Monday, December 1, 2014

Junkyard Find: 1972 Mercury Monterey Coupe

08 - 1972 Mercury Monterey Down On the Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee MartinAfter seeing this '72 Ford LTD Brougham coupe a few months back, it seems fitting that I've spotted the Mercury sibling to that car at the very same San Francisco Bay Area self-service wrecking yard. The images of this rust-free 42-year-old big Ford coupe should result in bitter tears flowing from Sajeev's eyes, not to mention much wailing and gnashing of teeth among Rust Belt Ford lovers who haven't seen such an unoxidized Mercury since the start of the Ethio-Somali War. Here we go!
10 - 1972 Mercury Monterey Down On the Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee MartinActually, this car isn't quite as cherry as it looked at first glance, despite the straight bumpers and not-particularly-bashed bodywork.
06 - 1972 Mercury Monterey Down On the Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee MartinThat's due to the engine fire that ruined the underhood area and much of the dash.
12 - 1972 Mercury Monterey Down On the Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee MartinStill, compared to replacing rusted-out quarter-panels and floors, how hard could it be to fix this damage?
01 - 1972 Mercury Monterey Down On the Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee Martin50 years in AAA! It's a safe assumption that the original owner of this car drove it until it caught on fire.
05 - 1972 Mercury Monterey Down On the Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee MartinWhy buy one of these instead of a same-year LTD? You got much more rococo with the Mercury!
14 - 1972 Mercury Monterey Down On the Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee MartinLet's hope that someone salvages those nice bumpers, grille, and taillights before The Crusher eats this car.


W.C. Fields was a popular counterculture figure of the late 1960s/early 1970s era, for reasons that probably made sense at the time.

I'll bet the original owner of this car was a fan of the "Road Hogs" sequence of If I Had a Million.

01 - 1972 Mercury Monterey Down On the Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee Martin 02 - 1972 Mercury Monterey Down On the Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee Martin 03 - 1972 Mercury Monterey Down On the Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee Martin 04 - 1972 Mercury Monterey Down On the Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee Martin 05 - 1972 Mercury Monterey Down On the Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee Martin 06 - 1972 Mercury Monterey Down On the Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee Martin 07 - 1972 Mercury Monterey Down On the Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee Martin 08 - 1972 Mercury Monterey Down On the Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee Martin 09 - 1972 Mercury Monterey Down On the Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee Martin 10 - 1972 Mercury Monterey Down On the Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee Martin 11 - 1972 Mercury Monterey Down On the Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee Martin 12 - 1972 Mercury Monterey Down On the Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee Martin 13 - 1972 Mercury Monterey Down On the Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee Martin 14 - 1972 Mercury Monterey Down On the Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee Martin 15 - 1972 Mercury Monterey Down On the Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee Martin

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