New owner of a 1969 Mercury Marauder X-100

[Roadwarrior]

As the title states, I recently purchased a 1969 Mercury Marauder X-100 from 3 generations of the same family since new from South Carolina. It is a running & driving car which needs a few things done so that I can drive it only on sunny days & is in a storage unit nearby, since I don't have a garage to park it. I had posted several pictures of it in various FB Marauder pages. Besides the parts I ordered for it to perform several things on my punch list, I have a reproduction 1969 factory Ford service manual & a Ford wiring/vacuum diagram as well.

 

[fast Ed]

We need to see some photos of the beast!

 

[SilverPhoenix]

Don't know if you've named it already, Rick, but from the pics you texted me I'm gonna call it the...GREEN MONSTER....LOL. Congrats again on your score and can't wait to see it in person.

 

[Roadwarrior]

 

[Roadwarrior]

 

[PRCARGUY]

Congratulations on the new addition to the fleet. :beer:

 

[fast Ed]

That’s awesome !!

 

[rkk]

Man, that thing is BIG, makes our current models appear puny. Congrats on your ride!

 

[04 Quicksilver]

I had a '70 X100 to go along with my '64 Montclair and '04 Silver Birch. The first two were stolen from a rented garage. The '70 had the carb off to be rebuilt and hadn't gotten put back on yet. The f'ing thieves came back a day later with a carb and gasoline but it was the wrong carb and wouldn't fit. They must have poured gas straight down the intake because the car caught fire while they were pulling it with a truck and chain. It was a total loss. The '64 was also a total loss but was abandoned south of KC 2 years later and I eventually got it back.

 

[04 Quicksilver]

I had a '70 X100 to go along with my '64 Montclair and '04 Silver Birch. The first two were stolen from a rented garage. The '70 had the carb off to be rebuilt and hadn't gotten put back on yet. The f'ing thieves came back a day later with a carb and gasoline but it was the wrong carb and wouldn't fit. They must have poured gas straight down the intake because the car caught fire while they were pulling it with a truck and chain. It was a total loss. The '64 was also a total loss but was abandoned south of KC 2 years later and I eventually got it back.