Tony! This is the best thing that ever happened to me. As a teen living with grandparents they had a s beautiful LTD Landau and a Colony Park. I grew up with these big beautiful boats. I cant wait to see you work your magic.

When there was a price increase, the factory would send out revised window stickers for cars that were in transit or that had recently been delivered to dealers. Sometimes, they would send revised stickers for all unsold new cars still in dealer stock no matter the original production date. That original sticker looks to have been wadded up. Maybe it was accidentally left in the car? The Mercury looks to have a Ford steering wheel center medallion with the inverted V crest.

What an amazing find and in the colors you need!! So awesome.

I would bet that the Mercury sat on the lot for a while and when prices increased they printed a new window sticker to reflect that change.. It will make an excellent parts car. Of course it is savable but the cost would exceed what it is worth. Glad you were able to find it. Looking forward to future videos. BTW the duct tape is a wonderful story. Poor kid at least tried.

My friends Mom had the same LTD wagon with every option that Ford offered and in that same exact color. We were in high school then and on Friday night we went out cruising all around in Roxborough which is North West Section of Philadelphia. Oh to be in high school in the late 70’s was crazy. Great Video Tony you took me back 45 years!! Lol!!!

Parts cars are invaluable. Great find! That wagon is going to really be nice!

I was a teenager when these were both new and I distinctly remember when green cars were everywhere - but then again, there were actual colors available on all cars with a variety of colors on interiors. Today we have such limited choices that it makes me wish I could have a big land yacht like that. I trust you'll be a great caretaker of that Country Squire. It is a shame so few are left for future generations to experience. You all don't know the joy of riding in a car like that that rides and just floats over road imperfections. Yeah, they don't handle like go karts. But they are like driving your living room. I owned a 1986 Lincoln Town Car and that still was like these two cars in comfort and ride and quietness.

Great find for you to complete your vision. I enjoy watching your progress and the transformation to come.

Hey Mr. Tony - We cannot to wait to see the station wagon with all the updates. We have forgotten how nice these stations wagons were back in the day. We will definitely staff tuned. You are building quite a beautiful collection. Roseann & Dan

You lucked out finding the parts car! The wagon will be really nice when you’re done. People are going to be complementing you wherever you go. Nice!

Nice find. Can’t wait to see when it’s done.

That carpet and door panels will look so good! The wagon is going to be awesome looking.

Hi Tony! I am excited for you to get the transfer/transformation done! I certainly wouldn’t worry too much about the crest on the front seats after you place them in the LTD. I really hope you have time to get all this done before your trip to show it off. Thanks for taking us along.

Love this wagon. It has so much presence. In late 1979, I bought a plain base model '79 Thunderbird from the back lot at a Ford dealership in Tulsa, passing over the 1980 T-Birds, which I considered to be unspeakably ugly. Over the subsequent years I added an upgraded stereo system, replaced all the speakers, added intermittent wipers, power windows and door locks, using none other than kits from JC Whitney. With patience and perseverance, I gradually upgraded the T-Bird to where it had the level of comfort and conveniences I considered essential. Good luck to you and I'm looking forward to your upgrades and improvements on this beautiful vehicle.

Glad you are getting all the parts you were wanting for your project, Tony.

The interior parts from the mercury should be a really good upgrade for your country Squire, really going to come together nice, the Mercury also has some really good parts that could be very valuable to someone if their car were to be collision damaged, you have some good parts that would be impossible to find if a car were sideswiped ,front clip, doors, rear panels, trunk, hood, and many other good pieces

Hey Tony! Can't wait to see the transformation point!

Tony, It is great to see an update on the Country Squire. Just remember, the more often you post videos, the more often you can benefit from the treasure trove of free advice we post in the Comments Section. 😉😉 🤣😂

Will be cool to watch your thoughtful, but gentle approach to this conversion... Hopefully someone will want the brougham for the right reasons...

You are an ARTIST! I would do exactly the same if I could. I see the car mods as exactly as an art project would be, and it's fascinating technically as well. Cheers!

Don’t apologize for anything this is your vehicle. This is what you want.

Hey Tony how you’s doin man I love the LTD Country Squire and Marquis Brougham Colony Park culture man let me tell ya I grew up in a Ford family my Dad had his new 65 F - 150 just 2 months before I was born We had 3 LTD Country Squires 71, 73,75 My dream LTD Country Squire would be a custom order super fully equipped 69 or 70 LTD Brougham Country Squire by all means let me go back in a Time Machine just for 1 hour thank you lord I be promise to be good forever if you could work your magic for me amen !!!

I pulled the engines out of several of these when i was a teenager and scrapped the cars. 2 were this color with nice dark green interior. Id love to have one of those now. Dang.

Hi Tony, I'm looking forward to the interior switch. I hope you video it. Should be very interesting 👍

Good job, you scored big time! That’s going to add oodles to your wagon.

I'm interested to see how the transfer of parts will go, especially the back seat. FYI, that side molding which is falling off may be a Ford parts kit, which was offered back in the day. Of course, you could buy two rolls of it at a parts store (or JC Whitney, as you mentioned) and install it. I think the Marquis was delivered without any radio. I think the reason that there are two window stickers is that Mercury increased the prices and send a new window sticker to the dealer. They used to do that for certain cars, I assume for those which were produced right before the prices were updated.

i like that country squire with that real woodgrain😊😊

Hey tony, thats awesome you found a parts car, looking foward to seeing the transformation on the wagon. Id also be interested in purchasing the battery tray and rear cigarette lighter assemblies if you wanna sell them. I have a 77 marquis and you know how hard it is to find parts lol. Keep the awesome videos coming.

