Checkout a panoply of early 70s Ford and Mercury vehicles, including my 71 Marquis Brougham, 74 Marquis Brougham, and 73 LTD Brougham with a brief walkaround.
"Gotta love these Fords." So do I, Adam. I have never put my name on any registration that was for anything but a Ford Motor Company product. I've been driving for 55 years. These big Fords and Mercurys of the very late 60's through the mid '70's were easily the best of the bunch!
Your neighbors must always be pulling the curtain back peering to see what vintage car show will be on their street today! I like the CB antenna on the trunk of the brown car. Makes it look like an undercover cop car from the era.
All 3 of these cars is gorgeous, especially with those comfortable seats!!! I'm glad that the 71 Marquis Brougham is back, it's my favorite!!! Thanks for sharing another exciting video!!! 👍👍🙂
Daddy bought the green awesome 1971 Mercury Marquis! Green, can’t get much better is right! I learned to drive and obtained my drivers license in her majesty! She was, indeed, a Queen on the road! Oh, how much I would love to now drive her! I would love to now own her! My mouth is salivating just seeing this video! Your street is glorified with the presence of your luxury automobiles! They are a testament to the statement that, “ They just don’t make them like that anymore!”
I absolutely love the 71 Marquis! My folks bought the 1972 LTD Brougham in the same exact green colors, with the finned wheel covers and bumper guards, it was the regular families Marquis. It was absolutely beautiful!
Adam, it's cool that the '71 still has its original 1157A translucent amber spray painted signal bulbs up front. These were used before the natural amber colored glass NAs came out later in the '70s.
I’d love to have a neighbor like you,I think your neighbors appreciate what they see day by day,without museum tax,all this history for free!! They hear it and feel it smell it….. Nice things!
This takes me back. My next door neighbor had a blue LTD like that one, we had a 72 Marquis Brougham and across street the Adams had a 71 LTD and at night it looked so cool. I miss those days.
The Hendersons, across the street when I was a kid, had an identical (to Adam's) LTD which they'd gotten as a used car, since he sold used cars at the local Ford dealer. It was one of the few cars they kept for years.
Love your taste! My childhood was spent mostly in the back (or way back) of a '72 Merc Marquis station wagon (429, brown over brown, little did I know the matching seat belts were special!) - and a '74 LTD (base, line green over dark green interior, 400 I think). The Marquis was going to become my car when I was about to start driving (1989). The first time I started student driving was in that massive machine. But before it could become mine the engine suffered oil starvation and locked up. With only $1500 in hand I made the tragic decision to find something else instead of putting it into rebuilding (my parent's didn't have the $ to mess around with a repair either). Still wish I had that car! The dash of the '71 is just like the '72--so many memories!!!
Absolutely Gorgeous looking machines. Wow. Incredible. Beautiful job Adam. Thank you for taking the time to do this. I remember these fine automobiles from the 70's, i was just a kid but they were captivating and still are.
Love the 1971 Marquis, one of my favorites in your Ford/Mercury collection from the 70's. The 1967/68 Mercury's you have are the absolute favorites and wish you would sell me one of those. Take care Adam, and thank you for being the care giver of your fine collection as well as sharing the automotive history of days gone by.
All three are absolutely beautiful automobiles! 🤩 As hard as it would be, I think if I had to pick just one, it would be the ' 71, I love everything about it the most, the styling, the color, the finishes, and the steering wheel !😍
The ‘71 is the winner in my book. My neighbor had a brown one when new. I always loved that car. 1973-1978 were never a favorite of mine, but nearly 50 years later I can finally appreciate all of them.
Goodday Adam, Great to see the Mercury back in 1 piece. Thsnk you for sharing. Your number 1 Fan in Australia Louis Kats from Melbourne Australia ☺ 👍 ❤
All 3 are great but my personal pick would be the gold LTD. Sadly, but between demolition derby's and monster truck jams there just aren't many big (long) cars left. 👍 It's good to see these 3 out on the street together! 💯
Man Adam, hitting a deer must have been a freak-out, I guess I just don't imagine that sort of creature in my country. Very glad this trio is back together and in fine health.
I felt at the time that Ford put much less effort into integrating the bumpers than GM, yet the 1973 and '74 Marquis are strikingly handsome from all angles, perhaps my favorites in what was then often called the medium standard / luxury standard segment. The headlamp door treatment starting in 1975 was, to use the kindest descriptor I can come up with, unfortunate.
