My 79 Marquis

[Grand1]

Original owner, kept in pole barn. Scored it for $700.

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[Grand1]

Lol and a picture of the Bomber being towed after wiping spider gear

[87gtVIC]

Nice find. The interior looks fantastic.

The early boxes had so much good detail into them inside and out.

[Grand1]

Thanks bro.
Thanks to Vic for all the help. She starts and is alive. Ditching the VV for Motorcraft carb 2150

[VicCrownVic]

It was a fun day getting this one going. I was expecting some swiss cheese underside, but that's not the case. It looks way better than I expected.

Definitely a good buy.

[DerekTheGreat]

Yeah, looks krispy on the outside but minty on the inside. Pretty cool. Sucks to hear about the '78 but oh well. Couldn't you swap a disc brake rear from a Mark V in?

[packman]

Looks like a nice project.

[VicCrownVic]

I wasn't sure if you were going to get on here make a thread. I mentioned the '79 in another thread.
See the responses there on the optional passenger side mirror that this one does not have.
http://www.grandmarq.net/vb/showthre...l=1#post847715
http://www.grandmarq.net/vb/showthre...l=1#post847719

And some dashpad pics I took when I was there:




And some pics I yanked from the original FBMP ad:

[Hearsesrock427]

Really cool find. I only know of two '79-'82 panthers around here. At that price it was derby bait so kudos for stepping in and adding her to the fleet. So many cool little styling flourishes on the early cars. Wish you the best moving forward with the build(s)!

[WagonMan]

Speaking of odd-ball things on the early boxes, the horn button is the directional stalk! WagonMan

[Mainemantom]

Speaking of odd-ball things on the early boxes, the horn button is the directional stalk! WagonMan

Yes that only lasted a few years years ! Wonder how many state vehicle inspectors failed vehicles for no horn.

[Grand1]

Like the fuse box location, replaced 30A circuit breaker; power seats work now and 1 of the doors lock.

[VicCrownVic]

Did you get the shop manual yet? Good to know the power seat works now. The lock actuators are probably bloated with rust. The front passenger lock would not move manually so I'm pretty sure that actuator is frozen with rust.

[Grand1]

Not yet.
Probably will hold off on the actuators; I ravage door panels and the cold weather doesnt make it any better....so til mid Spring. I also need to grease the skids on the window regs. I will say I never have owned a vehicle this color before for some reason earth tones get more appealing as you age.

[Grand1]

Under the seat:

[87gtVIC]

Id be skeptical of that being any good given its age.

I like the boring beige color for some reason.

[kishy]

Sweet car, great find!

As for the turn signal stalk horn: it is far, far superior to the centre of the steering wheel, in my opinion. I find it more intuitive and that it's easier to operate with precision. I know I'm in a tiny minority who feel this way though. It was like that through 84.

[DerekTheGreat]

I found I can toot tunes with my cars using the center. Lil love taps for when I want to be polite, a big wham with sustain for when I don't. Satisfying.

I did not know early boxes had the fuse box in that location. That is superior to me. The older I get, the less I like morphing into a pretzel for stuff. Adding rear defrost to my truck was my most recent reminder.

[87gtVIC]

^Your 85 would have been in the same spot. All boxes merc and ford had it in that spot.

[DerekTheGreat]

Huh... I feel saddened I don't remember that. Although I don't think I had a reason to be into the fuse box in that car. So only the Lincolns had it under the dash? Such a terrible location..