My 51 merc a work in process

The seats look great!!!!!!

 

here is the Hood, no more Bird and 72 louvers punched, I am very pleased with the results.

 

That's gonna be one hell of a ride. Too bad you don't see this kind of cars more often in Belgium. I'll be following this thread.
Good luck!

 

Looking good.

 

She's gettin close! just needs the louvered hood done and prepped for paint and the visor. Then it's off to paint!For any of you guys in the southeast I highly recommend Moore's Hotrods! quality metal and body work, hard to tell in the pics but this body is slick!
Check out the earlier posts in this thread for details on the mild body mods.

 

That interior is going to look awesome,very nice color combo.

 

What a knockout, one of my dream cars, 51, no-waiting(4-drs), perfect stance, awesome. I am so happy for you and see a lot of great cruzin in this beauty, thanx for sharing this rig with us. ~sololobo~

 

When it comes to a 4dr,I like the '51 Merc,best,cause of the back window. What color are you going with? Maybe I missed that.

 

thanks for the kind words guys, Bob, black suede with some traditional flames,some people say its cliche I say it's my car and ill paint it the way I want!

 

''' Nice!!!!! It's coming right along

 

The painter of my flames,offered to shoot clear over the whole car,after the flames were done,and I told him no. What a mistake!!! I should have done it. Suede paint sucks!(IMO). The shiney paint is so much easier to take care of. A little "Quick-detailer",wipe,and you done. I have to work on the stains and shit,BEFORE,I can wipe it down.
I really liked the color scheme that was on my son's Shoebox. Black with Candy gold flames,red pinstripes. It's the one that GassersGarage has now. Just a thought....

 

Bob, Thanks for the imput.I have had both shiny black and suede or satin types of black and I love the look of both.for this car as it's my daily driver im steerin clear of shiny this go round.A 51 merc 4 dr. is abig ol sled and I can't begin to think of the work involved in waxing that beast!

 

Here she is fellas, just waitin on paint now!

 

Nice!!!!!

 

Looks great, thanks for posting more pics!

 

Car looks great!! Sweet ride.

 

thanks guys, she goes to paint on Monday!wont be long now

 

looks good

 

Final color decision? Was it black?

 

satin Black/black and white interior.flames in the near future

 

updates? did the paint get sprayed last week?

 

On
the roadagain! need a new black headliner and a lil pinstripin!

 

Nice! I like the interior a lot, gives me some ideas for my car.

 

Looks great

 

Why a black headliner? White will make the inside feel bigger. Also stands out better,with a black car.

 

I agree with ya Bad Bob but all in all look Great Sonny....enjoy Bro

 

The reason I say that is because,I have been in cars with black headliners and it feels like you are in a closet....Too dark. White headliner just looks better on a Custom. Mine will be all white.

 

With that sun visor it looks like another Hudson in the making

 

Really digging the Merc and the interior!