Hard one to chop, harder to improve by chopping. The two-tone paint is equally eye-catching. Congrats on a super job!
I own two 58 Edsels and a stock original 55 Merc Montclair two door hardtop. The 55 and 56 Montclairs are factory swoopy, but I have to say this one looks cool. Subtle as hell, compliments the car's styling Well done !!
I drove a 56 Merc Montclair 2 dr hardtop as my HS car back in the 70's. I've never seen one chopped that I liked ,until now. Well done!! Those look like the stock tail lights that have been remounted and angled 19Fordy. A nice custom touch. Torchie
The tailights are installed .... i cut them and layed them foward 3&1/2” Sent from my iPhone using The H.A.M.B. mobile app
A while ago I saw a pic of a group of cars that included a chopped and sectioned 56 Merc. Can anybody provide a pic or tell us anything about this car. ?
Here's one from Rikster's Archives... https://public.fotki.com/Rikster/11...rs/56_mercury_custom_cars/56_mercury_customs/
I like them angled like that. I was looking at this yesterday trying to figure out how you had extended the quarters I'm glad you explained how you did it.
I owned it for several years.it was my daily driver clocking roughly 100 miles daily. Originally built by kelsey Martin of m***. 2" chop, 4" section and 5" stretch in the rear quarters to accommodate the 55 merc wagon taillights.
Were you running around the Temecula/Murrieta Ca area? I swear I saw the black and white chopped/sectioned merc around the fathers day car show in Murrieta one year.
That is really nice, car looks like a progression to a lower/wider/longer car like might have been built by Mercury in 1960 or so. Very nice and subtle. Very well done!
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