1967 Mercury Monterey 

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  • Опубликовано: 4 окт 2024

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  • @dennislettich4035
    @dennislettich4035 День назад +7

    "Penny Lane" by The Beatles

    • @What.its.like.
      @What.its.like.  День назад +1

      Yeah buddy congratulations you got it

    • @61rampy65
      @61rampy65 23 часа назад +1

      Jeez, do you know every single song ever written just by the first 2 notes??? I thought I was pretty good at it, but, dayum, you are just nailing them all the time! I'm impressed!

    • @johnboydTx
      @johnboydTx 22 часа назад +2

      Congratulations 👏👏

    • @PS-js9oh
      @PS-js9oh 6 часов назад +3

      With inflation ..."Penny" ....Lane has been renamed "Thirty two dollars and eighty nine cents"....Trail catchy huh ?

    • @What.its.like.
      @What.its.like.  5 часов назад +2

      Haha pretty much or $20 gold piece

  • @williamfawkes8379
    @williamfawkes8379 23 часа назад +4

    I had a 66 Monterey hardtop, only 2 doors. That wonderful deep red. Its was my beautiful baby for many years. I miss that smooth and monstrous 390.

  • @BrewBlaster
    @BrewBlaster Час назад +1

    67 was such a great year.

  • @DSP1968
    @DSP1968 23 часа назад +2

    What a great example! This is the kind of car many families had back then. Modestly equipped, but roomy enough for the entire family and all their stuff. And I'll take this Mercury in both cases.

    • @What.its.like.
      @What.its.like.  13 часов назад

      Sweet choices.. this was a great example of a family survivor

  • @1966-Charger
    @1966-Charger День назад +3

    St. louis in the late 70s. Our old neighbor was still driving the '66. I was amazed by that back window. A little Elwood Engel hanging on at Ford and Merc even though he was long gone.

    • @What.its.like.
      @What.its.like.  15 часов назад

      Thank you so much for sharing that memory

  • @Albert-y7e
    @Albert-y7e 8 часов назад

    Always admired these squared-edge Mercury sedans and wagons, family cars seating six adults in comfort with more trunk space than you could ever need. This is what America needs today, bench seats and all! Grandpa worked forty years at Ford Motor Company, he always said Fords were OK but preferred Mercury; his last car was a '67 Comet hardtop. Exotic and rare cars are interesting but really nice when you do the common cars we saw and drove daily. Keep up the great work.

  • @pjesf
    @pjesf 22 часа назад +1

    I was sad when the Mercury line folded. 2 of my Dad’s cars when I was growing up were Mercurys and I always thought they were special. Thanks for posting‼️👍🏻
    EDIT: I liked the 66 and the 62, both of which had one-year-only tail lights

  • @laststopbeforeheaven
    @laststopbeforeheaven День назад +4

    The prettiest car my father owned was this very model in seafoam green. I still remember the day he brought it home and my mother and aunt admiring its beauty. The saddest day was the day he traded it for a yellow 1973 LTD. In the 1970s, cop shows on TV crashed a lot of these by driving them off cliffs. Oh the humanity! 😢

    • @bparksiii6171
      @bparksiii6171 День назад +2

      Definitely hated the waste, so many perfect cars in TV and movies back then.

    • @What.its.like.
      @What.its.like.  15 часов назад +2

      I wonder how many general lees were destroyed

    • @bparksiii6171
      @bparksiii6171 4 часа назад +1

      @@What.its.like. Reading in different places, and watching various you tube videos the numbers vary from 116 to 160 Chargers destroyed the TV producer didn't keep track of the number of cars purchased. Seen pictures of transporters hauling 6 to 8 cars at a time to the location for painting and prep for stunts.

    • @What.its.like.
      @What.its.like.  2 часа назад

      @@bparksiii6171 holy crap that's a lot more than I thought

  • @HelpingHand-ic4wt
    @HelpingHand-ic4wt 19 часов назад +1

    most of us back then had the Mercury Commuter station wagon by Matchbox in this "Lime Gold Metallic" color. As I recall, it had a trailer hitch to tow various Matchbox vehicles with.

