before & after pics.......lets see em'

Looove that Stude.

 

still not done , or HAMB style, but here`s ,,, "I was feeling left out "

 

15 months part time.

 

before and after

 

before and after on the '61

 

you should have left it alone

 

Now that´s some improvement right there, good job!
I remember seeing build-pics of the top-most re-incarnation
of this car in the late "Custom Rodder" -magazine back in the fall of 1991 or so.
Besides the general make-over itself, I like the flow You put into the side-view by way of Your 2-dr conversion. Did You reshape the 4-dr roof or is it swapped entirely? Was that front-overhang stretched out somehow at some point?

 

Thanks for the kind words, the Merc has gone through a lot of changes throughout
the years and I’m thrilled of the progress that I’ve made. The front end
was extended because it sits on a 77 Cougar Chassis. When it was originally built it
didn’t need as much of an extension but when L. D. Long originally built the Merc he
was trying to copy a Thom Taylor concept drawing. Needless to say it didn’t turn out.
Hopefully as years go on the Custom Rodder pictures will be forgotten. This was not a
proud moment in Mercury history but it turning out to be a good ending.

When Ralph Schindel took over the project it just kept snow balling, there was a lot of
ugly that needed to be removed. Ralph knows his stuff and performed exceptional body
work. The back doors were welded shut and the rear window opening was redesigned to
fit. I had a 4 door parts car so we just extended the doors six inches instead of using doors
off of a two door Merc. Your supposed to use what ya have but it would have been a lot
easier if we would have used doors from a two door. The top does look like it has been re
chopped but it hasn't just improved the proportions.

Currently, Jeff Meyers is working on the Fenders skirts. We are adding gravel shields off of
a 53 Ford so skirts will look more like a quarter panel. I’m proud to say the Merc will be
shinny some day.





Hopefully the pictures helped and thanks again for the kind words.

Happy Trails,

Mick

 

this is great for inspiration!

 

This is what my truck looked like when i bought it:


Here is where we are at today:
*thats my younger brother behind the wheel.

 

Man am I glad this is a before pic!
I think I threw up a little. what the hell are those lights? from a 280z?

 

Worse then that, they were off of a 240 Z, I still have them if ya want them.. LOL!!

 

Mine...

 

Man... 99% of these are DEFINATELY improvements over what you guys started with... I'm impressed!

I especially like that Stude pickup... jeez, what a transformation! I like the shorty bed!

Sam

 

This is probably the most contrast I've seen come out of my garage...

 

This one is pretty stark too.

 

i had to add to this.

 

Definent inprovement!

 

Here's mine,I put it thru a couple of updates since I started it in 88. was gonna start out as a full fendered high tech piece, but I saw the light and when I had the funds slowly changed it to what it is today....

 

Kool thread tks

 

Then and now

 

begining and end

 

I'll play.

Before:


After:

 

The middle fire truck is a 1950 dodge,As it ended up ,a 1950 pickup.It now sits on a 88 ram 1500 4x4 frame and running gear,

 

We went from this


added this


and ended up with this

 

Here is our 39' Zephyr from about 3 years ago and now.