So you're saying a Living Room on wheels.

What a colour! Such a luxurious and glamorous-looking car! You live in a nice neighbourhood.

I had a 1977 Grand Marquis two door hardtop,...had the 460 motor and it was a sled. Loved that car and how it just floated down the highway. Memories.

I had one and it was amazing. You could drive non-stop from Lubbock to Dallas (300+ miles) and be as rested as you were when you started. Wish I still had it.

I submit that the Big Fords and Mercurys were some of the Best Riding Cars of that Era...Never had one that rode rough..beautiful Example..

I always think of the commercial w the jeweler cutting a diamond in the back seat :)

To see this car in motion is a real treat. Well done! I can not tell you how your videos of cars of an era gone by are a fantastic tutorial of the climate of the past. Your videos describe for a generation of this "tick tockey" crowd how important and justified these times truly were. Despite what they are taught to dismiss. I can appreciate the way you go through with the painstaking detail of the sculpture of a car. Your knowledge I have found to be impeccable. Not bad for a corporate bean counter..lol.

Dad had one for several years back in the late 80's till about the early 2000's. He lovingly referred to her as the "Uncle Buck Special". it was a '74 coupe, Brown on brown like yours. I remember driving down to Indiana University in Bloomington from Northwest Indiana. 200 miles of effortless travel visiting my brother & sis at school. In that ol' girl, the drive back at night on a mostly pitch black Interstate 65 required an extra large coffee because she was almost too comfy. Thanks again Adam for sharing another wonderful piece of American automotive history...

When I was in my 20's, My dad had a 1978 Grand Marquis for a few years. It was Dove Grey inside and out with cloth interior. It had the 400 not the 460 but I never found myself complaining about anything when driving that car. Most comfortable interior of any car I've driven. One of my friends found & gave me a gaudy Captains hat as a gag but to his surprise, I would wear it from time to time & embarrass him & my other friends. It was hilarious.

Beautifully preserved vehicle. I miss those seventies brown colors, plus all the golds and oranges that were popular back then.

"Nothing like the sound of a big block in the afternoon." Couldn't agree more! Thanks for a great review.

i have a new appreciation for this car that I've always passed by... thanks for such an excellent walk through.

When you get older (like me), you discover that you are built more for comfort than speed! I really appreciate a smooth, comfortable car. Too bad that they are no longer built.

Electric cars will never match this. I watch these videos about classic cars and I want to cry.

"...the clock is right twice a day..." your humor, Adam, is so subtle. Love it. Beautiful automobile.

Man the sheen of that upholstery is gorgeous

people who aren't American always seem so perplexed of why we love these big land yachts. they're slow, heavy, have very little interior space for the size, get horrible fuel mileage, and on and on. but they're so comfortable on a long trip, they're great to look at, and they remind us of a time before the internet and all the unnecessary technology that all modern vehicles have. I would rather drive an old lazy V8 land yacht than a modern supercar. don't get me wrong. I'd love to have the chance to drive a supercar. but if I could only have one car to drive the rest of my life. it would be a V8 land yacht from the 60's to 80's. most likely it would be a GM B-Body, but it would definitely be a rear wheel drive V8 full size car

The exterior driving shot was a great addition! And I would agree that these are probably the most comfortable cars. From the seats to the suspension, they're just great to experience with your own behind! I'd be tempted to find one of these just to take the seats out and turn them into home furniture (comfortable but also nice looking). What impresses me is how they were able to extract so much comfort using what is extremely basic tech. Of course they'll never make another car with a focus on comfort- too much attention on handling. All that sidewall really helps! I'd guess many drivers today would get behind the wheel of this and think it was dangerous, with how soft the suspension is. Those of us in the know would just take it easy with the gas pedal and actually do the speed limit... at least until we hit a straight away out on the open roads. Thanks for sharing this one with us again. While your early videos were great, you've really come into your own as a presenter. Glad to see the channel grow over the past year! Can't believe it's been that long.