I knew the back panel of the 71 LTD was lit all way across, I didn't realize the Marquis of the same year was also lit all the way across, I really liked that look.
I believe it carried on with the Thunderbirds until 1976 (maybe even the 1977 to 1979, but the taillights were not the same height as the smaller center section in those years).
I like your videos. There's great satisfaction in watching someone who enjoys their hobby with such passion. And your cars are indeed beautiful. But When I see American autos from this era it's bittersweet. The early into the mid-1970's was such a precipice & watershed time for the Big Three and Detroit as a city. I view those big cars as the signaling of the last Hurrah; the disappearance of brigadoon, the industry, and the mighty metropolis which championed the machine that produced the behemoth. Dominating the market for so many decades prior.
Beautiful cars and nice job fixing the dear damage. Adam, if I were a betting man, I bet you soon have some movie makers contact you and try and rent those cars for you. They would look good in some of those Mob movies set in the 70's. You the man!
I don't know if I'd go for that. They do all kinds of crazy things to cars to prep them for filming, such as putting Vasoline, or something like that, all over the chrome and stainless to prevent glare. Movie credits can add some value to a car though.
Thank you Adam, I'm an old school car guy that has really been enjoying your videos lately. Your 71 Marquis holds special meaning for me, my grandmother bought one new almost exactly like it and she absolutely loved it . We all did, just the same as yours except hers didn't have the twin comfort seat option. Seeing yours brings back lots of nice childhood memories! Of course all your others are great too! I really like the 9C1 Impala.
Love the green one!I bought a powder blue 69 marquis ( 40,000 miles) with a 429 2 barrel, it got wrecked, and I took the engine out and put it in an LTDII and put a four-barrel and dual exhaust on it. I also put a cam in it. When we took the intake off we looked at the code on the heads and they were actually 429 Cobra jet/ police interceptor heads on this two barrel. Amazing! That LTDII would run 13 second quarter miles, at 4,400 lbs with that engine in it the horsepower skyrocketed up with that four barrel and dual exhaust and the cam it was amazing! I was blowing away t- buckets with dual quads on telegraph road in Michigan. It would get rubber in second and third gear. What a blast! I always had to race from a roll if I didn't have slicks because it would just ignite the tires. That car could smoke the tires for blocks.... From a 40 roll it would break the tires loose for a few seconds and a small squeal, then squak the tires in a second. What a show for everybody to watch.... That was in the 1980s, and back then that was really impressive. It was faster than my friends 1985 mustang GT 5 speed....
As always, love these videos, Adam. A long time ago a good friend of mine’s mother had a 78 Grand Marquis 4dr hardtop, triple dove gray with leather. At the time it was mainly used as a farm car and was far from pristine, but I loved it just the same. A piece of the chrome plated trim on the interior door delaminated, and when I grabbed it when I was closing the door, I gashed my hand and it took a lot of stitches to close. It was my fault - don’t hold it against the car. Lol
Wowww!!! Sweet cars!!! Love old Fords and Mercurys. They will never build them like that again. You have 3 real treasures in hand. Most of these young guys will never get to drive anything like that.
You are sparking a new interest for these large size 1973 up Ford/Mercury . Was always disregarding them probably because they where always in +/- rough shape. Your green Marquis is nice, they are all very nice actually and the 460s are not a small bonus... congratulations!
Always loved the Ford brocade material for the seats, but the cars, not so much. Back in the day we called these the 'teddy bears', giant, fluffy ostentatious things that were faux luxury just within reach of the average working person, a sense of comfort. Really do appreciate you curating them though. They represent an era long gone. Keep up the good work.
Adam perhaps I missed it from an earlier video... Have you ever had ALL your beauties in one place; to photograph/video/discuss? You keep highlighting special gems, I believe there are insights and revelations to be had from viewing such a significant collection in its entirety, then broken down by marque, model, successive generations, so on, and so forth. How about a display of your collection, with all your experts and insiders to give a holistic perspective of the cars? Excellent content ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐, as always, Adam 🖖🙏🇨🇦
The Brougham era wasn't every bodies cup of tea back then but and I would put myself into that group at the time. My 1968 Cougar was retired to the garage in favor of company cars costing nothing. However, I do enjoy driving them today because they represent an era that will never be seen again. So these are three great classics, you will never hear old school out of my mouth, especially when I was able to drive the cars when new.
