Land Yacht Alert: 1975 Grand Marquis with 17K miles is in the CAR WIZARD's shop 

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

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,

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.

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 cars like that when they were a common sight on the roads., and they still look as good now as they did back then.

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.

What an absolute beauty! From an old America which is long gone, sadly.

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

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.'

"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

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.

What a gorgeous, gorgeous beauty! Definitely dwarfs my Panther platform based Grand Marquis that's only 17.8 feet long! LOL

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.

I love 70's land yachts, especially the 75 Imperial coupe.

Currently on a road trip across the US in a 2003 Grand Marquis, nothing beats a land yacht

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.

My Goodness, it looks BETTER than new, and it's now 47 years old, WOW !!

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.

EuroA-Bob is the Las Vegas high roller of the used car market

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!!

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.

Absolutely needs curb feelers! Good point Mrs. Wizard.

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. 😂

That 1975 GRAND MARQUIS is Simply Breathe Taking 👌 so much Beauty on 4 Wheels......

I live in the UK and you would need four parking spaces for this monster. But I love it, especially the rear wheel spats.

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 love your respect and reverence for a cool car like this.

These cars are works of art....just amazing to see.

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.

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'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.

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!

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.

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!

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.

wow, a beautiful 70's boat! fantastic condition... i hope whoever gets it, takes good care of it!

It’s impressive how intact this car is !

THIS is the kind of stuff I love to see !!!!

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..👍.

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 one of the coolest cars I’ve ever seen in my entire life. I hope you bring in a Chrysler New Yorker one day!

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.

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.

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.

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.

Its maintained so well after all these years 😍

Love these land yachts, if you're lucky enough to find one buy it! Prices are climbing. Thanks for posting this report!

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.

Bob’s weekly diamond finds are getting insane. 17,000 miles!

I wanted to buy one of these, shortly before the car market went to shit

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Far more interesting content than the millionaire toys on Hoovie's channel. Whole lot nicer to drive than a Countache, too.

Interestingly, the 1975 Grand Marquis is longer than a Ford Excursion. Wow.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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!

Used to LOVE seeing these big cars when I was a kid in the 80s!

Boss Hog would love that.

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.

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!

WOW now that is a boat, forget that cars were that BIG.

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.

Landyachtimus Maximus! That is literally a museum piece! It's kind of a shame to drive it. Somebody DEFINITELY loved that car! Even an H Pipe on the exhaust!

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.

Wow - can you imagine those size cars being on the road today

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.

I cannot believe how clean that machine is

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

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!!! 👍🙂

The Car Wizards has the coolest walk on RU-vid! 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!

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 👍👍👍

When I was a kid, in the mid to late 70's, my parents has a Grand Marquis that looked just like this one (I'm not sure what year the one my parents had was, though), same color and everything. My parents had to sell it in 1980 so we could afford to travel from Southern California to Michigan for my grandmother's funeral.

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.

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!

We bought a new one for about $6,000, and drove it for 9 years. I loved it when I first saw it, but after I drove it, I told my husband I didn't want it because it was too big. He wanted it, so we got it. They are beautiful cars.

Hats off to whoever took care of that old merc. It is in amazing condition.

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 !

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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 .

That Mercury is AMAZING!!!

Next up on hoovies channel: I bought the cheapest Mercury Grand Marquis in America

Wizard: And NO we’re not going to LS swap it! Me: well duh, it’s a FoMoCo; let’s GT500 swap it….

Thanks for the thorough walk through on the GM! I really enjoy how you and Mrs. Wizard work so well together on these video tours of all elements of some unique vehicles. The 420SEL is a great car -- my parents and grandparents had the 560SEL -- the W126 is a great car. I may be looking for one for myself, sometime in the near future.

My dad had a 1973 Mercury Marquis Brougham sedan. That car was as big as the titanic, smooth riding, as comfortable as a sofa and fully loaded. I sure like to get a car like that in my dad's memory.

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.

WOW, what an awesome find. Would love to hear the story behind its low mileage.

Absolutely beautiful. They knew how to design cars back then. I would love to have that, but I would be terrified to drive it, even on Sunday morning, and it wouldn't fit in my garage. That is definitely a collector car, and needs to be insured and treated like one. I have been driving a 2006 Grand Marquis for the past 9 years, and it has 381,000 miles on it. I recently bought a like new one owner 2007 Grand Marquis with 36,000 miles on it. I'm going to go ahead and wear out the 2006 (if I live long enough) then start driving the 2007.

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.

OMG THIS THING IS FUCKING GORGEOUS. Euro Asian Bob has the magic touch for sure 👍👍