Nothing like floating down the freeway on a cloud. Those huge cars with soft suspensions were awesome on long trips.

I love soft suspension. There's almost nothing more fun to me than driving a super windy road in one of these boats. And coming to stops at traffic lights is always fun because of the nose dives, then when you completely stop the whole cars rocks like a boat for a few seconds. It's just something fun you don't get with vehicles anymore.

These big cars were never intended to be pushed, but Bud does it anyways! That's why I love that old series!

Back in those days the public expected a luxury car ride in a luxury car. The public wanted a smooth, quiet, serene ride, not a hard, noisy ride. That’s why the Imperial with its stiffer front torsion bar/ rear leaf spring suspension, noisier unibody ride couldn’t compete against Lincoln and Cadillac, which both cars had full perimeter frame and coil springs all the way around which provided a quieter, smoother ride. The 429 2V with 320hp was standard on the Marquis, the 429 4V with dual exhaust was optional at 360hp, which was standard in the T-Bird. And the Marquis Brougham weighed 4600 lbs and not designed to go flying through slaloms, that’s what the Boss 302 Mustang was for. The Marquis shared a basic chassis with the full size Fords, but the full size Mercury’s had a 3” longer wheelbase.

Took my driver's test in a '71 Marquis Brougham. Wish I had that car now.

I enjoy this video ..television was so awesome through the years...this is original and real!! Thank you for posting so we all can enjoy!

As an 18 year old who owns this car, it is truly a joy to drive. Hilariously fun. Great looking car too, beautiful in a sinister way

1971 started the detuning of engines. I had the 1970 Marquis with 429. 360HP and 10:5 to 1 compression. That was a hot motor, and despite a 4500 pound sled, that car would haul ass, and lay rubber for 100 feet or better.

What a beast of a car. I like how this was filmed. Very cinematic and the background music was great.

Beautiful luxury sedan. The comfort is top notched. There’s absolutely no riding quality like this today.

i love these videos, takes me back to when I was 4 or 5 yrs old and Bud would be on at like 5am on Saturday mornings before cartoons, like Scoby doo and bug bunny.

My parents had a 1971 Mercury Marquis Colony Park station wagon. The engine was a 429 V8 with a 2 bbl carburetor and single exhaust. With 10.5:1 compression, it produced 320 horsepower. With the 4 bbl carb, the horsepower went to 360. The engine detonated like crazy when the octane ratings decreased in the late '70s. One of the interesting things about this car is that the power locks operated on air. If you locked and unlocked the doors several times while the car was not running, the power locks would stop working.

Looks good! I think I'll go to my local Lincoln-Mercury dealer tomorrow and get one. Hopefully they still have some left. Ideally one with wheel covers that disappear and reappear like on the test car.

2:11..............."Is it possible for a modern-day automobile to lean over far enough to fall off its springs?". Well, that is just one of the questions that the Car & Track road test crew asked the day they put this 1971 Mercury Marquis Brougham through their pylon course. Watch & find out!!!!!

I thought my 84 Fleetwood Brougham was a big car until I saw this video, that Mercury is a massive car! I like these 70's cruisers better than any new car on the market today. My 84 Caddy floats on the road

Beautiful!!!!

wow amazing video I love the raw sound of this car. blast from the past!

The ultimate Luxury Barge Era...😊

Had a '71 Monterey with. 429 power pack. Those extra 29 cu.in. CID made a difference in the stats presented here with the 400. My FAVORITE. car of all I have ever owned. It was like a GIANT sports car with a sedan interior. The steps and stances of the suspension were decent. Overall, a car that marked the end of an era of the pre- suffocated V-8s, minus cat converters and blowbys, with blocks and peripherals made for each division of particular makers back then. THANKS BIG Bud, Lindemann for making these period shows, and you for posting.

I miss these heavy cruisers with posh seats and a cloud like ride.

i think Bud got an early press release for the Marquis...the base engine was the 429...400 never offered until much later. vid view of the engine is too dark to see which engine is in this car, but should be a 429. I drove a 429 4v Marquis back in the day and it was amazingly fast for such a land yacht.

He REALLY puts everything he drives thru torture !

Wonderful car.🇺🇸👍

Love those big old cars and soft ride! But look at all of that tire smoke, he's burning through an entire set of tires in 4 minutes!

'Big Bud' Lindemann as I affectionately dubbed him, with admiration from those mid 70s teen years, exuded a level -headed, All-American soundness of presentations about American-built cars that was really cool, all the way to his Illinois/ Michigan/ Ohio Valley, Big Dutch speaking accent. Every now and then these days do you find that kind of urbane, yet sports driven Mid Western drawl. Anyway, as I wrote somewhere before, those Saturday afternoon, syndicated, locally distributed film celluloids were the rage for baby boomer teenagers back then. As for the car, I had it's twin brother, (i e the Monterey) with identical power train. Bought in 1993, the car still had that new car smell inside. As for the tech, and being fun to drive, it couldn't be beat.Okay, so what? The 'fat of the land' cars were , to me, a bit of a national lampoonery security blanket, in that they were the 'last of the Mohicans' in terms of big style, and unbridled sportiness inder the hood. That combination in a simpler form, from a simpler time now gone, is lamentable.

Now a days, our vehicles are just as big, called SUVs !

