Customs 60's Kustom Merc survivor from KKOA Salina..

Lot of kool stuff at the KKOA Spectacular. One of the cars that you might have over looked
Was this wild Kustom. The guy found the Merc in the Kansas city area and saved it from rusting
away. He is having a tough time finding out any history. He was told that Farner may have started
it in the early to mid sixties.

The Merc didn’t get many looks because it is such a wild kustom, some might consider it ugly.
I applaud the guy for not cutting away the front clip and adding a stock one. It would have
improved the looks but it would have destroyed all of the kool kustom history.






The rear quarters were buried in mud.







Happy Trails,

Mick

 

I would have loved o see this Merc finished in a 60’s style kustom instead of the
Tornado front clip. Current owner did the Carson style top and the taillights. I plan
on doing some photo chop’n and try to convert it….

Like it or not, you have to be impressed that guy didn’t try to change the history.












Happy Trails,

Mick

 

Woof.

 

The car look very good in real life. The pictures of the car when he found were way cool.. Neat Merc.

 

Sweet, I like it

 

Hey Jerry,

The Merc was kooler in person.

Hope ya got home ok. It was kool to hang out with you and Dallas.
Hopefully we will be able to get up there in your parts someday....

Happy Trails,

Mick

 

the only thing that i see he saved was the headlights and fadeaways.

 

history cars should always go back to the way they were, no matter how ugly...

zombie

 

WOW! and I thought my 57 chevy custom survivor was in rough shape.
he should be in the hall of fame for saving that old girl!
FRITZ

 

He saved most of it and the 57 Stude pans in the back... I forgot to post this pic.

I talked to a lot of guys that wouldn't even look at it and I would show them the build pics
then they would see what I was talking about. I agree it should be Kustom law that you
leave kustom history alone.... I told the guy more then once thanking him for leaving it
alone. I just wish that he would have left the top and the tornado out of it. But he is
driving it..

If I remember right, he told me that he worked on it for almost thirty years......

 

Thanks for sharing!

 

I would have kept the top and rear wheelweels. That said, I dont mind the new version. I actually like the front.

 

Thanks for sharing the old photos and some more of the "rebuilt" car.
I had seen the car in the background of some other KKOA photos.. and wondered why nobody took, or shared a full photo of it.

I too would have kept the top and front and rear wheel openings... But I also appreciate the fact this guy saved it, and kept a lot of the other original custom features.

I don't think I have ever seen the original built before

 

i am kind of a history nazi. i dont think you should change ANYTHING on a history car.

zombie

 

them head lites screem Derosa have you checked with rikster

 

It does look like a Derosa style, I was sitting in my chair and when it pulled in I thought
that it had some history... I ****'d when I saw the before pics, I would have fought a
bunch of snakes and/or monkeys to dig it out.

We were talking about what cars we liked the best this year and guys thought that I
was nuts for mentioning this Mercury. I have a parts car in my back yard that would
be happy to give up his top...

When the guy found it it didn't have the back end finished and he thought that Lincoln
tailights would work... He was right.

Happy Trails,

Mick

 

Hi Mick
Yes we had a good trip home. Always fun hanging out with you!! What a great show.. Thanks for the dash plaque and merc poster..(and other surprize also) I got a frame and hung my poster on the garage wall today..Yea someday you will stray out east in that old merc..

C Ya old friend Jerry

 

I was talking to Renee last night about driving out to the Ducktail, Rebel run or James
Dean show.... Its a reach, but we are talking about it.

Happy Trails,

Mick

 

Wow, would be nice to know who originally built it. It is such a nice car!

 

I'd rock that!! I agree with keeping the top but it's not mine. Really cool car.

 

those skirts look like a full diaper which kinda matches the stupid top he put on it.

I guess it's better than sitting outside rotting

 

There were so many cool cars, I saw it but didn't stop. Thanks for the Thread and Pics!!
So glad it was at the show and not in that ditch still!
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I like it, the hubcaps, not so much, but overall, she's stunning and kudos on what couldn't have been an easy project.

 

bttt / too kool to let fall to the bottom....

 

I like the front end, way different!

 

Cool to see it get saved...real shame about the FWD set up and roof, but at least it was saved!!

 

Hey, Don't forget our conversatin bout you coming to Colorado in August. Haha

Big Rich

 

I saw and said what the hell. If I had only known.

 

It stopped me in my tracks! I thought it is a new built custom.Didn't realize it was a piece of history brought back to life,COOL. I like it.

 

Hey Big Rich,

It was kool to see ya guys last weekend. Renee and I are talking about going to both
but We are going to have to stay close this year, My father got a bad report from the
Doctor. His cancer is getting worse. So I'm going to have to work around his Chemo.
PLease be praying for my family.

Sorry we are not going to be able to make it out...

Today ****s! I'm going through Salina withdrawals... It is 100 plus degrees and I don't
care I wanna go somewhere kool again..... Thank you HAMB

Happy Trails,

Mick