I had a dear elderly neighbor who had a new one back in the 70's. It was painted a perfect gold color and he called it his gold nugget. He was such a nice man. Great memories growing up as his neighbor. Now I know why he had that car. 🙏

Beautiful car and wonderful presentation video...

In the late 1980’s I had a loaded 1974 Mercury Gran Marquis, battleship grey with nearly perfectly matched grey leather. Much comfort! Not fun in the parking lots though. I liked it a lot. I was a young man then and some of my friends liked to tease me about driving such a boat, they didn’t have a clue.

We had a 1973 Mercury Marquis Colony Park station wagon. It was green with the wood paneling. 429 ci. Great car.

For a car that is almost 50 years old it really is in amazing condition! I loved that color back then. There were quite a few Ford products in that color, with either a brown or white top around where I live. Those were such great cars that floated down the road like you were riding in a living room on wheels.

Beautiful car and colour, I always liked the Lincolns, but I like this one even more. Thanks for sharing.

Adam, as I mentioned many times before, my 1974 460 LTD Brougham was purchased new in Ginger Glow Metallic paint. It was so unique and fully optioned that Ford had pulled it off the line and put it through some test time before delivery to the dealer. One outstanding note on Ford's report was a 64 decibel interior sound level at 60 m.p.h. A great number even today. The ride was vastly superior compared to its competition. I miss that car!

Had a ‘75 Coupe de Ville that was a very comfortable, smooth riding car with AC that would turn the interior into a meat locker and would deliver 19 mpg @ 70 miles per hour.

My dad had a 1973 Lincoln Town Car. What a car!!!! It weighed in at 5200 lbs and was 22.5' long.

had one as my police undercover survelliance car. used it on stakeouts and private security. loved it, I could sit in it for hours.

UNCLE BUCK: The 1970s Mercury Marquis in that movie was as much as a star as John Candy and Macaulay Culkin.

I love these old Merc's. I grew up with several Mercury's around at various times. 1964 Monterey Breezeway. 1969 Cougar, 1971 Monterey Custom in that same pretty brown. 1971 Marquis Brougham. 1979 Marquis Brougham and a 1987 Sable. The local Lincoln Mercury dealer was friends with my dad and grandfather.

That’s a Beautiful example of classic style and luxury😎🏁

Great video, takes me back to my childhood riding with my grandmother 👍🏾

I owned a 1975 Mercury Grand Marquis and a friend who owned Buick’s all her life said that she had never been in a car that rode so smooth and was so quiet.

I had an uncle that was a fan of LTDs and he owned them from the 60s up thru the mid 70s. His last LTD Brougham in 1975 was in my memory a very smooth and quiet car. In brown, no less with a very nice cloth interior. It was not easy on gas with the large engine it had, his only major complaint to my recollection.

I love big 2 door classic American cars and this Mercury is just beautiful.

A great vlog! Comfort is the game, and these knocked it out of the park! My dad’s two best friends who drove Chrysler and GM, were blown away by the comfort of our ‘72 Marquis Brougham triple green 4dr. And dad loved the long gearing and the great C6 transmission-55 in first , 90 mph in second. Lots of great hwy trips in that gem.

These should still be in production just as you see here. I've had 4 of them. All 2 doors & with the 460 engine. Very nice. Yes, the MOST comfortable car. Today's trash absolutely beats the crap out of you. This one is a real beauty too.

Man what a wonderful car. I would love just going for a cruise in that thing. Love the channel, keep up the good work!

Back then cars had individuality and a unique personality of their own and boy that car has a ton of carachter. I love American cars of that era, the styling was sensational. 40 odd thousand miles for a 50 year old car is nothing, less than a thousand miles per year! My current car, only 7 years old has done more! Hello from North Yorkshire England.

🇺🇸🌿🌿Absolutely beautiful Marquis. I was eleven years old when that car was new. They were amazingly beautiful then, and still are today 🌿🌿🇺🇸 Bless you for giving it a great home.

