Mercury Marquis
| Mercury Marquis | |
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1969 Mercury Marquis 4-door sedan
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| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Mercury (Ford) |
| Production | 1967–1986 |
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| Class |
Full-size (1967-1982) Mid-size (1983-1986) |
| Chronology | |
| Predecessor |
Mercury Montclair Mercury Park Lane |
| Successor | Full-size: Mercury Grand Marquis Mid-size: Mercury Sable |
| 1967-1968 | |
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| Overview | |
| Production | 1967–1968 |
| Assembly |
Hazelwood, Missouri (St. Louis Assembly Plant) Pico Rivera, California (Los Angeles Assembly) Hapeville, Georgia (Atlanta Assembly) |
| Body and chassis | |
| Body style | 2-door hardtop |
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| Powertrain | |
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| Transmission | 3-speed C6 automatic |
| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | 123 in (3,124 mm) (1967) |
| Length | 218.5 in (5,550 mm) |
| 1969-1978 | |
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1972 Mercury Marquis 2-door
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| Overview | |
| Also called | Mercury Marquis Meteor (Canada; 1977–1978) |
| Model years | 1969–1978 |
| Assembly |
Hazelwood, Missouri (St. Louis Assembly Plant) Pico Rivera, California (Los Angeles Assembly) Hapeville, Georgia (Atlanta Assembly) |
| Body and chassis | |
| Body style | 2-door hardtop 4-door hardtop 4-door pillared hardtop 2-door convertible 5-door station wagon |
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| Powertrain | |
| Engine | 351 cu in (5.8 L) 351M V8 400 cu in (6.6 L) Cleveland V8 429 cu in (7.0 L) 385 V8 460 cu in (7.5 L) 385 V8 |
| Transmission | 3-speed C6 automatic |
| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | 121.0 in (3,073 mm) (wagon) 124.0 in (3,150 mm) (2-door, 4-door) |
| Length | 229.0 in (5,817 mm) |
| Width | 79.8 in (2,027 mm) 79.6 in (2,022 mm) |
| Curb weight | 4470 lb (2-door) 4508 lb (4-door) |
| 1979-1982 | |
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1980 Mercury Marquis 4-door sedan
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| Overview | |
| Model years | 1979–1982 |
| Assembly |
Hazelwood, Missouri (St. Louis Assembly) Hapeville, Georgia (Atlanta Assembly) |
| Body and chassis | |
| Body style | 2-door sedan 4-door sedan 4-door station wagon |
| Platform | Ford Panther platform |
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| Powertrain | |
| Engine | 302 cu in (4.9 L) 5.0L Windsor V8 351 cu in (5.8 L) Windsor V8 |
| Transmission | 3-speed C4/SelectShift automatic 4-speed AOD automatic |
| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | 114.3 in (2,903 mm) |
| Length | 212.3 in (5,392 mm) (sedan) 217.7 in (5,530 mm) (wagon) |
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| Curb weight | 3,635–3,918 lb (1,649–1,777 kg) |
| 1983-1986 | |
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1983-1984 Mercury Marquis 4-door sedan
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| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Ford Motor Company |
| Model years | 1983–1986 |
| Assembly |
Chicago, Illinois (Chicago Assembly) Hapeville, Georgia (Atlanta Assembly) |
| Body and chassis | |
| Class | Mid-size |
| Body style | 4-door sedan 4-door station wagon |
| Platform | Ford Fox platform |
| Related |
Ford LTD Lincoln Continental Mercury Cougar (1980-1982) |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | 2.3 L (140 cu in) Lima I4 3.3 L (200 cu in) Mileage Maker I6 3.8 L (232 cu in) Essex V6 4.9 L (302 cu in) 5.0L Windsor V8 |
| Transmission | 3-speed C5 automatic 4-speed AOD automatic |
| Chronology | |
| Predecessor | Mercury Cougar |
| Successor | Mercury Sable |
The Mercury Marquis was a luxury model line produced by the Mercury division of Ford Motor Company from 1967 to 1986. It was marketed for several generations as the Mercury counterpart of the upscale full-size Ford LTD). In 1983, the Marquis became Mercury's mid-size car, supplanted by the full-size Grand Marquis as the highest trim level of the Marquis in the Mercury product line.
As Ford Motor Company adopted front-wheel drive cars during the 1980s, the Marquis was phased out after the 1986 model year; it was replaced by the Mercury Sable, the upscale version of the Ford Taurus.
A "Marquis" is historic French title, equivalent in nobility to the English marquess in the British peerage.
The Mercury Marquis was introduced for the 1967 model year as part of the full-size Mercury lineup. Slotted above the Mercury Monterey and Montclair, the Marquis was positioned alongside the Park Lane in the lineup. Roughly the division's counterpart to the Ford LTD introduced in 1965, the Marquis differed from the LTD with plusher interior trim and a higher level of standard equipment. Unlike the Ford, for 1967 and 1968 the Marquis was produced in a single two-door hardtop body style; convertibles and Marauder fastbacks remained part of the Park Lane lineup. All four-door hardtop models were Park Lane Broughams .
The 1967 Marquis came with the Mercury-exclusive 330 hp (246 kW) 410 cubic-inch big-block V8 as standard equipment, which was actually an FE 390 block with 390 pistons and a 428 crankshaft changing the cubic inch displacement of the 390 to 410. Ford did this to save money and still offer a different engine displacement on the Mercury. For 1968, the 410 was replaced by the 315 hp (235 kW) 390 big-block with a two-barrel carburetor. For both years, an optional 345 hp (257 kW) 428 cubic-inch "Super Marauder" engine with a four-barrel carburetor was also available.
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