Yes, it's basically a Galaxie underneath. The frame, with the four torque boxes was completely new for 1965, and Ford kept it for a long time, as it was very efficient in making those cars as quiet as Ford advertised. Notice it doesn't need a X member even on a convertible to keep the car from flexing more than it's closed brothers. 1965 and up Fords had a frame that was rigid in the center, and flexible on the back and on the front (that's where the torque boxes come to play), and the body had also a very rigid structure, almost like a unibody car would have, and that made the cars as quiet and flexing proof as possible. Even the big wagons felt solid. I own two Galaxies with this very frame, and even tough they are not sports cars, they handle quite well for their size and weight. I really love the "floating" on the highway those cars have, all that unsprung mass on the back has a lot to do with that. My taste goes toward big cars that are super smooth and comfortable. Every time I drive our MK-I Focus it's like driving a go kart. By the way, 2V means two ventures, indicating it's a two barrel car.
G'day, Amesie! "Ford also offered the full sized Custom 300, Fairlane, and Fairlane 500 models. A new body style, back in 1960 called the Starliner Hardtop had a distinctive roofline and was added to the top-of-the-line Galaxie models. Mercury retained the Park Lane as its top model, and continued offering the popular Monterey and Montclair models." Remembering... Mercury greeted 1969 with a dizzying number of models and variations and a clear division between the Lincoln-Mercury models, with the larger Marquis taking a lot of Lincoln styling cues. The Montclair became the Monterey Custom line, while the Park Lane developed into the Marquis, which included the Colony Park station wagon. The low-line Monterey and Monterey Custom had a full-width loop-effect front bumper with turn signals wrapped around the fender. Headlights were open with horizontal grille bars in the center. The Marquis line featured covered headlights and a front more like the Lincoln Continental MK III. Side windows were now ventless and the convertible had a vinyl interior, while other models were cloth and vinyl. Big seller in the Monterey line was the four-door sedan with 23,009 units. The convertible is pretty rare with only 1,297 built. There were 9,865 two-door hardtops, 6,066 four-door hardtops and 5,844 wagons, for a total of 46,081 units. The Monterey Custom did not list a convertible but the other models were the same though only 14,748 were built in total with 7,103 four-door sedans as the top seller. Most Montereys were fitted with the 265 bhp 390 cid V-8. Thank you for the Review, Walk-around, Up On Lift, and Road Test. Cheers! 😊🚗✌🏼❤️
You are absolutely right about the less cool a car was back then, it’s way cooler now! Funny how that works. Just reading the comments, funny how many people have stories about a certain car.
I think these old 'less desirable' cars are a lot cooler now because you rarely see them. You go to any car show and there are bound to be dozens of Mustangs and Corvettes. How many Montereys are there? Because they weren't cool then, not as many were saved, which leads to them being cool now.
I used to take my dads girlfriends new 1968 galaxy with a 390 out to burn out the carbon, she never drove over 35. That car really ran nice. That is a moving living room. I drive a 1982 Datsun 280 zx Turbo, you cant go anywhere without people coming up to you, to tell you about the one they owned along time ago. Great conversations.
I drive a 25 year old 1993 Ford Taurus GL with a 3.8L V6 those seats in that car are too like setting on a couch in a living room they sure don't make cars with nice plush seats like that in todays world it all ended in the late 1990s when they quit putting split bench seats and regular bench seats in the front of the mid size sedans and full size sedans .. i wouldn't mind owning a old LTD anywhere from 1968 up till 1991
Great looking car. Got a 66 myself I'm restoring and love it. I herd you say 2v was for 2 valve but actually it stood for 2 venturi. Meaning a 2 barrel. Thays why you will see 4v. On a 4 barrel car some times even though it's a 2 valve engine
great car..i had a 1969 merc monterey ,,same car as this only a slight change in the grill and tailights...mine was a triple black 2 door hard top ..it also had factory a/c like this one..and disc brakes...the disc brake were an option...standard on the marquis ...the mercury marauder would be thought of the muscle car end of these cars...but the mercs were a bit bigger then the fords...merc had a 124 inch wheel base..while the same fords has a 121 inch wheel base
Amesie - lovely vid & vehicle choice. It’s great that you spend time on the underside review as we rarely get the chance. Re: the life of the frame design, isn’t it the Americans that coined the phrase ‘why fix what ain’t broke?!’ I did laugh at your surprise when you finally gave it the full beans...