The only thing that's missing is the top Billboard hit for this week to convince me that it's 1974.... a little Band on the Run from Paul McCartney & Wings and it'd be almost perfect!
I just happened to watch James Bond “Diamonds are Forever” on TV soon after watching this video. It’s a corny film but loaded with brand new ‘71 Fords!
Black seat belts became common around 1970 and generally lasted through the early 1980s. All of the big three did it simultaneously. Adam, as a finance guy, I hope that you appreciate the cost savings per car that they represent. LOL.
Hi Adam, I love that period of my youth, when my father and his brothers had their own opinions on the best of the big three car manufacturers and annoyed each other about their choices...there were sometimes long evenings at my grandmother's house.👍
Adam, I know it’s hard to bring out 3 cars at once, but these “comparison videos” are quite informative (& fun). It’s like a free trip to the auto museum. My money is on the ‘71 Marquis, not that I’m a huge fan but because of that green interior...it’s just a delight. And on the exterior, the rear “light bar” is just a great touch. Mercury brought that back on the FRONT end of the ‘92 Sable. The ‘92 rear was almost a light bar from rear left to rear right. The license plate almost but not quite breaks it up.
It’s amazing how people’s idea of best looking can vary.I came across a video on you tube last year in which the Ford designers were putting the finishing touches on the 73 Torino with the new government regulated 5 mph bumpers.All I could think of is some poor soul ordered a 73 sight unseen in 72 and becoming suicidal on its arrival at the dealership.The big ones weren’t much better.Even seeing BarnabyJones pilot his 75 LTD didn’t convince me they looked better than a 71.
Although I and the author of this channel appreciate all the ‘best of’ mid-size cars of the era, we both appreciate more the full size offerings for all the reasons he expresses so well. In fact…although I can now afford to drive about anything on the market today, or the classics of yesteryear. I choose to drive a Lexus LS460 L. Why? Because it’s a modern version of all the cars showcased on this channel, though not as pretty as some, but surely better than any mid-size offering of any era, and certainly superior in most ways when compared to any SUV. All these mid 60’s to early 70’s full size rides showcased here are truly spectacular!
HI Adam, 3 great Ford products that scream 70's. What's even more interesting is that the brown, green, and mustard were all classic Ford colors for those models. The color keyed wheel covers of the '71 are also classic Ford although the wheel covers on the '73 LTD have long been one of my favorites. The T-Birds of that era also offered those wheel covers. My first car at 16 was a '70 Marquis Brougham hardtop sedan w/429. Very pale blue, almost white, with a white vinyl top, and dark blue cloth interior. Very similar diamond design to your '71. I put a set of those same wheel covers that you have on your '73 LTD on it and always thought it looked so great, although not correct. The wheel covers that came with the '70 Marquis were so unattractive. In any event, love those early to mid later '70 Ford products. As always, love the channel and thanks for sharing!
jake real 0 seconds ago Thanks for sharing your mishap with us Adam ! I’m happy that you were able to fix it easily and found the NOS parts needed I LOVE your 71 Marquis and it’s one of my favorite cars that you own!
All three cars are beautiful but I think my favorite is the 71. believe it or not when I was a kid there was two 71 mercs.on my street.1 brown 1 yellow..The LTD must be pretty quick with that 460!
I still have a copy of the '72 Mercury brochure, and remember this color interior in it. I'd read before that the choice of colors was very important in car brochures because people would tend to gravitate to that. I was a junior in high school when that car came. By the time the dumpy '74 came out I was in college and driving a new Super Beetle with sunroof, cassette player and VW mudflaps...
Glad you got the Saskatchewan cruiser fixed - oem even. Do you have a Cordoba in the collection? Would love to see a gen1 non stacked headlight one of those.
Even Ford Australia used that generic steering wheel on its Falcons Fairmonts and Fairlanes ! The 3 spoke wheel was used on the LTD and the 2 door Landau. Also Australia got the hi back bucket seats just the same.
I still find it curious that Lincoln never went the hi-back lounge seats from 1971 to 1973. The 1971 Continental Mark III offered hi-back split bench seating, but only on early production cars. Later built cars switched back to the low-back seats of 1970. Rumor has it that '71 Mark III's with the hi-back seats are a real collectors preference - if you can find one.
