Im close to going Ford

[lemondana]

My first car, not by choice was a 68 Mercury Cougar XR7. It was a nice little cars. Then years later I bought a cheap 1970 Mercury Marauder X100. It was the most hated color combination-the light mist green with a dark green interior. This was one bad *** car. High compression 429 4 barrel bucket seats auto on the floor and this SOB would scream. I traded it to my Ford buddy for a 73 Newport with a HP 440. I do wish I had another.

 

[lemondana]

But I've seen to much Fix Or Repair Daily. My Ford buddy has proven that to me.

 

[Jim 68cuda]

Do the big Fords have the same parts availability problems as our C bodies?

After the first dozen rows of 2015+ Mustangs I was pretty much done. Mustangs and Raptors. There were some cool old Broncos and Cougars, but I did not see any Galaxie 500's, they must have left by the time I got there on Saturday. The swaps were useless, but then again I was looking for parts for the wife's T-bird, mostly unobtainium. I think I need to go to a Jaguar swap to find what I need, lol.

Keep looking Dave, you are going to find that Polara, I know it!

The Galaxies, Torinos, Cyclones and Fairlanes were in the first couple rows by Gate #3 and all surrounding rows were Mustangs.

 

[crv]

First car was a Chrysler, many others followed, with a few Dodge Phoenix models thrown in the mix, but as time went on they were all sold and replaced with newer cars, Fords mainly as they still made them here until 2016, Chrysler Australia was sold to the japs and the last one was made in 1981. Not much to choose from now, the old Mopars are quite expensive, as are all the chrome bumper cars, parts for them, etc. The older cars are magnets for thieves so they're mostly locked away with very few used on a daily basis, so slim pickings, unlike in the USA where there are still huge numbers of affordable pre-1980 cars.

 

[Samplingman]

The Galaxies, Torinos, Cyclones and Fairlanes were in the first couple rows by Gate #3 and all surrounding rows were Mustangs.

That explains it, we came in at gate 5 on the top of the hill.

 

[66l78rat]

If I was Jonesing real bad for a Polara, the green 69 in Lima Ohio for $12K looks like a sweet ride.After you would buy it the odds of finding that 70-71 in your colors would go up dramatically according to the laws of **** happens.If the 69 is as nice as it looks,im sure you would get your money back even if it is green(doesnt bother me but not my favorite)

 

[70bigblockdodge]

Do the big Fords have the same parts availability problems as our C bodies?

Worse, you have to know the manufactured date, if the guy had red socks on the day your car was made, what was the weather that day, if the supervisor was in the can they may have snuck the old recall part on your car, the list goes on. All because they will make multiple changes in any given year.
I think they just change **** to change it.

 

[carguy300]

Any one of these classics would look good in my front yard!

 

[73Coupe]

The dude's '73 Torino ...

 

[DocMcNeedy]

 

[Fratzog]

If I can't locate a 70/71 Polara soon I may cross the line.

Any update on your search?

 

[Boydsdodge]

Any one of these classics would look good in my front yard!

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The photo of the burgundy 66 would stop me from crossing to the other side.

 

[Just Carbs]

I sold the 78 yellow Mercury Grand Marquis with 400 motor this weekend.
It was smooth and quiet but too soft in general. Good on the hwy but too big for town errands and a dog on the mountain roads. A swaying and a rocking don't you know. No 460 either, to bad.
I think I'll try a 75 Torino 351. Maybe that's the right size for the suburbs.

Cars gone this summer.
96 Roadmaster.
98 Deville.
97 Geo Metro.
78 Mercury.

 

[73Coupe]

96 Roadmaster.
98 Deville.
97 Geo Metro.
78 Mercury.

lots of middle ground between the list of 'bookends' above, lol

 

[Just Carbs]

lots of middle ground between the list of 'bookends' above, lol

Yep.
Didn't like the incident of pain in the butt repairs with the Roadmaster and Deville. Nice cars otherwise.
The 1900-pound tin can Geo Metro was a scary car to drive on two lane roads. The risk wasn't worth the 35 mpg.
The Mercury Grand Marquie was a drunken lush pure and simple.

 

['69FuryIIIConvertible]

A close friend of mine, extended family really, is one of the biggest Mopar guys I know, but when he was 16 he had a white '68 Ford convertible, about 18 years ago a mint one popped up on Ebay and he bought it. Since then he's picked up a few others on the cheap....

As he's told me many times, they are great cars in their own, but whoever decided how to engineer them is an idiot because they are one giant pain in the *** to work on, everything's in the way of everything you need to get too.

He had to do the manifolds on his white rag top and the 390 manifolds were a fight.

 

[3175375]

A close friend of mine, extended family really, is one of the biggest Mopar guys I know, but when he was 16 he had a white '68 Ford convertible, about 18 years ago a mint one popped up on Ebay and he bought it. Since then he's picked up a few others on the cheap....

As he's told me many times, they are great cars in their own, but whoever decided how to engineer them is an idiot because they are one giant pain in the *** to work on, everything's in the way of everything you need to get too.

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My parents had a 68 Country Squire LTD with a 390 / C6. It was awesome!

 

[Just Carbs]

My parents had a 68 Country Squire LTD with a 390 / C6. It was awesome!

My 10th grade girlfriend drove the family 67 Fairlane 390 woodgrain wagon. We had a good time with that car.

 

[mopar preferred]

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Aunt had one identical to this. The 7 liter was always referred to as "my hot rod."

 

[polara71]

Any update on your search?

No Fred. I still am holding my breath for my car to return home.
I can't bring myself to by a green car, not my cup of tea. The wagon isn't cutting it. I could certainly buy a 428 Ford XL drop top and be done with it.