check this old marauder out 1963

[marauder410]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Mercury-Other-BEIGE-1963-MERCURY-MARAUDER-2-DOOR-HARDTOP-FORD-CUSTOM-/160986050852?pt=US_Cars_Trucks&hash=item257b843124

[marauder410]

dumb question what's the difference between all the old marauders like the x-100, park lane, monterey ??? :confused:

[Bigdogjim]

In '69 & '70 the marauder was stand alone model, in '63, '64, '65 it was package on any 3 models in the Mercury line up. In a nut shell so to speak.

[SC Cheesehead]

In '69 & '70 the marauder was stand alone model, in '63, '64, '65 it was package on any 3 models in the Mercury line up. In a nut shell so to speak.

^^^^^ Yup.

Sweet car, nice resto.

[MMcactusflower]

For our annual car show here in April, I have been buying from the internet the original dealer brochures for all the years in the 60's/70 that include pics of the Marauder for those years.
I will display those with my showboards so folks can see the great MMs that were available back in the day...should provide fodder for interesting conversations/bench racing/'i had one of those' type things. Hope so anyhow.

[Bigdogjim]

I remember seeing those red strips on cars in the '60's, '70's. Differant look!

[rocky]

Wish I had mad money to throw around, that is a SWEET Merc and would look nice in my front yard😃


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[LostInTennessee]

[QUOTE=rocky;1274602]Wish I had mad money to throw around, that is a SWEET Merc and would look nice in my front yard��

How about in your man cave. :beer:

[rocky]

[QUOTE=rocky;1274602]Wish I had mad money to throw around, that is a SWEET Merc and would look nice in my front yardí ½í¸ƒ

How about in your man cave. :beer:

Maybe if I moved the couch over a little...😃


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[Black Dynamite]

Damn, that thing is radwagon. The brown interior is a bit of a let down, but I could deal with it.

[Bigdogjim]

Damn, that thing is radwagon. The brown interior is a bit of a let down, but I could deal with it.


The color inside was the norm for the '60's. I think on that car it fits well.

[kirk]

In '69 & '70 the marauder was stand alone model, in '63, '64, '65 it was package on any 3 models in the Mercury line up. In a nut shell so to speak.

Stop the bus! It was a stand alone model in 1963 also. It was only '64 and '65 that they used it as an add-on to the the old 3-level line up.

[04 Quicksilver]

Stop the bus again. How can 2 and 4 door fastback Marauders and Breezeways, in all their various forms (2 and 4 door sedans and hardtops) not be called stand alone? Different trim levels for each, yes. But I would say the different roof lines make them stand alone models. Weren't there breezeways in '63 also?

B Dubya
Three of a Kind

[kirk]

All 1963 breezeways were Monterey, Monterey Custom, or Monterey S-55. All 1963 fastbacks were Marauder or Marauder S-55.

In 1964 Mercury went back to the 3-level lineup they used in the 1950s, Monterey (cheapy), Monclair (middle), Park Lane (top). All of these models were available as a breezeway or fastback. The fastbacks all had a MARAUDER script and racing flag on the front fender.

1965 was the same, except that they moved the MARAUDER script and flag to the rear pillar.

I agree with your comment about stand alone. They all used a unique VIN code and are more stand alone in that respect than a 2003.

[04 Quicksilver]

Thanks for the update on the '63's. I know the '64's pretty well.

B Dubya
Three of a Kind
'64 Montclair Marauder
'70 X 100
'04 SB Marauder

[marauder410]

so what older marauder is the top dog to have out of them all ??

[TFB]

Nope a Super Marauder with dual quad 427 & 4-speed is top dog, that one is bottom rung, started life with a 2 bbl carb 390(Y code)...

[marauder410]

gotcha im trying to learn the basics on the older marauders

but how did they take that old body style and come up with a crown victoria body just mercury SS version of the CV :confused:

BUT IM GLAD THEY DID AND I LOVE MY MARAUDER and so does everyone else but they cant drive it :lol:

[04 Quicksilver]

Here's my opinion:

The 63-65 Marauders had a bit of a racing/performance image due to their use in stock car races, Pike's Peak Hill climb, etc.

Mercury used the Marauder name again in 69-70 on a performance/luxury 2 door.

So Mercury used the Marauder name again due to its history on a full size rwd CV/GM platform with the documented changes everyone knows about in its brief response in 03-04 to the Chevy Impala SS.

B Dubya

[TFB]

Damn, that thing is radwagon. The brown interior is a bit of a let down, but I could deal with it.

I'm OK with the interior color, but those stripes look like something left over from the late 50s, dated even on a '63... Maybe I'm out of the loop and those are making a comeback, I still don't care for them...

The column shift also surprised me, somehow I was thinking the Marauders all got the console shifter like it's Galaxie 500XL cousin...

[04 Quicksilver]

I'm OK with the interior color, but those stripes look like something left over from the late 50s, dated even on a '63... Maybe I'm out of the loop and those are making a comeback, I still don't care for them...

The column shift also surprised me, somehow I was thinking the Marauders all got the console shifter like it's Galaxie 500XL cousin...


Those "stripes" are known as scallops.

B Dubya

[kirk]

so what older marauder is the top dog to have out of them all ??

Depends on your defenition of "top dog". In 1963 the Marauder S-55 was the more expensive of the two. In 1964-5 it was the Park Lane.

All 1963 thru 1970 Marauders came standard with a 390 2V or 4V, depending on the model. The exception is the '69-70 Marauder X-100 that came standard with the 429 4V.

If your "top dog" refers to performance then it is defenitely the 1963-5 Super Marauder 427 cars (427 8V - 425 HP). Quickest ET would have been a 1963 Marauder or 1964 Monterey Marauder with steep gears (4.11 and up). I think the '65 was a bit heavier. I have seen a certified stock 1964 Monterey Marauder clone with 4.57 gears run 13.29 @ 104 in the 1/4 mile.

[jerrym3]

I'm OK with the interior color, but those stripes look like something left over from the late 50s, dated even on a '63... Maybe I'm out of the loop and those are making a comeback, I still don't care for them...

The column shift also surprised me, somehow I was thinking the Marauders all got the console shifter like it's Galaxie 500XL cousin...

I agree with the stripe comment, and you may be thinking about the S 55, Mercury's version of a 500 XL.

(Did the S 55's go away after 1964, because I don't remember ever seeing a bucket seat 1965 full size Merc?)

[Embassy]

I have been looking at that Marauder all week. I love its '60s customized appearance.

If someone offered me the cash today for my Marauder, I would go after that classic.

[Robert 96]

That interior color looks nice. It was usually only found on the cars with a similar paint color. I have seen that color on white cars before though.

[jerrym3]

I think that, in the "flesh", you'll find that interior has a slight rose tint.

Pretty sure the 63 Galaxies had a similar shade. Don't remember it being carried over to the 64's.

Hard to tell from the pictures.

[pem]

never liked the scalloped paint jobs, even back in the day when they were popular and I lived in the era...:(...oh oh, better call Maaco...