I wouldn't mind living across the street from Adam. I would insist he park anyone of his cars in front of my house, and if the street was full he could use my driveway, lol
A lot of people don't realize how incredibly enjoyable these cars are to drive. This is when Ford made the best quality luxury cars...
"Gotta love these Fords." So do I, Adam. I have never put my name on any registration that was for anything but a Ford Motor Company product. I've been driving for 55 years. These big Fords and Mercurys of the very late 60's through the mid '70's were easily the best of the bunch!
This mid-century suburb is the perfect setting for your cars.
It’s funny to me how I didn’t care for these cars back in the day, but looking at them now they are beautiful to me.
The '71 Marquis is such a handsome car. It gives off a very Lincoln-y feel.
Your neighbors must always be pulling the curtain back peering to see what vintage car show will be on their street today!
I like the CB antenna on the trunk of the brown car. Makes it look like an undercover cop car from the era.
I love 73 LTD Brougham the most, what a great 70's color combination
I love these big cars,I had a 77& 78 mercury marquis,both with the 400m.it's like driving your couch down the road
All 3 of these cars is gorgeous, especially with those comfortable seats!!! I'm glad that the 71 Marquis Brougham is back, it's my favorite!!! Thanks for sharing another exciting video!!! 👍👍🙂
Daddy bought the green awesome 1971 Mercury Marquis! Green, can’t get much better is right! I learned to drive and obtained my drivers license in her majesty! She was, indeed, a Queen on the road! Oh, how much I would love to now drive her! I would love to now own her! My mouth is salivating just seeing this video! Your street is glorified with the presence of your luxury automobiles! They are a testament to the statement that, “ They just don’t make them like that anymore!”
I am glad you were able to find the parts to fix your Marquis. I think I like the 71 the best
I absolutely love the 71 Marquis! My folks bought the 1972 LTD Brougham in the same exact green colors, with the finned wheel covers and bumper guards, it was the regular families Marquis. It was absolutely beautiful!
Adam, it's cool that the '71 still has its original 1157A translucent amber spray painted signal bulbs up front. These were used before the natural amber colored glass NAs came out later in the '70s.
Thankfully the deer damage wasn't worse. She looks great. It ain't easy being green!
I’d love to have a neighbor like you,I think your neighbors appreciate what they see day by day,without museum tax,all this history for free!! They hear it and feel it smell it….. Nice things!
This takes me back. My next door neighbor had a blue LTD like that one, we had a 72 Marquis Brougham and across street the Adams had a 71 LTD and at night it looked so cool. I miss those days.
The Hendersons, across the street when I was a kid, had an identical (to Adam's) LTD which they'd gotten as a used car, since he sold used cars at the local Ford dealer. It was one of the few cars they kept for years.
The 1974 streetscape certainly was more interesting than the 2022 one.
Deer lives matter!! Almost as much as that handsome car. I really like the green 71. Really attractive interior.
My favorite, the 1971 Green Marquis Brougham, beautiful automobile, and the clock is still working!
The 71 has jogged my memory back to the late 70s when my small town bar owner had a 72 dark brown with white top. My uncle had a black 70 or maybe 69
Love your taste! My childhood was spent mostly in the back (or way back) of a '72 Merc Marquis station wagon (429, brown over brown, little did I know the matching seat belts were special!) - and a '74 LTD (base, line green over dark green interior, 400 I think). The Marquis was going to become my car when I was about to start driving (1989). The first time I started student driving was in that massive machine. But before it could become mine the engine suffered oil starvation and locked up. With only $1500 in hand I made the tragic decision to find something else instead of putting it into rebuilding (my parent's didn't have the $ to mess around with a repair either). Still wish I had that car!
The dash of the '71 is just like the '72--so many memories!!!
The older I get(now 72) the more I enjoy the big cars from my younger time. I drive my 1980 Plymouth Volare as much as I can.
Absolutely Gorgeous looking machines. Wow. Incredible. Beautiful job Adam. Thank you for taking the time to do this. I remember these fine automobiles from the 70's, i was just a kid but they were captivating and still are.
Me too!
Love the 1971 Marquis, one of my favorites in your Ford/Mercury collection from the 70's. The 1967/68 Mercury's you have are the absolute favorites and wish you would sell me one of those.
