Mercury Grand-Derty

      This is my first salute to a "Classic Dertride"  The 1973-78 Mercury Grand Marquis When you've gotta out run the cops with a carload of blow and a trunk full of hookers you're gonna want a bigblock V8. I give this car 1000 bloody bullet holes. ...Cause when you pimp this hard, chances are you're going out with a bang.

      The wiki lists off some facts, I quote: " The 360 hp (268 kW) 460 cu in (7.5 L) big-block V8 became available on this generation, and the 400 cu in (6.6 L) Cleveland replaced the 429 as the base engine in 1974. The 460 was standard on the Brougham and Grand Marquis through 1977. The 351M entered the lineup in 1978 for a more economical option. In that year the 460 was reserved as an option for the Grand Marquis and Colony Park wagon only. Emissions regulations had taken their toll and by 1978, this engine generated a mundane 202 horsepower (151 kW).^[1]    

 A youtube vid:    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uNTG2-BA8XE


Photos from:   http://www.mercuryarchive.com/1973to1978/