Whoa Nelley, 1977 and going to Heaven. Terrorist Timothy McVeigh drove one of these and was caught by Trooper Charles J. Hanger in Perry, OK driving it without license plates (Oddly enough, it still had the original dealer emblem from Fort Lauderdale Lincoln-Mercury on the back of it). Trooper Hanger realized the next day who he had arrested and then called the jail instructing them not release McVeigh. He stopped another terrorist attack as McVeigh had blown up the Murrah Building in Oklahoma. Trooper Hanger became Sheriff Hanger and ran uncontested for years and has recently retired. Yes, this is a Marquis Brougham as the Grand Marquis would say it on the right-side deck lid. For those following the "Silent Malibu" that was featured on Mr. Magnante's channel and saved from the MA junkyard by You Tuber "NeshPro" in TX, I am helping him document the car and I was close on the trim tag, but now I know more about it and fully decoded it. You can see that on his channel. We got the VIN, we win: 7 for 1977 model year, Z for St. Louis (Hazelwood), MO assembly, 62 for Marquis Brougham four door pillar hardtop, S for 400 V8 with two barrel, and the rest is the production sequence. The 400 V8 depending on what you read was optional or not available on the 1977 Marquis Brougham. The general brochure shows it was available, but the specific brochure says no. The 400 V8 was a sloppy, terrible running engine and did not net much better fuel economy over the 460 with four barrel. The Hazelwood plant operated from 1948 to 2006 and was idled (and eventually closed) with "The Way Forward" plan and was demolished by 2009. We got the tag, we can brag: 8K for Bright Saddle exterior paint, BT should be for a full brown vinyl top, 53K for Marquis Brougham four door pillar hardtop, RZ for Saddle interior trim, 07G for Thursday July 7, 1977 production, X for FMX automatic transmission, B for 2.47:1 axle ratio, non-locking, A for factory installed AC, 22 for Dallas, TX sales district. Whoa Nelley, 400 and gotta go. The "Biz Marquis" isn't for me. FMX has always been a mess. 53K and going away. Pillared hardtop took a big flop. Made in Hazelwood and it ain't no good. Charles Hanger in Perry OK made the bad guy go away. The VIN gets the win, and the tag gets the brag. "Lend a Helpin' Hand" or this one is ready for the trash can. Motorcraft needs a life raft. That's it, time to quit. Mercury was the "Sign of the Cat" and this one will soon be flat. VIN code "S" is in distress. Going to get squished and the FOMOCO Malaise faithful, maybe a few here, but certainly not the Google Man are going to be even remotely pissed.
What a classic it can be restored from being crushed my brother was 7 months old when this mercury was built in 1977 I lost my brother Philip 😢 in October 2021 rest in peace to my brother 😢
thanks benny for making these videos it takes the dedication of a young man to drive for hours to do these junkyard finds i did it back in the day sometimes you lose but sometimes you strike gold keep up the good work
I had a beautiful 79 Pontiac 4 door, mint. Couldn't give it away here. Put it on ebay and it sold to the Netherlands. I thought it must be a scam till the calls came and one day a hauler. Amazing
Those trunk lock covers are worth a fair amount these days. They are getting harder and harder to find. If you ever see those trunk emblems you should take them.
I made the mistake of buying a '78 Grand Marquis because I was tired of public transportation. It had a 351W, backed up by a FMX trans., which came to a screeching halt in the middle of an intersection half a block from my house. It kicked a hole in my wallet to fix, as the shop had to order parts from California to fix it. A few short weeks later, it dropped dead taking me to work. Within walking distance of a junkyard. Perfect.
Front and rear bumpers should be getting worth some good cash soon on these.mercs as there is no repop on them. And they getting very popular and in a hurry prices have been climbing very quickly on these big 70s Ford's and mercs. Although most have now been sent to Europe .
My grandfather owned 1 and his was a 1976 version. He had the Grand Marquis Brougham 4 door. The color was a vanilla color with a white top. Typical Florida car.
This is a Mercury Marquis Brougham. It is NOT a Grand Marquis. You can see the brougham emblem on the back truck is missing. Also Marquis Broughams have that chrome fender peak moulding that runs down the length of the car which the base Marquis does not have. The Grand Marquis have a different style interior and have an emblem on the truck that is ABOVE the Marquis which you can see there never was one there. Mystery solved.
Hmmm does this car share front ends with its sister Lincoln Continental, they look very similar ? As does the hood emblem and front seat embellishment.
Place is called Wrench A Part in Belton Texas. They are a self serve yard so unless you have someone to pull those parts, they aren't really going to be able to help you
The big block died with this body line. The down size 79 on were all small block powered 351 & 302 and even a few 83 California cars had the 255 v8 . very slow cars !!
Not sure what you're talking about. The Grand Marquis name was introduced in 1974 as an interior option package on the Marquis Brougham. The next year, 1975, the Grand Marquis got it's own model designation. It was that way all the way through the late 1970s' and early 1980's till they spun off the Marquis name to the fox body and the Grand Marquis to the Panther platform. That year was 1983.
@@klwthe3rd You are totally correct. I was trying to keep it simple. It get's confusing over the years. I meant by 1979, all Marquis were now "Grand Marquis" In the 80's; the upper model became the "Grand Marquis LS". Still had many trim options, both inside and exterior. (You could get the "formal half vinyl roof; opera lights; cornering lights; etc. But they were great cars for my grandparents to haul us around in plush luxury !!
I picked up a 1967 Chevelle after seeing it on Steve Magnante's video at Bernardston auto wrecking see it @neshpro6521 I drove 1400 miles to rescue her. Steve called it the Silent Malibu should I keep the name?