  • @johnmartin7158
    @johnmartin7158 19 часов назад +2

    I love the analogue clocks in the old cars and some not so new vehicles as in the Suzuki Vitara.

  • @carlmontney7916
    @carlmontney7916 День назад +2

    67 Mercury
    67 Bonneville
    I always liked the body style on these. I'm really surprised they never made a Monterey station wagon version. Especially on the 66 with the long straight body length that just screams station wagon possibilities.
    The 0 to 60 time of under 7 seconds is actually quite respectable for a car this big. You just can't beat those big V8s with gobs of torque.
    A friend of mine's father had a '67 four-door sedan with the big V8 and sometimes I'd go with him and his family on a weekend trip and it was always a very comfortable ride in that huge back seat in the car.
    I remember a couple of times when his dad would all of a sudden say "oh my God I'm doing 100 mph I better slow down". Naturally, my friend's mom would be freaking out and we never knew if he was kidding or not. We would never know If he really was going that fast or not because sitting in the backseat it felt smooth as glass.
    The 60's was a glorious time for automobiles. New models every 1 to 2 years. Lots of innovations and the styling was awesome.
    I'm so glad that I'm a boomer and I was born in a time when by the time I hit my teens and was ready to drive, there were all these really great cars from the '60s that I had access to and were able to own.
    The dash layout is so clean and stylish. Understated elegance in these cars. A perfect bridge between Ford and Lincoln.

    • @danielulz1640
      @danielulz1640 23 часа назад +3

      Mercury DID offer station wagons. They were even mentioned in the beginning of this video.

    • @carlmontney7916
      @carlmontney7916 23 часа назад +1

      ​@@danielulz1640and yeah I just went back and re-listened to it what I was mentioning was the Monterey itself they didn't offer that as a station wagon.

    • @danielulz1640
      @danielulz1640 15 часов назад +1

      But Mercury DID offer a Monterey style station wagon. It was called Commuter, model 71B as a six passenger and model 71C as an eight passenger, with no simulated wood trim. ​@@carlmontney7916

  • @bparksiii6171
    @bparksiii6171 День назад +1

    Another of my favorite 60's Mercurys, and in my favorite color, used to be a lot of them in the neighborhood plus some Comets back in my childhood days. The local Mercury dealer in Austin also briefly sold Edsels, he also was the mayor for a while too. First pick Chrysler Newport, second Thunderbird 4 door.

  • @automatedelectronics6062
    @automatedelectronics6062 День назад +6

    Mercury tried to pass itself off as Lincoln's baby brother. Stylings were similar and this '67 definitely has has a Lincoln-esque front end. Often people called these full-size Merc's Baby Lincolns. The 1967 with the hump above the speedo was one year only. The 1968 still had the big round speedo, but the dash pad was flat on top. The one to have was the Park Lane.

  • @hughdavis8769
    @hughdavis8769 6 часов назад +2

    I had a 1970 version of this. Same color with green top and interior. We thought it would be a good idea to put in a medium rise Cobra Jet manifold and 780 Holley on it. Wow!!! That car was fast! I might have got a bad ticket one time. I drove that thing all the way from Detroit to Quad Cities leaking air on the Monroes till I got there.

    • @hughdavis8769
      @hughdavis8769 6 часов назад +1

      Yeah man! We filled the trunk of this car with fire wood and went to the Nascar race in Michigan. Go Cale!!!!

    • @What.its.like.
      @What.its.like.  5 часов назад

      Thank you so much for sharing that story. What a cool memory!!

  • @HelpingHand-ic4wt
    @HelpingHand-ic4wt 19 часов назад +1

    Detective McGarrett, dig that groovy mid-class entry level full size seat fabric in the new cruisers!

  • @paulcheek5711
    @paulcheek5711 56 минут назад +1

    many great cars in '67

  • @josephcrafa2694
    @josephcrafa2694 14 часов назад +1

    Although not my favorite model I always loved the Mercury.