I did my road test examination in the 73 Ford Ranch wagon

I didn’t realize that my 1973 Country Sedan wagon had tilt steering until I got a Marti Report for it. Around 1912 were equipped with tilt wheel out of nearly 50,000 Country Sedans sold that year. Those plastic armrests on the doors can be fragile also. I have had to fix mine with 2 part plastic epoxy over the years. The seatbelt buckles are one year only also, I found that out the hard way. When I had to replace the drivers side “female” seatbelt buckle. I wound up swapping one of the buckles from the rear seat. I did replace that particular rear seat belt with a aftermarket set, so I would still have 6 sets of seatbelts in the wagon. I do use the shoulder harness in it.

It's a gem to drive not faster than 85 mph. Faster its an adventure.

Truly a work of art on 4 wheels

Beautiful piece, love the collection, thanks for sharing it with us along with the value range.

Thank you for sharing Adam. When I see cars like this I think about the 1970's tv shows that used so many Ford products back in the day. I knew people who owned cars like this as well. It is interesting what themes stayed with the Grand Marquis until the end. You know in Mexico the Marquis/Grand Marquis had Ford emblems and the Ford name on the car. Some even had Ford interiors. You can find them here on You Tube just by typing Ford Grand Marquis.

This is such a beautiful car! I've always wanted a 70s model high end "boat" car. Nothing can rival these!

so beautiful and comfortable better than anything today

My uncle had the identical car. It was a gas pig. I remember driving 80 mph into Montreal and I could literally watch the gas gauge moving down. If we got 6 mpg we did well.

Your camera work and such has been progressing nicely. Just wanted you to know someone noticed and that it's appreciated.

Another great Marquis video! I never get tired of them... I've said it before, but when these cars were new, they were the choice car for business owners, traveling salesmen, and anyone who wanted a mellow ride with plenty of room and comfort!

Since 1973 when my uncle bought one it was my all time favorite car. There were a few top favorites but that one may have been my favorite. Thanks for showing that

Nice. Those Fords were cozy clouds I recall as a kid. A neighbourhood friend's parents had one and it was very smooth and comfortable. Not sure about Parc Avenue or Delta 98 of the same era as I did not experience those until1980s and they were smaller in size but very cozy in similar fashion. Your Mercury is an awesome road trip car for comfort to be sure..maybe not the gas though..lol.

I had an 86 grand marquis ls, fully loaded complete with pillow top seats. It was in every aspect a town car, it had all the options the town cars had. Most comfortable car I ever had.. to sit in or to drive. 10/10 I will buy one again some day

My brother had one, and it was a dream to drive 👍🇺🇸🇺🇸

I owned a beautiful Lincoln Continental back in 1986. Smooth ride. A lot of great memories with that car.

Adam, GREAT video, as ever! Really gorgeous car. And when you mentioned your other '73 Marquis Brougham, baby blue, with white vinyl top and upholstery, I'd forgotten about that car. But I remember it now! I remember that it just shouted "GOLF!" to me. Please give us another look.

Before it became the Panther Grand Marquis in 1979, it was a giant land yacht.

Comment #667. Whew!! We had the 1972 Marquis Brougham when I was little, from 1974-1986. It’s color, no Mother called “gold-green.” It was really quite beautiful paint. But the interior was dark green. My sister hated it. She called it “The Green Machine.”

Talking about the steering wheel tilt feature, when I worked in the parts department at a Ford dealership, I had a customer who ordered a turn signal switch. He said I got him the wrong one. He kept insisting he didn't have a tilt wheel. I went out and showed him it did, and he was gobsmacked. He'd owned the car for twenty years and never knew it had a tilt wheel.

I'm more of a Tom McCahill kind of guy. My wife had a '71 LTD when we got married, I put 1.3/8" shocks all the way around. Later we rented a '75 LTD and she remarked on the ride. I told her I could make hers ride just like it, she asked how? I told her I'd just take the shocks off it. It really had a pillowy ride but just felt completely out of control. I really prefer some rebound control.

