Marauders On The Bay

[John Trogdon]

Here are four Mercury Marauders from our club in Florida. There were only four original colors, and this represents all four. Mine is the red one.

With the help of PSCS, I managed to slip in a very non Florida background. I guess I could have put it on the Travel Forum, but it's mostly about old men's big old heavy hot rods. :D

[BIGTUFFGUY]

great pic, i love that car, speed and comfort, it feels like you are bombing down the highway in your leather sofa

[mikehea28]

vary nice shot i like the back ground was that shot set up or were they just there

[John Trogdon]

vary nice shot i like the back ground was that shot set up or were they just thereMike, none of those cars were actually there. The orginal shot was taken at a car meet in Florida. I put the Golden Gate Bridge in with blended layers in Photoshop. Glad you like it.

[mikehea28]

that is some vary nice photoshop work i could not even tell they were two different photo's

[John Trogdon]

great pic, i love that car, speed and comfort, it feels like you are bombing down the highway in your leather sofaThat's true BIGTUFFGUY. With a good tune, 4:10 gears, and after market exhaust system, it's pretty quick for a big sofa. And. . . . built in Canada. ;)

[black_bullitt]

Very nice picture, exceptional job on the chop, and a fine selection of automobiles!

The Marauder shares the 03/04 Cobra's 32V 4.6L, correct? Does it have the supercharger as well?

[BlanceEMT]

i only thought they came in black!

[John Trogdon]

i only thought they came in black!That was true initially. They brought out the other colors later, and were only in production for two years. I don't remember the numbers, but blue is the rarest color.

[neil_r]

Great shot, but I ask, can we believe the colours? That Orange bridge looks very red to me :D

[John Trogdon]

Great shot, but I ask, can we believe the colours? That Orange bridge looks very red to me :DNeil, I may have pushed the saturation just a bit, but I think that was done before the cars were blended in. You Brits are so "proper". . . . ;)

[PhotosGuy]

You did a great job with that, John! Nice light on the cars, too.

[John Trogdon]

You did a great job with that, John! Nice light on the cars, too.I appreciate the comments Frank. I was just having fun with that one.

[Jon Foster]

Nice work...

Jon.

[John Trogdon]

Nice work...

Jon.Thanks for the reply Jon.

[John Trogdon]

Very nice picture, exceptional job on the chop, and a fine selection of automobiles!

The Marauder shares the 03/04 Cobra's 32V 4.6L, correct? Does it have the supercharger as well?It does have the 32V 4.6L, but they don't come supercharged from the factory. Lots of owners have done it, and they become real screamers, but it is quite expensive to do. Because of the limited quantities, after market parts aren't available like they are for the Mustangs.

They really are a fun car, and very comfortable. From the factory, they suffer some from a dead start. Once you get these beasts moving, they come alive and are pretty impressive. With a few mods, they are real sleepers and surprise lots of people.

Thanks for the reply and nice comments. :lol:

[NickSimcheck]

I thought they only came in black?

[NickSimcheck]

Duh, this subject was already discussed... I got so excited that I had to replie before I even looked!

[Balliolman]

Nice looking vehicle, John, never seen that model before ... (Hint have a look in the Travel Forum ;-))

[Cobra351]

Mmm.....

Any specific mods to your NICE toy? You're right in what you said above, these can be real sleepers, catch many people off guard!!

[John Trogdon]

Mmm.....

Any specific mods to your NICE toy? You're right in what you said above, these can be real sleepers, catch many people off guard!!I have changed out the stock gears with 4:10s, replaced the stock mufflers with Ford Dual Mode Racing mufflers and did away with the factory tune. I've also had a coil cut out of the front springs to stiffen it up a bit. That's about it . . . so far. ;)

Most people don't know what this car is. It's fun to surprise the young kids in their little imports. :lol:

Here's a shot of it from the back.