It has been awhile. Glad to see things are going strong on Mercury Marauder.Net

[Jerry Barnes]

It has been a long time. Life took control my business and hobby.

I want say “Happy Holidays” to everyone!

Also wanted to mention that I purchased brand new
2003 Mercury Marauder with 89 Miles. That is right, 89 Miles. I bought it from an estate. It has the plastic on the seats, steering wheel.

I will be selling it shortly. The owner removed the body from the chassis, so it need to be put back together. All the Of parts are original and I have them all. I will post pictures sometime this week.

I also have sets of tires, bumper covers,wheels, etc. the engine is new, 89miles.

I hope everyone is doing well. A big part of my life was the Mercury Marauder community which I enjoyed for many years.

Happy Holidays!!

[RubberCtyRauder]

Happy Holidays from Trilogy 48 (2nd owner of it )Someone on here has been talking about helping a widow's estate with a 84 mile Marauder. Boxes of nos parts. sold a few things too

[RF Overlord]

Hi, Jerry! Don't be such a stranger! (Things are a bit different now than when you were last here...)

[burt ragio]

Happy Holidays to you Jerry! I too have been looking for a widow with either a new Marauder early model Corvette or Maserati.

[the fat bastid]

Thanks for helping me when my alt wire melted haha.
-#76

[BAD MERC]

Damn Jerry! Nice to hear from you again! I'll tell Claude and Chuck you popped your head up. Happy holidays to you and the family.

[TrilogyMarauder]

Very nice to have the man who brought us the Trilogy S/C here.

Welcome back! :beer:

And why did they take the body off the chassis???

[fast dtr]

Jerry, glad to hear from you again! I just bought another Marauder, and I just returned to this site too. Merry Christmas to you and yours.

[martyo]

Hey Jerry!!!!!

[sailsmen]

This is THE place to sell a Marauder and Marauder Parts.

Happy Holidays.:)

[NorthShoreChiMM]

So this is the legend Ive heard of

[marauderrocks51]

I would take interested in the wheels . thank you .

[kirk]

Good to hear from you Jerry. It has been a while.

[justbob]

Hey Jerry, how about more info on this body removed from chassis and why exactly??


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[N40GL]

Hi Jerry,

What a nice surprise from out of the past. Great to hear you are still kicking around, and still in the MM community. I'm happy that your life is going the way you want it to. You were/are always a great friend.

Happy Holidays!

Mark

(Owner of a supercharged MM made by that "other guy")
;-)

[Jerry Barnes]

Hi, Jerry! Don't be such a stranger! (Things are a bit different now than when you were last here...)

It is great to hear from some of you again. The Marauder was a big part of my life for many years and I do miss it. Glad to be back. I will make the effort to be more involved.

Thanks!

[Jerry Barnes]

Damn Jerry! Nice to hear from you again! I'll tell Claude and Chuck you popped your head up. Happy holidays to you and the family.

I haven’t seen Claude in awhile, but I know he is doing well. I see Chuck every year at Bike Week. Looking forward to seeing Chuck and Rich and the other guys in March. Bike Week is our annual reunion now.

Happy Holidays to you also!!

[Jerry Barnes]

Very nice to have the man who brought us the Trilogy S/C here.

Welcome back! :beer:

And why did they take the body off the chassis???

The guy that owned it was going to put a Terminator motor and trans in the car, but did not finish. He pulled the body off to work on installing the new POWERTRAIN then passed away. Very unfortunate. I knew his brother. The car is brand new.

[Jerry Barnes]

Jerry, glad to hear from you again! I just bought another Marauder, and I just returned to this site too. Merry Christmas to you and yours.

Nice hearing from you also! Have a great Holiday!

[Jerry Barnes]

Hey Jerry!!!!!

I need to stop by the shop the next time I am headed to Florida.

Good hearing from you!

[Jerry Barnes]

So this is the legend Ive heard of

Not me! I am just an old guy trying to shave a few tenths off my timeslip😎

And I am still trying!

[Jerry Barnes]

Good to hear from you Jerry. It has been a while.

