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Article content By 1978, the Detroit-based automotive world was in the midst of a huge transition, but the full impact hadn’t been fully expressed. While the companies were building cars like the Ford Pinto and Chevrolet Chevette – as well as the all-new Omni and Horizon from Chrysler – a few automotive dinosaurs continued to roam the landscape. Among them was the new Mercury Grand Marquis. Perhaps it’s unfair to call the Grand Marquis a dinosaur. It was a large, family-size...

Article content By 1978, the Detroit-based automotive world was in the midst of a huge transition, but the full impact hadn’t been fully expressed. While the companies were building cars like the Ford Pinto and Chevrolet Chevette – as well as the all-new Omni and Horizon from Chrysler – a few automotive dinosaurs continued to roam the landscape. Among them was the new Mercury Grand Marquis. Perhaps it’s unfair to call the Grand Marquis a dinosaur. It was a large, family-size...