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Dk. Blue with White top and blue vinyl interior
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Dk. Blue with White top and blue vinyl interior
Front view
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Front view
View of dash
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View of dash
Actual documented mileage.
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Actual documented mileage.
Good ol' AM radio that still works!
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Good ol' AM radio that still works!
All original interior
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All original interior
Steering wheel with wood-tone
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Steering wheel with wood-tone
The hood emblem was a one year only. It is unobtanium at this point. The topaz jewels in it are wh...
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The hood emblem was a one year only. It is unobtanium at this point. The topaz jewels in it are wh...
The trunk emblem is almost as rare as the front for the opposite reason. It was used all the way up...
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The trunk emblem is almost as rare as the front for the opposite reason. It was used all the way up...
Still has the original insulation in the hood and a previous owner made a very slick front license p...
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Still has the original insulation in the hood and a previous owner made a very slick front license p...
The top down with matching boot
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The top down with matching boot
Good looking tail! A lot like that year's Cougar. But it also is reminiscent of the '60 Lincoln, i...
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Good looking tail! A lot like that year's Cougar. But it also is reminiscent of the '60 Lincoln, i...
Only the convertibles had the all chrome windshield frame. This was also the first year for no vent...
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Only the convertibles had the all chrome windshield frame. This was also the first year for no vent...
All carpeted trunk. I don't think this was either standard or original, but put in perhaps by the f...
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All carpeted trunk. I don't think this was either standard or original, but put in perhaps by the f...
I like these all stainless steel hubcaps. I had to touch up a couple of them but mainly they are in...
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I like these all stainless steel hubcaps. I had to touch up a couple of them but mainly they are in...
This is one BIG car! 224.3" long, which is about the size of a '69 Cadillac! Marquis Converti...
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This is one BIG car! 224.3" long, which is about the size of a '69 Cadillac! Marquis Converti...
First time I put the top down. The only thing that took a little patience was figuring out the bes...
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First time I put the top down. The only thing that took a little patience was figuring out the bes...
Notice the Crown Vic across the street? A previous owner made the custom license plate, which I rea...
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Notice the Crown Vic across the street? A previous owner made the custom license plate, which I rea...
There are just no bad angles with this car! The lower body lines (highlighted by the pinstripes) ar...
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There are just no bad angles with this car! The lower body lines (highlighted by the pinstripes) ar...
Real glass back window (original.) Top is believed to be original as well.
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Real glass back window (original.) Top is believed to be original as well.
This is a shot of my car getting towed. When I took the car in a month ago, it was sunny and hot. ...
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This is a shot of my car getting towed. When I took the car in a month ago, it was sunny and hot. ...
Another shot. The Subaru in the background is my wife's car that I drove.
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Another shot. The Subaru in the background is my wife's car that I drove.
Car is back from three months of having its brakes fixed. Got the wheel covers back on.
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Car is back from three months of having its brakes fixed. Got the wheel covers back on.
End of December shot. Now I can tinker with it again! I have a laundry list of little things that n...
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End of December shot. Now I can tinker with it again! I have a laundry list of little things that n...
Both Marquise in the garage!
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Both Marquise in the garage!
Good thing this garage is pretty generous, to be able to fit TWO Mercury Marquise. One a huge 1969 ...
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Good thing this garage is pretty generous, to be able to fit TWO Mercury Marquise. One a huge 1969 ...
Better light with the garage door opened.
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Better light with the garage door opened.
Both of these cars were produced at a time when the Marauder was also available in the showrooms.
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Both of these cars were produced at a time when the Marauder was also available in the showrooms.
Getting ready to be towed to Northcoast Restorations for general maintenance and repair.
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Getting ready to be towed to Northcoast Restorations for general maintenance and repair.
All loaded up and ready for departure..
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All loaded up and ready for departure..
Posed in front of Northcoast Restorations, which just finished up a bunch of work, including a compr...
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Posed in front of Northcoast Restorations, which just finished up a bunch of work, including a compr...
Another shot in front of Northcoast Restorations in Willoughby Ohio.
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Another shot in front of Northcoast Restorations in Willoughby Ohio.
Perry Park, in Perry Ohio (home of the Nuclear Power Plant) on Lake Erie, showing the new ride heigh...
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Perry Park, in Perry Ohio (home of the Nuclear Power Plant) on Lake Erie, showing the new ride heigh...
Another view at Perry Park.
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Another view at Perry Park.
after new springs and shocks installed
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after new springs and shocks installed
another view
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another view
another view
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another view
another view
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another view
in garage
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in garage
Front of car showing windshield and wipers
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Front of car showing windshield and wipers
Marquis is parked in garage with top down for a day or two. There is a work bench in front of the c...
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Marquis is parked in garage with top down for a day or two. There is a work bench in front of the c...
Another shot showing the workbench area in front of the car.
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Another shot showing the workbench area in front of the car.
Finally got the top down on June 22nd for the first time this year.
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Finally got the top down on June 22nd for the first time this year.
Finally got the top down on June 22nd for the first time this year.
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Finally got the top down on June 22nd for the first time this year.
Finally got the top down on June 22nd for the first time this year.
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Finally got the top down on June 22nd for the first time this year.
Finally got the top down on June 22nd for the first time this year.
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Finally got the top down on June 22nd for the first time this year.
Finally got the top down on June 22nd for the first time this year.
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Finally got the top down on June 22nd for the first time this year.
Parked at the Kirtland Creamery for some Ice Cream!
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Parked at the Kirtland Creamery for some Ice Cream!
The car cover that came with the car when I bought it. Mostly useful during the worst part of winte...
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The car cover that came with the car when I bought it. Mostly useful during the worst part of winte...
New LED lights added to the Parking lights. Way brighter than the old bulbs. Safer to as they are ...
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New LED lights added to the Parking lights. Way brighter than the old bulbs. Safer to as they are ...
Getting Gas at Chardon Oil in Painesville Ohio. I'm filling up with e-0 (ethanol free, pure gas) T...
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Getting Gas at Chardon Oil in Painesville Ohio. I'm filling up with e-0 (ethanol free, pure gas) T...
April 26th, 2024 it was a nice enough day to pull the car out and clean up the tires and wheel wells...
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April 26th, 2024 it was a nice enough day to pull the car out and clean up the tires and wheel wells...
Sunny side. April 26th, 2024 after cleaning wheels.
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Sunny side. April 26th, 2024 after cleaning wheels.
Michaelangelo and Pat in front of my car in the parking lot of Brennan Sea Food Restaurant.
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Michaelangelo and Pat in front of my car in the parking lot of Brennan Sea Food Restaurant.
Accident on Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026.
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Accident on Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026.
Used Bumper coming home from NJ in Subaru
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Used Bumper coming home from NJ in Subaru