Kirk, good hearing from you my friend. I hope everything is going well.

Happy Holidays!!

[Jerry Barnes]

Hi Jerry,

What a nice surprise from out of the past. Great to hear you are still kicking around, and still in the MM community. I'm happy that your life is going the way you want it to. You were/are always a great friend.

Happy Holidays!

Mark

(Owner of a supercharged MM made by that "other guy")
;-)

Mark,

Good hearing from you also! I hope things are going well. It has been a long time since we had a beer together. We need to fix that problem.

Happy Holidays my friend!!

[BAD MERC]

Hey Jerry, serial #251 I double dare ya!!!

[Sully008]

Happy holidays from Trilogy 196! Still loving every minute behind the wheel. Might be interested in a front and rear bumper cover...

[Jerry Barnes]

Hey Jerry, serial #251 I double dare ya!!!

Always wanting to take advantage of a old guy that ain’t as quick as he use to be😝

[Jerry Barnes]

Happy holidays from Trilogy 196! Still loving every minute behind the wheel. Might be interested in a front and rear bumper cover...

Mike, sounds like your S/C is doing well. It makes me proud to hear it is still a reliable product.

Thanks for being a great Customer!

Happy Holidays!!

[Jerry Barnes]

Some pictures are attached, and more to come.....

[Jerry Barnes]

Here are more pics.....

[TrilogyMarauder]

Thanks for sharing the pics with us Jerry. :up:

[BAD MERC]

Outstanding pics!!!!

[guspech750]

Well how cool is this!

The man, the myth and the legend with a really interesting Marauder find.

Hi and stuffzzzzz.


Sent from the White House on the tax payers dime.

[RubberCtyRauder]

A very cool find and looks like it had excellent storage conditions, not a barn in the woods.

[svtrichie]

You got one heck of a deal. You putting the new termi motor and 6 spd in it or back to stock

[martyo]

I need to stop by the shop the next time I am headed to Florida.

Good hearing from you!

Yes you do!!!!!

[Joe Walsh]

WOW....just WOW!

I've seen 'frame off restorations'...but that is just crazy.

[stevengerard]

Hi Jerry, hope all is well with family and the business. Dibs on the extra gauge pod on the sitting on the front passenger seat!

[Cosgrandmarquis]

That's sweet!

[Bigdogjim]

Long time no see "old" friend.

Thanks for stopping by.

You still got the two marauders?

[crownvic97]

That car is a total time capsule, wow!

[Jerry Barnes]

You got one heck of a deal. You putting the new termi motor and 6 spd in it or back to stock

I felt the car would be worth more with the matching numbers POWERTRAIN. I am selling the new Terminator motor and trans separately.

[Jerry Barnes]

Long time no see "old" friend.

Thanks for stopping by.

You still got the two marauders?

Yes, I still have both of my Marauders. They are family members.

[Jerry Barnes]

Long time no see "old" friend.

Thanks for stopping by.

You still got the two marauders?

I am sure our paths will cross sometime soon. I hope you and your family are doing well. Enjoy the Holiday Season!!!

[martyo]

I felt the car would be worth more with the matching numbers POWERTRAIN. I am selling the new Terminator motor and trans separately.

Send me the details on what’s for sale.

[Charlie Costell]

I PM'ed you about the wheels when you first posted this. Maybe you did not check PM's?

[Bigslim1]

Well I'll be. Nice to see you here Jerry. I too came back to the MM community a while ago. Even though I don't have my MM anymore (got my Sable) they have welcomed me back and was a great support during the lost of my mom and my heart surgery. Great group of people here.

[svtrichie]

I read it came with a new termi motor and trans and like 4 or 5 new bumper covers for like 15k for everything.

[CoreyM75]

I read it came with a new termi motor and trans and like 4 or 5 new bumper covers for like 15k for everything.

Where did you read that? This might be the coolest hoard of parts I've ever seen irregardless of the make or model. The original owner had prototype Marauder and Mustang parts stacked away. A very special and cool find.