Take care Adam, and thank you for being the care giver of your fine collection as well as sharing the automotive history of days gone by.
Love your collection Adam, I had a 90 Grand Marquis rusted out from upstate NY road salt, drove it hard, 83miles a day, I miss it!
Gee whiz Adam you have an amazing collection of cars and the condition of them are sublime. Tremendous!
Amazing cars and channel, looks like Dearborn. I’m on detroit street off rotunda and Pelham
All three are absolutely beautiful automobiles! 🤩 As hard as it would be, I think if I had to pick just one, it would be the ' 71, I love everything about it the most, the styling, the color, the finishes, and the steering wheel !😍
The ‘71 is the winner in my book. My neighbor had a brown one when new. I always loved that car. 1973-1978 were never a favorite of mine, but nearly 50 years later I can finally appreciate all of them.
Dude, you need to start a museum. I implore you. The past is an important education tool.
Goodday Adam,
Great to see the Mercury back in 1 piece.
Thsnk you for sharing.
Your number 1 Fan in Australia
Louis Kats from Melbourne Australia ☺ 👍 ❤
All 3 are great but my personal pick would be the gold LTD.
Sadly, but between demolition derby's and monster truck jams there just aren't many big (long) cars left.
👍 It's good to see these 3 out on the street together! 💯
Man Adam, hitting a deer must have been a freak-out, I guess I just don't imagine that sort of creature in my country. Very glad this trio is back together and in fine health.
I felt at the time that Ford put much less effort into integrating the bumpers than GM, yet the 1973 and '74 Marquis are strikingly handsome from all angles, perhaps my favorites in what was then often called the medium standard / luxury standard segment. The headlamp door treatment starting in 1975 was, to use the kindest descriptor I can come up with, unfortunate.
I knew the back panel of the 71 LTD was lit all way across, I didn't realize the Marquis of the same year was also lit all the way across, I really liked that look.
I believe it carried on with the Thunderbirds until 1976 (maybe even the 1977 to 1979, but the taillights were not the same height as the smaller center section in those years).
I bought a new 72 Merc Grand Marquis and it is the best riding quietest car I've ever owned. The last 3 decades I've driven TownCars. 👍😎
1971 is my favorite year of the full sized Mercury's and Ford's, glad to see the Marquis made it out alright.
I like your videos. There's great satisfaction in watching someone who enjoys their hobby with such passion. And your cars are indeed beautiful. But When I see American autos from this era it's bittersweet. The early into the mid-1970's was such a precipice & watershed time for the Big Three and Detroit as a city. I view those big cars as the signaling of the last Hurrah; the disappearance of brigadoon, the industry, and the mighty metropolis which championed the machine that produced the behemoth. Dominating the market for so many decades prior.
Beautiful cars and nice job fixing the dear damage. Adam, if I were a betting man, I bet you soon have some movie makers contact you and try and rent those cars for you. They would look good in some of those Mob movies set in the 70's. You the man!
I don't know if I'd go for that. They do all kinds of crazy things to cars to prep them for filming, such as putting Vasoline, or something like that, all over the chrome and stainless to prevent glare. Movie credits can add some value to a car though.
Thank you Adam, I'm an old school car guy that has really been enjoying your videos lately. Your 71 Marquis holds special meaning for me, my grandmother bought one new almost exactly like it and she absolutely loved it . We all did, just the same as yours except hers didn't have the twin comfort seat option. Seeing yours brings back lots of nice childhood memories! Of course all your others are great too! I really like the 9C1 Impala.
Love that 71 ! We grew up with one.... the 429 Premium fuel 2v engine was awesome.
Love the green one!I bought a powder blue 69 marquis ( 40,000 miles) with a 429 2 barrel, it got wrecked, and I took the engine out and put it in an LTDII and put a four-barrel and dual exhaust on it. I also put a cam in it. When we took the intake off we looked at the code on the heads and they were actually 429 Cobra jet/ police interceptor heads on this two barrel. Amazing! That LTDII would run 13 second quarter miles, at 4,400 lbs with that engine in it the horsepower skyrocketed up with that four barrel and dual exhaust and the cam it was amazing! I was blowing away t- buckets with dual quads on telegraph road in Michigan. It would get rubber in second and third gear. What a blast! I always had to race from a roll if I didn't have slicks because it would just ignite the tires. That car could smoke the tires for blocks.... From a 40 roll it would break the tires loose for a few seconds and a small squeal, then squak the tires in a second. What a show for everybody to watch.... That was in the 1980s, and back then that was really impressive. It was faster than my friends 1985 mustang GT 5 speed....
