The cargo area is accessed via a dual-action tailgate, which drops down as a tailgate or opens out like a door with the glass up or down. The 410 was in the FE family and only offered in Mercury for a few years. It would also be copied by Chrysler and GM, for their full-size wagons, both for the1969 model year. from enjoying the old car hobby. CLASSIC.COM is a trademark of CLASSIC.COM LLC. A pre emissions woodgrain wagon. Las Vegas, Nevada, United States. Sign up for our free daily email and youll never miss another find: Disclosure: This site may receive compensation when you click on some links and make purchases. I dont know whether or not this car sold, but whichever the case, I can only hope that its current owner will soon address the rust issues and any other threatening maladies. out in California who made a decent living repairing the units so well This 66 Mercury is a handsome beast that deserves some TLC. Missed updates will be sent once your connection has been reestablished. Sad but true. Check other production years of this submodel: View all Mercury Full-Size 7gen versions & production years. The BaT Service Fee is 5% of the bid, with a minimum of $250 up to a maximum of $5,000. The days when a Buick was known as a Doctors Car seem to be long gone. I did pick the trim and color. The F-150 was the best selling in about fifteen or so states, but the GMC Sierra was the best seller in one of the New England states Im thinking either Vermont or New Hampshire. CLEAN CLEAN CLEAN! 1966 MERCURY PARK LANE 410CI CONVERTIBLE - OUTSTANDING & RARE !! Week after week, and month after month, I seek out interesting classic station wagons. But ever since modern financing with long-terms and low interest rates, I actually often see the inverse. If you don't win, the pre-authorization will be released. They featured the grille from the Ninety-Eight, which we all knew was better than a mere Delta 88, along with rear fender skirts like the Ninety-Eight, but the interiors were anything but plush. It also On the other hand, the folks here with solid, secure white collar jobs often drive a Prius or some other Toyota, or a Subaru; cars that cost about half of a well-trimmed truck. Thats a 20% premium for the wagon. Power brakes. I replaced the main & rod bearings, oil pump and timing chain/gear, Valve stem seals. She normally showed little interest in cars. Thats a good point about standard equipment on all but the highest priced cars in the 60s. friends keep their classics on the road, and from that point, I Options $0. 1966 Colony Parks featured a 390 cubic inch (6.4 liter) V8 making 265 horsepower (275 when coupled with the optional Merc-O-Matic automatic transmission) and 410 pound-feet of torque as their standard power plant, while a 410 cubic inch (6.7L) V8 was optional,pouring out 330 horsepower and 444 pound-feet of torque. We really have come a long way. Under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, the content, organization, graphics, design, compilation, magnetic 1965 MERCURY . ran a small business fixing and selling used cars. Power is sent to the rear wheels via a rebuilt three-speed Multi-Drive Merc-O-Matic automatic transmission. It was sold not long after, never being used by him. Under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, the content, organization, graphics, design, compilation, magnetic A big engine and air conditioning are certainly at the top of the list, and the exclusivity of the Super Marauder 428 is definitely a brag worthy option. Nice car. Well Brian, if you liked that story, Ive got one that may be hard for your If so Im surprised the 390 2bbl engine was standard on the Colony Park yet the 410 4bbl engine was standard on the Park Lane. No, the Colony Park is essentially a mid-level Montclair (same interior, etc), and not a Park Lane. Good luck with the purchase! 