Ye the jag is his buddy Frank. The plates on it say “Jag Wag” it’s a cool small wagon, maybe I get him in the channel one day. He is building a crown Vic though
The Jaguar X-Type is based on the Ford Mondeo Platform! The drivetrain is also mostly Ford, engine is the AJ6 3.0 but I believe it was developed from the Duratec engines. I want to Ecoboost Swap one, haha
The place, the neighborhood, the weather, the driveway the car, the wheels…I mean everything about that moment of the video was so nostalgic and so proper! Love this car
Love it. This just shows Fords overall quality that she still holding up and looking good. Please, ill come up and de oxidize those headlamp housings, i got a great kit to do it. 👍👍👍
I was going to remove the OEM lights to clean up and install some aftermarket lights to clean up the front along with a paint correction over the winter!
Btw to protect your hood I recommend letting it drop from 12-18 inches rather than pushing it shut... those aluminum hoods like to bend easily and dropping it shut is the way to prevent that.
One more comment since this video has me 100% nerding out panther-style. This car actually has Traction Assist which controls wheel spin via the rear brakes vs. Traction Control which controlled wheel spin via the rear brakes AND by retarding engine timing to reduce power (old school before electronic throttle). Traction Assist cars had no kill switch or light (so it's hard to tell it has it) but since this MGM is loaded, it almost certainly has it. I forget what year Traction Assist was introduced but I'm fairly certain it was an option going back to at least 93. I can say for certain it was an option from 94 on and top models had it. It kind of sounds like a pellet stove auger when it runs... I remember thinking that as a kid hearing it in my grandfather's 97 LTC.
Great video! Looks like a Bayshore Edition to me. I wondered if that name came from Bayshore Blvd in Tampa... but I'm sure the Bayshore name is all over coastal areas. Always liked this special edition MGM. Enjoy it!
Doing a quick google map and google search, here’s what I found as some of the first google search finds; Town of Islip, New York Bay Shore is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) in the Town of Islip, New York, United States. It is situated on the South Shore of Long Island, adjoining the Great South Bay. And also this search; Bayshore Boulevard is a waterfront road on Hillsborough Bay in South Tampa, Florida. Located south of downtown Tampa, its sidewalk, at 4.5 miles long, is 10 feet wide and is the second longest continuous sidewalk in the United States, after Seawall Boulevard in Galveston, Texas.
@Justin-ex7gg I can’t seem to find the direct link to the Mercury and what bayshore it’s talking about…I’m sure it’s beautiful there in Tampa. I love Florida
Mine had bayshore edition inside the logos in the door pillars and the two tone on the seats was the same on dash and door panels. I’ve seen others with the same seats they just weren’t bayshore editions
Yes the 1996 cars had two tone dash and panels, this even extended into some special edition Town Cars I'm going to order the Marti Report soon to get full build sheet but I think you are right. I cant find any 1997 Bayshore edition brochures but these seats and the white top have to have been a special dealer option. Everything else about this car say sit should have the fully blue leather seats without the logos in it.
Those wheels? Lincoln Mark VII LSC...have them on a '76 Valiant sedan (it's a V8, hides a lot of upgrades) and all you have to do to get them on an old big-bolt pattern Mopar? Open the center register slightly and they bolt right on
I love these wheels. I went on Facebook marketplace that night and found a bunch for sale and as low as $ 100, when I have extra couple hundred bucks laying around I will surely pick me up a set!
@@LoveWhatYouDrive its got the full chassis stiffening, 12" front rotors, Firm-Feel front & rear sway bars, Bilstein shocks, Borgeson box that's been tweaked...it looks like grandma's beige "Bingo hall hunter" but is kinda surprising
Love the stance and the color combo!
This thing is nice and so is the Jaguar wagon that I had no idea existed. I'm sorry I know this is off-topic but it caught my eye. "lol"
Ye the jag is his buddy Frank. The plates on it say “Jag Wag” it’s a cool small wagon, maybe I get him in the channel one day. He is building a crown Vic though
The Jaguar X-Type is based on the Ford Mondeo Platform! The drivetrain is also mostly Ford, engine is the AJ6 3.0 but I believe it was developed from the Duratec engines. I want to Ecoboost Swap one, haha
This car is mint i love this look
💯 same
This thing is gnarly man..wow
The place, the neighborhood, the weather, the driveway the car, the wheels…I mean everything about that moment of the video was so nostalgic and so proper! Love this car
I never heard of the Bayshore edition. Pretty color combination, and I agree with other commentors' replace the headlights; will make it really pop!