Tony's Car Care : If that Country Squire was mine, I'd take out both seats and go to a carpet store and buy enough carpet to cover the floor of that beautiful wagon. I would not take the carpet out of that Grand marquis. I think you could restore that Grand Marquis.

There’s a 78 grand marquis on Facebook for sale in Massachusetts around where I live with the identical colors as the one you bought for parts. It seems like a weirdly option car as I noticed that it doesn’t even have air-conditioning.

Tony, I spent over 40 years in the floor covering business in different capacities. I replaced the carpeting in a 1999 Taurus because of stains. The OEM carpet from Ford was cheap and I wanted a nicer quality. I replaced the original with a luxurious home carpet of the same color and it turned out fabulous. You have a 35 ounce cut pile carpet in that 78 wagon. You will probably find the original carpet to have a rotted jute back to it even though the top green color looks decent. It will have a bad smell to it, as well. You can use new home carpet padding with a new 35 ounce cut pile carpet from your local carpet store as a replacement. It won't be cut to fit, but if you would consider new carpet this way, it sure looks nice.

Having owned a 1978 Ford Country Squire wagon with the optional Landau Luxury Group in that exact same interior color maybe i can be of some assistance. Our car was dark jade green exterior though with the wood panelling. I can atest that the speaker grills are supposed to be green in color. Also the Ford's Landau Luxury group did NOT give you cigarette lighters in the rear door panels. Another point, you will need to transfer over the steering wheel center pad/horn bar as the Ford's Landau Luxury Group gave you the wood grain steering wheel. Our car did NOT have cruise control but had the wood grain center bar nonethesame. LTD's and LTD Broughams had the non woodgrain accents in the center of the wheel. And yes the embroidary on the back of the front seats was a beautiful scroll pattern that you'll just have to do without in this swap. No biggie but i do think the LTD's pattern looked nicer than the Mercury's hood ornament design on the seats. Love how the car is coming along though.

I remember in 2014 there was a Mercury Marquis brougham for sale down the road just like the parts car. For 3500$ it was sweet i test drove it. But did not have money to buy it at the time i already had a 77 Olds for toy but i would of loved to have the Mercury to.

Nice find Tony! look forward to seeing the upgrades installed on the Country Squire. You going to be able to make the rear sedan seat fit the wagon?

The 1975 Country Squires had the rear seat cigarette lighters, but after that they weren't available, probably for kids safety.

Hi Tony, i supos that you can sell a lot of parts from this parts car. and as usual i always looking forward to your videos and i do understand that you have a lot of work with the cars so you do not hav time to do a lot of videos to.👍👍

Yes we did.

That Marquis interior and carpet is sweet! Great barn find. It will be perfect. Does the burled wood on the Marquis dash fit the LTD? I’m excited to see the transformation!

If the frame is gone, I agree, but if the frame is still whole, it can be saved.

Just curious Tony...will the sedan's rear seat upholstery have to be modified to fit the wagon's back seat frame?

The fancy interior....with black speaker grilles. And are those cat paw prints on the seat?

So what's going on in Dearborn in June? Something at the Henry?

I love green interior, it looks great. What engine is in the parts car Grand Marquis?

What do you plan on doing with the front bumper and filler panels?

Great find. Glad the Mercury has the color you needed. Did you have to travel far?

No intermittent wipers on the Grand Marquis - as loaded as it is? Interesting. Those are the same door speaker grills used on the '92-'96 F-Series/Bronco trucks.

Original floormats too

Hi Tony, Great find in the Mercury Marquis sedan. Would this car be salvageable as the body looks pretty good ? I know you intend to use it as a parts car however I have always liked that body style. That green color seems to be pretty rare both inside and outside. Perhaps you could advise me as to where to source 2 rear air deflectors for my 1987 and 1991 Ford Crown Victoria wagons ? Thanks, Phil.

Hey Tony I know your the man to ask when it comes to these cars. I have a 77 marquis and the heater is acting up. It's warm for about the first 5 minutes then the fan speed drops off and the heat isn't as warm. I do have the auto temperature control but I have it set on vent, not auto when it does it. Set on auto no heat cones out. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Hi Tony. Nice find for a parts car. I might be interested in the front bumper if you are selling it. 👍

I like the Merc despite it's flaws. You seem to have uncovered a strange dealer "mistake" ?

cool

Do both of these cars have a 400-2V V8?

How you address back seat that folds down in wagon?

Tony, i suspect you have a warehouse behind the barn filled with NOS Ford/Mercury parts, am I right? 🤣

What is wrong with the donor car that makes it not worth saving? Looks like it has some good parts

I had a 1976

Carpet is not what it used to be at all. The lush plush stuff is no longer around so grab what you can out of the wrecking yards to replace the bits and pieces that wear through.

No a hlu on roll of side door protector moldings

The ford LTD landau had the rear cigarette lighters

The seats on the wagon are nicer

You could swap the driveshaft out of the Mercury

Loaded up and headed to the local demo derby this weekend 😂

Why don't you just take the stuff out of the Mercury that you need and replace it with the things you remove from the wagon? "There's no saving this car"...are you serious? I've seen some really bad Marquis' and that one is far from it. Oh well, you bought it, it's yours. Good luck.

Almost a shame to mutilate that Mercury interior, considering the excellent condition and all original.

that car is too nice to part out. fix them both

What a nice find! Enjoy destroying it for front carpet and incorrect interior. Bravo! The derbiers are waiting. Sickening.