Vehicle Description
1969 Mercury Montego MX Sedan
A parish in Jamaica named St. James and its capital Montego Bay,
was FORD'S inspiration to name its 1968 version of the Mercury
division's Comet. The Montego first appeared as the top-of-the-line
midsized Mercury in 1968. Replacing the Comet nameplate almost
entirely, (only a single bargain-basement priced Comet remained;
the rest were Montegos), it shared a redesigned body with its
corporate sibling, the Ford Fairlane, along with its fancier Torino
version. Like most domestic cars back then, the Montego was
available as a coupe, sedan, station wagon, and convertible.
For consignment a 1969 version of the nearly top of the line
Mercury Montego MX. This has a full history of ownership including
its transformation to its current muscle status, however it started
life as a lowly 302 8 cylinder engine and now has a 331ci V8.
During this time the car was treated to a color change to the tune
of $12,000, presents very nicely and is a well cared for example,
all straight, all black all shiny and all Mercury the sign of the
cat! Snarl snarl...
Exterior
Plenty of shiny trimmings for this 69 Merc, especially upfront
where the grill is the first to gleam and show up. It undulates
inward and outward, and has dual headlights in each front corner.
The center is a bump out grouping the open egg crate grille
backgrounds in horizontal frame sections and a framed central
horizontal badge. A matching shape bumper is below, and all
presents in you'll need your sunglasses condition. A long hood sits
within the front quarters and gaps are all well minded between the
two. A Mercury badge is in the hood's driver's front corner.
Chrome, chrome, and more chrome trimming tops of the quarters and
running to the back of the car entirely along the sill line
undulating with the shape of the car. Thinner chrome trimmings are
with the edges of the wheel wells and a nice chromed wide rocker
covering is on the bottom. The windows are all surrounded and have
black tinted glass within these frames. The roofline is nice and
straight with wide B-pillars diving towards the trunk. On the back,
rear quarters end in a squared off design. Squared off triangular
tail lighting frames either corner on back and these are kept
together visually with a horizontal ribbed trimming running across
the trunkline and a matching shaped shiny bumper below. Wide dual
exhaust peek out of the bottom below this bumper. The paint is all
very nicely applied and is smooth as silk with little to no
inclusions or scratches. Pure black! Shiny 14-inch American Racing
Torque Thrust 5 spoke wheels are wrapped in 225/70R14's all around
sporting Cooper Cobra Radial G/T type in raised white letters.
Interior
In contrast to the exterior black, I swing one of the 4 doors and
they reveal fully restored aqua vinyl door panels. These have
smooth sills and lowers and some vertical stitched tuck and roll
panels are gracing the center. Factory actuators, handles,
armrests, and cranks are in this field. Slipping inside, I perch
myself on a long solid fixed back bench with a central armrest/dual
cup holder that resides in the center. This bench is in excellent
condition, like new, and is also in aqua not unlike the doors. In
back is another full on bench also excellent and also in aqua. In
front, a fully customized dash is now installed. It sports a lineup
of chrome bezel black face and white letters Dolphin gauges in the
round. These are in a nice flat black dash front field. In front is
a drilled chromed 3 spoke rally padded steering wheel mounted atop
a polished column. The aqua takes over on top in the form of padded
dash topping and some of which dives downward after the instruments
to make a padded dash form for the middle and passenger side. Just
below is a horizontal wood applique panel that houses a modern
digital radio, some extra knobs and pulls and ignition with some
horizontal air vents. Just below the dash is a Vintage Air/heater
control box and panel. Black carpeting is covering the floors and
is very nice. Above is a nice and tight darker blue headliner.
Drivetrain
Under the hood in the completely restored engine bay all in semi
gloss black I see the newer 331ci V8. It all looks very factory but
it's far from that in a much better muscular way. Inside it sports
a 281R hydraulic roller cam, a new oil pump and a billet aluminum
timing gear set. It has Edelbrock E-Street aluminum heads and
roller rockers. On top is a Holley 600cfm 4-barrel carb and on back
is a FTI 2800 Stall converter connected to a new 3-speed C4
automatic. On the back to spin the tires is a Ford 8 inch 2.79 rear
axle. All looking great with an aluminum radiator, and corrosion
free parts attached to the mill including headers and a Flowmaster
exhaust.
Undercarriage
A bit of very light surface rust pan the floor pans and inner
fenders but certainly structurally sound. We see dual exhaust
making its way rearward, independent coil springs suspension in
front, and leaf springs for the back. Power disc braking is on all
4 corners and new shocks have been added to this very clean
environment underneath.
Drive-Ability
A quick starter, and a smooth operator. It has nice acceleration,
smooth shifting, and braking is bias free on the 4 door sleeper.
All functions save for the high beams are in working order.
All buttoned up and fully restored this is a very nice example of
the Mercury Montego MX from 1969. Recently restored, it holds its
own in our Hallowed Halls, which are plenty full at this point but
several standouts are highlighting any hall and this is certainly
one of them.
9H10F609505
9-1969
H-Lorain, OH Assy Plant
10-Mercury Montego MX 4 Door Sedan
F-302ci V8 2bbl
609505-Sequential Unit Number
WARRANTY TAG
BODY 54D-Montego MX 4 Door Sedan
COLOR E-Light Aqua
TRIM 5K-Light & Dark Aqua Vinyl
DATE 18I-November 18th
DSO 23-Jacksonville
AXLE 3-Ford 8" 2.79 Conventional
TRANS W-C4
Classic Auto Mall is a 336,000-square foot classic and special
interest automobile showroom, featuring over 850 vehicles for sale
with showroom space for up to 1,000 vehicles. Also, a 400 vehicle
barn find collection is on display. This vehicle is located in our
showroom in Morgantown, Pennsylvania, conveniently located just
1-hour west of Philadelphia on the I-76 Pennsylvania Turnpike. The
website is www.classicautomall.com and our phone number is (888)
227-0914. Please contact us anytime for more information or to come
see the vehicle in person.