lol, worn steering box/linkage. tighten up the steering, add cruise control and hit the lottery for gasoline and you have one of the best cross country cruisers :))
Nice car Amesie I wonder how the handling of this car being a 1970 compares to your Saab 96 being a 1971 If you where in a real hurry and had to drive on a narrow curvy mountain or forest gravel road to get to your destination Witch one of these two cars would you choose? You mentioned that the same frame as the one on this Mercury was used until the early 2000s. That got me wondering about the American car industry and why it has failed in resent years I think that Both GM, Ford and Chrysler has not really being developing there cars, instead they have been reusing old technology and putting it in a newer package so to speak. Back in the 1950s American car companies s was way in front of other car companies when it came to equipment like electric windows, power steering and car design However the base of their cars used a model developed by Henry Ford in the early 1930s with the model A, so the average 1950s American car was based on a 1930s model but with a newer body and engine but using the same basic technology as a base. All of the big three car makers adopted this as a standard platform and have been using it ewer since The steel frames may be different from the 1930 but the technology itself hasn’t changed much Here is a small simplified summery of the average American car between 1950 and 1990 A steal frame with a straight six or big push rod v8 engine in the front, connected to a automatic gearbox and rear wheel drive. a sofa in the front and the gear-leaver on the steering column The rear axle connected to the frame with leaves springs in the back and drum brakes all around in later years disc brakes was used in the front and seatbelt was also added as a standard Almost all American cars was made in this way between 1950 and 1990 no matter what brand and model, with a few exceptions of course. Some models had bucket seats and the gear leaver on the floor and some models even had a manual gearbox, a few models was made with front wheel drive and there where also some smaller models made with smaller engines back in the 1970s If I’m not totally mistaken, a push rod V8 is still used in the modern Chevrolet Corvette and maybe the Camaro to? I think that a car manufacturer that don’t really develop and improve there models but instead uses old technology in a new package year after year (like putting a new body style on an old type of frame and the same old fuel guzzling push rod v8 engine) are doomed in the long run and that may weary well be one of the main reasons why the American car industries have failed in later years. Import cars being cheaper and in most cases having better handling, better crash protection and better fuel economy may have contributed to this of course. The fuel crisis in the 1970s had a role in this because people started to look at alternatives to the fuel-guzzling American cars People today are more aware things like fuel economy and safety then 40-50 years ago and look at these things when they want to buy a new car and they also have a lot more to choose from. People that bought and owned an import car like a Volvo, Toyota, Mazda, Mercedes, BMW or a Saab 96, 99 or 900 in the past wouldn’t go out to buy an American car once they had something like that and the same goes for owners of other brands to. There simply wouldn't be any reason for them to buy an American car except that it is American and that in it self is not a good enough reason to buy one. Maybe I am totally wrong about this, what do you think?
I could base a whole episode discussing everything you said. But for thequestion of which car on a curvy road it's no contest the Saab. The 96 was an epic rally race weapon for a very long time.
There are advantages for every technology you listed to describe American cars, and all the technologies are still in use today. There is a good reason why foreign companies like Toyota use a push rod engine for NASCAR. All car manufacturers still use the ancient internal combustion engine that the first production Ford used when it rolled of the assembly line in 1903. Just because a technology is old doesn't make it bad or out dated. There are other reasons besides technology for the success of Japanese car manufacturers. One is illegal economic practices that cause the price of Japanese cars to drop well below the competition. They did the same thing to American Electronic companies, which our politicians allowed them to do, and is why you don't see any radios or televisions made in the United States anymore. It had nothing to do with poorly made American televisions and radios.
I don't follow NASCAR, so i have no idea if your right or wrong, but some advantages of a push rod engine are: good low end torque, simple, easier to manufacture, lower cost, smaller and lighter and fewer moving parts. GM used a push rod engine for the Corvette and that certainly isn't an under performing car, and I believe Dodge still builds one. Because a technology is old doesn't mean it doesn't have advantages, and that was my whole point.
