Buying a unusual 65 Mercury

[58L-Y8]

Making progress!  Did you drive it with the rear window open to enjoy the 'breezeway' affect?

[junkyardjeff]

I still have not gotten the rear window to work,I think its the relay amd this is how it looks now and next is to get dual exhaust.

[58L-Y8]

You'll like 'breezeway' affect when you get it to work.  We had a 1963 Monterey Custom years ago, the ventilation was wonderful with windows down on a 70 degree sunny day and nice with the front vent windows open and rear down to create a draw on rainy days.  

[m-mman]

On 8/24/2020 at 6:02 PM, junkyardjeff said:

Now that it has rear brakes it went a little further in the neighborhood and that o/d trans does not have a synchronized first gear,

When they are working properly, they are not crash boxes.

If you want to understand more about WHY an OD transmission doesn't NEED a synchronized first gear, read this. 

https://www.fordification.com/tech/overdrive.htm

[8E45E]

3 hours ago, 58L-Y8 said:

You'll like 'breezeway' affect when you get it to work.  We had a 1963 Monterey Custom years ago, the ventilation was wonderful with windows down on a 70 degree sunny day and nice with the front vent windows open and rear down to create a draw on rainy days.  

An older neighbor of mine told me a rather hilarious story about driving one down the highway at 70 mph.  The oil drilling crew he worked for was expecting a drill bit to arrive at the trucking depot in the nearest town mid-morning, and his foreman asked him to drive into the town and see if it had arrived.  The foreman told him to take his car, a '63 or '64 Mercury with that Breezeway rear window which was lowered fully.  On the rear seat were a bunch of rolls of survey and topographical maps.  He was driving on the highway, and while driving 70 mph, he rolled down the driver's window to toss out his cigarette. As soon as he lowered the side window, nearly all those maps blew in a steady stream out the back window on him!!

 

Craig

[junkyardjeff]

Took it on its longest trip yesterday and looks like the trans will need to be pulled,along with the inoperable solenoid the second gear synchronizer needs replaced so for the time being it will be replaced with a regular 3 speed while it gets repaired.  I did get the rear window working along with the courtesy light in the dash and the parking brake warning light.

[Bleach]

I remember my aunt and uncle had one of these back in early 70's when I visited them. The thing I remember best was riding in the back seat on a trip to Cape Cod and my uncle "rolled" the rear window down. I thought it was a really neat thing that I'll probably remember all my life.

[Studeous]

You should have gotten a big one….

[ericmac]

When I was a youngster (3-4 years old) in Marquette,  MI, our next door neighbor had a pair of Breezeway window Mercury's. I remember one was red and the other a dark color.  As I recall,  they were very impressive cars. I am most interested in your progress. 

[Chry54]

i keep looking for a 64 merc with the breezeway, maurauder, 4 door.  your 65 is a great find. hope you can drive it soon.   dennis

[8E45E]

2 hours ago, Chry54 said:

i keep looking for a 64 merc with the breezeway, maurauder, 4 door.  your 65 is a great find. hope you can drive it soon.   dennis

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't think one will find a '64 Marauder with a Breezway roof.  I believe that was the name for the 'conventional' roof line.

 

Craig

[lump]

Looks like you made a great find there, Jeff. Good for you!