3) Horsepower/Torque Curve, 1966 Mercury Colony Park Station Wagon Marauder 410 V-8 Multi-Drive Merc-O-Matic (aut. 36000. As a dealer, auction is subject to end at any time. Of course, 1966 Country Squire sales were more than three times that of the Colony Park. I quickly learned from observance that anger, disappointment and sarcasm is not always expressed verbally. This appears to be a great wagon at a great price. Why Ford/Mercury would wait til the mid 70s to do that with the Maverick/Comet LDO (Luxury Decor Option) is stupid. Options $0. I think she really would like to get a sedan. IIRC the 410 was not even available in the Ford. I dont know if it started that way, and as I remember it, GM only licensed the first two ways before 77, you still had to lower the window to open the gate on their wagons. I suspect this might be one of the reasons he dumped it without consulting with my Mother. Other 1966 body shapes and variants of this base model: 1966 Mercury Commuter Station Wagon all versions, 1966 Mercury Montclair 2-Door Hardtop all versions, 1966 Mercury Montclair 4-Door Hardtop all versions, 1966 Mercury Montclair Sedan all versions, 1966 Mercury Monterey 2-Door Hardtop all versions, 1966 Mercury Monterey 4-Door Hardtop all versions, 1966 Mercury Monterey Convertible all versions, 1966 Mercury Monterey Sedan Breezeway all versions, 1966 Mercury Park Lane 2-Door Hardtop all versions, 1966 Mercury Park Lane 4-Door Hardtop all versions, 1966 Mercury Park Lane Convertible all versions, 1966 Mercury Park Lane Sedan Breezeway all versions, 1966 Mercury S-55 2-Door Hardtop all versions, 1966 Mercury S-55 Convertible all versions. Like him, I used my senses of hearing, touch, This muscular wagon is offered for $7,500. With a great engine and air conditioning, I think the only way this wagon could be any sweeter is if it had a 4 speed. Base Price $3,502. 3) specs, 1966 Mercury Colony Park Station Wagon Marauder 390 V-8 Multi-Drive Merc-O-Matic (aut. More like Continental II and 61-65 Lincoln. Original & Highly Original. Riding on a 119-inch wheelbase, these Colony Parks were over 216 inches long and nearly 80 inches wide; by all means a very large car even by todays standards. I enjoy wallowing in nostalgia too, but I wouldnt want to go back to a time where womens cars were taken away and replaced without their consent (my dad indulged in that too). He wanted me to go with him and look at it. One thing I have noticed about these large Mercurys (thanks to CC) is the A pillars are not trimmed with stainless like the equivalent Fords, which is strange as it exposes that seam at the top of the pillar, I suppose they did that as a point of difference, but the less expensive Ford seems to be more expensively trimmed !!! I have one Ive owned since 1980. The Colony Park was by no means completely invisible, with 1966 sales coming in at just under 19,000 units. When you bid we pre-authorize your credit card for the service fee (this helps prevent fraud). The incorporation of material or any part of it in any other web-site, electronic retrieval system, publication or any other work (whether hard copy, electronic or otherwise), also the storage of any part of this site on optical, digital or/and electronic media is strictly prohibited. I well remember growing up in the mid to late 70s. Steel 15 wheels wear Mercury-branded covers and feature 215/75 Mastercraft thin-whitewall tires. However, given the somewhat slack standards for vehicle financing, your recent raise just may be enough to put you in that Z71 Silverado youve been eyeing. That car, as it sits, would go for $10,000+ here in Phoenix. / 10.9 mpg (U.S.) / 4.7 km/l, more data: RWD (rear- wheel drive), automatic 3-speed gearbox. The difference between a Bel-Air and Biscayne was fairly minimal. Additional photos showing the suspension, chassis, and driveline, as well as underbody corrosion are presented in the gallery below. Nicely equipped. I looked at the 2 of them and over to Dad walked around grabbed the end of the crank and spun the engine over, the head had been removed before it was pulled, I looked at them all and said that is what you call a trained mechanic, I would take stock cars any day. A few weeks ago, in my wifes small western Pennsylvania hometown, I sat in the car while my wife went to the grocery store. There were hardly any Cadillacs in Towson where we lived, where all the doctors and lawyers lived. BaT Auctions Presents: The Monterey Touring Vehicles Collection from Mohr Imports, Live from The BaT Alumni Gathering: Randy Nonnenberg on The Horsepower Heritage Podcast. 