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This Bill Stroppe (owner/builder) Mercury Marauder ran in the Daytona 500 in 1963, powered by the 427 cubic-inch 425 horsepower Marauder V8 engine. In 1963 alone, the Mercury Marauder, the new stock car by Ford's Mercury Company, won no less than eight stock car titles and racing awards. Eight! In one year! Mercury was on a roll. This car won the Pikes Peak in 1963, 1964 and was runner up in 1965. It won the USAC Championship in 1963, and came in 3rd in the 1963 Riverside 500 driven by Troy Ruttman. He came in behind Dan Gurney (Ford) and A.J. Foyt (Pontiac). It won the Monterey Historics in 2003 and the Goodwood Festival of Speed in 2005. In 1965, Bill Stroppe sold the car to Curtis Crieden, who ran the car in the NASCAR USAC. In 1980, Randy Hinson purchased the car and restored it. Bob Pike bought the car in 1982 and 20 years later, sold it to the present owners.
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