1963 Mercury Marauder

Full-size performance powered by 1963 Mercury Marauder engine family.

Exact-year stock-presenting Marauder retained for the fastback hardtop roof, grille, trim, badging, bumpers, whitewalls, and stance context.

Bodies Two-door six-passenger fastback hardtop

Configurations Marauder, Marauder S-55

Engine range 390 V8 through special-order 427 V8

Chassis Full-size Mercury chassis with front coils, rear leaves, and engine-specific road equipment

Production Exact configuration ledger remains unresolved

Story

1963 Mercury Marauder

The 1963 Marauder family combined two-door six-passenger fastback hardtop with Marauder, Marauder S-55 configurations. This page keeps those factory choices together without treating an engine, stripe, badge, or trim package as a separate car identity.

Engines and transmissions

The 390 and special-order 427 paths require matching engine, induction, transmission, axle, cooling, exhaust, brakes, dates, and records. Transmission, induction, cooling, exhaust, axle, emissions equipment, and dates must match the selected engine path.

Chassis and brakes

The fastback Marauder body carried 390 and limited 427 paths whose transmission, axle, steering, springs, dampers, wheels, tires, and brakes varied by order. Brake, steering, spring, damper, axle, ratio, wheel, and tire equipment varied by configuration and must be reconciled to factory and car-specific records.

Body, trim, and proof

Start with VIN or serial, body tag, title, shell, and ownership history. Then reconcile drivetrain, chassis, protected finish, cabin, trim, dates, and records. Replaceable badges, stripes, wheels, or a swapped engine cannot establish factory configuration.

Exact-year Marauder rear three-quarter view retained for the fastback roof, rear glass, quarter panels, six-lamp rear treatment, bumper, side trim, wheel covers, and stance; visible equipment does not authenticate an individual car.remek555 via Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0

Price history

Values

Nominal dollars from original price sheets, auction archives, and approved value references.

Original Price

A verified original price is not yet available for this car.

Values move with paperwork, originality, options, condition, venue, and body style. High bids and guide values are labeled separately from completed sales.

Reference records

Options, Colors & Components

Source-backed details for trim, chassis, production, and authenticity.

Engine Details

Marauder 390 V8 390 cu in two-barrel FE V8 · Regular Marauder path · engine assembly / specification
Super Marauder 390 V8 390 cu in four-barrel FE V8 · Marauder S-55 standard and optional Marauder path · engine assembly / specification
Marauder 427 V8 427 cu in four-barrel FE V8 · Limited special-order path · engine assembly / specification
Super Marauder 427 V8 427 cu in dual-four-barrel FE V8 · Limited special-order path · carburetor / specification

Transmission

Factory transmission All-synchromesh three-speed manual
Factory transmission Four-speed manual mandatory with 427 engines
Factory transmission Multi-Drive Merc-O-Matic automatic by 390 application

Options

Engines and Induction summarized from reviewed factory and marque references.Classic Muscle · Reference illustration

S-55 Marauder S-55 factory · appearance · Codes, dates, installed hardware, body identity, and records must agree.
SUPER-390 Super Marauder 390 four-barrel V8 factory · performance · Codes, dates, installed hardware, body identity, and records must agree.
427-4V Marauder 427 four-barrel V8 factory · performance · Codes, dates, installed hardware, body identity, and records must agree.
427-8V Super Marauder 427 dual-four-barrel V8 factory · performance · Codes, dates, installed hardware, body identity, and records must agree.
FOUR-SPEED Four-speed manual factory · performance · Codes, dates, installed hardware, body identity, and records must agree.

Paint

A Presidential Black factory · solid
M Corinthian White factory · solid
J Carnival Red factory · solid
E Caspian Blue Metallic factory · metallic
G Silver Moss Metallic factory · metallic

Production

Transmissions summarized from reviewed factory and marque references.Classic Muscle · Reference illustration

1963 Mercury Marauder family total · 0 · reported

Authenticity

Rear Axle and Ratios summarized from reviewed factory and marque references.Classic Muscle · Reference illustration

Model-year identity 1963 Marauder VIN or serial, body tag, title, shell, drivetrain, trim, protected finish, and ownership evidence that agrees · VIN or serial plate, body or trim plate, chassis, title, build records, and ownership history · fraud detection
Engine and transmission Configuration-correct engine, induction, transmission, controls, stampings, castings, and dates · Engine, induction, gearbox, shifter, pedals, stamp pads, castings, dates, and records · numbers matching
Axle, brakes, and suspension Application-correct axle, ratio, brake system, steering, springs, links, and dampers · Axle housing and carrier, brakes, steering, suspension, dates, service records, and build evidence · date correctness
Paint, exterior trim, and cabin Plate- and record-supported finish, moldings, badges, wheels, upholstery, instruments, and controls · Body and trim plates, protected paint, upholstery, hardware, dashboard, and restoration records · trim correctness

Still Researching

production No reviewed public ledger reconciles 1963 Marauder production by body, model, engine, transmission, axle, paint, trim, options, plant, date, and surviving-car status.
paint colors Reviewed references establish representative factory colors but not a complete body, trim, stripe, special-order, plant, and build-date compatibility matrix.
interior Broad cabin equipment is documented, but the complete upholstery color, material, body, option, and production-date matrix is not publicly reconciled.
authenticity markers Public model references cannot prove one survivor's born-with shell, drivetrain, chassis components, paint, trim, options, or component dates.