1965-1966 models retained theunique blade-like shape of woodgrain from second and third generation Colony Parks. CLASSIC.COM is a trademark of CLASSIC.COM LLC. The closest anyone ever came to it was the Chrysler Town & Country, but those sold in miniscule numbers and even then you needed to go all out on the options list. Track recent comps for the classic or exotic cars you own - or the cars you want. Even before, it felt like the big woodgrained 8-seaters were on their way out and people would get a smaller wagon if they possibly could. Toyota, Honda, Nissan, Hyundai, and Kia are the predominant cars of choice in the Carolinas, even for the natives. I dont see this anywhere else I travel. The Town & Country was named in 66, and that name still sits on a sort of unique luxury wagon.. Hi Neal! This phenomena has of course gone on for a very long time. Check it out here on craigslist out of Los Angeles, California. It was a used smaller unit, and came with a Chevy S10 as a towing vehicle. (Please forgive meI usually dont mind looking things up for other CCers, but Ive got to do some things for Thanksgiving, and my internet connection is a bit slow this morning). RARE 1957 FORD MERCURY COLONY PARK 9 PASSENGER HARDTOP WAGON. It was a 390 bore with a 428s longer stroke. Same as the one my folks had in aqua cloth and vinyl in their sedan. Terms of Use, Your Privacy Choices Mercury did in the early aughts. To people who view a car as transportation and nothing more, maybe its not as big a deal. Just having a wagon in the 60s was a luxury, they were quite a bit more expensive then their respective sedans. One guy was an HVAC engineer and drove a stripper company Galaxie while the wife wheeled their New Yorker Brougham. That doesnt mean that I dont insist on offering her final approval on these purchases. Working at a dealer, it still amazes me how common it is for husbands come in and buy a car for their wife without her coming in to test drive or even see the car in person before the sale is complete. Wasnt it one of the old M-E-L engines ? It is now living in Connecticut. I use to have a 66 colony park wagon in the same exterior color. Other than a fuel pump return spring that sounded like a bad lifter, that wagon gave us no trouble Brendan, I did happen to look up percentages of manual transmissions in full-sized Mercurys a while back; it was in the low single digits and I think that included the four-speeds. basically had a new engine under the hood! We initially looked at compact cars, but the T-Bird was SO much nicer it wasnt hard for her to consider an upgrade. I thought about the premium for wagons when I read the COAL over the weekend, https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cars-of-a-lifetime/coal-1967-chevrolet-bel-air-wagon-a-travelling-family-room-for-the-single-gentleman/, When the writer talked about how the previous young lady owner could not handle the stripper beast of a wagon lacking power steering, I thought who would buy such a car new.. I thought the same thing regarding who would buy a stripper wagon new in the 60s. Even several of my mothers friends husbands still do this. It should also be noted (likely as acoincidence, but still interesting)that Berry Draper began driving a new higher-status Country Squire only after she became wealthier via inheritance andher second marriage in later seasons. matters or any part of this site is strictly prohibited. For the price of that Bel-Air wagon, the original buyer could have probably moved up to an Impala sedan with power steering, brakes, and maybe a down payment on AC. RULES: No profanity, politics, or personal attacks. Although he remained the unchallenged King of his castle, Dad NEVER purchased another family car without consulting my Mother. 1966 Mercury Colony Park Wagon for sale on BaT Auctions - sold for $45,500 on October 10, 2022 (Lot #86,935) | Bring a Trailer Submit a Vehicle Log In Shipping Makes and Models Categories Get Alerts Charity Auctions BaT Features Event Calendar More Auctions Shipping Results My Watchlist Submit a Vehicle Get the Email How BaT Works Log In Well this time I have found a jack pot as this '66 Colony Park wagon has a factory "Super Marauder" 428 cubic inch V8 with air conditioning! and smell to aid me me in completing the jobs I was given. Your bid has been posted in the comment flow on the listing, and you can see other bids there as they happen. I used the car to haul band equipment or anything else too large Reproduction of part or all of the contents of this web-site in any form is prohibited and may not be recopied and shared with a third party. Put a 428 in from a 66 T bird, new clutch, exhaust, shocks, tires, seats and carpet, and added a tach. With three kids, they made due with a 68 Impala sedan. As was expected, the frame, suspension, and tires of these large Mercuryscompliance-tuned-chassis were all aimed at producing a soft, comfortable ride. Chryslers headed the same way. And how odd is it that where so much of the country counts a Silverado, an F Series or a Ram as the best seller, Georgia, Alabama and the Carolinas are all Toyota Camry country. 