FHP Marauders being auctioned?

[MMARAUDER]

well i think i found the owner of all the fhp marauders. "I THINK" heres what makes me think this is the owner. scroll down and read.http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Mercury-2004-mercury-marauder-NO-RESERVE_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQhash Zitem3cabe29d57QQitemZ26058179 3111QQptZUSQ5fCarsQ5fTrucks

[ImpalaSlayer]

interesting. look at that awesome cobra motor!

[Drewstang]

It could be a FHP car. A carfax or autocheck would tell for sure. I like how he doesn't have pics of the tops of the front seats where the camera equipment was cut into the seat covers.

[MMARAUDER]

It could be a FHP car. A carfax or autocheck would tell for sure. I like how he doesn't have pics of the tops of the front seats where the camera equipment was cut into the seat covers. yeah but if u look close in the pix that car has tons of holes. look at the side of the gear shift and behind the center console

[ImpalaSlayer]

yeah but if u look close in the pix that car has tons of holes. look at the side of the gear shift and behind the center console

think of all the crap they had mounted in there. sucks they had to use mm's

[MMARAUDER]

plus on top of that the guy states it was a detectives car. usually detectives only have lights and sirens as they are not regular patrol officers.

[MMARAUDER]

think of all the crap they had mounted in there. sucks they had to use mm's yeah i know. idk y they couldn't just keep the vics and do minor upgrades. but as we saw before someone donated them so hey smoke em if ya got em

[Phrog_gunner]

yeah i know. idk y they couldn't just keep the vics and do minor upgrades. but as we saw before someone donated them so hey smoke em if ya got em

Are you near Southside Blvd? I've seen a Black roll by a couple times down this way.

[ImpalaSlayer]

yeah i know. idk y they couldn't just keep the vics and do minor upgrades. but as we saw before someone donated them so hey smoke em if ya got em

yeah i suppose. id prolly still buy one if i had the cash.

[MMBLUE]

by the looks of that garage in the back ground, I doubt he was the one who bought the 25 of them:shake:. Maybe Dennis Reinhart can chime in on this one. He did all the mods on the FHP cars.

[MMARAUDER]

Are you near Southside Blvd? I've seen a Black roll by a couple times down this way.yeah that might be me. my car has no tint or spoiler

[musclemerc]

I also like the creative photo's he took. Believe me I lived in S. Florida when these were in active use and it was nice blending my MM in with them on the highway. Florida Troopers have always drove some of the coolest vehicles

[MMARAUDER]

by the looks of that garage in the back ground, I doubt he was the one who bought the 25 of them:shake:. Maybe Dennis Reinhart can chime in on this one. He did all the mods on the FHP cars. he might of drove that to someones house. who knows. he could just be that type that has tons of money but doesn't flaunt it like the others.

[musclemerc]

There are no cheap homes in Boca Raton!

[Phrog_gunner]

yeah that might be me. my car has no tint or spoiler

The one I saw had tint. How can you survive in FL with no tint?

I have a SB with that stupid spoiler, but I dont trust anyone to do the work to remove it. :(

[ImpalaSlayer]

The one I saw had tint. How can you survive in FL with no tint.

I have a SB with that stupid spoiler, but I dont trust anyone to do the work to remove it. :(

dude spoiler less sb's look like ass

[MMBLUE]

I doubt it, hopefully Dennis will chime in. Not to mention, there is still a few in service. I actually talked to a guy that has a blk one not to long ago who area is on the FL TPK near my house and he said that he has to turn it in at 100K and it had high 70's on it when I talked to him. He said he goes out of his way not to drive it to keep the miles down. Also there is a silver one that patrols the I 95 I 4 area, saw him not to long ago in the median. EverytimeI see him it's parked in the median waiting for that one speeder ha ha.

[Phrog_gunner]

dude spoiler less sb's look like ass

I like the lip spoiler, but I think the stupid one on top looks even worse than no spoiler.

[MMARAUDER]

The one I saw had tint. How can you survive in FL with no tint?