  • @scottymoondogjakubin4766
    @scottymoondogjakubin4766 20 часов назад +1

    I still love these old cars ! 8 mpg or not and i would still rock them to this day !

    • @What.its.like.
      @What.its.like.  13 часов назад +1

      Feels like actually driving something, car quality is so cheap now but charge a fortune for them

  • @tigre7739
    @tigre7739 22 часа назад +1

    I love the Ford, Lincoln Mercury models from this era. All of the WYRs are awesome IMO, I'd go with this one in the first, in the second, I'd go with the Bonneville, with the T-Bird running a very close second! 😎

  • @ronnieroberts9478
    @ronnieroberts9478 День назад +4

    Very good video thank you

    • @What.its.like.
      @What.its.like.  15 часов назад +1

      Thank you happy you dig this one =)

  • @scolley0616
    @scolley0616 День назад +1

    Was there last Tuesday and was great talking to you that evening. I did not see that car, but I do remember the 1960 Impala and red Olds. Keep up the good work!

    • @What.its.like.
      @What.its.like.  16 часов назад

      Awesome
      I'm glad you got to go to classic automall so many cool things to see. =) it was great talking to you as well

  • @JefferyHall-ct2tr
    @JefferyHall-ct2tr 11 часов назад +1

    Hi Jay! Can't hardly go wrong with those old Ford/Mercs from the late 60's. The color brings back memories for me since I had TWO cars that color. a 1968 Falcon 4dr. And, my 1969 Fairlane 500 2dr. hardtop. They both had a dark green interior in them. The Merc shown is pretty cool! About the most goofy feature was the steering wheel "crash-pad" that the 1967 FOMOCO products all seemed to have! WYR 1 would be the Monterey, even though I REALLY like the styling on the Olds! #2 Would be the 1967 T-Bird 4 door! Pretty slick machines!

    • @What.its.like.
      @What.its.like.  9 часов назад

      Sweet choices. Thank you so much for sharing those cars with us.

  • @61rampy65
    @61rampy65 23 часа назад +1

    It's funny how cars like this once were almost a dime a dozen, there were zillions of family 4-door sedans roaming about. Nowadays, finding one in decent condition is nearly impossible, because these cars were just appliances, nobody thought to save them. This car looks like it was fairly well maintained, but I'll bet that 390 towed around a large camper or boat back in its day. I like the 66 much better tho, both inside and out. WYR= I'd take the Merc, but that Olds would be ok, but the 67 T-Bird is what I would want out of all of them. Nice job, Jay!

    • @What.its.like.
      @What.its.like.  13 часов назад +1

      I totally agree it's crazy how they are were everywhere now rarely seen.. late 80s fords Lincoln and Mercury was like that here in the 2000s when I was in highschool it seemed you always knew someone with a green Buick lesabre

  • @geebs76
    @geebs76 12 часов назад +1

    I'd choose the '67 Delta 88 and the '67 Thunderbird. My buddy had a '67 Delta 88 and we did a lot of cruising in that car back in the late 70's. It was a comfortable car with sufficient power.

  • @chrisbrown3925
    @chrisbrown3925 День назад +3

    Your videos keep getting better and better!😊

  • @HelpingHand-ic4wt
    @HelpingHand-ic4wt 19 часов назад +2

    1967- The Summer of Love in San Francisco's "People's Park". 1 year later, we pulled over on a sight seeing tour of SF there at Haight & Ashbury to get an eyeful of what was "the summer of love" only to find a hippie peeing on a tree out in the wide open public. We left before he did.

    • @What.its.like.
      @What.its.like.  14 часов назад +1

      Thank you so much for sharing that memory

    • @billolsen4360
      @billolsen4360 4 часа назад +2

      And THAT's why you remember the sixties!

  • @josephgaviota
    @josephgaviota 4 часа назад +1

    10:00 I like the front end of that Merc. Simple. Reminds me of (of course) the Lincolns of the era.