I owned this car! I loved it! It had a 429, the title of this video says that but good old Bud said it was a 400.

That was fabulous, Bud thanks!

STUNNING 😍😍😍😍😍❣❣❣❣❣❣

11 seconds. LORD ABOVE!!!! Beautiful car, but best when standing still.

The 71 merc sure was a nice car!

Take a stock car with the 429 4 v engine. Take it down the quarter mile. Now take the front and rear bumpers off. Go down the track again. Take the hood and fenders off. Pull the back seat. Take the car apart until it's 12 seconds in the quarter mile. In an old hot rod magazine this was done to a 1970 Cadillac. The name of the article was called : " Caddy Hack "

great car

Back in the day when a straight stop was when the back end fishtailed but stayed in the lane.

As one of a diverse line of early 'info- mercial' type 1/2 hr. features, becoming more popular in the mid 60s -70s, and backed and themed by print periodicals, and other companies🎉🎉🎉, Big Bud comes across as your "big cheese friendly neighborhood car salesman, if not the dealerships' franchise owners themselves". It inspired a sort of confidence, and trust that the automakers were in a continuously progressive straight line.This is, however, notwithstanding the pullback of the Nader age effect of ' Unsafe At Any Speed". But who would have wanted to be saddled with such thoughts when shopping for the car of their dreams back then; right? And what's more, I forgot to add Wisconsin to my mentioned list of possible places as the other Midwestern state maybe spawning that irrepressible, irresistible, Northern states, Yankee Ingenuity, power pitcher of sales speaking accent. GO BIG BUD! These are Retro dream days 4 SURE!

Yes. People really do want a soft and comfortable ride!!!!

I give the test driver credit for keeping that beast on the track.

2:27 Notice the car has shed every hub cap at this point.

you can see the asbestos dust coming out of the wheels during braking lmao

He says this has a 400 and two barrel. Why does the title say 429? My sister had a 71 with 429 4bbl and high compression, it moved along OK.

If he was looking for acceleration he should have picked the high compression 429 4V Zero to 60 in 7.2 ABS was also available that year Despite impressions given by Hawaii Five O the Marquis was never intended for winding roads or flying around corners. It offered unbeatable smooth and quiet cruising for the price

"Soft leg muscles..." 😆

all that luxury and 5 mpg

My uncle loaned me his '71 Marquis for a couple of months while I was in high school. Same 429 engine. Had no choke on the carb and I had it during a very cold winter. It would take me 10 minutes just to start it and get it to idle.

Might be, your next garage full. Too Funny.

I think Americans would buy a BIG sedan or coupe again, the proof being in how popular giant SUVs and pickups are.

Them bucket seats

It threw a wheelcover just resetting the trip odometer!

My first car took my driver's test in it the 429 was standard two barrel four barrel optional

Back in those days a local ford merc dealer would have these mercs lined up on a side street, facing the street and the lead light covers would be open on all the cars. I never understood why?

Well I can see why Ford had a reputation for being the most wallowy handlers of the 70s lol. I love these old boats.

A hubcap fell off. Sure miss those days.

Yes they did,made for going up and down a straight road all day in luxurious boat like comfort, stick to the double nickel and she'll stop just fine 😀👍

I don't care what the gas mileage would be to drive one of these cars today. I have a back problem and that car would be easy on it with that soft ride.

Wonderful car. Whatever happened to soft comfortable suspension - just another wonderful thing that has just gone out of fashion.

Bias play tirer shredder car !

does anyone know which site this is ? where is this track today ?

one would have to compare today times with the better tires and some improved chassis parts whether the values improve!

wonder if Adam from Rare Classic Cars has seen this one

And it was high compression the octane was supposed to be either 108 or 109

Такой же себе куплю обязательно

Car in this test has a 400 2V

gosh by comparison the Oldsmobile Delta 88 and Chrysler New Yorker of the same year handles like a Corvette compared to this car, I thought the standard engine on the 1971 Marquis was the 429ci V8.

How come they keep taking off , & putting back on the hub caps ? Weird 🤔

….”or in a crisis situation..”. I can’t stop laughing.

This must be a '72 because '71s were still high compression at FoMoCo.

This dude said 194 feet to stop at 65 mph.....thats more than half a football field

I thought the 429ci V8 was standard on the Marquis

I think they are off on that engine the standard engine was a 429

Y is a car that big going around corners at any fast speeds ? It'd not built for that

11 sec 0-60? Good grief, bet it couldn't manage more than 10 mpg.

Everything I don't want to drive; sloppy, sloppy, sloppy - and yet I love the 71-72 Marquis - better looking than the Electra, 98 or New Yorker and in top trim kitted out inside as well as if not better than any of them.

400 not 429

He clearly says it has a 400 ci engine, and also states it has 260 hp, so it's not a 429.

The post reads 429 but this car has the weak 400 260 hp engine.

Bias against Ford.

I hate today’s vehicles. They ride like crap. I think that the media has done a great job convincing people that they must have all wheel drive. Most don’t.

Watching that heavy boat of a car on a test track driving through pylons is comical. It’s way too heavy to have any good steering characteristics. What were people thinking when they bought these cars, didn’t put on seatbelts and took up so much real estate ? Big, bulky waste. It took Japan to change all of that and the gas crises

This was tested with a 400 with a 2bbl. What happened to the 429?