Ain’t clicked on a video so fast. I had a 96 Bayshore Ls that’s the car that made me fall in love with panthers.
lol 😂
One sharp Marquis
Agree 💯
Love it. This just shows Fords overall quality that she still holding up and looking good. Please, ill come up and de oxidize those headlamp housings, i got a great kit to do it. 👍👍👍
I was going to remove the OEM lights to clean up and install some aftermarket lights to clean up the front along with a paint correction over the winter!
I'd definitely slap back on the HPP wheels......
I plan to convert a set of HPP wheels into 2 or 3 piece 17" or 18" wheels. I love the HPP wheels but 16x7 give you limited tire options.
Btw to protect your hood I recommend letting it drop from 12-18 inches rather than pushing it shut... those aluminum hoods like to bend easily and dropping it shut is the way to prevent that.
Thanks for the tip! I think it needs some adjusting because even when trying the way you mentioned it doesn't latch.
Looks good in and out. Love the colors. Too low for where I live though.
I'd drive that forsure, nice ride
I would love to cruise it as well
One more comment since this video has me 100% nerding out panther-style. This car actually has Traction Assist which controls wheel spin via the rear brakes vs. Traction Control which controlled wheel spin via the rear brakes AND by retarding engine timing to reduce power (old school before electronic throttle). Traction Assist cars had no kill switch or light (so it's hard to tell it has it) but since this MGM is loaded, it almost certainly has it. I forget what year Traction Assist was introduced but I'm fairly certain it was an option going back to at least 93. I can say for certain it was an option from 94 on and top models had it. It kind of sounds like a pellet stove auger when it runs... I remember thinking that as a kid hearing it in my grandfather's 97 LTC.
Wow, great information! The comment section is where the true learning happens
@@LoveWhatYouDrive what can I say, I am a panther weirdo lol
It is called deep blue navy metallic I think. My 92 Crown Vic had a cranberry purplish color.
That sounds like a nice color, and this Merc is a really cool color
Great video! Looks like a Bayshore Edition to me. I wondered if that name came from Bayshore Blvd in Tampa... but I'm sure the Bayshore name is all over coastal areas. Always liked this special edition MGM. Enjoy it!
Doing a quick google map and google search, here’s what I found as some of the first google search finds;
Town of Islip, New York
Bay Shore is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) in the Town of Islip, New York, United States. It is situated on the South Shore of Long Island, adjoining the Great South Bay.
And also this search;
Bayshore Boulevard is a waterfront road on Hillsborough Bay in South Tampa, Florida. Located south of downtown Tampa, its sidewalk, at 4.5 miles long, is 10 feet wide and is the second longest continuous sidewalk in the United States, after Seawall Boulevard in Galveston, Texas.
Nice! I went to UTampa for my first two years of college and used to run on Bayshore
@Justin-ex7gg I can’t seem to find the direct link to the Mercury and what bayshore it’s talking about…I’m sure it’s beautiful there in Tampa. I love Florida
Mine had bayshore edition inside the logos in the door pillars and the two tone on the seats was the same on dash and door panels. I’ve seen others with the same seats they just weren’t bayshore editions
Yes the 1996 cars had two tone dash and panels, this even extended into some special edition Town Cars
I'm going to order the Marti Report soon to get full build sheet but I think you are right. I cant find any 1997 Bayshore edition brochures but these seats and the white top have to have been a special dealer option. Everything else about this car say sit should have the fully blue leather seats without the logos in it.
Just get new headlights...less than 300 and make it pop
This car is going to get a NICE detail and paint correction along with new headlights and bulbs over the winter!
Those wheels? Lincoln Mark VII LSC...have them on a '76 Valiant sedan (it's a V8, hides a lot of upgrades) and all you have to do to get them on an old big-bolt pattern Mopar? Open the center register slightly and they bolt right on
I love these wheels. I went on Facebook marketplace that night and found a bunch for sale and as low as $ 100, when I have extra couple hundred bucks laying around I will surely pick me up a set!
Do you have couple photos of your car and the wheels? Would love to see them
@@LoveWhatYouDrive It's currently in the USCT warehouse. Putting an 8.75" & rear discs on right now!
@olikat8 ok cool no problem
@@LoveWhatYouDrive its got the full chassis stiffening, 12" front rotors, Firm-Feel front & rear sway bars, Bilstein shocks, Borgeson box that's been tweaked...it looks like grandma's beige "Bingo hall hunter" but is kinda surprising
Clean
💯 agree
Vogues
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Bayshore? I'm in Bayshore NY
Nice! Anything special there to name a Mercury after?