dream garage 😁

"when most people think about fuel systems they think about carburettors" - what is this? the 80s?

That underside needs fixing. Really spoils an otherwise great idea.

I love it when people don't build garage divas! If you can't take it out and enjoy it with friends what good is it? These guys have come a long way on the welding end of their projects. Great Job

Yes, yes, yes! Finally! Love you guys!

Love watching all the expert work done, like installing the fuel system, rear end, air bags, exhaust and etc. BUT as some others commented why not sand blast the underside and paint it, that could have been done in 1 day if you have the equipment. I noticed that the frame already has some patches weld on it and they look rather shoddy. How does that help plant 1100 horse power to the ground? Oh yea those tires and wheel look awful to me plus that big hole in the hood is looks like shit too.

They lost me right after they pimped it out with the big rims and airbags.

This was any Uncle which was my moms brother favorite car he had two of them when I was growing up. He use to come in to town when I was a kid I thought every man had to own one of these car to be cool. He use to pick me up in it and I just love the ride he talked and talked about these cars his was brown and clean. He retired from Chrysler in Dayton Ohio he was known for these cars in his city and here in Indianapolis. Me and my family love to see him bring that clean car in to town or go visit I always just wanted to ride in it. I’ve never seen one with those modification I would love to allow his legacy to live on. He past away in December 2020 which was devastating to Me And My Family I would love to own this car and Brighten my family’s days and allow My Uncle Goody legacy to live. It would make his sister and brother happy with such a beauty. I think the way they would react would be astonishing breathe taking. You guys bring back great history with this mercury that’s why I love this show. Through every make and model yaw touch families! What I wouldn’t give to allow my family to reflect on our better days. Thanks Power Nation

A minute and a half in and already having to watch an ad!!!!

16 commercials? I wanted to watch but my cable doesnt even show that many

The announcer makes this so cheesy I can't even watch

This build deserved so much more. That is such a cool car and they kind of half assed it.

I love the Barry White improvisation LOL