The 70 Monterey would have been the upscale version of the 1970 Galaxy 500. The 1970 Marquis would be the upscale 1970 LTD equivalent. All in all, a great car find! They were known for quiet and comfort, but rusted out sitting in the show room.
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Yes, it's basically a Galaxie underneath. The frame, with the four torque boxes was completely new for 1965, and Ford kept it for a long time, as it was very efficient in making those cars as quiet as Ford advertised. Notice it doesn't need a X member even on a convertible to keep the car from flexing more than it's closed brothers. 1965 and up Fords had a frame that was rigid in the center, and flexible on the back and on the front (that's where the torque boxes come to play), and the body had also a very rigid structure, almost like a unibody car would have, and that made the cars as quiet and flexing proof as possible. Even the big wagons felt solid. I own two Galaxies with this very frame, and even tough they are not sports cars, they handle quite well for their size and weight. I really love the "floating" on the highway those cars have, all that unsprung mass on the back has a lot to do with that. My taste goes toward big cars that are super smooth and comfortable. Every time I drive our MK-I Focus it's like driving a go kart.
By the way, 2V means two ventures, indicating it's a two barrel car.
I love the addition of the 1970 Mercury Monterey commercial! that was so vintage and awesome to add that to the video.
G'day, Amesie! "Ford also offered the full sized Custom 300, Fairlane, and Fairlane 500 models. A new body style, back in 1960 called the Starliner Hardtop had a distinctive roofline and was added to the top-of-the-line Galaxie models. Mercury retained the Park Lane as its top model, and continued offering the popular Monterey and Montclair models."
Remembering... Mercury greeted 1969 with a dizzying number of models and variations and a clear division between the Lincoln-Mercury models, with the larger Marquis taking a lot of Lincoln styling cues. The Montclair became the Monterey Custom line, while the Park Lane developed into the Marquis, which included the Colony Park station wagon.
The low-line Monterey and Monterey Custom had a full-width loop-effect front bumper with turn signals wrapped around the fender. Headlights were open with horizontal grille bars in the center. The Marquis line featured covered headlights and a front more like the Lincoln Continental MK III. Side windows were now ventless and the convertible had a vinyl interior, while other models were cloth and vinyl.
Big seller in the Monterey line was the four-door sedan with 23,009 units. The convertible is pretty rare with only 1,297 built. There were 9,865 two-door hardtops, 6,066 four-door hardtops and 5,844 wagons, for a total of 46,081 units. The Monterey Custom did not list a convertible but the other models were the same though only 14,748 were built in total with 7,103 four-door sedans as the top seller. Most Montereys were fitted with the 265 bhp 390 cid V-8. Thank you for the Review, Walk-around, Up On Lift, and Road Test.
Cheers! 😊🚗✌🏼❤️
Paul, advertised curb weight is 4,272 lbs. "Two tons of fun!" 😀
You are absolutely right about the less cool a car was back then, it’s way cooler now! Funny how that works. Just reading the comments, funny how many people have stories about a certain car.
I think these old 'less desirable' cars are a lot cooler now because you rarely see them. You go to any car show and there are bound to be dozens of Mustangs and Corvettes. How many Montereys are there? Because they weren't cool then, not as many were saved, which leads to them being cool now.
planejet42 that's why I love my 65 galaxie!!! For that exact reason.
I used to take my dads girlfriends new 1968 galaxy with a 390 out to burn out the carbon, she never drove over 35.
That car really ran nice.
That is a moving living room.
I drive a 1982 Datsun 280 zx Turbo, you cant go anywhere without people coming up to you, to tell you about the one they owned along time ago. Great conversations.
I drive a 25 year old 1993 Ford Taurus GL with a 3.8L V6 those seats in that car are too like setting on a couch in a living room they sure don't make cars with nice plush seats like that in todays world it all ended in the late 1990s when they quit putting split bench seats and regular bench seats in the front of the mid size sedans and full size sedans .. i wouldn't mind owning a old LTD anywhere from 1968 up till 1991
Do they even sell cars with bench seats anymore ?
