Am disappointed that no where other than on the carb cover is the name "Marauder"-- thought all had that name elsewhere like front or rear .
Maybe "Kirk" who is the expert on them could chime in and let us all know more--
Its appreciated.
The car for sale is a "1966 Mercury S-55"
The whole S-55 thing can get a little confusing. Here's a breakdown.
In 1961 Mercury introduced a "Comet S-22". The S-22 package included bucket seats and console box, with some unique S-22 emblems. Lots of these were sold (14,000 ish I think), but you see very few today.
In 1962 Mercury brought back the S-22 and introduced the Meteor S-33 and Monterey S-55 (S-55 2dr and conv), again all with bucket seats and console (S-22 was still a console box).
In 1963 the Marauder was introduced and the "S" lines expanded.
The Comet S-22 was available in 2dr sedan, conv, and the new 2dr sports roof (think mini Marauder).
The Meteor S-33 was still only a 2dr sedan.
The Monterey S-55 came as a conv, 2dr hardtop, and 4dr hardtop.
And the newly introduced Marauder S-55.
In 1964 Mercury dropped the "S" cars.
In 1966 Mercury brought back the S-55 as its own car. It was a "7-Litre Galaxie" in Mercury trim. It came in 2dr and conv configurations. Convertible production was 690 I think.
In 1967 the 7-Litre Galaxie and S-55 continued. The S-55 hardtop hit something like 570 units, with only 125 ish conv S-55s made. Very rare today.
So the car doesn't say Marauder because it's not one.
On the other hand, every full size Mercury built from 1963-1968 came with either a Marauder or Super Marauder engine in it. Many of those engines said Marauder on them, but not all of them did. The 1966-7 Mercury S-55 used the 428 Super Marauder engine as standard.
Hope that helps.
This is an awesome car!
P.S. The 1963 Marauder S-55 and the 2003 Marauder S55 concept were the only Marauder S-55s ever made.
