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    Quote Originally Posted by puptent View Post
    I am amazed that Ford made money on the MM. I know the Panther platform, in general, was a cash cow... big yellow taxis, cop cars, etc. The salesman at Kumpf was blowin' smoke, I guess. Proof of concept, chase down a Camaro. Still, I loved the car from day one. Actually tried to work over a plain white wrapper Crown Vic first, gave up and concentrated on my Mopars, a Dart Swinger, a convertible Dart, and a '68 Matador, all gone but the Swinger, to buy the silver '07 MGM. A nice project, but not what I really wanted.At this point in time, I'm glad that Ford ended up with a limited edition car, whether intentional or not.
    Keep in mind the Marauder aside from a few specific parts is a parts bin car so development costs weren't as high as a blank piece of paper car.

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    The 4.6l DOHC was not the first choice for engine. I recall Steve Babcock's saying more than once, they wanted to use a pushrod engine, but the mod motor engineers had all the castings destroyed to prevent it from happening.

    Tons of what ifs.... I'm just glad I've had a chance to buy five of them over the years lol.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Comin' in Hot View Post
    The 4.6l DOHC was not the first choice for engine. I recall Steve Babcock's saying more than once, they wanted to use a pushrod engine, but the mod motor engineers had all the castings destroyed to prevent it from happening.

    Tons of what ifs.... I'm just glad I've had a chance to buy five of them over the years lol.
    People love low-end. The mod motor's low end isn't great. A pushrod would helped the 'no grunt' thing a lot.
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    Expenses to Re-engineer the drivetrain for drive-by-wire e-throttle hit Ms. Ford's desk on the wrong day. Plug pulled... as I recall Mr. Babcock stating at Dream Cruise in '07.

    If you were around at the beginning, you'll recall it was widely believed that MM engines really loosened up and started to make power around 5,000 miles. I test drove a squeaky new one and my wife and I both thought it was a pig compared to my 220 hp SHO.

    I bought a used '03 in '04... it felt better, but still sleepy since they were tuned for the EPA and MPG's, not us. Nevertheless, sluggish test drives likely led to sluggish sales. In hindsight, we know it was an awesome platform. The supercharged version would have been over the top amazing... but it wasn't meant to be.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Comin' in Hot View Post
    The 4.6l DOHC was not the first choice for engine. I recall Steve Babcock's saying more than once, they wanted to use a pushrod engine, but the mod motor engineers had all the castings destroyed to prevent it from happening.

    Tons of what ifs.... I'm just glad I've had a chance to buy five of them over the years lol.
    The idea behind the pushrod 5.0l was that whatever power numbers Mercury put in the car there was a huge aftermarket to make it more.

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    Quote Originally Posted by the fat bastid View Post
    People love low-end. The mod motor's low end isn't great. A pushrod would helped the 'no grunt' thing a lot.
    A 5.4 DOHC would have fixed that. Easily could have sourced the intake from the Aussies. The "it Wouldn't fit" mentality just meant it wouldn't fit without modifying the engine compartment. Which meant higher production cost and development among what already seemed like rushing a car into production.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Catfish View Post
    Price + Supply > Demand.


    Very true - Supply in year one was too big not enough of the demand to continue on the history of the car
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    Im happy for you bro! Let the mods begin! I hear the mod bug broke his stinger when he heard you pulled the trigger!

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    Quote Originally Posted by stevengerard View Post
    agree on both, really wanted a Mach 1, still love 'em but it wasn't the car I was expecting either. Now the new GT350!
    Yep - awesome car!!

    Still love both the Marauder and the Mach 1, they'll be in the garage for quite a while, although with my wife's new SS convertible it's getting crowded.



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    Marauder was always just a couple/few year runs. I would not have handed over the $$ at full price for them. I got mine brand new. I am a Z planner so get really nice pricing, plus all rebates. Price was the same as all the other cars I was looking at then. The Marauder had more class than all the other crap. Plus, I like limited edition cars. Clearly the best car I have ever owned. Even if it is a Grandpa's car.

    I think it only ran for two years, because that is the history of MARAUDER.
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    The transmission slipping into overdrive at 25 mph certainly didn't help a motor that came alive at 3000 rpm. It was like all or nothing.

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    and a '68 Matador

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