  • @victorboucher675
    @victorboucher675 8 часов назад +1

    Like a king sized waterbed, in more ways than one.

  • @marcelgaud
    @marcelgaud 23 часа назад +1

    I like the '66, Jay~!

  • @joebutchko2223
    @joebutchko2223 Час назад +1

    Can you imagine a car getting 7 to 11 mpg? In '67 gas in eastern PA was 32.9/gal. I'm guessing in the scheme of things that would be about the same as today.
    67 was the first year for the split-circuit brake systems.

    • @What.its.like.
      @What.its.like.  Час назад

      There are some cars made by Stellantis that get that now and gas is a lot more
      Don't even get me started on gas mileage there's no reason why we can't get 40 mpg now rambler cross country got 32 mpg hwy in the mid to late 50s

  • @batiusfinkius2923
    @batiusfinkius2923 6 часов назад +1

    Hopefully you’ll do a Mercury Capri at some point. I own a Ford Capri which is the model they shipped Stateside to become the Mercury and I’d like to see how it compares/was marketed. We had it sold as a European Mustang and “the car you always promised yourself”

    • @What.its.like.
      @What.its.like.  4 часа назад

      Definitely would love to cover a Capri the goal is to cover as many cars as possible, especially the cars off the beaten path

  • @johnmartin7158
    @johnmartin7158 19 часов назад +2

    1967 Chrysler Newport.

  • @fidobite3798
    @fidobite3798 День назад +1

    Gotta go with the Olds Delta (my parents had a "Delmont 88", slightly cheaper than the Delta, same color blue). In the 2nd Would You Rather, I'll go for the Bonneville as I really liked the styling then.

    • @What.its.like.
      @What.its.like.  13 часов назад

      Sweet choices that Pontiac looks interesting

  • @johnmartin7158
    @johnmartin7158 19 часов назад +2

    1967 Mercury 2nd scenario.

  • @DavidSmith-ox4tu
    @DavidSmith-ox4tu 19 часов назад +2

    I had a white one and I paid $150 for it in 1980.

    • @What.its.like.
      @What.its.like.  16 часов назад

      Sweet what engine did yours have and what did you think of the car

  • @HelpingHand-ic4wt
    @HelpingHand-ic4wt 19 часов назад +1

    Tune in, turn on, and drop out, baby. - BAD IDEA, IT"S A TRAP! :)

  • @luisvelasco316
    @luisvelasco316 23 часа назад +1

    Nose evokes a coffin-nosed Cord 810. WYR: Olds, Pontiac.

  • @ernielaw
    @ernielaw 23 часа назад +1

    At some point they stopped selling the Monterey on the Canadian market as they were sold as Meteors albeit with Ford dashboards. I'm uncertain about sales of the Monterey in Canada by 1967. Although I was never a fan of Mercury styling during the '60's, I preferred the look of the '67 to the '66. My cars of choice would be the Delta 88 and the Thunderbird.

  • @goldenboy5500
    @goldenboy5500 5 часов назад +1

    1967 Pontiac bonneville

  • @billolsen4360
    @billolsen4360 4 часа назад +1

    3:21 Always thought the 67 styling brought the big Mercs down a peg vs the competition with a plain Jane result. Like the taillamps, tho! Hmmmm 4 speed sticks should keep a guy deodorized for 30+ days! The dash pad bulge may provide shading to the speedometer so sunlight doesn't interfere with the driver's view. WYR: 1. Olds 2. T-Bird!!

  • @allenwayne2033
    @allenwayne2033 8 часов назад

    When I was 8, and already had strong opinions about automotive styling, my great uncle bought a new 67 Catalina. I told him it was ugly. I still think it is, never cared for the beak or the split stacked headlights. Pontiacs were beautiful up until 67. Of course, my Dad severely chastised me for expressing my negative opinion to my Uncle.

