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JerseyVics
03-22-2003, 09:44 PM
My Panther brotha Brian, ran into Tommy today... Brian has a digi-cam!

http://www.jerseyvics.com/pantherclub/tommys-marauder.jpg

Enjoyski!

--Russ:D
JerseyVics
03-22-2003, 09:50 PM
more pictures:

http://cvn.superford.org/registry/vehicles/showpic.php?pID=43451

http://cvn.superford.org/registry/vehicles/showpic.php?pID=43452

http://cvn.superford.org/registry/vehicles/showpic.php?pID=43453

http://cvn.superford.org/registry/vehicles/showpic.php?pID=43454

http://cvn.superford.org/registry/vehicles/showpic.php?pID=43455

http://cvn.superford.org/registry/vehicles/showpic.php?pID=43456

http://cvn.superford.org/registry/vehicles/showpic.php?pID=43457

thanks Brian!!!

--Russ ;)
Menace
03-22-2003, 10:08 PM
Sorry Snoopdogg, but it looks like a PIMPMOBILE!!!!!!!!
Menace
03-22-2003, 10:10 PM
:pimp: :pimp: :pimp: :flamer: :banana:
Menace
03-22-2003, 10:11 PM
:shot: :shot: :shot:
martyo
03-22-2003, 10:12 PM
Geez, I just ate and now I think I'm gonna be sick...........
Menace
03-22-2003, 10:13 PM
Another totaled Marauder! JMO.
beemer
03-22-2003, 10:15 PM
It was bound to happen sooner or later. Not for me, but let's give the guy credit for at least buying a Marauder......albeit with the blue-hair package. LOL I wonder what the upcharge was for that!

Best,

Paul :D
Menace
03-22-2003, 10:19 PM
I would think this would bring the value DOWN!
Fourth Horseman
03-22-2003, 10:27 PM
:nono: :down: :down: :down:
Bigdogjim
03-22-2003, 10:32 PM
Well look at it this way: take away the chrome on the lower panel and the wheel well it might not look bad?? I think a full top would look better, no chrome. where did they get the godshead on the roof piller??
Big Dog
Menace
03-22-2003, 10:38 PM
Looks like the piece from the center of the rim.
RCSignals
03-23-2003, 12:00 AM
Where is Tommy anyway? Hasn't posted here in a while
MassMarauder
03-23-2003, 04:51 AM
Looks like an accesorized Marquis. I can't say I don't like it....but I wouldn't do it to my Marauder.
mad man
03-23-2003, 05:25 AM
trade in time Heee Heee Heee:alone:
TAF
03-23-2003, 08:04 AM
"The HORROR....THE HORROR!!!!!"
tomd
03-23-2003, 08:37 AM
Originally posted by Menace
Sorry Snoopdogg, but it looks like a PIMPMOBILE!!!!!!!!

Menace! I was thinking the same thing but you beat me to the punch! :bigcry: :depress: :eek: :shake: :nono: :down: :cry: :pimp: :puke:

Take that stuff off that poor Marauder!
tomd
03-23-2003, 08:39 AM
Reminds me of a little boy being dressed up in a little girl’s clothes.:help: :(
WolfeBros
03-23-2003, 08:39 AM
OMG............I think I am gonna RALPHHHHHHHHH :puke:
RF Overlord
03-23-2003, 09:01 AM
Well, at least the guy came through with pix; those of us who doubted its very existence may now be thoroughly chastised...

I don't like it, but it's GARONTEE to be one-of-a-kind...(I hope)
Dave Compson
03-23-2003, 09:18 AM
I say we form a suicide squad, train for a couple of weeks, then take that monster out!

It cant be allowed to roam the planet!

It is like that three eyed fish from the simpsons 'blinky'!

It should be put on display and mocked for its entire life, then put to death as some experiment gone wrong...

Who in their right mind would splice the genes of grandpas towncar, and a hot rod!

OH THE HUMANITY!!

Why GOD!!! WHY!!!!
gja
03-23-2003, 11:11 AM
BLEEEEEEEEEEEEEECH
DanNJ
03-23-2003, 12:34 PM
Everybody wanted to see pictures of this car and the guy was nice enough to let someone take pictures of it for your web site. im sure he loves his car just as much as you love your car and you guys do nothing but bash it. Hey everyone is entitled to their own opinion, that's what America is all about. maybe he bought it because he thinks they look plain jane from the factory. i'll be sure to tell him ya all said thanks for the pictures.

Dan
Logan
03-23-2003, 02:21 PM
So long as he's happy with it, that's cool. Customizing your car is always a personal experience.

Though I must admit, the chosen path is waaaaaaay off what would be considered main stream aftermarket styling. But to each his own...
RCSignals
03-23-2003, 03:11 PM
Who was it who owns the one with the white vinyl roof then?
RCSignals
03-23-2003, 03:19 PM
It is still a Marauder.

Now it's the ultimate stealth sleeper
merc
03-23-2003, 05:08 PM
This is another case of why crack cocaine, mary jane, etc, should never be used while making decisions about modifications.
jgc61sr2002
03-23-2003, 05:21 PM
To each his own. What ever floats your boat. Thanks for the pictures Russ. John
LincMercLover
03-23-2003, 09:18 PM
Man oh man oh man oh man oh man oh man oh man oh man oh man oh man oh man oh man oh man oh man oh man oh man oh man oh man oh man oh man oh man oh man oh man oh man oh man oh man oh man oh man oh man oh man oh man oh man oh man oh man oh man oh man oh man oh man oh man oh man oh man oh man oh man oh man oh man oh man oh man oh man oh MAN!

