1977 Ford Country Squire One Step Closer To Getting The Landau Luxury Group 1978 Marquis Brougham
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1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 Ford LTD Country Squire Mercury Grand Marquis Brougham Light Jade Dake Jade Green
1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 Ford LTD Country Squire Mercury Grand Marquis Brougham Light Jade Dake Jade Green
Tony! This is the best thing that ever happened to me. As a teen living with grandparents they had a s beautiful LTD Landau and a Colony Park. I grew up with these big beautiful boats. I cant wait to see you work your magic.
Thank you so much! Some people sure don't seem happy with my ideas.
@@tonyscarcare5657 They don't love these cars like we do nor do they have your vision and skills.
Thank you! I reckon that's how I need to look at it and try my best to ignore them.
I would bet that the Mercury sat on the lot for a while and when prices increased they printed a new window sticker to reflect that change.. It will make an excellent parts car. Of course it is savable but the cost would exceed what it is worth. Glad you were able to find it. Looking forward to future videos. BTW the duct tape is a wonderful story. Poor kid at least tried.
🤣 lmao! I felt so bad for that poor kid. A couple of others have mentioned that price increase. I never realized they did that. But I wasn't buying brand new cars back then. Lol
When there was a price increase, the factory would send out revised window stickers for cars that were in transit or that had recently been delivered to dealers. Sometimes, they would send revised stickers for all unsold new cars still in dealer stock no matter the original production date. That original sticker looks to have been wadded up. Maybe it was accidentally left in the car? The Mercury looks to have a Ford steering wheel center medallion with the inverted V crest.
Someone else said that about the sticker. I learned something there! I'll double-check the steering wheel on my black 78 Grand Marquis. Thanks!
What an amazing find and in the colors you need!! So awesome.
I know! I was beginning to think it wasn't gonna happen. Thank you!
My friends Mom had the same LTD wagon with every option that Ford offered and in that same exact color. We were in high school then and on Friday night we went out cruising all around in Roxborough which is North West Section of Philadelphia. Oh to be in high school in the late 70’s was crazy. Great Video Tony you took me back 45 years!! Lol!!!
Thank you! Some of my friends' parents had one in high school, too. It was the same color but very low optioned.
We had fun cars and music didn't we
@michaelwhite2823 Yes, we definitely did!
Parts cars are invaluable. Great find! That wagon is going to really be nice!
Thank you! I'm another step closer to making it the wagon I've always wanted.
Great find for you to complete your vision. I enjoy watching your progress and the transformation to come.
Thanks, Big M! I appreciate you always watching and commenting.
The interior parts from the mercury should be a really good upgrade for your country Squire, really going to come together nice, the Mercury also has some really good parts that could be very valuable to someone if their car were to be collision damaged, you have some good parts that would be impossible to find if a car were sideswiped ,front clip, doors, rear panels, trunk, hood, and many other good pieces
My thoughts exactly, Dave. Hopefully, I can get some of my money back out of it in parts.
You lucked out finding the parts car! The wagon will be really nice when you’re done. People are going to be complementing you wherever you go. Nice!
Thank you! Yeah, it should really make it a much quieter cabin, too, with the thicker carpet and door panels with way more insulation.
Hi Tony! I am excited for you to get the transfer/transformation done! I certainly wouldn’t worry too much about the crest on the front seats after you place them in the LTD. I really hope you have time to get all this done before your trip to show it off. Thanks for taking us along.
Thank you very much! I really appreciate you following along.
Love this wagon. It has so much presence. In late 1979, I bought a plain base model '79 Thunderbird from the back lot at a Ford dealership in Tulsa, passing over the 1980 T-Birds, which I considered to be unspeakably ugly. Over the subsequent years I added an upgraded stereo system, replaced all the speakers, added intermittent wipers, power windows and door locks, using none other than kits from JC Whitney. With patience and perseverance, I gradually upgraded the T-Bird to where it had the level of comfort and conveniences I considered essential. Good luck to you and I'm looking forward to your upgrades and improvements on this beautiful vehicle.
Thank you very much, Sir! The guy called today and told me that he had the other tailpipe in, so it goes to him over the weekend. Maybe I'll finally start getting some stuff done to it. I would have made those same upgrades to that Thunderbird, too!
That carpet and door panels will look so good! The wagon is going to be awesome looking.
Thank you! I may actually finally get the wagon I've always wanted.
