Projects Bought a Mercury on purpose

A few at home pics. Will probably leave on the trailer and swing by the car wash

 

TITS!!!!!!

 

No chop class??

nice score. Those look pretty good with a mild dechrome, lowered a lot, and skirts.

 

Not yet.
I’ll cruise it a while first

 

Id drive it!

 

Congrats. Awesome find. And my vote is for the Hemi but then again I have a Hemi problem. Y block would be awesome as well. Good luck with it in whatever direction you go.

 

Lookin good there! The possibilities are endless. Either way, sounds like a ton of fun ahead.

 

The picture of the Merc sitting on the trailer looks great as is. I would replace the tires with new ones and also the wheel covers. You found a good one! I'm sure you will have fun with it.

 

Good looking car Anthony. It seems the easiest "get it running and driving" would be to use the flathead that is in the car now?

The Y-block would be a great choice and a nice upgrade in power that should be compatible with the rest of the car as-is.

 

Nice.

And it seems like they ALL need rockers

 

Titty! Wish I was closer to help with that mini build. Love me some Mercs.

 

Cleaning out the trunk

 

I never knew any of these came with the later bellhousing, or does the car have a newer trans swapped in?

 

Looks oe. From what I have read this would be a late 51.
I have another beater in the back yard. It was a freebie parts car I paid $50 for the tow. Still has the flatty. I’ll look at it

 

Well, when I bought it, I never checked if the flatty would turn. I’ve never had one that would. I really never considered keeping it.
But….we put a socket on it and it turns freely. It came with a stock intake (2carb intake it had is gone) I’ve got a few 3 bolt carbs and one from a merc.
Thinking about getting an intake gasket and bolting it all back together.
Might just fire up

 

nothin wrong with a 4 door merc ! cool

 

I’ve got 4 fresh turned drums with it.
Looks like someone was working on the brakes. I guess that answers the question on what I’ll do for brakes.

some old school front coil spacers and lowering block.s
Locate a drivers side skirt.

now to go thru my parts cars.

 

Looks like a great car and getting better all the time as you clean it out!

 

I vote for trying to get the Flathead running and see what kind of shape it is in! I like seeing the stock engine in a stock looking car, such as this one.




Bones

 

You know Toby Juarez?

 

He’s a pharaoh isn’t he?

 

Bet the Kids are gonna love workin on that Merc!

 

Only markings on the heads?

 

Good get. Congrats. Snowman ⛄️

 

Dang, Anthony bought something he could get to and didn’t let us all know days in advance what he came across!
Good on ya!!

PS, I like the pic of you in the Merc, vs some of the other avatar pics you’ve had

 

I only post the ones I know I can’t/won’t get

or don’t want

 

I believe that is a date code on your head, but I'm not very good with the earlier date codes such as yours. Let's see the right side, how bad is it?

 

Looks like the heads may have been ground smooth.
Or something. No casting numbers or letters on either one

 

You should know him, that's his car lol... cool man, I love it. I agree with Terry on the flathead, that car doesn't look like it's been used very much at all.