1969 Mercury Marauder X-100

And now, for something a little different. This is not something you will see every day and what a ride it is! This is a 1969 Mercury Marauder X-100, ladies and gentlemen!!!

The authoritative Wikipedia.com, says that in 1969, the Marauder was re-introduced in the Mercury lineup. Instead of being a sub-model of other full-size Mercurys, the Marauder was now a stand-alone model intended to compete in the personal luxury market.

Its front end and interior components were shared with the Marquis, but the back end was unique. The Marauder had its own look with distinctive non-functional louvered side air intakes in the quarter panels and a tunneled rear window. Well-appointed versions had bucket seats with a floor console housing a U-shaped automatic transmission shift handle, and sporty Kelsey-Hayes stylized road wheels complete with rear fender skirts.