The Mercury Marauder was a series of performance focused cars built in three distinct generations. The Marauder name originally featured for Mercury as the name of a family of powerful V8 engines, but starting in 1963, the name was used to title automobiles. The Marauder was initially the name for the performance focused trim level available for all full size Mercury cars, but it became its own model. The Mercury Marauder was built in three generations 1st Gen (1963-1965), 2nd Gen (1969-1970), and 3rd Gen (2003-2004).