mrmark
01-15-2003, 10:35 AM
Hey Fellow MM Lovers,
I sincerely love the MM, but there has been one thing that is troubling to me. Mercury has never had a strong racing heritage. Sure they had a couple of NASCAR wins in the 70's, but the marque is generally thought of as the lazy stepchild to Ford. The MM logo is boring and doesn't even say Marauder on it. Yeah, yeah, I remember the Eliminators, Cyclones, etc.., but even those are just a footnote in musclecar history because of their performance.
I previously had a modified 1995 Impala SS. There were many exterior, interior and performance OEM things that could be done to that platform to make a very unique looking car (ie. red Monte Carlo red chevy badge on grille, T-84 export headlights, underbody brake air deflectors, 9C1 windshield wipers, etc.). Some owners even used past Impala OEM badges and/or decals to make a very unique but not gaudy or cheesy ride. The MM's have no such "famous" lineage thus no OEM parts exists, to incorporate into the platfrom, (Old Mauraders were dogs, IMHO). This is the reason I created this post. Does anyone have any ideas about using current or past Mercury exterior OEM badges, grilles, or decals to replace the existing ones? It can be off another model Mercury if it looks good, but it has to be OEM.
Also, any interior or performance OEM mods would be sincerely appreciated, too.
Thanks Much,
Mark
2003 Blue MM with Flint Int.
1990 F-250
1995 KLR650
1999 ST1100
2000 SV650S
I sincerely love the MM, but there has been one thing that is troubling to me. Mercury has never had a strong racing heritage. Sure they had a couple of NASCAR wins in the 70's, but the marque is generally thought of as the lazy stepchild to Ford. The MM logo is boring and doesn't even say Marauder on it. Yeah, yeah, I remember the Eliminators, Cyclones, etc.., but even those are just a footnote in musclecar history because of their performance.
I previously had a modified 1995 Impala SS. There were many exterior, interior and performance OEM things that could be done to that platform to make a very unique looking car (ie. red Monte Carlo red chevy badge on grille, T-84 export headlights, underbody brake air deflectors, 9C1 windshield wipers, etc.). Some owners even used past Impala OEM badges and/or decals to make a very unique but not gaudy or cheesy ride. The MM's have no such "famous" lineage thus no OEM parts exists, to incorporate into the platfrom, (Old Mauraders were dogs, IMHO). This is the reason I created this post. Does anyone have any ideas about using current or past Mercury exterior OEM badges, grilles, or decals to replace the existing ones? It can be off another model Mercury if it looks good, but it has to be OEM.
Also, any interior or performance OEM mods would be sincerely appreciated, too.
Thanks Much,
Mark
2003 Blue MM with Flint Int.
1990 F-250
1995 KLR650
1999 ST1100
2000 SV650S