I have a SB with that stupid spoiler, but I dont trust anyone to do the work to remove it. :( well if u want to meet up let me know

[MMARAUDER]

I doubt it, hopefully Dennis will chime in. Not to mention, there is still a few in service. I actually talked to a guy that has a blk one not to long ago who area is on the FL TPK near my house and he said that he has to turn it in at 100K and it had high 70's on it when I talked to him. He said he goes out of his way not to drive it to keep the miles down. Also there is a silver one that patrols the I 95 I 4 area, saw him not to long ago in the median. EverytimeI see him it's parked in the median waiting for that one speeder ha ha. i hope he does chime in, i would love to know if this is they guy. but the real question is if he had them all why aren't the rest on ebay for sale????

[Phrog_gunner]

well if u want to meet up let me know

Sounds good. I'm here for school and that's 7 days a week, so I barely have time to even wash the car once a week.

[MMBLUE]

i hope he does chime in, i would love to know if this is they guy. but the real question is if he had them all why aren't the rest on ebay for sale????


Thats what I'm thinking. He also says e-mail him?????????? Well I could'nt find one cause I was gonna. I don't have ebay account, but if anyone does here use the ask the Q+A and ask where or what is his e-mail and where the heck is the silver one listed??????

[musclemerc]

The first round was offered up to Police agencies. I'm now in Mississippi and we ended up with 2 in the Madison County Sheriffs Dept. I actually got pulled over by one so he could check out my MM

[MMBLUE]

well if u want to meet up let me know


Them there is fightin words!

[MMARAUDER]

Sounds good. I'm here for school and that's 7 days a week, so I barely have time to even wash the car once a week.well i usually work 11am-730pm so pm and maybe we can grab a drink or food whenever u get time
:beer:

[MMBLUE]

The first round was offered up to Police agencies. I'm now in Mississippi and we ended up with 2 in the Madison County Sheriffs Dept. I actually got pulled over by one so he could check out my MM

Saw one on heading 49 South to day, waved at the guy but had his attention elsewhere. I know you are the only MM registered in MS. And wasn't you. He was a silver top.

[ImpalaSlayer]

I like the lip spoiler, but I think the stupid one on top looks even worse than no spoiler.

oh gotcha, yeah those are fail

[MMARAUDER]

Them there is fightin words! id win lol j/k

[Phrog_gunner]

oh gotcha, yeah those are fail

yeah, but i bought the car with 36k so i couldnt pass it up, i just have to wait to find someone i trust to do the work and put a lip spoiler on.

[Phrog_gunner]

Them there is fightin words!

Saturday night's alright for fighting.

[musclemerc]

Saw one on heading 49 South to day, waved at the guy but had his attention elsewhere. I know you are the only MM registered in MS. And wasn't you. He was a silver top.

Yeah mine was asleep in the garage. How's the exhaust doing?

[MMBLUE]

well i think i found the owner of all the fhp marauders. "I THINK" heres what makes me think this is the owner. scroll down and read.http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Mercury-2004-mercury-marauder-NO-RESERVE_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQhash Zitem3cabe29d57QQitemZ26058179 3111QQptZUSQ5fCarsQ5fTrucks

I thin kI'm gonna have to call :bs: on that one!

[MMARAUDER]

Saturday night's alright for fighting. lol i choose not to harm other members lol

[MMBLUE]

Yeah mine was asleep in the garage. How's the exhaust doing?
Sweeeeeeeeeeet , gonna have to lose the baffles though. Needs a little more loudness.

[MMARAUDER]

I thin kI'm gonna have to call :bs: on that one! like i said who knows but who else would claim buyin 22:dunno:????

[MMBLUE]

Saturday night's alright for fighting.

saturday night alright, alright alright woohoohooo!

[MMBLUE]

like i said who knows but who else would claim buyin 22:dunno:????

Only problem is he's off on the numbers, Said individual bought 25 :argue: And how I know that, the dealership that I bought my blue one in Melbourne sold the 25th one.

[MMARAUDER]

Only problem is he's off on the numbers, Said individual bought 25 :argue::hmmm: hmmmmmmmm

[MMARAUDER]

i hate not knowing things i want to know

[Phrog_gunner]

like i said who knows but who else would claim buyin 22:dunno:????