Tony, It is great to see an update on the Country Squire. Just remember, the more often you post videos, the more often you can benefit from the treasure trove of free advice we post in the Comments Section. 😉😉 🤣😂
Lol, yeah, too bad some of the comments come from people who don't have a clue what it would cost to put that mercury back on the road.
@@tonyscarcare5657 The time to save that Grand Marquis was 8 years ago when hypothetically, it could have gone into a garage rather than a carport.
Right. I really don't think these people have a clue how much this stuff costs, and they don't even know what I paid for the car to start with!
Hey Tony how you’s doin man I love the LTD Country Squire and Marquis Brougham Colony Park culture man let me tell ya I grew up in a Ford family my Dad had his new 65 F - 150 just 2 months before I was born We had 3 LTD Country Squires 71, 73,75 My dream LTD Country Squire would be a custom order super fully equipped 69 or 70 LTD Brougham Country Squire by all means let me go back in a Time Machine just for 1 hour thank you lord I be promise to be good forever if you could work your magic for me amen !!!
Yes, Sir! Ford, Mercury, Lincoln was bread into me as well. We always had pretty base cars growing up, but after having a loaded 1972 Marquis Brougham, I couldn't drive base vehicles anymore, and I've been adding options ever since. Thank you very much for watching and commenting. Much appreciated!
I'm interested to see how the transfer of parts will go, especially the back seat. FYI, that side molding which is falling off may be a Ford parts kit, which was offered back in the day. Of course, you could buy two rolls of it at a parts store (or JC Whitney, as you mentioned) and install it. I think the Marquis was delivered without any radio. I think the reason that there are two window stickers is that Mercury increased the prices and send a new window sticker to the dealer. They used to do that for certain cars, I assume for those which were produced right before the prices were updated.
Wow! I've never seen two different window stickers before, but I reckon you may be right. I'm sure the back seat will have to go to a professional to have the material altered.
Hi Tony, I'm looking forward to the interior switch. I hope you video it. Should be very interesting 👍
Thank you! I hope to do many videos on making this wagon my own.
Glad you are getting all the parts you were wanting for your project, Tony.
Thanks, Mike! I was beginning to wonder. It just may work out now.
Will be cool to watch your thoughtful, but gentle approach to this conversion... Hopefully someone will want the brougham for the right reasons...
Thank you! I wish I could get some time to get started on it.
@@tonyscarcare5657 I hear ya buddy
Don’t apologize for anything this is your vehicle. This is what you want.
Thank you very much! Some people are so rude and really have no clue how hard it is to find anything for these cars. Much appreciated!
Hey Tony! Can't wait to see the transformation point!
Thank you!
You are an ARTIST! I would do exactly the same if I could. I see the car mods as exactly as an art project would be, and it's fascinating technically as well. Cheers!
Thank you very much! I really appreciate the kind comments. Several have spoken out against what I'm doing.
Nice find. Can’t wait to see when it’s done.
Thank you!
I pulled the engines out of several of these when i was a teenager and scrapped the cars. 2 were this color with nice dark green interior. Id love to have one of those now. Dang.
If we had only known!
@@tonyscarcare5657 for sure! I've always been a Ford guy but g body cars were so cheap back then I had to love them. I parted out and scrapped so many of them for next to nothing compared to what they bring now. Same with dent side ford's. My first truck build was one of them. I built it from 15 or more other trucks, sold some parts, threw together a couple work trucks out of them and scrapped what was left. I could retire off the dent sides, fox mustangs and g body's I destroyed back then. They were just so cheap and plentiful back then and I was poor. There's no way I could've known they would be valuable one day. Not that I would've had a way to safely store them the last 25 years while they went up in value. Haha
We were and are still in the same boat. I lt so much good stuff go. There's nothing we can do about it now.
Having owned a 1978 Ford Country Squire wagon with the optional Landau Luxury Group in that exact same interior color maybe i can be of some assistance. Our car was dark jade green exterior though with the wood panelling. I can atest that the speaker grills are supposed to be green in color. Also the Ford's Landau Luxury group did NOT give you cigarette lighters in the rear door panels. Another point, you will need to transfer over the steering wheel center pad/horn bar as the Ford's Landau Luxury Group gave you the wood grain steering wheel. Our car did NOT have cruise control but had the wood grain center bar nonethesame. LTD's and LTD Broughams had the non woodgrain accents in the center of the wheel. And yes the embroidary on the back of the front seats was a beautiful scroll pattern that you'll just have to do without in this swap. No biggie but i do think the LTD's pattern looked nicer than the Mercury's hood ornament design on the seats. Love how the car is coming along though.
