Here's a couple of Katrina damaged marauders. [Archive]

mclemore102

03-21-2006, 09:41 PM

TripleTransAm

03-21-2006, 09:45 PM

It'll buff out...

03MERCMARAUDER

03-21-2006, 09:46 PM

I want to cry when I look at those

Joe

DEFYANT

03-21-2006, 09:51 PM

What is going to happen with them?

03SILVERSTREAK

03-21-2006, 09:52 PM

Sad to look at but:(
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y165/mclemore102/11695945_1X.jpg
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y165/mclemore102/11695945_5X.jpg
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y165/mclemore102/10691955_1X.jpg
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y165/mclemore102/10691955_5X.jpg

Where is the link???

Update: Never Mind. I was on my Job Computer and it didn,t let me see the pictures...
Those are some sad photos...:(

mclemore102

03-21-2006, 09:52 PM

Probably go to junk yards. I don't think they will ever be on the road again. Salt water is very rough on a car!

michael ward

03-21-2006, 10:36 PM

STLR FN

03-22-2006, 02:56 AM

Nothin a little spit and elbow grease can't fix.

JMan

03-22-2006, 04:48 AM

Dayum,
Another blue one gone! Or at least it appears to be blue.

J

grampaws

03-22-2006, 04:52 AM

The electronic components will be fubar...
Clean 'em up and sell them to unsuspecting car buyers..
It wasn't wrecked just got a little dirty!!:(

Hotrauder

03-22-2006, 05:03 AM

They may still have clean titles. Some unsuspecting newbie like me will be proudly announcing his new Marauder purchase soon...and watching his baby rot to the ground while racking up thousands of miles in the tow trucks dragging it back and forth for "repairs." Dennis:confused:

DefyantExWife

03-22-2006, 05:34 AM

look on the bright side, now they can get insurance money and get a nice new shiny PT Cruiser :D

Hotrauder

03-22-2006, 05:40 AM

Lisa, dayam girl you are to much. Charlie, buy this lady a Purple Metal flake PT cruiser so she can get over this. Have her drive it to MVIV...she and the 2 kidlets. she will be beggin for a ride home in the Defyant Marauder. I promise. Dennis:D

blackf0rk

03-22-2006, 05:55 AM

Hmmm....

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y165/mclemore102/11695945_5X.jpg

Looks like your typical Southern Hill-Billy upolstery job. :P

DefyantExWife

03-22-2006, 06:01 AM

Rider90

03-22-2006, 06:09 AM

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y165/mclemore102/11695945_5X.jpg
And here you will see Mr. Ed's Marauder...

txkent

03-22-2006, 07:09 AM

Ok, that made me very sad. :( Not a good way to start off the day.

magindat

03-22-2006, 07:10 AM

Shoulda wrote down the vins...
We'll be seein' these on ebay.
Shame.

fastblackmerc

03-22-2006, 07:15 AM

I see eight good wheels & maybe 2 good engines.

STLR FN

03-22-2006, 07:30 AM

I see eight good wheels & maybe 2 good engines.
I see two good parts cars. Any takers???

Bluerauder

03-22-2006, 07:32 AM

Sad to look at but:(
:bigcry: Gives me the creeps just to look at 'em. :(

Number 3 doesn't look TOO bad. Maybe it can clean up if it wasn't sitting in 6 feet of water. :dunno:

I also think that Number 4 maybe be a Blue MM with dark charcoal interior looking at the door frame. ;)

mclemore102

03-22-2006, 07:38 AM

Since you guys enjoyed thoses here is two more. First one is another katrina flood car and the second is a stripped detroit car.
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y165/mclemore102/10738435_1X.jpg
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y165/mclemore102/10738435_5X.jpg
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y165/mclemore102/11222955_1X.jpg

mclemore102

03-22-2006, 07:39 AM

Oh by the way these titles on these cars are non repairable or parts only. So they can't be fixed and sold or drive.

Bluerauder

03-22-2006, 07:55 AM

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y165/mclemore102/11222955_1X.jpg
Ooooooooooohhhhhhhhh --- the price of my Blue MM with light Flint just went up!!!! ;)

ezratty

03-22-2006, 08:12 AM

i'm sure a lot of the parts will show up on ebay - or in 6 months the whole car

MarauderMark

03-22-2006, 08:13 AM

I'll take the 2 back rims and tires.

Dragcity

03-22-2006, 08:42 AM

I can just imagine what those things smell like. Ewwwwww! When buying a used car, the Nose Knows !

Look on the bright side, the rarity of ours is going up.... I always liked unique cars, but we are bordering extinction...