  • @middleclassretiree
    @middleclassretiree День назад +2

    Thanks for the video and the memories Jay but I’m scratching my head trying to figure out why you included a Mercury marine outboard engine as there is absolutely no correlation between the two products/companies other than the name and technically it was keikhaefur mercury corporation founded by Karl keikhaefer. Of the 65-68 mercury full size models my favorite was the 66 in the 2 dr fastback parklane marauder so for the WYR i will go with the olds and its beautiful coke bottle styling and in the second option the t bird as it was the best of both worlds, road car and stylish

    • @What.its.like.
      @What.its.like.  День назад +1

      I did that strictly for a head scratcher lol it was a good advertising piece
      I was looking for an advertising piece that had all of mercurys offerings

  • @charlesgall7829
    @charlesgall7829 День назад +1

    Hi Jay . I am your #2 like!! Haha!Looks like a good one. Will try to see you at Hershey.

    • @genehunsinger3981
      @genehunsinger3981 День назад +2

      HERE'S yer medal!🥈NOW give us a CHEST to pin it ON!LOOK 👀👀AT good ol damxgopak457

    • @What.its.like.
      @What.its.like.  День назад +1

      Yes Charles I'd love to meet you at hershey I'm going for the whole thing now Tuesday through Friday

  • @markchandler1130
    @markchandler1130 День назад +3

    1966 with gages

  • @damxgopak457
    @damxgopak457 День назад +1

    I had one back in 80 I got into a High speed cop pursuit did pretty well until I hit their roadblock.

    • @What.its.like.
      @What.its.like.  День назад +2

      Crazy story

    • @damxgopak457
      @damxgopak457 День назад +1

      @@What.its.like. unfortunately it's true.

    • @What.its.like.
      @What.its.like.  День назад

      Story time? Do you care to share the whole story

    • @damxgopak457
      @damxgopak457 День назад +3

      @@What.its.like. all right I was young and stupid I had just scored a quarter pound of weed to deal was in Seattle suddenly cop lights in my rear view my right foot disconnected from my senses I stomped the old mercury to the floor and evaded the law for about 15 minutes hauling ass back and forth through downtown until at least 10 cars blocked the 1st avenue bridge I thought to ram them but I slid in sideways got arrested and did 2 years.i don't recommend this behavior to anyone.

    • @What.its.like.
      @What.its.like.  День назад +2

      Thank you so much for sharing that story =)
      You could never do that now too many cameras .. and I swear cop cars have some sort of tracking device on you once they get behind you they can always seem to find where you’re at ( I watch a lot of cop shows the perp never gets away )

  • @victorboucher675
    @victorboucher675 8 часов назад +1

    Maybe plug the Strat into a Fender amp with a dash of trem for the after party?

    • @What.its.like.
      @What.its.like.  5 часов назад

      That would be awesome if I knew how to play guitar.. I took a few lessons, but I’m not good. I wanted to play the drums and my mom bought me a guitar.

  • @Irishfan
    @Irishfan 13 часов назад +1

    In both scenarios, I would take the Mercury Monterey. In the first scenario, I also like the Chrysler Newport it would be my second choice. Although the brochure offers a manual transmission, the only Mercury in 1967 I ever saw with Manual, transmission was the Cougar, and it was rare in them. Mercurys were luxury cars they offered mostly automatic transmissions in their cars since the 50s. I like the 67 overall better than the 66, but I like the 66 tail light better than the 67. The 67 steering wheel on all Ford products had a round popoff hub. I totally disliked that thing, so it would have me looking for a different year to buy over the others. I would every year look at both the Ford and Mercury models to decide which would be my first choice to buy. In the 60s, prior to 64, it was the Ford, after 64 with the exception of 68, it was the Mercury. Except for the steering wheel, 67 was my favorite Mercury year
    One other thing I noticed is when you show and get criticism of the knee and leg room in the back seat. The front seat moves forward and back at minimum. They also can go up and down, and the angle changes. So that the room back there will vary. You tend to show in wherever position the seat was left in. So, your tight knee position was a worst-case scenario.

    • @What.its.like.
      @What.its.like.  13 часов назад

      Thank you so much for sharing that insight I'm with you on the 67 steering wheel never really liked that but prefer it over the 68 wheel

  • @billhyde2303
    @billhyde2303 День назад +2

    Which was federal mandated for all car for 67.