Thank you! Believe it or not, I have multiple NOS Luxury steering wheel centers new in the Ford boxes, as well as the dash woodgrain. I've been collecting this stuff for many years. The Landau Luxury Group used the same steering wheel wood trim as the Grand Marquis and Marquis Brougham. I didn't think that Ford gave you the lighters, which is fine with me.
Correct me if I’m wrong, I think the reason they did not have cigarette lighters in the backseat of the station wagon’s is because by that point in 1978 children were not smoking anymore?
🤣😂🤣😂 I didn't think about it like that, but you may be correct!
Good job, you scored big time! That’s going to add oodles to your wagon.
Thank you! I'm so relieved. I didn't think I was ever gonna find carpet, let alone almost everything I need to make the wagon what I've always wanted.
Tony's Car Care : If that Country Squire was mine, I'd take out both seats and go to a carpet store and buy enough carpet to cover the floor of that beautiful wagon. I would not take the carpet out of that Grand marquis. I think you could restore that Grand Marquis.
I will not be restoring the Marquis Brougham. I want the original Landau Luxury Group carpet with the correct heel pad, and it doesn't exist.
That Marquis interior and carpet is sweet! Great barn find. It will be perfect. Does the burled wood on the Marquis dash fit the LTD? I’m excited to see the transformation!
Thank you! No, the woodgrain on the Mercury is totally different for the LTD, but I've got NOS pieces for the Landau Luxury Group.
There’s a 78 grand marquis on Facebook for sale in Massachusetts around where I live with the identical colors as the one you bought for parts. It seems like a weirdly option car as I noticed that it doesn’t even have air-conditioning.
Yes, Sir! I've seen that one, and it has leather like I prefer, but the seats are really cracked up, and it's too far away. I think it's way overpriced for as filthy as it is, too.
Hey tony, thats awesome you found a parts car, looking foward to seeing the transformation on the wagon. Id also be interested in purchasing the battery tray and rear cigarette lighter assemblies if you wanna sell them. I have a 77 marquis and you know how hard it is to find parts lol. Keep the awesome videos coming.
Thank you! I'm sure I'll be parting the car out. I've been attacked so much for "ruining" a perfectly good car. On here and Facebook. Some people simply don't get it.
Nice find Tony! look forward to seeing the upgrades installed on the Country Squire. You going to be able to make the rear sedan seat fit the wagon?
Thanks! I talked about that in the video. I'll probably get the seats out of the wagon in the junkyard and put the material on it.
Unless you are a good "seamstress", you may need the help of an upholsterer to alter the sedan covers to fit the smaller wagon cushions. @@tonyscarcare5657
Tony, I spent over 40 years in the floor covering business in different capacities. I replaced the carpeting in a 1999 Taurus because of stains. The OEM carpet from Ford was cheap and I wanted a nicer quality. I replaced the original with a luxurious home carpet of the same color and it turned out fabulous. You have a 35 ounce cut pile carpet in that 78 wagon. You will probably find the original carpet to have a rotted jute back to it even though the top green color looks decent. It will have a bad smell to it, as well. You can use new home carpet padding with a new 35 ounce cut pile carpet from your local carpet store as a replacement. It won't be cut to fit, but if you would consider new carpet this way, it sure looks nice.
By the time I get done cleaning it, it will smell just fine. There is no way I want to use something non original Ford in any of my vehicles. The wagon already smells musty as it is. I'm pretty confident I'll get it in there and looking good.
i like that country squire with that real woodgrain😊😊
Thanks!
I remember in 2014 there was a Mercury Marquis brougham for sale down the road just like the parts car. For 3500$ it was sweet i test drove it. But did not have money to buy it at the time i already had a 77 Olds for toy but i would of loved to have the Mercury to.
I wish I could have found one with leather, but they don't seem to exist in good condition.
@@tonyscarcare5657 Beutiful cars!
I agree.
The 1975 Country Squires had the rear seat cigarette lighters, but after that they weren't available, probably for kids safety.
That makes sense. Thank you!
If the frame is gone, I agree, but if the frame is still whole, it can be saved.
Anyone is welcome to save it after I get what I want.
Hi Tony, i supos that you can sell a lot of parts from this parts car. and as usual i always looking forward to your videos and i do understand that you have a lot of work with the cars so you do not hav time to do a lot of videos to.👍👍
Thanks, buddy! Yeah, I'm hoping to get some money back out of the parts. My problem is that I'm just so busy in the shop making keyless entries. They sell very well.
