Hello lovers of the custom cars, I will try to show you the restoration of my mercury 1950 sport coupe, which for 10 years I have been documenting and I have followed closely the forums that exist here (they are many and very valuable)
A little history: That's how the merc was when I bought it! Imagen006 by Pacorro posted May 4, 2011 at 1:52 PM
In 2009, with a great team of friends led by Sled, we gave him a shave and an aspect closer to the concept I was looking for my car
!Orale', Paco! 'Hi'. Glad to see you on here, Guadalajara is quite South. Not many HAMB guys from down your way, aside from the guy that collects hearses and '36 Three Windows. Yes, if you took pics of the new Merc along the way, they would be greatly received. Are the electrical and equipment conditions somewhat 'modern' where you live? We admire the guys outside the country for doing with less than we do.
Hello Mike, as you say, there are not many Hambers guys around here. And yes, the merc bought it working magically and at full throttle! you have to search the entire barn!
Consider this timeline: I bought the merc in 2008, First change of appearance in 2009, First phase restoration: back and trunk 2011, stoppage of the vehicle and start of the transformation February 2017. More photos after doing a pending job fellas
Of that first transformation in the distant 2009 was a beautiful video made by Constantino Arredondo, who had a shock when identifying the year of the merc as 1949, but we apologize for this slip for his effort and great work. Do homework and search on YouTube: Mercury 1950 AGC team
Look at the detail in the back window on photo 6, I put a sticker that says: NO SE VENDE (NOT FOR SALE) because a lot of people stopped me to ask if it was for sale and was beginning to be uncomfortable. In the more than 25 years I've been in antiquarian car events in Mexico, I've only seen 2, and they were 4 doors. Very difficult to find one in the street circulating at pleasure!
That "montoneada" (that's what we say here) started at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday and ended at 02:00 a.m. on Sunday. An intense marathon of rust and friends! Oh, and a river of tequila, of course!
That was hell of a thrash! I knew when the grill came out you guys weren’t messing around. Car looks great!
Correct Tim, enthusiasts and connoisseurs (a little) of the custom culture. Most of my friends are purists in their restorations, but they drool when they see a correct custom. That is the point
I hope it's fun for those who see this thread. With few things and a lot of passion for this car I hope you like how the car ended
And that work ended late at night, tired, sweaty, happy and with the satisfaction of the duty fulfilled. It fills me with nostalgia to see these photos as some friends have already died and that day they gave all their effort to finish the makeup for the merc. Thanks to Luis Arredondo, Alfredo R. Landero, rolling on the roads with you is unforgettable
Tim, thanks for your interest in details, it had a Ford 302 engine and automatic transmission C4. 4 disc brakes and suspectión seems of C-10 Chevy. The previous owner told me the story that he took the car to a yonke so that they could change the mechanics if he wanted to go faster than it was. Unfortunately he was not aware of the value of the originality of the car. I'm going to look for pictures of the interior, I can not promise anything, but I was full and very ugly, there and there, cloth-vinyl benches, I explained that the car was in a small town near Guadalajara, on a farm surrounded by chickens , ducks, sheep, dogs and their respective waste. Really ugly but as I said, complete!
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