DEFYANT

03-22-2006, 08:44 AM

Who do we contact for parts?

mclemore102

03-22-2006, 09:31 AM

These cars that i post up are at insurance auctions and they haven't been sold yet. Most likely they will end up at a parts yard somewhere. You can try keeping up with car-parts.com as that is most likely where they will end up. Do you all want me to keep you updated with pics like these?

Gre8one7

03-22-2006, 10:09 AM

well i would love to have one of the engines if it still ran...with thinking of using my car as a ginny pig it would be nice to have an extra motor layin around

TooManyFords

03-22-2006, 11:24 AM

If someone is really going to find out about parts, I'd like a Dash from one of these. Everything above the matrix trim strip.

Let me know!

john

RoyLPita

03-22-2006, 11:51 AM

Sure. As a matter of fact, I have some pics that received in an email that came from CoPart. PM me your address and I'll forward them to you.

RoyLPita

03-22-2006, 12:08 PM

http://www.dealsonwheels.com/database/cars/000059-200603-000004big.jpg
http://www.dealsonwheels.com/database/cars/000059-200603-000004_2big.jpg
http://www.dealsonwheels.com/database/cars/000059-200603-000004_3big.jpg
http://www.dealsonwheels.com/database/cars/000059-200603-000004_4big.jpg
http://www.dealsonwheels.com/database/cars/000059-200603-000004_5big.jpg
http://www.dealsonwheels.com/database/cars/000059-200603-000004_6big.jpg

Rider90

03-22-2006, 12:10 PM

Check out those fender badges..

Tinted tail lights look nice too

SID210SA

03-22-2006, 12:11 PM

Do you all want me to keep you updated with pics like these?

It's disgusting, but interesting...I say keep them comming.

SID210SA

03-22-2006, 12:16 PM

Another Silver Birch bites the dust>>>

martyo

03-22-2006, 12:54 PM

Check out those fender badges..

Notice how well they survived the impact!

baltimoremm

03-22-2006, 03:41 PM

I know of at least one insurance company that is crushing Katrina cars if it spent more than 5 days in contaminated flood waters, in order to ensure they cant be rebuilt. I'm not sure if they are stripping them of usable parts first or not....

natedog1284

03-22-2006, 04:28 PM

That's really sad; poor little guys....:(

In other news, now I want a blue one with light flint interior. I never got a good look at that combination before; very nice.

Bluerauder

03-22-2006, 05:29 PM

In other news, now I want a blue one with light flint interior. I never got a good look at that combination before; very nice.
And then there were 99 !! Not many in Blue with Light Flint. About 2 to 1 had dark charcoal. :D

Jerry Barnes

03-22-2006, 06:17 PM

Can someone please tell me where I can find these cars? I am looking for donor parts for a project I am working on. These would be perfect.

Please call at (313)336-6135 or email me jbarnes@trilogyintl.com

Thanks!

Jerry

natedog1284

03-22-2006, 06:18 PM

And then there were 99 !! Not many in Blue with Light Flint. About 2 to 1 had dark charcoal. :D

Well that's no good; hey, if I ask real nice, can I have your's? :rolleyes: Come on, I'll buy you some ice cream.....:lol:

Blackened300a

03-22-2006, 06:30 PM

Thats Sad to look at.

mclemore102

03-22-2006, 07:13 PM

I sent you a email Jerry.

jgc61sr2002

03-22-2006, 08:11 PM

What a shame.:( Definitely to the junk yard.

CRUZTAKER

03-22-2006, 08:17 PM

look on the bright side, now they can get insurance money and get a nice new shiny PT Cruiser :D

Eww...:puke:

baltimoremm

03-22-2006, 08:49 PM

Has anyone kept count on the number of totalled marauders that have been shown on this site?
It would probably be a good idea to start recording these VIN's in case they surface as rebuilt.

jabird56

03-22-2006, 10:04 PM

You should post the VINs so we have a history of what's no more.......

BAD MERC

03-23-2006, 12:16 AM

When I peek out into the garage and see mine gleaming safely away from the elements, it makes me sick to think what I would go through if mine looked like that.

RoyLPita

03-23-2006, 04:48 AM

Petrograde

03-23-2006, 02:53 PM

You should post the VINs so we have a history of what's no more.......

^^^absolutely!^^^

mclemore102

03-23-2006, 02:55 PM

They only give a partial vin. Only the person who buys the car gets the whole vin number. So there isn't anyway to keep track of them:(

Petrograde

03-23-2006, 04:50 PM

They only give a partial vin. Only the person who buys the car gets the whole vin number. So there isn't anyway to keep track of them:(

the last 6 will do. ...and the year.