Great looking car. Got a 66 myself I'm restoring and love it. I herd you say 2v was for 2 valve but actually it stood for 2 venturi. Meaning a 2 barrel. Thays why you will see 4v. On a 4 barrel car some times even though it's a 2 valve engine
But to be fair, the engine is 2 valves per cylinder. Lol
Oh man, I'd forgotten all about those "Sign of the Cat" ads from the early 1970s!!
That was a really good review. Enjoyed it!
Excellent video, thank you for bringing us along.
Looks fantastic in its original condition .just requires a little tlc but personally I would
not paint it. I enjoyed the video, thanks man.
nice, in the background of my icon is my 72 Mercury Montego GT behind my 68 Charger.
Holy crap , that skeleton literally sat up and gave you the stink eye socket when you took that corner too hard !! Don’t f#ck with his car ! Lol
great car..i had a 1969 merc monterey ,,same car as this only a slight change in the grill and tailights...mine was a triple black 2 door hard top ..it also had factory a/c like this one..and disc brakes...the disc brake were an option...standard on the marquis ...the mercury marauder would be thought of the muscle car end of these cars...but the mercs were a bit bigger then the fords...merc had a 124 inch wheel base..while the same fords has a 121 inch wheel base
Another great video! That's an amazing old car!
Looks like it’s based on a Fairlane. Wow! Power windows! Born the same year I was
My Pop bought a 1970 4-door hardtop. It was white with grey interior.
Nice unrestored vibe going on. Good to see you Paul, hope you are having a great summer.
Love it 😆 look great cruising with top down 😎👍old yank tank 🤗
Nice car, nice Sound.
ford 9" rear end, one of the few "best" things they provided to the automotive planet ;)
I’m looking at getting me a wagon version of this car, unfortunately no engine but definitely hyped to put a boosted V8 LOL love the exaughst
Enjoyed this one👍
My dad had a 4dr 70 Monterey, with the 390!
Great video as always keep em coming
Even better noises with a 4 barrel holley!
Amesie - lovely vid & vehicle choice. It’s great that you spend time on the underside review as we rarely get the chance. Re: the life of the frame design, isn’t it the Americans that coined the phrase ‘why fix what ain’t broke?!’ I did laugh at your surprise when you finally gave it the full beans...
Don't forget to tell them about the rust on the rockers
One day Imma get myself a boat.
Hey! Good video.
But.... pleas more Saab Video I love it
Das Boot 👍
lol, worn steering box/linkage. tighten up the steering, add cruise control and hit the lottery for gasoline and you have one of the best cross country cruisers :))
Nice car :)
Nice car Amesie
I wonder how the handling of this car being a 1970 compares to your Saab 96 being a 1971
If you where in a real hurry and had to drive on a narrow curvy mountain or forest gravel road to get to your destination
Witch one of these two cars would you choose?
You mentioned that the same frame as the one on this Mercury was used until the early 2000s.
That got me wondering about the American car industry and why it has failed in resent years
I think that Both GM, Ford and Chrysler has not really being developing there cars, instead they have been reusing old technology and putting it in a newer package so to speak.
Back in the 1950s American car companies s was way in front of other car companies when it came to equipment like electric windows, power steering and car design
However the base of their cars used a model developed by Henry Ford in the early 1930s with the model A, so the average 1950s American car was based on a 1930s model but with a newer body and engine but using the same basic technology as a base. All of the big three car makers adopted this as a standard platform and have been using it ewer since
The steel frames may be different from the 1930 but the technology itself hasn’t changed much
Here is a small simplified summery of the average American car between 1950 and 1990
A steal frame with a straight six or big push rod v8 engine in the front, connected to a automatic gearbox and rear wheel drive. a sofa in the front and the gear-leaver on the steering column
The rear axle connected to the frame with leaves springs in the back and drum brakes all around
in later years disc brakes was used in the front and seatbelt was also added as a standard
Almost all American cars was made in this way between 1950 and 1990 no matter what brand and model, with a few exceptions of course.
