Hey, new guy here. This morning I just picked up my first ever panther. Its a '93 Grand Marquis, odometer says 160,000km but the paperwork says 280,000km. New brakes/brake lines/p.s. lines/recent e-test. I think it will pass safety without putting any money into it! So far things I've found that are wrong are 1/4 power locks broken, 2/4 power windows, missing gas release button, dog hair in interior. The locks and windows should be easy fixes, especially since all the motors seem to work (linkages are probably broken). I've also got a '90 Mustang GT.
I've noticed in some other threads people describing bricks, aeros, and whales. I think I have a rough idea of what these generations are but can someone please clarify it for me? Being a mustang guy I already want to mod it and I'm wondering what a tune will do for the 4.6. (I've also been thinking of throwing the cobra rims on the marq but I can't picture the fox with steelies/crown vic hub caps lmao). I hope I can avoid spending money on it but I know myself and if its running still next summer I might be changing a few things.
Oh, and I also don't know a whole lot about these cars. I looked up that they made 210hp/270tq in 1993, and I have a lot of general ford knowledge from the fox body. Any interesting Grand Marquis facts you guys can tell me? hahaha
Plans for the car:
Custom tremclad paint-job
Clean the interior
Drive it cross canada and/or the U.S. with 3 of my buddies (we all pitched on the car specifically for a road trip).
Probably retire it to winter beater duty.
If it breaks, we'll just scrap it where it sits and get a plane home hahaha.
Oh yeah, purchase price: $400
And one of the fox in the garage for fun
I've noticed in some other threads people describing bricks, aeros, and whales. I think I have a rough idea of what these generations are but can someone please clarify it for me? Being a mustang guy I already want to mod it and I'm wondering what a tune will do for the 4.6. (I've also been thinking of throwing the cobra rims on the marq but I can't picture the fox with steelies/crown vic hub caps lmao). I hope I can avoid spending money on it but I know myself and if its running still next summer I might be changing a few things.
Oh, and I also don't know a whole lot about these cars. I looked up that they made 210hp/270tq in 1993, and I have a lot of general ford knowledge from the fox body. Any interesting Grand Marquis facts you guys can tell me? hahaha
Plans for the car:
Custom tremclad paint-job
Clean the interior
Drive it cross canada and/or the U.S. with 3 of my buddies (we all pitched on the car specifically for a road trip).
Probably retire it to winter beater duty.
If it breaks, we'll just scrap it where it sits and get a plane home hahaha.
Oh yeah, purchase price: $400
And one of the fox in the garage for fun
'79 to '91
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