39 wonderful years

[kirk]

Bought my 1963 Marauder S-55 39 years ago TODAY

https://sites.google.com/a/wmich.edu/supermarauder/home/documented-cars/3z68g516447

Will do a celebratory drive in a while, adding to the 63,000 I've already put on it.

It was worth $325 39 years ago. Wonder what it's worth now :)

[WhatsUpDOHC]

Such a sweet ride!!

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[Joe Walsh]

Kirk,
Did you ever determine the Mercury dealer who originally sold the '63 Marauder?
Was it sold new in Hawaii !?
Maybe another person in the Navy had it shipped over to Hawaii...?

Awesome car....406 TriPower FE with a 4 speed!!

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[Marauderjack]

FANTASTIC CAR.......so GLAD you restored her to her original GLORY!!:beer::up:

[kirk]

Kirk,
Did you ever determine the Mercury dealer who originally sold the '63 Marauder?
Was it sold new in Hawaii !?
Maybe another person in the Navy had it shipped over to Hawaii...?

Awesome car....406 TriPower FE with a 4 speed!!

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Don't know who sold it new or how it ended up in HI

There was a black/black one just like it that sold new in the Chicago area

I suspect that these sold at auction much like the 2003 4PP cars. Many bought by dealers to be sold as new I suspect

Just one of the many mysteries that go with the car

[kirk]

Let me tag onto this thread and give a HUGE thank you to all of you who have purchased gen-4 Marauders. If it wasn't for the interest in that car since it came out I don't think anyone but a rare few would even know what a Marauder is in 2020

You folks have made my old car notable

[04 Quicksilver]

Let me tag onto this thread and give a HUGE thank you to all of you who have purchased gen-4 Marauders. If it wasn't for the interest in that car since it came out I don't think anyone but a rare few would even know what a Marauder is in 2020

You folks have made my old car notable

What do you consider the 4 generations, as the first 3 years all looked somewhat different, 69 and 70 look the same with minor differences and '03 and '04 nearly the same?

[kirk]

1963-4
1965
1969-70
2003-4

The '65s are distinctly different


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[Joe Walsh]

You've got to get Wiki to change their Gen 1 - Gen 3 designations!

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[kirk]

You've got to get Wiki to change their Gen 1 - Gen 3 designations!

Sent from my Pixel 2 XL using TapatalkCan't keep everyone in line

The ONLY THING the 63-4 and the 65 have in common is drive trains. Suspension, body, interiors are all different. I'd say that makes it a different generation

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[WhatsUpDOHC]

Truth be told, I thought that there were 3 generations.

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[kirk]

The 1965 frame is also different from the 1963-4. The 1965 frame has a problem with rust, much more than the earlier frame. That's one of the reasons that despite accounting for half of all Marauders ever built you still don't see many.

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[Joe Walsh]

So Kirk,
At a local C&C I have seen a white 1966 Mercury S-55 428/4 speed.
IIRC...I posted pictures of it some years ago.
Is that not a Marauder?

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[kirk]

So Kirk,
At a local C&C I have seen a white 1966 Mercury S-55 428/4 speed.
IIRC...I posted pictures of it some years ago.
Is that not a Marauder?

Sent from my Pixel 2 XL using TapatalkThat is not a Marauder. It is an S-55. 1966-7 were the only 2 years the S-55 carried no other name like Monterey or Marauder. It was the Mercury 7 Litre Galaxie. That's why they all had 428s.

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[kirk]

Of course in the S-55 that's a Super Marauder 428. That causes a lot of the confusion

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[Joe Walsh]

OK.....I want one!

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[kirk]

OK.....I want one!

Sent from my Pixel 2 XL using TapatalkI've always wanted a 1967 S-55 convertible, only 145 built. There was one here in town many years ago. Don't know if it's in the same place now

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[Joe Walsh]

Awww.....man!
What a beauty!!!

https://www.mecum.com/lots/DA1116-256038/1967-mercury-monterey-s-55-convertible/

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[kirk]

Awww.....man!
What a beauty!!!

https://www.mecum.com/lots/DA1116-256038/1967-mercury-monterey-s-55-convertible/

Sent from my Pixel 2 XL using TapatalkImagine one of those with a 4 speed, talk about bad ass and rare

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[Joe Walsh]

You would be on a first name basis with all the local tire shops....lol!

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[kirk]

To take this one step further,

where the 66-7 S-55 is a 7 Litre Galaxie

the 62-3 S-55 is a Galaxie XL, whether you're talking Monterey or Marauder.

But of course the Mercury was better because you got a standard 390 4V instead of a 289 (292 in the 62 S-55)


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[Joe Walsh]

428 FE with a 4 speed....https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200817/8893db68a8ce9768b5831b8c9d349b de.jpg

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[justbob]

Vice nice restoration!!


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[kirk]

Vice nice restoration!!


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk ProThanks. It's really starting to show its age

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[MyBlackBeasts]

Found this: https://www.ebay.com/i/283979153625?chn=ps&mkevt=1&mkcid=28