My uncle Bob had several of these cars in various dark colors in the 70's and would take them for a road trip for two months each summer, starting in his home town of Walla Walla WA, looping through the lower 48 states and hitting the halfway mark at my grandmother's house in Franklin NC. Immense in size, with a quiet, velvety smooth ride but very restrained styling and a trunk you could live in. He kept them immaculate and religiously serviced them, changing the oil and rotating the tires every three thousand miles. My mom's 1973 Eldorado was flashier and a tad faster (that 502 with the front wheel drive was a beast) but these cars were sublimely superb in their own way. A truly elegant and beautiful automobile.

That's a beautiful piece of art.

Knocked it out of the park. Yet again. I completely agree with you. This car has one purpose. Luxury ride quality.

My mom had one of these back in the early '80s only it was a yellow '74. It was nice alright!

Great video on a great old boat! What a classic!

Adam, I'm in my 60's and have owned a lot of cars. I had a 74 Marquis Brougham with the same color scheme. It had the 460 PI engine and even a spotlight on the car. I had to travel a lot for work and that Car was so comfortable. I loved the way it drove, the power, the shifting all great. They haven't made them like this in a long long time. I will say a close second would be my 67 Pontiac Bonneville Executive. Keep up the good work !

Congratulations Adam,this is a magnificent piece of machinery and yes there's a big chance this was (is) the most comfortable car ever. Back in the day it humiliates any foreign job in terms of comfort,i drove all manner of Rolls-Royce and they are laughable when compared to American.

Fords of this ilk were never my cup of tea but I do get the appeal. As a GM guy I must admit they had superior ride and body rigidity compared to the 71-76 big GM’s. GM’s in those years had far superior handling though and early 70’s GM engines while inferior to 60’s engines in terms of power, economy and reliability were better than same year ford products. To each his own!

My best friends Grandpa had a green 4 door he bought new, with that trim package including the green hub caps, it had 23,000 miles when he passed in 07. He let me drive it in 1996 I was 21. Felt like floating when driving, very close to our 76 Tornado

So beautiful. I love those 70s Coupes very much. Awesome design and so much comfort.

Agree with your review Adam. The Marquis are so cool. I have the later ones 1976, 1977 and 1978 incl a wagon and they drive so well. They are handsome and solidly built. Very cool and so glad I bought mine before they became more popular. Your opening scenes were done by Quinn Martin. Wasn’t it? 😊

Fine--just send that black Lincoln coupe to me...

Our family car all through the 70s was the 4 door version; the word for these: SMOOTH. Ours was very reliable-I do recall Dad complaining about how easy it was to flood. And one very cold morning the back window shattered on its own. That window motor failure was extremely common. FoMoCo used that same design as late as the 97 Super Duty trucks, at least. I seem to recall some Chryslers used them as well (80s Fifth Avenue, etc.) When I was in business I would buy the nylon bushings by the dozen from the Auveco distributor.

Adam, Thanks for sharing your beautiful Mercury with us. My father had a ‘74 Monterey (Mercury’s entry level full-size model) as a company car and loved it.

I have a 74 LTD Brougham coupe,not technically that dissimiliar to this beautiful Marquis,that is very comfortable indeed

Monster trucks and destruction derby’s claimed way to many of those great 60’s and 70’s full sized cars

My dad bought one of these brand new when I was about 8yrs old and I remember driving out of the dealership in the back seat. I didn't like it as much as the '66 Caprice he traded in but mom and dad loved it. It was a 4dr Marquis Brougham, white with a tan vinyl top, cream and tan interior, leather power seats and a 429 4v motor. They kept that car until after I graduated from high school. Both me and my younger brother learned to drive in it. Took my first driver's test and failed the parallel parking portion miserably. I do remember the tilt steering/turn signal lever just as you described. It was so thin it felt like it was flexing when you used it. You should have mentioned the horn. The inside rim of the steering wheel was a rubber strip that you pushed with your fingertips to blow it. The coolant in the cooling system was forever brown. I remember dad flushing the system several times and even had it professionally done a few times. Always brown again in short time. Took many family trips in it and towed our boat, too. It was the family workhorse since our other car was a '72 MGB convertible. I've never seen another like it since and your video brought back some good memories 👍

60k subs! Congtats! Thanks and keep the great vids coming!