[junior]

Are you familiar with member "warmpancakes" who is selling a bunch of parts that look like they came from the same estate?

[hotford]

I read it came with a new termi motor and trans and like 4 or 5 new bumper covers for like 15k for everything.

who cares what he paid ....that is his business alone......

great find!!

from the looks of it, the original owner looked to be a real Hoarder.............

[MGDriver]

Hello and welcome back!

Haven't been here long enough to know you but that is an amazing find!

[TAKEDOWN]

Hello there...

[RF Overlord]

For those who may not know, Jerry is the mastermind behind Trilogy Motorsports, developer of one of the most iconic supercharger kits for the Marauder. A vendor here, Lidio Iacobelli (Alternative Auto), developed the tuning.

[Jerry Barnes]

I PM'ed you about the wheels when you first posted this. Maybe you did not check PM's?

I have not picked them up yet. When I do, I will send you a note.

Thanks

[Jerry Barnes]

I read it came with a new termi motor and trans and like 4 or 5 new bumper covers for like 15k for everything.

Good price for a lot of cool stuff.

[Jerry Barnes]

who cares what he paid ....that is his business alone......

great find!!

from the looks of it, the original owner looked to be a real Hoarder.............

Absolutely!

[Jerry Barnes]

Are you familiar with member "warmpancakes" who is selling a bunch of parts that look like they came from the same estate?

No, I am sorry I don’t know him.

[junior]

No, I am sorry I don’t know him.
Sorry Jerry, too many coincidences.

[TrilogyMarauder]

No, I am sorry I don’t know him.

This guy..............https://www.mercurymarauder.net/forums/showpost.php?p=1545546&postcount=4

.....................https://www.mercurymarauder.net/forums/showthread.php?t=105008

Then there must have been 2 estate sales around the same time that both had Marauders with 80 something miles on each of them and lots of new parts to be sold . :confused:



.

[svtrichie]

At least someone will make a bunch of money on this marauder. Just won't be the women who sold it. I just think it's kind of sad to take advantage of a situation.

[lji372]

At least someone will make a bunch of money on this marauder. Just won't be the women who sold it. I just think it's kind of sad to take advantage of a situation.

Stop being jealous. :facepalm:

[svtrichie]

Not jealous at all. One thing to get a deal It's another to take advantage. I also read that there was people willing to pay more but the brother in law made this deal. Hell the parts are worth 15k alone. And the buyer I am sure knew this.

[Joe Walsh]

At least someone will make a bunch of money on this marauder. Just won't be the women who sold it. I just think it's kind of sad to take advantage of a situation.

If we don't know all the facts, people shouldn't be making these comments....especially in Jerry's "Hi Everyone It's been awhile!!" thread.... :shake:
BTW: People selling cars should know what they are worth before making the deal with a prospective buyer.

[TrilogyMarauder]

Not jealous at all. One thing to get a deal It's another to take advantage. I also read that there was people willing to pay more but the brother in law made this deal. Hell the parts are worth 15k alone. And the buyer I am sure knew this.

Where did you read this? Do you have links? I love good mystery. ;)

[TrilogyMarauder]

If we don't know all the facts, people shouldn't be making these comments....especially in Jerry's "Hi Everyone It's been awhile!!" thread.... :shake:
BTW: People selling cars should know what they are worth before making the deal with a prospective buyer.

I'm just curious if 2 members here are selling stuff from the same estate sale. :confused:

https://www.mercurymarauder.net/forums/showpost.php?p=1548546&postcount=1

https://www.mercurymarauder.net/forums/showpost.php?p=1545546&postcount=4

[ChiTownMaraud3r]

Hi Jerry,

Probably been asked, but do you still have any of the trilogy dev cars?

[TrilogyMarauder]

Hi Jerry,

Probably been asked, but do you still have any of the trilogy dev cars?




Long time no see "old" friend.

Thanks for stopping by.

You still got the two marauders?


Yes, I still have both of my Marauders. They are family members.


.............

[Charlie Costell]

Thanks for the reply Jerry. Looking forward to hearing from you.

