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Curbside Classics Archives
Grand Marquis Archive
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![(first posted 5/7/2012) The Mercury Colony Park was one of Mercury’s longest-lived models, lasting from 1957 to 1991. While it did have some Mercury identity (such as it is) early […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/4-19-2012-003-e1340494007855.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1988 Mercury Colony Park – Colonizing Mercury")
Curbside Classic: 1988 Mercury Colony Park – Colonizing Mercury
Posted on February 13, 2023 | 89 Comments(first posted 5/7/2012) The Mercury Colony Park was one of Mercury’s longest-lived models, lasting from 1957 to 1991. While it did have some Mercury identity (such as it is) early […] -
![(first posted 1/11/2013) Events at Ford Motor Company have been silently spelling the end for their bread-and-butter V8 of the last two decades. With the cancellation of the Panther platform […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/4-6-failure.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Engine History: The Ford 4.6 liter V8")
Engine History: The Ford 4.6 liter V8
Posted on January 12, 2023 | 213 Comments(first posted 1/11/2013) Events at Ford Motor Company have been silently spelling the end for their bread-and-butter V8 of the last two decades. With the cancellation of the Panther platform […] -
![(Mildly revised since first published on July 11, 2012) John Johnson always fascinated me. Married to my grandmother Iris’s older sister, Margie, he worked in the oil business in Houston, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/P6220710.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic / Jason’s Family Chronicles: 1976 Mercury Marquis – John and Margie Come Visting From Cut And Shoot")
Curbside Classic / Jason’s Family Chronicles: 1976 Mercury Marquis – John and Margie Come Visting From Cut And Shoot
Posted on August 12, 2022 | 81 Comments(Mildly revised since first published on July 11, 2012) John Johnson always fascinated me. Married to my grandmother Iris’s older sister, Margie, he worked in the oil business in Houston, […] -
![(first posted 5/27/2013) It seems like CC has had B-body after B-body over the past few months–or is that years? Delta 88s, Caprices, Bonneville Broughams, over and over. Well, CC […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/aa-3-30-2013-001-1024x682.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1989 Ford LTD Crown Victoria – If It’s Good Enough For Ben Matlock…")
Curbside Classic: 1989 Ford LTD Crown Victoria – If It’s Good Enough For Ben Matlock…
Posted on September 29, 2021 | 88 Comments(first posted 5/27/2013) It seems like CC has had B-body after B-body over the past few months–or is that years? Delta 88s, Caprices, Bonneville Broughams, over and over. Well, CC […] -
![(first posted 6/20/2015) Yesterday in Part 1 of this two part series, we covered the cars of my father from 1946 to 1981. Today we shall cover 1983 to the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/1983-Mercury-Full-Line-041.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Father’s Day Weekend Special – The Cars of My Father, Part 2")
Father’s Day Weekend Special – The Cars of My Father, Part 2
Posted on June 20, 2021 | 39 Comments(first posted 6/20/2015) Yesterday in Part 1 of this two part series, we covered the cars of my father from 1946 to 1981. Today we shall cover 1983 to the […] -
![While researching for my recent piece on a 1974 Mercury Marquis, I stumbled upon quite a few pictures of the 1975 to 1978 Mercury Marquis. Other than a nip here […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/1976_Mercury_Marquis-Cougar-Montego-03.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Realization: The Plymouth Marquis and Mercury Valiant")
CC Realization: The Plymouth Marquis and Mercury Valiant
Posted on May 14, 2020 | 75 CommentsWhile researching for my recent piece on a 1974 Mercury Marquis, I stumbled upon quite a few pictures of the 1975 to 1978 Mercury Marquis. Other than a nip here […] -
![Back in 2013, Jason Shafer posted an outtake of a maroon 2 door Grand Marquis Box Panther. While vising a friend in the California High Desert, I spotted its twin […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Front-3-4-One.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Outtake- Another Rare Grand Marquis 2 Door!")
Curbside Outtake- Another Rare Grand Marquis 2 Door!