Some models had bucket seats and the gear leaver on the floor and some models even had a manual gearbox, a few models was made with front wheel drive and there where also some smaller models made with smaller engines back in the 1970s
If I’m not totally mistaken, a push rod V8 is still used in the modern Chevrolet Corvette and maybe the Camaro to?
I think that a car manufacturer that don’t really develop and improve there models but instead uses old technology in a new package year after year (like putting a new body style on an old type of frame and the same old fuel guzzling push rod v8 engine) are doomed in the long run and that may weary well be one of the main reasons why the American car industries have failed in later years.
Import cars being cheaper and in most cases having better handling, better crash protection and better fuel economy may have contributed to this of course. The fuel crisis in the 1970s had a role in this because people started to look at alternatives to the fuel-guzzling American cars
People today are more aware things like fuel economy and safety then 40-50 years ago and look at these things when they want to buy a new car and they also have a lot more to choose from.
People that bought and owned an import car like a Volvo, Toyota, Mazda, Mercedes, BMW or a Saab 96, 99 or 900 in the past wouldn’t go out to buy an American car once they had something like that and the same goes for owners of other brands to.
There simply wouldn't be any reason for them to buy an American car except that it is American and that in it self is not a good enough reason to buy one.
Maybe I am totally wrong about this, what do you think?
I could base a whole episode discussing everything you said. But for thequestion of which car on a curvy road it's no contest the Saab. The 96 was an epic rally race weapon for a very long time.
There are advantages for every technology you listed to describe American cars, and all the technologies are still in use today. There is a good reason why foreign companies like Toyota use a push rod engine for NASCAR. All car manufacturers still use the ancient internal combustion engine that the first production Ford used when it rolled of the assembly line in 1903. Just because a technology is old doesn't make it bad or out dated.
There are other reasons besides technology for the success of Japanese car manufacturers. One is illegal economic practices that cause the price of Japanese cars to drop well below the competition. They did the same thing to American Electronic companies, which our politicians allowed them to do, and is why you don't see any radios or televisions made in the United States anymore. It had nothing to do with poorly made American televisions and radios.
I don't follow NASCAR, so i have no idea if your right or wrong, but some advantages of a push rod engine are: good low end torque, simple, easier to manufacture, lower cost, smaller and lighter and fewer moving parts. GM used a push rod engine for the Corvette and that certainly isn't an under performing car, and I believe Dodge still builds one. Because a technology is old doesn't mean it doesn't have advantages, and that was my whole point.
nice review of the merc amesie :D
I had a '69 Marquis
That rear seat passenger is recommended for every driver.
So what didn't W.C. Fields sell? Anyone else remember W.C.Fritos?
W.C. died in the mid-1940s but he was still famous enough for Mercury to use his likeness 30 years later. I enjoyed the video!
I think his best line was "I love children - if prepared properly" LOL
I'd just carry rad and heater hoses in the trunk + antifreeze and water or 50/50 premix lol
Land Yacht!
2v,means 2 barrel carb,That has to be a disc brake kit on the front,.There was no disc brakes in 1970.
Robert Hardwick ____ There were disc brakes in 1890.
Original Hawaii 5_0 car
should have switched places with "bones" and let it drive :)))
buddy in the back of the boat is awfully quiet, is he ok?
Nice car how big is the engine in Litre's?
Michael Johnson 390 ci...6.4L
390 V8 "2 carb-venturi" meaning only two barrels; not valves.
The 70 Monterey would have been the upscale version of the 1970 Galaxy 500. The 1970 Marquis would be the upscale 1970 LTD equivalent. All in all, a great car find! They were known for quiet and comfort, but rusted out sitting in the show room.
long long long car, 6 on the seats and 6 bodies in the trunk :))))
How do I open the hood???
Nah, not the Pinto. Or the mighty Chevette.
4300 pounds of cool going down the road.
Keep that Monterey out of the cabbage lol
hahaha, that thing would put your passengers to sleep....lol
creampuff
Thank goodness that they aren't made anymore. Found On Road Dead...FORD.
ifga16 what do you drive?