Ford’s now-defunct Mercury Division first started utilizing the Marquis title in 1967, on a sporty full-size hardtop based mostly on the Ford LTD, then started providing the Grand Marquis starting within the 1979 mannequin 12 months. These large, boxy luxurious sedans had been changed by large, curvy luxurious sedans (on the identical platform) beginning with the 1992 mannequin 12 months, so at present’s Junkyard Gem is without doubt one of the final squared-off Grand Marquises ever constructed.
The 1991 Grand Marquis (or “Grandma Keith,” as many discuss with it at present) seems almost an identical to its 1979 predecessor at a look, simply because the 2011 mannequin does not differ a lot from the 1992 mannequin. Ford noticed no motive to observe short-lived style tendencies with its easy, sturdy rear-wheel-drive sedan.
Solely two Grand Marquis trim ranges had been out there for 1991: the bottom GS and the (considerably) upscale LS. The previous listed at $18,741 and the latter at $19,241, which involves about $41,494 and $42,601, respectively, in inflated 2022 {dollars}).
This inside would have appeared comfortingly acquainted to a 1968 (and even 1958) Mercury proprietor time-traveling to 1991.
That is the elective “full grain leather-based seating floor,” which price an additional $489 (about $1,083 at present).
Dig these opera lights!
Air con was commonplace tools within the 1991 Grand Marquis and its wagon counterpart, the Colony Park.
The engine is the nice previous pushrod 5.0-liter Windsor V8, which might get replaced by a much more trendy 4.6-liter SOHC mill within the ’92 Grand Marquis. This engine was rated at 180 horsepower. A four-speed automated was the one transmission out there.
The early Nineties ended up being the final gasp for padded vinyl roofs being thought of mainstream tools on new Detroit automobiles; this one was referred to as the “Formal Coach” roof and price a further 725 bucks ($1,605 now). Such roofs had been nonetheless out there on a number of automobiles later within the decade, however their time had handed.
Why would such a clear Grandma Keith find yourself in a spot like this? That is straightforward: it bought T-boned immediately into the best entrance wheel, mangling the physique and bending up the suspension. This injury might need been price fixing when the automotive was 5 years previous, however it’s a write-off when it occurs to a 31-year-old Ford Panther.
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