[Jerry Barnes]

Hi Jerry,

Probably been asked, but do you still have any of the trilogy dev cars?

No, I am sorry.

[Jerry Barnes]

Yes, I do know(briefly) Warmpancakes. The car and parts I purchased are from the same estate. I am waiting for the widow to return from a trip to pick up the remaining parts. Sorry Warmpancakes.

[Jerry Barnes]

At least someone will make a bunch of money on this marauder. Just won't be the women who sold it. I just think it's kind of sad to take advantage of a situation.

I don’t know who you are, but I really don’t appreciate the message you are conveying about me taking advantage of the situation. So, not that it is any of your business, but here are the facts.

1. I was offered the car and the parts by a friend of mine and I declined several times. I already have two of the best known Marauders around and I did not need a third one.

2. There is a fair amount of risk involved when you buy something that is all apart and you don’t have any idea of what is missing from several boxes, garages, basement locations....

3. Yes, the parts looked like they were very valuable on face value, but again there was a big risk also.

4. This car and the parts were offered to several other people and they turned it down. If it was that great a deal, someone else would have taken the car before me.

5. I made a cash offer, which no one else offered, and she took it. If she did not want my offer she could have told me “no thanks”.

6. She was trying to get rid of an increble amount of parts and cars because she did not want them and she was paying for storage that was very expensive.

Anyone else could have made an offer...anyone else could have gotten off their ass and made several trips over to the garages and sifted through the parts...anyone else could have put their money where their mouth was and jumped on the deal..... but no one else did. Was it a good deal in retrospect? Yes, but it came with risks. I am missing several expensive parts like the ABS unit that I had to spend $600 for and there and several more parts I am trying to find.

My advise to you is get the facts before you make irresponsible statements about someone else’s business.

Jerry Barnes

[Jerry Barnes]

Well I'll be. Nice to see you here Jerry. I too came back to the MM community a while ago. Even though I don't have my MM anymore (got my Sable) they have welcomed me back and was a great support during the lost of my mom and my heart surgery. Great group of people here.

Slim, it is great hearing from you. Sorry to hear about your Mother and your heart surgery. Jesus, it sounds like you have been through a lot. If you have time please give me a call and let’s have lunch. I have moved the office to a new location in Redford, but it is not far from the old shop.

Call me (248)877-2792.

Jerry

[CoreyM75]

I don’t know who you are, but I really don’t appreciate the message you are conveying about me taking advantage of the situation. So, not that it is any of your business, but here are the facts.

1. I was offered the car and the parts by a friend of mine and I declined several times. I already have two of the best known Marauders around and I did not need a third one.

2. There is a fair amount of risk involved when you buy something that is all apart and you don’t have any idea of what is missing from several boxes, garages, basement locations....

3. Yes, the parts looked like they were very valuable on face value, but again there was a big risk also.

4. This car and the parts were offered to several other people and they turned it down. If it was that great a deal, someone else would have taken the car before me.

5. I made a cash offer, which no one else offered, and she took it. If she did not want my offer she could have told me “no thanks”.

6. She was trying to get rid of an increble amount of parts and cars because she did not want them and she was paying for storage that was very expensive.

Anyone else could have made an offer...anyone else could have gotten off their ass and made several trips over to the garages and sifted through the parts...anyone else could have put their money where their mouth was and jumped on the deal..... but no one else did. Was it a good deal in retrospect? Yes, but it came with risks. I am missing several expensive parts like the ABS unit that I had to spend $600 for and there and several more parts I am trying to find.

My advise to you is get the facts before you make irresponsible statements about someone else’s business.

Jerry Barnes

There's a lot of truth to this statement. Hindsight is easy to see afterwards.

I had to deal with my fathers car collection and looking back on it I probably sold several cars for less than what I could have sold them for. Same for lots of parts. Sometimes it's easier to sell cheaper and be done with it. Nothing wrong with that.

[stevengerard]

well Jerry, if it will make you feel better to flip it on the cheap I have $8 in my pocket! :D:rolleyes:

What other parts do you need, plenty of hoarders on here that may be able to help.

