VicCrownVic's 1991 Mercury Grand Marquis GS

[DerekTheGreat]

We drove that Mark VII without OD for awhile. Same thing when we bought Ashley's '89 Town Car, only that was a Power Glide as it had 2nd & 3rd only. You've simply got an FMX or C4 trans now

[knucklehead0202]

I love my car and can't imagine subjecting it to being a rust bucket. Luckily it scarcely even fuckin' rains here so not much danger. Ironically, it's raining today and we're supposed to get it for about the next 4 days. That said though, no snow, no salt, no rust. Really the only benefit of living in this socialist shitheap. I need to buy more panthers and just start sending them east to their doom.

[VicCrownVic]

Nearing the end for this one. Once things settle down with COVID-19 I'll take it to my parents place and would like to take the whole thing apart. Interior, what's left of the exterior, everything.

I've been driving this car for grocery runs when I go by myself.

Cleaned out the trunk today so I'll be ready to park it hopefully soon.

[VicCrownVic]

Power washed all 3 cars today. Just a quick wash on this on, mainly to get the dirt off especially the dirt on the wheels.

I drove this one last week and it was running quite rough. Cleaned up #8 spark plug and it was better but not right. I knew I had new spark plugs but didn't know where. I finally found the spark plugs while slightly organizing the shed this morning. So I changed #4 and #8 and now one wheel peeling like nobody's business. #3 and #7 looked fine so I left the rest alone since I'll be retiring this rot box soon. Took this one to the store today and it was running great.

[VicCrownVic]

The End

Decided to take this one on its final drive. Everyone kept their distance.
A little sad to be calling it the end, but this car owes me nothing. It was fun while it lasted.

I took my '98-'02 wheels off and after finishing the front realized I didn't get a last picture.

Here's what 8 Michigan winter can do to a car:

[jrhende6]

Interesting

[87gtVIC]

Served you well.

[DerekTheGreat]

Damn. Needed a pic of when you first bought it compared to it now. If you don't want the seats I'll put them in my garage as lounge chairs haha.

[Tiggie]

Save the header panel! But the metal is toast for sure. I’m surprised the frame isn’t missing large sections.

[VicCrownVic]

Just ask TekNickal, the underside does not look like the same car, he saw it October 2019.
The transmission lost overdrive back in December, and that was one of the driving factors to retire this one.

Here is a picture from October 2013, a year after I bought it. 2 apartments ago, 80k miles about, 1 engine ago. There aren't many driver side pictures in this thread since it was always the "bad" side, but this 2013 picture doesn't look that bad. I don't think there are any trunk pictures since that was pretty badly rotted from day 1 (have them but don't think I ever posted them).

[VicCrownVic]

Damn. Needed a pic of when you first bought it compared to it now. If you don't want the seats I'll put them in my garage as lounge chairs haha.

The plan is to take the whole car apart. I don't have an immediate/realistic need for the seats.

I figure the engine, even with about 160k miles since it was rebuilt for my '89, still has a lot of life left. So that will be pulled eventually. At some point the it could possibly go into The Scab. Not this year, and at the rate things are getting done this year due to COVID-19, it probably won't happen next year either. I've got too much crap that needs to get done this year to get to this engine. You know, like getting a 350 out of someone's garage and putting it in the Yukon. At least I don't have much control over the excuse this time, lol.

[DerekTheGreat]

I'd definitely pull that engine for use down the road. No worries about that 350, it's not like I need the space for anything.