That guy has another van for sale and its parked out in front of a building with 'Hooligan Motorsports' on the side, doesn't sound like someone who would contribute almost a million to the FHP.

[MMARAUDER]

That guy has another van for sale and its parked out in front of a building with 'Hooligan Motorsports' on the side, doesn't sound like someone who would contribute almost a million to the FHP.maaaan i thought i was onto something big.:mad2:

[MMBLUE]

That guy has another van for sale and its parked out in front of a building with 'Hooligan Motorsports' on the side, doesn't sound like someone who would contribute almost a million to the FHP.


:agree: I'm with him

[MMARAUDER]

:agree: I'm with him yeah maybe u guys are right. sorry for the false hope.:(

[BAD MERC]

150,000 miles is one thing, but idling 24 hours a day and full-throttle starts all the time make this a 300,000 mile car in no time flat. That is a tired vehicle.

[ImpalaSlayer]

150,000 miles is one thing, but idling 24 hours a day and full-throttle starts all the time make this a 300,000 mile car in no time flat. That is a tired vehicle.
would be nice if cars had hour meters

[Drewstang]

would be nice if cars had hour meters
I think the Charger police package includes something like that.


Back on topic, lots of agencies bought these cars for undercover or detective cars. All the FHP cars were unmarked, or "Detective Cars" if you will. I think the guy who has this car was mislead and inturn is misleading. The top of the passenger seat had a camera mounted to it that was cut into the seat cover.

[LSp8]

dude spoiler less sb's look like ass

:lol:
Exactly why mine is going in the shop on monday, Spoilers should have been stock on all MMs, it completes the package

[BAD MERC]

:lol:
Exactly why mine is going in the shop on monday, Spoilers should have been stock on all MMs, it completes the package
Check your sig. there were 3,214 made in 2004. 997 in silver.

[Peter]

Below are the historical events for this vehicle listed in chronological order. Any discrepancies will be in bold text.
Report Run Date 2010-04-10 18:25:27.964 EDT
Vehicle: 2004 Mercury Grand Marquis Marauder (2MEHM79V14X684870)
Event date Location Odometer reading Data Source Details 05/18/2004


Independent Source VEHICLE MANUFACTURED AND SHIPPED TO DEALER 08/08/2004 FL 16
Motor Vehicle Dept. ODOMETER READING FROM DMV 08/08/2004 FORT LAUDERDALE, FL

Motor Vehicle Dept. REGISTRATION EVENT/RENEWAL 08/12/2004 FORT LAUDERDALE, FL

Motor Vehicle Dept. TITLE (Title #:0091100093)(Lien Reported) 11/05/2004 FORT LAUDERDALE, FL

Motor Vehicle Dept. TITLE (Title #:0091100093) 02/15/2005 FL

Accident Source RIGHT SIDE IMPACT WITH A GUARDRAIL(Case #:70383185) 04/09/2005 FL

Accident Source FRONT IMPACT WITH AN OBJECT(Case #:70400246

[mrjones]

Are these cars this seller has listed old FHP cars? They claim "fleet-maintained". The silver one appears to have been wrecked or at least repainted. Looks like the paint on the front fender and hood doesn't match the rest of the car.

[megaforcer]

Yes, they have been auctioned off. Bunch of dealers bought them. I honestly would not touch them with a 10 foot pole. After FHP, I don't know if there is much life left in these. Also consider all the idling that these cars have done.

[88LTDCV351]

Quick, someone notify the Police Car Owners of America, Police Car Online Owners Association, copcar.com, etc. I'm sure some people there would love to have these, restore them, and bring them to the police car shows. God, I hope they find loving homes.

[mrjones]

Oops, forgot to put the link in. Here's one of the cars, you can click on seller's other items for the other.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/2004-mercury-marauder-NO-RESERVE_W0QQitemZ260588583627Q QcmdZViewItemQQptZUS_Cars_Truc ks?hash=item3cac4a3acb

[Dennis Reinhart]

Some body bought all of them and is selling them off

[Vortex]

Im having doubts the cars in the ebay links are the FHP cars. The interiors dont look like they have been altered and they both have those "Cobra" emblems on them that I doubt FHP would have installed (or the red lettering inlay kit). I may be wrong but lets see more info.