As always, love these videos, Adam. A long time ago a good friend of mine’s mother had a 78 Grand Marquis 4dr hardtop, triple dove gray with leather. At the time it was mainly used as a farm car and was far from pristine, but I loved it just the same. A piece of the chrome plated trim on the interior door delaminated, and when I grabbed it when I was closing the door, I gashed my hand and it took a lot of stitches to close. It was my fault - don’t hold it against the car. Lol
These big cars are so dam cool. You are a great camera man, and well spoken
Wowww!!! Sweet cars!!! Love old Fords and Mercurys. They will never build them like that again. You have 3 real treasures in hand. Most of these young guys will never get to drive anything like that.
what a beautiful site in front of your house!
You are sparking a new interest for these large size 1973 up Ford/Mercury . Was always disregarding them probably because they where always in +/- rough shape. Your green Marquis is nice, they are all very nice actually and the 460s are not a small bonus... congratulations!
Great looking cars. The new cars, don't even come close to these three.
The '74 is my favorite, the color and fender skirts just complete it.
Always loved the Ford brocade material for the seats, but the cars, not so much. Back in the day we called these the 'teddy bears', giant, fluffy ostentatious things that were faux luxury just within reach of the average working person, a sense of comfort. Really do appreciate you curating them though. They represent an era long gone. Keep up the good work.
Faux luxury?
From the looks, style and class, the 71 Mercury is the winner.
That is a garage full! Nice cars.
You really got me appreciating these early 70s Mercs, bro!
Adam perhaps I missed it from an earlier video... Have you ever had ALL your beauties in one place; to photograph/video/discuss? You keep highlighting special gems, I believe there are insights and revelations to be had from viewing such a significant collection in its entirety, then broken down by marque, model, successive generations, so on, and so forth.
How about a display of your collection, with all your experts and insiders to give a holistic perspective of the cars?
Excellent content ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐, as always, Adam 🖖🙏🇨🇦
Beautiful Marquis!
Some of the best looking cars ever.
Love all of these! The 1971 is my fav though. That has to be one of the classiest designs of the era and maybe any era!
A very nice, brief overview of the differences of these cars. Always a joy to see them, and I"m glad the '71 has been so quickly and easily repaird.
Anything pre-big bumper, even a Vega. Thanks again, great channel.
The Brougham era wasn't every bodies cup of tea back then but and I would put myself into that group at the time. My 1968 Cougar was retired to the garage in favor of company cars costing nothing. However, I do enjoy driving them today because they represent an era that will never be seen again. So these are three great classics, you will never hear old school out of my mouth, especially when I was able to drive the cars when new.
The only thing that's missing is the top Billboard hit for this week to convince me that it's 1974.... a little Band on the Run from Paul McCartney & Wings and it'd be almost perfect!
These are absolutely astonishing dream vehicles! That is a priceless collection of heaven!
I just happened to watch James Bond “Diamonds are Forever” on TV soon after watching this video. It’s a corny film but loaded with brand new ‘71 Fords!
Black seat belts became common around 1970 and generally lasted through the early 1980s. All of the big three did it simultaneously. Adam, as a finance guy, I hope that you appreciate the cost savings per car that they represent. LOL.
Love the upholstery patterns
Love your Dearborn iron!
Hi Adam,
I love that period of my youth, when my father and his brothers had their own opinions on the best of the big three car manufacturers and annoyed each other about their choices...there were sometimes long evenings at my grandmother's house.👍
The green one is my favorite of the three, but they're all wonderful!
Nice park job Spanky!!!
All three are beautiful
Adam, I know it’s hard to bring out 3 cars at once, but these “comparison videos” are quite informative (& fun). It’s like a free trip to the auto museum. My money is on the ‘71 Marquis, not that I’m a huge fan but because of that green interior...it’s just a delight. And on the exterior, the rear “light bar” is just a great touch. Mercury brought that back on the FRONT end of the ‘92 Sable. The ‘92 rear was almost a light bar from rear left to rear right. The license plate almost but not quite breaks it up.
