1970 Marauder X100

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  1. cammerjeff

    cammerjeff Longroofs Rule!

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    Great Looking Loaded car, big price, I usually don't like skirts on a car, but they look good on this car. This car has the Blacked out rear panel that I like better than the vinyl roof option, But I would prefer the bucket seat interior to this cars Bench. Great looking rare High performance Merc!

    http://detroit.craigslist.org/okl/cto/4852354434.html

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  2. Jim 68cuda

    Jim 68cuda Well-Known Member

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    This one has been on Craigslist in Virginia for a long time. (Its Not mine)
    I went looking for this ad after seeing the pictures of the white one. I was hoping there was a profile photo for comparison, but there wasn't. The profile photo of the white one in Detroit would concern me. It appear that the front wheel is not centered in the wheel well, as though there could be some major front end suspension problems. I could be wrong, but it just doesn't look right. I would go for the blue one if I were looking for one.


    http://richmond.craigslist.org/cto/4846485375.html
    1970 Mercury Marauder X100 - $6500 (Surry)

    contact by phone:

    • ☎ 757-570-9791
    Fresh Paint Job
    No Rust
    429 Engine
    C6 Transmission
    Runs Excellent
    Needs interior/Headliner Redone
    Minor Rechroming
    Call or Text for more info

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    This Detroit example is extremely high priced, but I've always been a fan of the unique styling of the Marauder X-100. :D
     
  4. Harry Clamshell

    Harry Clamshell Well-Known Member Charter Member

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    Only a 69/70 Marauder X100 could drag me away from Buick. No other car/brand/model could achieve that!
     
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    Having owned a 1969 Marauder X-100, I can say that I love the styling and they have tremendous power. That said, it just felt too big on the road, and especially trying to park.
     
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    I like it. Looks sort of like a LTD in the front and a charger in the rear.
     
  8. cammerjeff

    cammerjeff Longroofs Rule!

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    While I do like it in Black, it loses the unique Flat Black rear panel in that Color, one of the things I always Liked about them. I dont car for the Vinyl top version of the car at all.
     
  9. Krash Kadillak

    Krash Kadillak Well-Known Member

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    Just thought I would show everybody where the 'X-100' name came from....

    In the mid 50's, Ford did a show car, calling it the X-100. You can see the influence it had on later Thunderbird styling....

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  10. cammerjeff

    cammerjeff Longroofs Rule!

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    Krash,

    That does look like a cross between a mid 50's Lincoln and a mid 60's T-bird. Thanks for posting it.
     
  11. Fat Tedy

    Fat Tedy Island Red Neck

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    Krash, looks like that hood scoop on the 50's X100 inspired the 58 Ford also....

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