If you can put it in the VIN thread.

Thanks!

mclemore102

03-23-2006, 04:59 PM

That's the ones they leave out.

mclemore102

03-23-2006, 05:02 PM

Here's an example of one of them. 2MEHM75V23X

Bluerauder

03-23-2006, 05:21 PM

Here's an example of one of them. 2MEHM75V23X
Yeah, I noticed that on the Insurance Auto Auction site ..... all the VIN end with "000000" or are blank.

Check out this site >>>> http://www.iaai.com. You can do a search on any Make-Model-Year(s) and regions/nationwide. That puke green Marauder is listed ..............

jdando

03-23-2006, 05:27 PM

I like the description IAAI gives " COLLISION: ROLLOVER / ALL OVER".

That rollover/all over does not sound promising, probably includes the limited addition brown seat option.:(

jeremy

FastMerc

03-23-2006, 05:30 PM

Flood cars are a bad idea for parts.all electrical is done.If water made its way into the engine,Definite rebuild.And if any of the sheet metal comes north it will rot 2 times faster.Wheels should be fine as long as they are not warped:D

BAD MERC

03-24-2006, 12:51 PM

They MUST be saved, Time to get Chip Foose and "overhaulin" on the job!!!

Jerry Barnes

03-24-2006, 04:26 PM

Jerry,
I know of 2 in Wyandotte. I'll call to give you more info.

Brian,

Thanks for the information. I called the guy today and we are all hooked up. He is helping get the parts I am looking for. Thanks a bunch!!!

Jerry

RoyLPita

03-24-2006, 05:09 PM

Brian,

Thanks for the information. I called the guy today and we are all hooked up. He is helping get the parts I am looking for. Thanks a bunch!!!

Jerry

Jerry,
I'm always glad to help. Are you going to show Roy Trilogy #2? I asked Scott to see if you would show it to him.

Jerry Barnes

03-25-2006, 06:27 AM

Jerry,
I'm always glad to help. Are you going to show Roy Trilogy #2? I asked Scott to see if you would show it to him.

Brian,

That's the plan. He seems like a great guy. Doesn't participate much on this forum, but owns two Marauders. He is only about 20 minutes from our office so I am going to pay him a visit soon.

Thanks

Jerry

RoyLPita

03-25-2006, 06:32 AM

Brian,

That's the plan. He seems like a great guy. Doesn't participate much on this forum, but owns two Marauders. He is only about 20 minutes from our office so I am going to pay him a visit soon.

Thanks

Jerry

Keep us posted, please.

NYGarageQueen

03-26-2006, 11:54 PM

Hello, I am also interested and in need of parts, could someone share contact information with me? Thankyou!

RoyLPita

03-27-2006, 04:56 AM

Hello, I am also interested and in need of parts, could someone share contact information with me? Thankyou!

Welcome aboard. I know someone in Wyandotte, MI who might be able to help you. Check out www.car-part.com or send me a PM and I'll give you the info.

NYGarageQueen

03-27-2006, 02:57 PM

Welcome aboard. I know someone in Wyandotte, MI who might be able to help you. Check out www.car-part.com (http://www.car-part.com) or send me a PM and I'll give you the info.
Thankyou for the welcome! :) I just sent a PM to you.

RCSignals

03-27-2006, 03:40 PM

It'll buff out...

Maybe this one http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y165/mclemore102/10691955_1X.jpg

:D

mclemore102

03-29-2006, 08:27 PM

Well here's another one in Philly,Pa.
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y165/mclemore102/00777666_8X.jpg
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y165/mclemore102/00777666_3X.jpg
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y165/mclemore102/00777666_5X.jpg
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y165/mclemore102/00777666_6X.jpg

STLR FN

03-29-2006, 11:54 PM

Ther are very few if any salvageable parts on that MM. What a shame. :alone: :shake: :alone:

TooManyFords

03-30-2006, 06:56 AM

I'd still like to get an upper dash assembly. So far, all of them shown have this intact. Anyone, please PM me with contact info?

If anyone else picks up a wrecked one for parts, keep me in mind please!

thanks

John

RoyLPita

03-30-2006, 09:58 AM

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http://watermark1.copart.com/website/data/pix/20050606/05492465_4X.JPG
http://watermark1.copart.com/website/data/pix/20050606/05492465_1X.JPG
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http://watermark1.copart.com/website/data/pix/20060126/01085196_4X.JPG
http://watermark1.copart.com/website/data/pix/20060126/01085196_8X.JPG
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