Beautiful car. In about 15 minutes I’ll be perusing CL and doing online searches for these Mercury’s..but a mid to late 70’s Mark or Towncar would drive as good or not better, would it not? Idk..I’m thinking it’s not outside the realm of possibility that Mercury put something unique and special with this model.

Growing up these were not even considered interesting but they no longer make such vehicles and finding a good one is now greater appreciated. Oil crisis, what oil crisis was a later headline

Nice to hear the tip about taking the tension out of the window regulators for storage. I have been doing that on my '70s-80s Fords for years. You can feel and see it in the door panel on '80s Panthers. Another great video, thanks!

Uncle Buck had one and so did I. I bought a 1973, 4 door model in 1995 for $200 . Was the most comfortable car I ever owned. Ran it for two years. It burned oil. Used to get gallons of free drained used black motor oil from all my friends. Burned a quart about every 100 miles. Sometimes people thought the car was on fire and tree huggers gave me their guff., but the comfort was unbelievable and worth the guff !

I never considered these kind of cars being shipped overseas. There must be a following for large US made vehicles

Hard to call that a classic I was around when they were new. Hey I'm a classic too!

We had a 73 Marquis Brougham when I was a kid back in the early 70s... dark green. This video sure brought back some memories (especially the trip to took from FL to MD in our Marquis that included my parents up front and my two (stupid) sisters and I in the back). LOL Awesome car no doubt!!!

This was my first car, from my parents when they bought their 1978 model. It looked exactly like this except the top was more cream colored. Periodically I removed the rear wheel well covers for a little sportier look. I drove it my senior year in high school (78) and through four years in college. Being able to seat so many people helps with popularity lol. So many adventures, including yearly trips to Sun Valley for a week of skiing each winter with a caravan of college friends. After a summer of commercial fishing I put a dual exhaust system on it which made the mufflers full and throaty with that 460 V8. There were always cars that kids thought were hot with their little 302s or whatever and I beat them every time. It was quite famous for dieseling on shutoff lol. I still think about that car and the adventures I had in it. I froze the engine block, stupidly, one cold winter & that was expensive. As I recall, this was the car used for Hawaii 5-0 for a few seasons. Thanks for the video and the memories it brought.

As a former GM fan, I had no interest in Mercury's and most Ford's at the time, but I will now admit the Ford's and Mercury's seem like better car's than the GM cars. The ride, the fit and finish was much better on the Ford products than the GM cars or the Chrysler products.

It was a poor mans lincoln

The one we grew up in was also in brown--even having seen your other Marquis, to see this on in brown brought back a whole additonal set of memories! Great find and wonderful for you to share it!

My parents had this car. What a cruiser

Man, what a boat... Love it.. Next time, take us on a ride for a few minutes and talk about the ride as you're driving the car.. Thanks much

My grandparents had a 75 Marquis. The thing was a dream to ride in. It was a boat, but it was sure a smooth cruiser.

That car looks like a Super King Size Snicker with wheels... absolutely love it!!!

Thank you for posting this video. My father had this same model in light blue metallic with a dark blue roof. It was a great car, very comfortable. I did not realize it is so rare, kind of a shame (although good for collectors!).

I think that's my favorite car out of your lineup Adam. Thank you once again for the shoutout. See you in about 3 weeks!

I was 13 years old in 1973, nice car thank you for sharing this video.

Used to own an '89 model in the tan color myself. Calling this thing "boaty" would be an understatement. It was really comfortable though.

My Dad had one of these in a beautiful green. He loved the land yachts - especially Mercury’s.

Great video! I had a 1969 Mercury Monterey with the 390 V8. It was like driving two living room sofas down the highway at 85 mph, as quietly and serenely as could be!