I still have dibs on one of the extra gauge pods on the front seat!

[gpfarrell]

Jerry,

Great to here from you! 11 years into my own Trilogy Marauder and it might still be my all time favorite. That car does everything well. What you engineered in the summer of 2002 easily exceeds my 2012 BMW 550i in performance and reliability. Thank you for a great chapter in my automotive life! With the Eaton inside, my Marauder is definitely part of my permanent collection!

[TrilogyRauder]

Out of curiosity, Jerry do you own the black marauder with the ground effects? Does it have a price tag? Everytime I google that marauder, I drool all over it.

[svtrichie]

I don’t know who you are, but I really don’t appreciate the message you are conveying about me taking advantage of the situation. So, not that it is any of your business, but here are the facts.

1. I was offered the car and the parts by a friend of mine and I declined several times. I already have two of the best known Marauders around and I did not need a third one.

2. There is a fair amount of risk involved when you buy something that is all apart and you don’t have any idea of what is missing from several boxes, garages, basement locations....

3. Yes, the parts looked like they were very valuable on face value, but again there was a big risk also.

4. This car and the parts were offered to several other people and they turned it down. If it was that great a deal, someone else would have taken the car before me.

5. I made a cash offer, which no one else offered, and she took it. If she did not want my offer she could have told me “no thanks”.

6. She was trying to get rid of an increble amount of parts and cars because she did not want them and she was paying for storage that was very expensive.

Anyone else could have made an offer...anyone else could have gotten off their ass and made several trips over to the garages and sifted through the parts...anyone else could have put their money where their mouth was and jumped on the deal..... but no one else did. Was it a good deal in retrospect? Yes, but it came with risks. I am missing several expensive parts like the ABS unit that I had to spend $600 for and there and several more parts I am trying to find.

My advise to you is get the facts before you make irresponsible statements about someone else’s business.

Jerry Barnes

Cool story. Good luck to you

[Jerry Barnes]

Out of curiosity, Jerry do you own the black marauder with the ground effects? Does it have a price tag? Everytime I google that marauder, I drool all over it.

Those front and rear fascia’s on my Marauders are custom made from fiberglass. They were designed by Ford Design Studio when we were preparing the Marauder for the SEMA Show. They are the only ones that exist. I throw the molded out a couple of years ago. Many people have asked that I reproduce them for sale. The problems were:

1. The front and rear fascia’s were NOT BUMPERS! We removed the shocks in the stock bumper system to get that tight look for the body. If you have an accident, you’re screwed.

2. If we could reproduce them, it would have cost $6,000 a set. No body wanted to pay that much for fascia’s.

3. The tooling was extremely expensive. We are a small company and the risk would have been high for a low volume product. Not a good business decision.

I hope you understand our view on this business investment. It just was not worth it!

I hope that helps.

Jerry

[Jerry Barnes]

Cool story. Good luck to you

If that is an apology, I accept it. I consider myself a honest business man and I think many of my customers would agree. If you are dishonest in today’s social media environment, you are F***ed and won’t be in business very long.

So, let’s move on without calling each other out in a social media forum. I have been there and it is not productive for either side. Agreed?

Jerry

[Jerry Barnes]

There's a lot of truth to this statement. Hindsight is easy to see afterwards.

I had to deal with my fathers car collection and looking back on it I probably sold several cars for less than what I could have sold them for. Same for lots of parts. Sometimes it's easier to sell cheaper and be done with it. Nothing wrong with that.

Thanks for understanding!

[Jerry Barnes]

well Jerry, if it will make you feel better to flip it on the cheap I have $8 in my pocket! :D:rolleyes:

What other parts do you need, plenty of hoarders on here that may be able to help.

I still have dibs on one of the extra gauge pods on the front seat!

Good hearing from you Buddy! Thanks for the advice. I will check it out.

