Somehow, I became a Merc Lover. Found a $450 49 four door Merc at a farm auction and got it to run, had it painted and sold it. By this time I had purchased a 51 Mercury Coupe which had a 3.5 chop by Bo Huff. This is receiving body work and a 350 shortblock and a bunch of other "UnMerc stuff". In that duration I came upon another 51 Merc (it finally came lookin for me) so I bought it from the "Ol Timer. I attempted to sell it at DM, IA swap meet, but no takers. I musta been crazed so I changed my mind and eventually hauled it to Kenny Baker in Elmer, Mo and requested a 6" chop. That being done, he also switched undercarriage to a 91 Grand Marquis. He is still finishing up on rough body work. I'm still dreaming and hope to be cruizing in the future. At the present I am cruizing around in a 48 Pontiac SilverStreak with a 12 volt conversion. Any other Merc O Maniacs out there? And That Tharz Ma Intro! Adrian
Yep! I got a 50 and a51. Both original. The 50 is stock running condition. The 51 is all there but engine is bad, windows have been busted out by some kids a couple years ago, but in good solid shape. I hope to get it on another ch***is and chopped but it is just waiting on me to get started. This HAMB is beginning to build a fire under me.
Greetings Mack, Yeah, this is an interesting site. I was at the Daytona auto show in Nov of 2003 or was it 2004. I was just wondering if you and your Merc was around? I have a hobby of taking photos of any Mercs I found at shows. So I have a collection. Perhaps I took a picture of yours. Ya never know. Adrian
Hello Rodland, Wha..tha, another "Twin-Merc'r". Are we greedy or what? At one time I remember thinking.."I'll never get ahold of one" and looky there! Takes a while to get to the point of being able to cruize, but I did enjoy the '49 I had, so until...(soon I hope) the other project(s) gets done, I'm on hold. But, ya gotta get started! Adrian
Great story on getting hooked!I got bit by the bug(merc)in 1981.At the time i was twenty one years old and into mid 50`s ford p/u`s.One day my father calls me to let me know a `51 mercury coupe,just like the one he had in the fifties,was for sale here in downey, cal.,and if i wanted to see it.Upon seeing the car and seeing my dads face sitting in the car and hearing him describe his old car i was sold.The car smoked but it ran and was loaded(skirts,guards,acc.steering wheel,etc..)picked it up for $1500.00!!!Presently i have a `51 coupe(fifth one since `81)`i am finishing up replacing the floor,and should be chopping it on the week of the 19th in march,should take a week.i plan on posting pics of some of the process for anybody interested in checking it out.LONG LIVE THE MERC,
I too just picked up my first Merc. Just bought a '51 4 door and I love it. I've loved old Mercs as long as I can remember and I'm finally an owner. I found the old car in GA for $1,000 and eventhough I'm in WV it was well worth the drive. I've been a lurker on the H.A.M.B. for a while and this is my first post. Lots of good info here. Also, it's nice to see other ppl with the same addiction I have! I hope to be talking to all the other addicts as my build goes along. Keep'em low!
Welcome aboard to my biggest addiction. I'm Krazy about the Mercurys!! In 1981, I went to the first KKOA Spectacular and just fell in love with them. I knew one of these days I would own one. It took me 20 plus years but finally got the opportunity to buy one already chopped and ready to roll. I have a chopped '50 4dr that sets on a 79 Cougar drive train and I'm proud to say that I have over 100k miles on her. Good luck with the chop. I know Kenny will do a great job wacking the top. Post some build pictures when you get the chance. Happy Trails, Mick
yes im a merc lover also ever sense i watch that movie cobra back in the day. ive been looking at mercs for the last few years and found a super solid one for 4 g's with everything in it. right now its being shipped from west virgina were its been sitting in this guys garage for 30 years. its only got 80k on the engine so im hoping there wont be too many problems getting it to run.
Sent you a PM... You might say I have a Merc project... Click on link in my sig to see... mercman1951
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