Mercury Marauder run

[TimG]

Over the weekend, PaulD pulled out his 427 dual quad Mercury Marauder that he picked up at Barrett Jackson. I had no idea how powerful and fast a car weighing nearly 4,000 pounds could be. We went for a nice long highway ride to look at a friends '70 Z28 and Paul didn't hesitate to wind the big 427 up. In fourth gear at about 4,500 rpm to 6,000 rpm, the car goes crazy. He also did a second gear pull in the same rpm range and the front end feels like it's coming off the ground. The good thing is that it never takes much prodding to get Paul to wind up his cars from time to time. Another member of this site received a new '69 Z28 on Sunday, nice original car with headers and traction bars, the same way it roamed the streets in the 70's. The little 302 thinks it's a big block at 5,000 rpm. The shakedown run was fun, Pat. Thanks.