Posted on December 2, 2019 | 20 CommentsBack in 2013, Jason Shafer posted an outtake of a maroon 2 door Grand Marquis Box Panther. While vising a friend in the California High Desert, I spotted its twin […] -
![Two weeks ago, I made an overnight stop at my younger sister’s house in Albuquerque New Mexico. Two of our nieces (my older sister’s kids) were also visiting, and they […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Closing-shot.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL, Sort Of… A New Car For My Niece")
COAL, Sort Of… A New Car For My Niece
Posted on November 13, 2019 | 41 CommentsTwo weeks ago, I made an overnight stop at my younger sister’s house in Albuquerque New Mexico. Two of our nieces (my older sister’s kids) were also visiting, and they […] -
![This is a continuing CC serial. The last installment can be found here. Louis Broderick pulled up to the curb in front of the Pulaski County Courthouse at 10:30 on […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/white-haven.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Fiction: Without A Passenger")
Curbside Fiction: Without A Passenger
Posted on December 22, 2015 | 16 CommentsThis is a continuing CC serial. The last installment can be found here. Louis Broderick pulled up to the curb in front of the Pulaski County Courthouse at 10:30 on […] -
![I have a rule of thumb: if I can’t confidently say yes, I say no. It keeps with my conservative personality; it serves me well. But once in a while […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/1989-Mercury-Grand-Marquis-a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1989 Mercury Grand Marquis – Pangs of Regret")
CC Capsule: 1989 Mercury Grand Marquis – Pangs of Regret
Posted on July 7, 2015 | 39 CommentsI have a rule of thumb: if I can’t confidently say yes, I say no. It keeps with my conservative personality; it serves me well. But once in a while […] -
CC Wordless Outtake: The Sheriff Of Broughamville
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![Some time back, I shared with fellow Curbsiders the hunt for and eventual bagging of my son’s first car – a 1989 Mercury Grand Marquis (CC Here). Well, here […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/1989MGM04.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Conclusion: 1989 Mercury Grand Marquis – Thinning the Panther Herd")
Curbside Conclusion: 1989 Mercury Grand Marquis – Thinning the Panther Herd
Posted on July 10, 2014 | 52 CommentsSome time back, I shared with fellow Curbsiders the hunt for and eventual bagging of my son’s first car – a 1989 Mercury Grand Marquis (CC Here). Well, here […] -
![Confession: I have owned three Panther bodied cars, but this is not one of them. There have been an even dozen in the family between my wife and I, my […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/P5200192.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Even a Dozen Roses Will Have a Thorn (or Two): An Unvarnished Retrospective on a Pride of Panthers")
Even a Dozen Roses Will Have a Thorn (or Two): An Unvarnished Retrospective on a Pride of Panthers
Posted on November 5, 2013 | 46 CommentsConfession: I have owned three Panther bodied cars, but this is not one of them. There have been an even dozen in the family between my wife and I, my […] -
![Given the relatively rust-free climate in southeast Texas, one sees fewer old cars out and about than one might think. I put it down to the hot, humid summers; no matter […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/1981-Mercury-Cougar_1998-2000-Ford-Contour-Cleveland-TX.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Road Trip: That’s the Way the Fords Are in Texas")
CC Road Trip: That’s the Way the Fords Are in Texas
Posted on June 13, 2013 | 33 CommentsGiven the relatively rust-free climate in southeast Texas, one sees fewer old cars out and about than one might think. I put it down to the hot, humid summers; no matter […] -
![Panthers, even these ’80s versions, are still plentiful in most parts of the United States. Still, how often do you see a two-door Grand Marquis? Total production of these from 1983 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/P4010186.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: Mercury Grand Marquis Two-Door – Almost As Rare As A Spotted Panther")
CC Outtake: Mercury Grand Marquis Two-Door – Almost As Rare As A Spotted Panther
Posted on April 11, 2013 | 28 CommentsPanthers, even these ’80s versions, are still plentiful in most parts of the United States. Still, how often do you see a two-door Grand Marquis? Total production of these from 1983 […]