120000. A families economic status could be accurately read by the trim level of their Ford wagon. The 390 was a big, heavy lump, but it moved these cars right along. 3) Market Competition, 1966 Mercury Colony Park Station Wagon Marauder 390 V-8 Multi-Drive Merc-O-Matic (aut. http://bangshift.com/general-news/ebay-find-2/ebay-find-this-one-of-none-1962-lincoln-continental-station-wagon-need-a-home/. $1000 worth of cheap wheels and tires and a cheap lift kit, sold for $8K) four wheel drive crew cab trucks that I see advertised for $50K plus. Analogous models manufactured in the same time period: (click on the car to proceed to datapage). The exterior is finished in Dark Green Metallic (R) with a woodgrain appliqus along the body sides and tailgate. The parents of one of my best friends in Junior High had just bought a new 68 Country Squire when I first met him. That was 1969 when my Dad bought the 3-year old wagon for my Mom so that she Most of them got worked to death 30 years ago. Produced from 1957 through 1991, Mercury always marketed its Colony Park station wagon as the division's premium trim, wood grain paneled, full-size wagon. From the beginning and too often Mercury was just a tarted up Ford. Of course, 1966 Country Squire sales were more than three times that of the Colony Park. shop in high school and aced the course. Its used for outdoor advertising, and by furniture and cabinet manufacturers. Various uncles had 3 or 4 Ford wagons as well over the years, with 1 owning a 68 Country Squire. For Sale The "Park Lane" models were full size cars produced by Ford's Mercury division from 1958 until 1968. Well after he graduated and worked with Dad for a few months he decided he could not work with Dad, so he went to work in a fast food pizza store and delivered pizza for a living, while going back to school to become a truck driver, which Mom and Dad paid for of course. There are no detailed photos of this area, but hopefully it is only surface rust. A sedan has a trunk, not a wagon body, to me. Then use the same paint colors as Lincoln and the same grade of carpeting as Lincoln. We empower classic and exotic car buyers, sellers, and enthusiasts with insights for the collector car industry - including market values, price comparisons, listing alerts and more. By the mid-1970s when his children were driving and entering their 20s, he was able to switch to sedans and coupes. Also pertinent to that story is that we kept her old car (which I took over) and traded mine in. A station wagon was always viewed as Moms car in the 1960s and 1970s. front seats, brakes, and steering. The fancy wagons that were on my street were in two car families. Power windows, power door locks, power front bench seat, air conditioning, Stereo Sonictapeplayer, and rear speakers were among other available options. Nevada Car!!! The latest classic Mercedes Benz G Wagon cars for sale. Wow, I looked at that map. If youre a person of modest means, you may not be able to afford a fancy house or condo, given the higher credit standards, down payments, and generally large sums of money involved. 3) specs. Notify me of follow-up comments by email. that was causing the problem in the first place. But, she also made sure that with my long legs and big feet that Id be comfortable in what we picked. She obviously didnt car how their cars drove. 4 times to find the problem with the above mentioned fuel pump return spring 1966 Mercury Colony Park . Lot #86,004. The rest was up to me. http://www.oldcarbrochures.org/NA/Chevrolet/1969_Chevrolet/1969-Chevrolet-Wagons-Brochure. Ford mostly got the halo cars too, at least at first. Came from California. Instrumentation consists of a 120-mph speedometer accompanied by auxiliary gauges. In reality, the Colony Park was never much of a Lincoln Continental wagon, with levels of luxury nowhere near Ford Motor Companys iconic flagship. . Power vent windows. I suspect my Father was vaguely embarrassed to be seen driving Moms station wagon, he constantly knocked it and grumbled about it during our many road trips. S-J-C, I always figured it was referencing this spot in tony Benton Harbor, MIthough not widely known outside of MI the way (maybe) Traverse City or (surely) Mackinac Island are as resort/getaway places: My dad always had the hand-me-down carhe was a professor at a small private university and didnt want to look too prosperous, lest the Jesuits think he was making too much money. Hi Neal, Ive been working on your old 4 speed Colony Park since I bought it from Kevin in 2019. 