Wow....looked nothing like that when you got it. I wonder what the Grand Marquis Trim Option is? One thing to note: Only 6,429 1974 Comet GT's ever made. That is what I would call rare.
When I first got the car, it came with this horrible trim on the side about the same spot in the middle all the way down the length of the car. I just peeled it off. So there were only 6,429 made, that applies to the earlier and later models to right?
Marti Report I just ordered mine a few min's ago. I been intending to do it and just forgot until I ran across this thread. COMETS FOREVER
If you break down and pay the difference for the Elite report I bet you'll find it may be one of one equipped like that. I googled "grand marquis trim option" and found very little info. None of it was on a Comet. And it seems to be a 74 option only.