[Dennis Reinhart]

Im having doubts the cars in the ebay links are the FHP cars. The interiors dont look like they have been altered and they both have those "Cobra" emblems on them that I doubt FHP would have installed (or the red lettering inlay kit). I may be wrong but lets see more info.


I did install some lettering on a couple of cars, and all of them had seat covers instaled by the owner when he bought them, aparently two men bought all of them off the owner they called here and said they had three not running I was going to buy them, but I never heard back from them. All of the cars had the Cobra badges.

[Embassy]

Im having doubts the cars in the ebay links are the FHP cars. The interiors dont look like they have been altered...

Look at the pictures of the console. You can see the hole from the mounting screws.

As others have stated, I'd pass on these Marauders due to their hard-charging past.

[mrjones]

I don't know. They're not worth a lot right now when you can get a decent low mileage MM for not much more than these seem to be going for. But, there is a significant group of police car lover's out there that these are going to appeal to. Another 15 years or so, and one of these cars may have a significant audience at the auction. In the meantime, you could have a high-mile MM to beat the crap out of without much worry!

[Vortex]

I did install some lettering on a couple of cars, and all of them had seat covers instaled by the owner when he bought them, aparently two men bought all of them off the owner they called here and said they had three not running I was going to buy them, but I never heard back from them. All of the cars had the Cobra badges.
Then again, what the heck do I know.... :)

[MMARAUDER]

I started a thread about this same guy with a black one. just look up my thread maybe the mods can link them together,http://mercurymarauder.net/forums/showthread.php?t=61840

[ChiTownMaraud3r]

Oops, forgot to put the link in. Here's one of the cars, you can click on seller's other items for the other.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/2004-mercury-marauder-NO-RESERVE_W0QQitemZ260588583627Q QcmdZViewItemQQptZUS_Cars_Truc ks?hash=item3cac4a3acb

Look at how the body color is mismatched all over..who knows what they've been through..

[whd507]

Yeah If I had the scratch, I'd get one. a significant part of Marauder history.

[1stMerc]

^^^^hmmm, good point^^^^

[scruff]

if you buy one of them i,m sure you will be looking at a motor and tran rebuild for starters then probally some minor bodywork and repaint,, i would,nt pay more then 3-4 grand for one

[Kennyrauder]

History doesn't mean **** when an FHP has had the the hell beat out of it. Don't forget about the Methane factor on the driver seat. This could be lethal. LOL All I know is the number of of good quality Marauders is shrinking very quickly. Gosh darn we are so lucky to have our Marauders!!!!!

[Taemian]

History doesn't mean **** when an FHP has had the the hell beat out of it. Don't forget about the Methane factor on the driver seat. This could be lethal. LOL All I know is the number of of good quality Marauders is shrinking very quickly. Gosh darn we are so lucky to have our Marauders!!!!!

History does mean ****, sir. You can throw $$$ at a car to make it good as new, but you can never throw $$$ at it to make it have history. Maybe try watching Barrett-Jackson auctions sometime and see what a worn car with "history" can get.:shake:

Good point about the methane, though!:D

[88LTDCV351]

My 1988 police car has been running fine. There is a fan following of restored police cars that I have gotten involved with. I go to the show in Ripon CA each year and in Indianapolis in July they are having their annual convention (I don't think I will make it to that one even though my parents would love to have me visit while I'm there). The only problem I had with my car really was the transmission did need some work about 4 years back. The engine never had any work done to it. And most of the police emblems were sandblasted off of the car so it needs new paint. But due to its age, I guess the trans and paint is eventually to be expected anyway. Who knows how many miles it has on it since the miles exceeds the mechanical display. True, I don't drive it much since I bought the Marauder about 3 years ago. But did drive the Crown Vic across country though a year before that so I think a lot of kudos needs to be given to just how durable these cars are. Although I can't afford another car, I would love to see some Marauders at the restored police car shows. Definately a piece of history that will be sought after someday.

[Red91LX]

This one SOLD for $8,400.00...

[Vortech347]

Damn thats cheap. You could part it out for that.

They do have some quality aftermarket stuff on them.