I need a day off after seeing this! :puke: You think they'd believe my excuse? Excuse me while I go cry now... :cry:
Bigdogjim
03-23-2003, 09:24 PM
Originally posted by DanNJ
Everybody wanted to see pictures of this car and the guy was nice enough to let someone take pictures of it for your web site. im sure he loves his car just as much as you love your car and you guys do nothing but bash it. Hey everyone is entitled to their own opinion, that's what America is all about. maybe he bought it because he thinks they look plain jane from the factory. i'll be sure to tell him ya all said thanks for the pictures.

Dan
I am the last one to start a flame BUT Dan is right! It is his car not yours:P If you do not have any thing nice to say, say nothing:P We are not about bashing people on this board:D :)
Big Dog
prchrman
03-24-2003, 05:25 AM
No spoiler??!!!???!!!:confused:
Menace
03-24-2003, 05:38 AM
Lighten up Bigdog, we are all entitled to our opinions.
jerrym3
03-24-2003, 07:51 AM
Vindicated at last.

Heck, no harm, no foul.
tomd
03-24-2003, 10:52 AM
Maybe if we didn't know it was a Marauder, would it be ok then?
:confused: :rasta: :confused:
RF Overlord
03-24-2003, 11:38 AM
Well, in FLORIDA maybe, and only if driven by an old coot...

Wait just a dang minute...except for the Florida part, that would me ME... rats....

:rolleyes: :help: :lol:
MMpridenjoy
03-25-2003, 07:01 AM
Indeed, we are all entitled to our opinions! I say that if the owner of the car is happy then that is all that matters. I dont personally have the taste for it, but I'll bet the guy who hooked it up this way is just fine with it. I will say though that all the uncool bashing here is cheap. I would feel like ***** if I was reading some of the responses here. That is too bad! Now, if a rice-burner was posted here in this fashion, then I too might become rather negative about it. But this guy invested his money in an American made ride...that alone deserves some praising.

To the guy who owns this ride: Thanks for putting your money back into the United Auto Workers pocket. When you want to cruise that Marauder, let me know, be happy to ride along in mine with ya.

Rob~ Pride and Joy
prchrman
03-25-2003, 08:17 AM
MMPJ...good post...:up::up::up:
tomd
03-25-2003, 08:49 AM
I feel bad too, sorry.

Take the wheels and tail pipes off and no one will know it's a Marauder! :sleepy: This way the next time a rice burner thinks he's fast, Tommy can stomp on the gas and GO!!! :burnout:
:flamer:
Bigdogjim
03-25-2003, 08:58 AM
MMpridenjoy: I'll be right behind you guys.
Big Dog
Menace
03-25-2003, 10:49 AM
We are just expressing our opinions like you did. Just because you don't agree does not make it wrong.
TAF
03-25-2003, 11:14 AM
I think we were ALL just a little shocked that it actually existed...

http://lair2000.net/Unicorn_Pictures2_Download/u49dl.JPG

Now...if we can only get a pic of those :censor: godhead valvestem caps...
jerrym3
03-25-2003, 11:28 AM
TAF, why would you be shocked?

When I first saw the car in the showroom, the dealer had an inventory of Marauders that wasn't moving. Also, this particular dealer put a vinyl top on just about every car on his showroom floor, except a few Lincoln LS models.

What would persuade him not to? Besides, it worked; he did sell it, didn't he?

Now that spring is finally here, I think I'll take a ride over to his showroom and see if he's done a repeat.

There's another big dealer in North Jersey (Wayne motors) who also loves to put vinyl tops on TownCars and Grand Marquis, but his eight Marauders are still stock.
prchrman
03-25-2003, 01:23 PM
I have owned quite a few vinyl topped cars and always had one question...why??????????...IMH O they serve no purpose for looks or anything...they are a pain to keep nice and expensive to replace...maybe just maybe it is the fake convert thing...I truly do not know...anyone????:confused::co nfused:
Macon Marauder
03-25-2003, 01:39 PM
Originally posted by prchrman
I have owned quite a few vinyl topped cars and always had one question...why??????????...IMH O they serve no purpose for looks or anything...they are a pain to keep nice and expensive to replace...maybe just maybe it is the fake convert thing...I truly do not know...anyone????:confused::co nfused:

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder as they say.

I have seen and owned some cars that I thought looked good with a vinyl top. I had '69 XL with a black top and it looked great. The top was in excellent shape when the car went to the junk yard. :(

An old girlfriend had a '72 Buick GS that was a sort of bronze color with a dark top. It really set the car off IMHO. These days if I see a GS without a vinyl top it looks naked.

It seems to make a long, 2 door car look lower or something. And the "convertible look" probably doesn't hurt either.

Bottom line: it depends on the application.
jerrym3
03-25-2003, 01:44 PM
I have a 1989 white TownCar Signature, half black vinyl top, and I couldn't even imagine that car without it.

But the new TownCars with the dealer installed vinyl tops look terrible.

I tend to like a regular GM/CV with a vinyl top (assuming it's the same color, or very close to, the body color). I think it improves the rear window style by "insetting"it a bit, squares off the roof line slightly, and covers all the panel seams in the c-post.

But, I'm not in favor of the wide chrome band over the b-post.

A lot depends on the car and the color. (They became popular starting in 1963, but I remember seeing vinyl tops on some of the old bathtub Mercs (49-51), Lincolns, and Kaiser-Frazers. I could also swear that I saw a mid 60's Corvette Stingray catalog with a vinyl top option on the removable hardtop.)