1979 Mercury Marquis - Ford 302 engine, 8 cyl, 4 door cavernous trunk/boot (the ENTIRE drum set fits inside!). Bought it a couple of months ago for a song - almost literally - 57,000 miles on it - the original owner had a stroke 6 years ago, so stopped his weekly treks to the grocers and church on Sunday. No lie. Seals and gaskets need work, but hey - insurance is cheap on this - and better gas mileage than the "good ol' boy" I work with who gave me no end of grief - then he realized my beast had a bigger engine and was 3 inches longer than his "full size" SUV tank (his testosterone based ego took a major hit when he realized this...)
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