3) Market Competition. The otherwise original state of the car is refreshing to see, but it would be a shame to see this beautiful wagon Lincoln-like or not succumb to the rust and corrosion. Barrett-Jackson. More classic cars for sale; Mercury: Grand Marquis Colony Park 1967 Mercury Colony Park Station Wagon Wood I think it depends on the context. Certainly times and regional differences apply, but In just about any nearby medical facility parking lots I see a lot of Mercedes, Lexus, BMW and the occasional Tesla. $500 in the Prudent Penny ad? Did you mean to enter this number as a bid? 1960 Mercury Colony Park Station Wagon For Sale in Conception Bay, New Foundland Canada A1W2G7 **MOTIVATED SELLER** Take a stroll down memory lane with this 1960 Mercury Colony Park Station Wagon. No delivery. Mom will still occasionally joke about that purchase; but with a certain foreboding glint in her eye as she does so. Reconnected! Although I came from an import family, and my other best friends parents had a Fintail and then added a W115, I secretly thought the Country Squire was a stunning car. Ours was a creamy yellow with Nowadays, I dont work on anything much anymore due to my health Agree! tore into the motor on the Merc and I was the one who found the faulty The 1965 entry level Cadillac Calais started at $5,059. And obviously, thats just the very benign tip of the iceberg, in terms of white, male dominance back then. My Dad had a 65 F85 Wagon before he got the 69 Squire; he traded the Squire for a 73 Country Sedan (more loaded than the Squire was). Beginning with the1967 facelift, woodgrain would somewhat excessively cover the entire sides of the car, down to the rocker panels. So they decided they needed to pull the motor to see if it was repairable. A/C. While based on the smaller A-body, it was decked out inside nicer than any contemporary wagon I saw. geeber: maybe in your part of the world. Check it out here on craigslist out of Los Angeles, California. $7000 profit? Well one day I came in to the shop and over in the mechanics bay sits his car, Dad said that it locked up last night and he had to have it towed to the shop. I can understand the rationale behind this, but in todays day and age with so much information out there on true pricing, it seems so outdated. She cried. According to the seller, rust repair was performed on the lower rear panels during prior ownership, and the finish exhibits chips and scratches as depicted in the photo gallery below. readers and yourself as well to believe so here goes nothin, with that, Make: Mercury: Model: . Furthermore, the Country Squires ability to transcend its brands hierarchal position is noteworthy in itself. There are a few wrinkles in the door panels, but a little time and patience could likely fix that. Especially a wagon! Mrs. Price drove 65 and 72 Country Squires while her husband dabbled in Mercedes sedans. Ivy Gold vinyl (48) upholstery is accented with contrasting accents on the dashboard, seats, and door panels. I was 15 when we The hubcaps are original Mercury spinners and in excellent shape. You could drive it as-is, hot-rod it, rat-rod it or whatever else you might choose to do. The New Yorker sedan started at $4204. The cargo area is exceptionally clean with 2 very small tears in the side cargo walls. If you had a big brood of kids, you bought the cheapest wagon available; a Bel Air. . If you don't win, your existing pre-authorization will be released. Does it still have the Echlin dual Point distributor with it? I did mostly tune ups and other small repairs to earn extra Automatic. The article says two way tailgate, but I remember it as three way: flop down, as door window down, or window up. So, had she really hated it, she could have gone back to drivng her old car. Auto trans. On the one hand, making a truly luxurious wagon seems like an untapped market that Ford couldve explored at the time. *Automatic. Mileage: 3,000 Miles Location: Omaha, NE 68131 Transmission: 3-Speed Automatic Seller: Autabuy $41,000.00 It's a 1968 Mercury Colony Park and it can be found here on eBay in Oakland, California. MERCEDES-BENZ G WAGON 230 GE. Fair enough that the Mercury doesnt do much to justify the cost difference vs. the equivalent Ford, but I too like the taillights and the paneling spears. Luxury wagons sold in such small numbers that tooling up a cohesive luxury interior accommodating the unique rear seats, etc., would have been an expensive proposition.

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