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From 1969 Mercury Marquis “Topaz” — documented by Smoky.

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1969 Mercury Marquis - For such a big car, and trunk, there isn't as much room as you might think, because of the convertible top and full size spare tire. 1969 Mercury Marquis - There is still room though. The two folding chairs are already in there, and spare parts too. The box holds the top boot. 1969 Mercury Marquis - imagine if this was a Mustang, or even a T-bird with all of its mechanical disappearing business. So I'm glad for what I do have. 1969 Mercury Marquis - The new replacement torsion bar (lighter blue) and the original one. The replacement came out of a '69 Marquis convertible that was at the… 1969 Mercury Marquis - This is the right side of the trunk, with the torsion bar that remained unbroken, still under pressure (before I tried to remove it) 1969 Mercury Marquis - In this view, you can see the broken bar was removed from the catch on the right side, and since it was the left side that broke, it was al… 1969 Mercury Marquis - This is the piece that spontaneously broke off the torsion bar. 1969 Mercury Marquis - Showing the difference between the Ford Trunk bars and the Mercury ones. The Mercury is heavier and larger diameter bar. I thought that the… 1969 Mercury Marquis - This shows the unbroken bar still connected, and the method I used to dislodge it from the grabber. It worked, but the other side was STILL… 1969 Mercury Marquis - more views 1969 Mercury Marquis - The right side, showing the broken bar's "U" end. 1969 Mercury Marquis - another view 1969 Mercury Marquis - I had Chuck's Auto Body on Tyler in Mentor re-attach the replacement rod. This view show the left side. 1969 Mercury Marquis - This view shows the right side, along with the tear that was made by the old rod shooting out of the bracket (my bad) 1969 Mercury Marquis - This view shows the top-well patch that I applied. It was torn when the trunk torsion bar shot through it while I was trying to remove it.…