@@tonyscarcare5657 Woaooop it is nice that you are doing so well with making your keyless entries, congrats from Claes.👍👍
I like the Merc despite it's flaws. You seem to have uncovered a strange dealer "mistake" ?
I guess that wrinkled up window sticker was supposed to be thrown away when a new one was sent. I never heard of that.
I love green interior, it looks great. What engine is in the parts car Grand Marquis?
Thanks, me too! It is the 400, as mentioned in the video.
Yes we did.
Great find. Glad the Mercury has the color you needed. Did you have to travel far?
Thanks! It was 3 hours away.
@@tonyscarcare5657 well worth the drive
I think so.
The fancy interior....with black speaker grilles. And are those cat paw prints on the seat?
I talked about the black speaker grills in the video, and that's mold on the seats. I can't believe the people who think that car should be saved! 🙄
So what's going on in Dearborn in June? Something at the Henry?
Yes, Sir. Every year is Motor Muster. Huge show at The Henry Ford. I have several videos from last year with my 68 XL.
No intermittent wipers on the Grand Marquis - as loaded as it is? Interesting. Those are the same door speaker grills used on the '92-'96 F-Series/Bronco trucks.
My black 78 Grand Marquis did not have intermittent wipers when I got it either. They were a stand-alone option. Unlike the Ford LTDs, where they came with the convenience group.
Hi Tony. Nice find for a parts car. I might be interested in the front bumper if you are selling it. 👍
Thanks, Mark. I'm sure I'll be trying to get some of my money back out of this thing. Someone else has asked about the front bumper and fillers.
@@tonyscarcare5657 No problems Tony. My 76 Grand Marquis has a scrape on the right hand side if the bumper so please let me know how you go. 👍
Just curious Tony...will the sedan's rear seat upholstery have to be modified to fit the wagon's back seat frame?
Yes, it definitely will. I thought I mentioned that in the video. The material will have to have something done to it.
Original floormats too
Yep!
Do both of these cars have a 400-2V V8?
Yes
I had a 1976
Awesome!
Tony, i suspect you have a warehouse behind the barn filled with NOS Ford/Mercury parts, am I right? 🤣
Lol, most of that stuff is locked up in the house! 🤣
What do you plan on doing with the front bumper and filler panels?
I'm not sure. It will definitely be on youtube.
Carpet is not what it used to be at all. The lush plush stuff is no longer around so grab what you can out of the wrecking yards to replace the bits and pieces that wear through.
That's what I'm trying to do, but I definitely needed carpet.
Hi Tony, Great find in the Mercury Marquis sedan. Would this car be salvageable as the body looks pretty good ? I know you intend to use it as a parts car however I have always liked that body style. That green color seems to be pretty rare both inside and outside. Perhaps you could advise me as to where to source 2 rear air deflectors for my 1987 and 1991 Ford Crown Victoria wagons ? Thanks, Phil.
Thanks, Phil! This car will definitely be parted out. I already have guys speaking up for parts. Honestly, I don't know where there are any late 80s or early 90s. Wagons are sitting at this time. I'm sorry I don't have better news for you.
Thanks for the reply Tony. Keep me in mind should you hear of any or come across any. Good luck with the Country Squire rebuild. Hope you get it to your car show.
Thank you!
What is wrong with the donor car that makes it not worth saving? Looks like it has some good parts
The rest of it will be parted out for people needed to repair other cars. I pointed out everything in the video that's wrong with it. It would never be worth what it would cost to put back on the road, let alone restore it.
The ford LTD landau had the rear cigarette lighters
I believe the earlier ones had them, but I can't find any mention of them in my 77 dealer brochure.
cool
Thank you!
You could swap the driveshaft out of the Mercury
It's so rusty!
The seats on the wagon are nicer
Opinions!
Loaded up and headed to the local demo derby this weekend 😂
Yikes! Better not do that!
Almost a shame to mutilate that Mercury interior, considering the excellent condition and all original.
I wouldn't call it mutilation since it's building my dream wagon, and the Mercury would cost a fortune to put back on the road, let alone being in desperate need of a costly paint job. I'm planning to do another video on the Mercury itself to see if it will run and what works or doesn't work.
that car is too nice to part out. fix them both
Not possible!
What a nice find! Enjoy destroying it for front carpet and incorrect interior. Bravo! The derbiers are waiting. Sickening.
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