a cornucopia of So Cal Mercury Wagons

from oldest to newest

First up a beautiful '49 ... I can only dream
https://ventura.craigslist.org/cto/d/1949-mercury-woodie/6534456427.html








A '65 Colony Park ... really like the rear facing 3rd row. Used in the Madman series. Wonder about the drip pan?
https://inlandempire.craigslist.org/cto/d/1965-mercury-colony-park/6543723439.html













A factory v8 '79 Zephyr. 'been emailing the owner and it has cruise. I'll try to get some interior pics
https://losangeles.craigslist.org/sgv/cto/d/1979-mercury-zephyr-wagon/6549697258.html






This '82 has been posted on here earlier. The price has come down from the initial listing of $10k
but still has a way to go to reach reality
https://inlandempire.craigslist.org/cto/d/1982-mercury-grand-marquis/6528515103.html

Perhaps the best for last. A '91 w/ a CA smogged 5.0HO swap. Long time owned and reasonably priced. Gotta give this one a thumbs up
https://losangeles.craigslist.org/wst/cto/d/mercury-colony-park-station/6551207831.html

 

I forgot the budget one:
https://losangeles.craigslist.org/ant/cto/d/1989-mercury-station-wagon/6545872908.html

 

So..........
On that '91 Colony Park listed in the L.A. Craig's List, the owner replaced the standard 5.0 liter V-8 Ford engine with a 5.0 liter V-8 Ford engine from a 1993 Mustang GT. My question is - how big of a change is that? Let's see......

1991 Mercury Grand Marquis
Horsepower: 150 @ 3,200 rpm
Torque: 270 ft-lbs @ 2,000 rpm

Horsepower: 160 @ 3,400 rpm (w/ tow package)
Torque: 280 ft-lbs @ 2,200 rpm (w/ tow package)


1993 Ford Mustang GT 5.0 liter V-8
Horsepower: 205 @4,200
Torque: 275 ft-lbs @ 3,000 rpm

So yes, it makes more power, but you have to wind the engine out quite a bit to utilize that power. And there's negligible improvement in the torque figure. It remains to be seen whether this was a wise choice for an engine swap.