[Jerry Barnes]

Jerry,

Great to here from you! 11 years into my own Trilogy Marauder and it might still be my all time favorite. That car does everything well. What you engineered in the summer of 2002 easily exceeds my 2012 BMW 550i in performance and reliability. Thank you for a great chapter in my automotive life! With the Eaton inside, my Marauder is definitely part of my permanent collection!

When I hear from Customers and now Friends like you, it makes me feel very proud that our employees did such a great job of providing a great product. For me, it was the best part of my life in my business. Many of my best friends are the result of that project and I will never forget it!

Thanks for your post!!

Jerry

[Comin' in Hot]

Jerry, it’s so awesome that you were able to obtain this marauder. I hope you take lots of pictures to document what a factory correct marauder looks like (especially the chassis).

I rescued Trilogy 43 in really sad shape from the car lot with 58,xxx miles on it. It’s now at 192,xxx. I smile every time I drive it, thanks for the little piece of happiness you provide me daily. - Derek

[Blown3.8]

Glad to see you are doing well, Jerry.

[Jerry Barnes]

Jerry, it’s so awesome that you were able to obtain this marauder. I hope you take lots of pictures to document what a factory correct marauder looks like (especially the chassis).

I rescued Trilogy 43 in really sad shape from the car lot with 58,xxx miles on it. It’s now at 192,xxx. I smile every time I drive it, thanks for the little piece of happiness you provide me daily. - Derek

It has had the same effect on me😎. Enjoy!

[Jerry Barnes]

Glad to see you are doing well, Jerry.

Thank you!

[RF Overlord]

1. The front and rear fascia’s were NOT BUMPERS! We removed the shocks in the stock bumper system to get that tight look for the body. If you have an accident, you’re screwed.

Thanks for that, Jerry. I never knew they were "faux" bumpers.

BTW, #61 says "Hi, Dad!"

[Bigslim1]

Slim, it is great hearing from you. Sorry to hear about your Mother and your heart surgery. Jesus, it sounds like you have been through a lot. If you have time please give me a call and let’s have lunch. I have moved the office to a new location in Redford, but it is not far from the old shop.

Call me (248)877-2792.

Jerry
Will do Jerry. I am on midnights. I will call you and set something up on one of my off days.

[sailsmen]

At least someone will make a bunch of money on this marauder. Just won't be the women who sold it. I just think it's kind of sad to take advantage of a situation.

Then giver her some $$$, in the Holiday Spirit!:D

[Bradley G]

Hey buddy!
Missing you .
Finally put a built Cobra motor in #93
Only took three years letting it sit waiting.
Retired now , so I have more time than money!

[Spectragod]

Twin Screw #12 checking in Dad.

Glad to see an enthusiast got the car and parts, congrats.

[MM03]

Hi Jerry, I’m a relatively new Marauder owner, But I know that you and your Trilogy supercharger are legends among the Marauder community! To me it’s a shame that there were only 250 units made. Is there any chance you might consider another production run for us newer owners?


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[sailsmen]

An installed S/C Kit will cost more than what most MMs are worth.:(

Nitrous.............

[justbob]

An installed S/C Kit will cost more than what most MMs are worth.:(

Nitrous.............



Totally this ^^^

I spent years racing LowbuckMM with my old Trilogy kit against his 100 shot. Every time I achieved a lower ET he was right there nipping at my heels only a couple tenths away from taking me... plus his 1.72 60’ to my best ever 1.78 IIRC!

Look at this pic from 2010 and notice his front end to mine in the background. Nitrous is hands down the cheapest way to make BIG power. Plus a 100 shot will achieve 93 HP and 170 TQ!!!

https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20171216/1d9b07170a5a0926d09b20d31ca1a5 cd.jpg
Hmm. Maybe I should just go nitrous since I don’t really want to spend the money on a new F1 or try and get mine fixed..


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[Bradley G]

Ka boom !!!!

[Bradley G]

Really looking like he hole shotted you .

[justbob]

Really looking like he hole shotted you .



I finally got him to hit the switch at the tree!


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[Bradley G]

[good man !QUOTE=justbob;1550025]I finally got him to hit the switch at the tree!


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