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1987 Mercury Colony Park

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The story

Purchased as a $4000 used car in 1997; said to have belonged to owner of Art Hill Ford in Merrillville, Indiana. Taken off the road from 2004 to 2006 for engine work; spent ~2 years drivable again with new engine, now off the road again. Had offers from a local demolition racer in the meantime, but haven't felt its condition is bad enough to send it off that way. — 1987cp

Photos

1987 Mercury Colony Park - White 1987 Mercury Colony Park station wagon sits on a leaf-covered driveway with a red SUV behind it. 1987 Mercury Colony Park - A white station wagon is parked in front of a house during autumn. 1987 Mercury Colony Park - This 1987 Mercury Colony Park station wagon is seen from the front three-quarter angle on a driveway. 1987 Mercury Colony Park - Front view of a 1987 Mercury Colony Park parked in a driveway during autumn. 1987 Mercury Colony Park - A white 1987 Mercury Colony Park station wagon sits on a leaf-strewn driveway in front of a house. 1987 Mercury Colony Park - A white 1987 Mercury Colony Park station wagon is parked in a driveway on a fall day. 1987 Mercury Colony Park - A white station wagon sits in a driveway surrounded by fallen autumn leaves. 1987 Mercury Colony Park - White 1987 Mercury Colony Park station wagon in a driveway during autumn. 1987 Mercury Colony Park - A white 1987 Mercury Colony Park station wagon is parked in a driveway during autumn. 1987 Mercury Colony Park - Close-up view of a vehicle's engine bay, blue valve covers and a chrome air filter housing. 1987 Mercury Colony Park - Close-up view of a car's engine bay, showing the motor and associated components. 1987 Mercury Colony Park - The interior of a car shows exposed wiring and a removed dashboard, with seats visible. 1987 Mercury Colony Park - Rearview of my car and GMN's favorite black P72. 1987 Mercury Colony Park - First PoTM screenshot. This was with my less favorite outside pic up top. 1987 Mercury Colony Park - Screenshot with my more favorite outside pic up top. 1987 Mercury Colony Park - Screenshot from the main "Panther of the Month" link. 1987 Mercury Colony Park - Relocated resistor block. Since the resistance coils were originally located inside the "suitcase" thing under the hood, I concluded that t… 1987 Mercury Colony Park - New controls for the system: one on/off toggle switch, one on/off/on toggle, and my old manual-choke cable to control the temperature door. 1987 Mercury Colony Park - Wires to the back of the switches. I'm bad about making really messy "Y" connections that look like they'll fall apart and start a fire at… 1987 Mercury Colony Park - And finally, the business end of the choke cable. I just stuck the wire part in the clip on the temperature-control door lever and made a b… 1987 Mercury Colony Park - Custom dashboard with gauges mounted in a wooden panel, likely for a vehicle restoration project. 1987 Mercury Colony Park - Custom dashboard with aftermarket gauges, not original equipment. 1987 Mercury Colony Park - I used the old thin-gauge aluminum mockup panel as a template and traced the holes and outline onto this sturdier 16-gauge steel. I actuall… 1987 Mercury Colony Park - And here's a front view. I used 180 grit on the DA sander to burnish the surface a little, and I'm planning on squirting it with some black… 1987 Mercury Colony Park - Side view of a white 1987 Mercury Colony Park station wagon. 1987 Mercury Colony Park - A white 1987 Mercury Colony Park station wagon is shown from the front three-quarter angle, parked outdoors. 1987 Mercury Colony Park - This 1987 Mercury Colony Park station wagon is seen from the front three-quarter angle. 1987 Mercury Colony Park - A white 1987 Mercury Colony Park station wagon is parked outdoors in front of a wooded area. 1987 Mercury Colony Park - A white 1987 Mercury Colony Park station wagon is parked on a gravel surface with trees in the background. 1987 Mercury Colony Park - This station wagon's body style suggests a model year in the early 1980s, not 1987. 1987 Mercury Colony Park - A 1987 Mercury Colony Park station wagon is shown from the front three-quarter angle. 1987 Mercury Colony Park - A white 1987 Mercury Colony Park station wagon is parked outdoors in front of a picnic shelter. 1987 Mercury Colony Park - Close-up view of a vehicle's engine compartment, showing various components and wiring. 1987 Mercury Colony Park - A white 1987 Mercury Colony Park station wagon is parked outdoors in front of a wooded area. 1987 Mercury Colony Park - This 1987 Mercury Colony Park station wagon is parked in a driveway with patches of snow on the ground. 1987 Mercury Colony Park - Custom dashboard panel with gauges, installed in unfinished wood, likely a project in progress. 1987 Mercury Colony Park - A custom-built dashboard assembly several gauges is shown in a workshop setting. 1987 Mercury Colony Park - A close-up view of a car's interior, focusing on the complex wiring and pedal assembly. 1987 Mercury Colony Park - Close-up of an interior dash component, showing a metal lever and exposed wiring against a wooden panel. 1987 Mercury Colony Park - Wood block being held by a metal clamp.
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