Another 70's memory..

[pwd72s]

I laughed all the way through this old Mercury TV ad. Talk about puttling lipstick on a pig! Lemme tell ya, it took some engineering to get an over 400 cubic inch engine to produce barely over 200 horsepower and yield 9 mpg on a good day. Love the bragging on the huge gas tanks, the wood grained plastic, the plush cloth and plastic seats, the weird styling...the writers did their best at selling...and some did actually buy. The mid 70's...a dark time for those remaining loyal to Detroit.

Anyway, enjoy the show...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DQ1mAZBfUYo

[GH85Carrera]

At my first job, the owner bought a brand new Mercury Marquee, MX Brougham. It had a gross weight of something like 5,000 pounds. It was huge, and averaged 6 MPG the way he drove. Gas was 20 cents a gallon so no big deal.

He parked next to my 914 and with the front bumpers up against the building, my rear bumper came to his B pillar between the front and back door.

[Evans, Marv]

I remember those boats.

[freeform911]

Do love the hide away headlights..

BUT..
the car and that guys suit are hideous..so glad I'm not old enough to remember those type cars..

[Por_sha911]

Road like a Lincoln Towncar but 1/3 lower price. The Grand Marquis was a nicer car.
I sold Lincoln/Mercury in 1980 - 82. The `79 TownCar was about a football field long and the truck could hold 6-8 bodies (a big selling point for Unions and certain Italian families in NYC). The Japanese cars ate our lunch in the early 80's on anything other than the big cars. I remember people trading in the Lincoln or a Grand Marquis because of gas mileage but then came back 6 months later because they hated the ride and storage of a small car. They took a beating twice.

If you want to mock the `70's pull out some old photos of the clothes you wore.

[74-911]

Originally Posted by Por_sha911

.........If you want to mock the `70's pull out some old photos of the clothes you wore.

Absolutely... what were we thinking ?? days of disco !

[stevej37]

Originally Posted by 74-911

Absolutely... what were we thinking ?? days of disco !

What?? You don't wear your leisure suit anymore?

[BeyGon]

another ten year and this will be about tattoos and nose rings.

[Racerbvd]

Originally Posted by Por_sha911

Road like a Lincoln Towncar but 1/3 lower price. The Grand Marquis was a nicer car.
I sold Lincoln/Mercury in 1980 - 82. The `79 TownCar was about a football field long and the truck could hold 6-8 bodies (a big selling point for Unions and certain Italian families in NYC). The Japanese cars ate our lunch in the early 80's on anything other than the big cars. I remember people trading in the Lincoln or a Grand Marquis because of gas mileage but then came back 6 months later because they hated the ride and storage of a small car. They took a beating twice.

If you want to mock the `70's pull out some old photos of the clothes you wore.

Early 70s

[KNS]

That was awful, how did they sell any of those cars back then? I noticed the use of the word “deluxe”. You just don’t hear that anymore in advertisements.

Reminds me of the old Colombo or Rockford Files TV shows; the rich socialite characters always drove a car like a Mercury Marquis.

[BeyGon]

you people are just like the ones that look at High Wheel Bikes and say, why would you ride that, well, it's because that was what was invented. Those cars were the best of that time.

[drcoastline]

Are you guys kidding? Those were the days. Cheesy clothes and all. I'll take 1975 over the crap we live with today any day, all day and twice on Sunday. I want my Hawaiian Tropic #2 over 50SPF sunscreen. The Bee Gees and John Travolta in Saturday Night live over Bradley Cooper and Gaga in the new a star is born, Sinatra and the rest of the rat pack over almost anyone from today and the Grand Marquee over a Prius any day. Hell I would take that Grand Marquis or a Lincoln Mark V over a new S class.

I love that thing, sculptured stand up metal hood ornament, Brougham level grill, hidden headlamps with Marquis crest on the doors, extended range tank, nylon seats with the look and feel of Cashmere, harmonizing pin stripes, lounge seats, a Philco radio. It has all the luxuries. It's like driving your Grand parents Livingroom. All it needs is clear plastic seat covers.

[Racerbvd]

Originally Posted by drcoastline

Are you guys kidding? Those were the days. Cheesy clothes and all. I'll take 1975 over the crap we live with today any day, all day and twice on Sunday. I want my Hawaiian Tropic #2 over 50SPF sunscreen. The Bee Gees and John Travolta in Saturday Night live over Bradley Cooper and Gaga in the new a star is born, Sinatra and the rest of the rat pack over almost anyone from today and the Grand Marquee over a Prius any day. Hell I would take that Grand Marquis or a Lincoln Mark V over a new S class.

I love that thing, sculptured stand up metal hood ornament, Brougham level grill, hidden headlamps with Marquis crest on the doors, extended range tank, nylon seats with the look and feel of Cashmere, harmonizing pin stripes, lounge seats, a Philco radio. It has all the luxuries. It's like driving your Grand parents Livingroom. All it needs is clear plastic seat covers.

A buddy was selling this, I can see if he still has it.

[drcoastline]

That's a IV, the V has sharper lines and the shark gills.

[smadsen]

They weren't bad cars when used for what they were intended. Stop & go driving on a clogged freeway. Cruising to Vegas at 70 mph..... Back when $6.00 would fill your tank.

[Otter74]

I keep expecting the announcer to talk about a phorescent skor motion and reciprocating dingle arms.

[Steve Carlton]

I'm reminded of this commercial on SNL:

https://www.aish.com/j/jt/Jtube-Saturday-Night-Live-A-Bris-in-the-Royal-Deluxe-II.html

[otto_kretschmer]

Originally Posted by pwd72s

I laughed all the way through this old Mercury TV ad. Talk about puttling lipstick on a pig! Lemme tell ya, it took some engineering to get an over 400 cubic inch engine to produce barely over 200 horsepower and yield 9 mpg on a good day. Love the bragging on the huge gas tanks, the wood grained plastic, the plush cloth and plastic seats, the weird styling...the writers did their best at selling...and some did actually buy. The mid 70's...a dark time for those remaining loyal to Detroit.

Anyway, enjoy the show...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DQ1mAZBfUYo

jeez, I felt like I was watching Dynasty

[tabs]

You could crush one up and make 2 Japanese cars out of one or 3 Korean cars...

[KFC911]

Queue up David Lindley...or mebbe Steve Miller's version . Every dang one of my dad's cars until I went to college wuz a Mercury...he might have had about every damn one but a Bobcat (Pinto)....last one being a Lincoln Mark V track beast....he had to get a '78....'cause they were discontinuing the 460 CI....

At 16....I did drive his '70 Cougar w/ a 351 fer a year or so.....that one was the only "keeper" out of 'em all....but it wasn't the Mustang body....oh well .