Any '69 gurus here?
- Thread starter JonW
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Mr. Man
GAME OVER, YOU LOSE!
Member Kirk is your best bet.
kirk
Member
And I can't say I'm a GURU, but I might be able to help. The gen 1s are my specialty.
04 Quicksilver
Rock Chalk, Jayhawk
I'm not professing to be a "guru" but I have a '70 X100 although may be for sale in the next few months.
BW
"They give you this but you pay for that"
JonW
Old Skool
Thanks, guys. The car appears to be all there and overall in decent shape. It does have rust in the quarters, don't know how bad yet. It's the base model with optional fender skirts. I don't like fender skirts and won't put them back on once the rust repair is finished. What are the chances of finding wheel opening moldings for a non-skirt car?
The car is red, red vinyl bench seat, factory air.
The car is red, red vinyl bench seat, factory air.
kirk
Member
390 or 429?
69marquis conv
Mercury Fan
Congrats on the score! I'm not sure I've ever seen a '69 Marauder with rear wheel well trim except for the piece that goes along the lower part of the skirt.
gdmjoe
Member
kirk
Member
I agree. Based on the pictures I have - no skirt equals no rear trim, but also no front trim.
69marquis conv
Mercury Fan
A good body man experienced with aluminum might be able to make them work, but the wheelwell on the '69 & '70 Marauder and Ford XL is cut higher and with more arc than the Marquis and Galaxie.
04 Quicksilver
Rock Chalk, Jayhawk
If you want to talk to a "guru" check out mercurymarauder.org. Not sure if you have to join but the guy you want is John Snopko. He has a '69 X 100. Once you can get in, you can find his contact info in the Registry.
BW
"It's better to burn out, than fade away"
BW
"It's better to burn out, than fade away"
JonW
Old Skool
According to the Marti report, this car is:
429 2V
Red paint
Dark red vinyl bench
2.75 axle
It is equipped with:
Trim variation (?)
H70x15 Wide Oval WSW tires
Power steering
Power front disk brakes
Air conditioner
AM radio
Rear seat speakers
Tinted glass
Remote control LH mirror
Fender skirts
Wheel covers
Somewhere along the line, someone tried to make it look like an X-100 by adding the wheels and painting the rear deck black.
As you can see in the photo, it does have front wheel well moldings, although they may have been added as well. The fender skirts are in the trunk.
429 2V
Red paint
Dark red vinyl bench
2.75 axle
It is equipped with:
Trim variation (?)
H70x15 Wide Oval WSW tires
Power steering
Power front disk brakes
Air conditioner
AM radio
Rear seat speakers
Tinted glass
Remote control LH mirror
Fender skirts
Wheel covers
Somewhere along the line, someone tried to make it look like an X-100 by adding the wheels and painting the rear deck black.
As you can see in the photo, it does have front wheel well moldings, although they may have been added as well. The fender skirts are in the trunk.
69marquis conv
Mercury Fan
Nice Marauder!
kirk
Member
According to the Marti report, this car is:
429 2V
Red paint
Dark red vinyl bench
2.75 axle
It is equipped with:
Trim variation (?)
H70x15 Wide Oval WSW tires
Power steering
Power front disk brakes
Air conditioner
AM radio
Rear seat speakers
Tinted glass
Remote control LH mirror
Fender skirts
Wheel covers
Somewhere along the line, someone tried to make it look like an X-100 by adding the wheels and painting the rear deck black.
As you can see in the photo, it does have front wheel well moldings, although they may have been added as well. The fender skirts are in the trunk.
I believe all '69s had blacked out rear decks, not just the X-100. The 1970s did not have the blacked out rear deck.
Also, while the wheels were standard on a 1969 X-100, they were also optional on the standard Marauder.
Nice looking car!
04 Quicksilver
Rock Chalk, Jayhawk
I have 1970 L-M sales literature and the low gloss color on the trunk, tunnel roof could be had for extra cost on both the Marauder and Marauder X 100. It came in 3 shades-black, dark red metallic and dark green metallic but each shade only went with certain body colors.
IN '70 the "Marauder wheel appearance group included wheel opening moldings, fender skirts and Marauder wheel covers; wheel covers are deleted when group is ordered with styled aluminum wheels. Molding and fender skirts standard on Marauder X-100". Elsewhere in the same literature it states fender skirts are standard on the base Marauder and X 100.
I wonder if '69 is the same?
John Snopko has told me the main differences between 69 and 70 are something about the front parking lamps, radio antenna location and front header panel ornamentation. Hope this helps.
IN '70 the "Marauder wheel appearance group included wheel opening moldings, fender skirts and Marauder wheel covers; wheel covers are deleted when group is ordered with styled aluminum wheels. Molding and fender skirts standard on Marauder X-100". Elsewhere in the same literature it states fender skirts are standard on the base Marauder and X 100.
I wonder if '69 is the same?
John Snopko has told me the main differences between 69 and 70 are something about the front parking lamps, radio antenna location and front header panel ornamentation. Hope this helps.
MM2004
Eatonized
My Marauder love started with my Father having a '69 X-100. Pale yellow color, no blacked out trunk, skirts, column shifter and no AC nor power windows. Black interior.
My understanding is this...
X-100's were all 429 4bbl and dual exhaust
Standard model was a 390 2bbl single exhaust
Skirts, I do not know how that works. I'm a fan and Dad's had them.
Both had "Airplane" gears.
Dad and I did went to buy a '70 Marauder X-100 from an elderly widow, Pale Blue, blacked out trunk, console, black interior, A/C, Power windows, etc...
When we accepted her asking price, she choked and backed out.
Such is life,,,
My understanding is this...
X-100's were all 429 4bbl and dual exhaust
Standard model was a 390 2bbl single exhaust
Skirts, I do not know how that works. I'm a fan and Dad's had them.
Both had "Airplane" gears.
Dad and I did went to buy a '70 Marauder X-100 from an elderly widow, Pale Blue, blacked out trunk, console, black interior, A/C, Power windows, etc...
When we accepted her asking price, she choked and backed out.
Such is life,,,
JonW
Old Skool
The Marauder has landed at my buddy's shop. The rear quarters are a mess and will have to be replaced. The rest of the car is amazingly solid. No rust in the trunk or floor pans. A little bit in the lower front fenders. The frame has scale rust, but no issues. The best part is that the car is basically unmolested. Even the a/c and headlight doors work!
The wheels and trim rings are in excellent shape. They have what appear to be Shelby logos on the center caps, so I'm wondering if they're repros? Although the repros I've seen are a solid chrome wheel, no trim rings.
He's going to bring it to my storage facility and it could sit there for up to a year before he gets to it. He's that busy. I'll start accumulating some parts in the meantime.
I'm going to sell the fender skirts. Anyone have any idea of their value?
The wheels and trim rings are in excellent shape. They have what appear to be Shelby logos on the center caps, so I'm wondering if they're repros? Although the repros I've seen are a solid chrome wheel, no trim rings.
He's going to bring it to my storage facility and it could sit there for up to a year before he gets to it. He's that busy. I'll start accumulating some parts in the meantime.
I'm going to sell the fender skirts. Anyone have any idea of their value?