It’s amazing how people’s idea of best looking can vary.I came across a video on you tube last year in which the Ford designers were putting the finishing touches on the 73 Torino with the new government regulated 5 mph bumpers.All I could think of is some poor soul ordered a 73 sight unseen in 72 and becoming suicidal on its arrival at the dealership.The big ones weren’t much better.Even seeing BarnabyJones pilot his 75 LTD didn’t convince me they looked better than a 71.
The best of the bunch...the green marquis is ❤️❤️❤️
Love the minimalist bumpers of the ‘71. The proportions are perfect. But you can’t hit anything with it, as you’ve recently discovered 😆
Although I and the author of this channel appreciate all the ‘best of’ mid-size cars of the era, we both appreciate more the full size offerings for all the reasons he expresses so well.
In fact…although I can now afford to drive about anything on the market today, or the classics of yesteryear. I choose to drive a Lexus LS460 L. Why? Because it’s a modern version of all the cars showcased on this channel, though not as pretty as some, but surely better than any mid-size offering of any era, and certainly superior in most ways when compared to any SUV.
All these mid 60’s to early 70’s full size rides showcased here are truly spectacular!
Nice to see the '71 all fixed up again. Love that green interior!
I love that 73 color!
HI Adam, 3 great Ford products that scream 70's. What's even more interesting is that the brown, green, and mustard were all classic Ford colors for those models. The color keyed wheel covers of the '71 are also classic Ford although the wheel covers on the '73 LTD have long been one of my favorites. The T-Birds of that era also offered those wheel covers. My first car at 16 was a '70 Marquis Brougham hardtop sedan w/429. Very pale blue, almost white, with a white vinyl top, and dark blue cloth interior. Very similar diamond design to your '71. I put a set of those same wheel covers that you have on your '73 LTD on it and always thought it looked so great, although not correct. The wheel covers that came with the '70 Marquis were so unattractive. In any event, love those early to mid later '70 Ford products. As always, love the channel and thanks for sharing!
Green, that shade especially, is my favorite color. I had a 71 f100 in that same green.
I had a 71 with a 429! Would spend the tires from January to December!!!
These cars are wonderful but I would sure love to see that 73 Galaxie 500 again.
Beautiful cars buddy
Takes me back to my childhood. They resemble the cars in my old neighborhood
jake real
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Thanks for sharing your mishap with us Adam ! I’m happy that you were able to fix it easily and found the NOS parts needed I LOVE your 71 Marquis and it’s one of my favorite cars that you own!
All three cars are beautiful but I think my favorite is the 71. believe it or not when I was a kid there was two 71 mercs.on my street.1 brown 1 yellow..The LTD must be pretty quick with that 460!
Magnificent cars! And yeah, that green interior is great!
Beautiful cars!
Just fabulous!
That 71 is sweet.
I still have a copy of the '72 Mercury brochure, and remember this color interior in it. I'd read before that the choice of colors was very important in car brochures because people would tend to gravitate to that. I was a junior in high school when that car came. By the time the dumpy '74 came out I was in college and driving a new Super Beetle with sunroof, cassette player and VW mudflaps...
excellent video but i wish it was longer .
Same "crackle-clink" sound when my 70 Thunderbird 429 used to start.
I sincerely hope that they didn't trash them all. I haven't seen much of these since I was a kid!
They are pretty much gone
in a sea of every muscle car or trbuit car ever built glad to see something different
Your Videos are Amazing.
Adam your neighbours must wake up in the morning open their front door and think they have been teleported back into the mid-seventies.
Glad you got the Saskatchewan cruiser fixed - oem even. Do you have a Cordoba in the collection? Would love to see a gen1 non stacked headlight one of those.
Even Ford Australia used that generic steering wheel on its Falcons Fairmonts and Fairlanes !
The 3 spoke wheel was used on the LTD and the 2 door Landau.
Also Australia got the hi back bucket seats just the same.
The 1971 Hands Down!!!
I still find it curious that Lincoln never went the hi-back lounge seats from 1971 to 1973. The 1971 Continental Mark III offered hi-back split bench seating, but only on early production cars. Later built cars switched back to the low-back seats of 1970. Rumor has it that '71 Mark III's with the hi-back seats are a real collectors preference - if you can find one.
I wouldn't mind living across the street from Adam. I would insist he park anyone of his cars in front of my house, and if the street was full he could use my driveway, lol