  • @mkshffr4936
    @mkshffr4936 День назад +2

    I will take a 66 please.

  • @jeffreykurth2703
    @jeffreykurth2703 День назад +1

    The 1966 dash is better. Then, the Mercury and the T-Bird. First year for that body style.

  • @scooterdover2771
    @scooterdover2771 23 часа назад +1

    I would take the Chrysler car and the Tunderbird.

  • @eddiebennett2994
    @eddiebennett2994 21 час назад +1

    Wyr 1 the Merc
    Wyr 2 T-Bird

  • @Steven-p4j
    @Steven-p4j 14 часов назад +1

    I always find myself stopping at the ads and reading the copy. They are artefacts of a different time. Meaning, you just could not use these cheesy lines to attract customers today. I also should add, that I don't find this vehicle at all appealing, Jay. It just looks like a boring boxy car, frankly. However, this is the first car you have ever showed me, which didn't stir some excitement within me. That is a remarkably good run, I think. The rear brake lights did remind me of the running or reversing lights on the Mustang though.

    • @What.its.like.
      @What.its.like.  14 часов назад

      @@Steven-p4j I agree they are kind of plain Jane but it's interesting when you get up close and you see all of the different design it's not like they just made it big and brick like ( like Chevy trucks today )

  • @HelpingHand-ic4wt
    @HelpingHand-ic4wt 19 часов назад +1

    did I miss something, is this one with the new style breezeway back window?

    • @What.its.like.
      @What.its.like.  13 часов назад

      I'm not sure I don't think this one had it

    • @billolsen4360
      @billolsen4360 4 часа назад +2

      Breezeway rear window was only available on the Merc Marquis Brougham.

  • @brianhayes7618
    @brianhayes7618 День назад +1

    67

  • @jrkat
    @jrkat 22 часа назад +1

    A tank

  • @markchandler1130
    @markchandler1130 День назад +1

    Oldsmobile
    Pontiac

  • @steveblottenberger1097
    @steveblottenberger1097 День назад +1

    I take the Pontiac

  • @allenwayne2033
    @allenwayne2033 21 час назад +1

    WYR 1: None of them. If forced to, I guess I would take the Olds, but was never a fan. WYR 2: hell yeah, give me that Fordor T-Bird!

    • @What.its.like.
      @What.its.like.  16 часов назад

      Awesome choices =) I love the four door t bird

  • @jonathanhernandez4304
    @jonathanhernandez4304 7 часов назад

    I'll never understand the stereotypes based on generations. I was born in 1963 and have very little in common with 99% of Boomers. I was programming in C++ by 1984 as a 20 year old and all my friends wanted wives that were professionals not old fashioned wives. To be clumbed in a category of people that don't know squat about computers, IC's and more is wildly insane. I know nothing about the 50's and 60's yet based on a category people assume that I have those values. Oh well....

  • @PS-js9oh
    @PS-js9oh День назад +1

    KEEP that dog quiet ....or is it a dog ? ...Archie is that you ? Downboy !
    Whooooose a goooood boy ? Piece of top sirloin for you...buddy 🥩(sniff sniff)

    • @What.its.like.
      @What.its.like.  13 часов назад

      Yeah the kids and dog was going at the same time I was amazed I was able to keep most of that

  • @1936Studebaker
    @1936Studebaker День назад +1

    The front of the car is not to well thought out in relation to where the hood finishes and the fenders brows start, why didn't Mercury not keep them in line for a cleaner look.

  • @ericsneary5430
    @ericsneary5430 День назад +2

    I think the 67 and 68 Mercurys are the best looking

  • @nevco8774
    @nevco8774 23 часа назад +1

    The style is already like in 1970ties. To me is the ugliest style. The second ugliest is 1980ties. The third is 1990ties.
    The most attractive are 1930ties, then 1950ties.
    In order to accept the style I have to have a station wagon.