OHIO custom guys

Looking to hook up with the owner of a '51 Merc last seen in Springfield, Ohio car show this year. The Merc has a Carson style top, dual stack head lights, '54 Packard tail lights and the color is PINK. Looking for the owners name etc. and any pictures of the car.

A little help here would be cool.

CRUISER

 

Btt

 

so you have no pics for us to reference...??

 

Cruiser

I'll check around and see what I come up with.

 

Thanks Butch...............


I'm looking for some pictures, seems a pink car would stand out like a white guy at the Apollo Theater. Buddy Holly

CRUISER

 

Btt

 

Cruiser,
I might have seen that car at Columbus year before last, I'll keep an eye out. Rags

 

All I can tell you is he goes to alot of shows in around Columbus, Might try an ad on Cbus Craigslist. Other than that yes have seen the car a few times!

 

Thanks Rags and hot rod fozzie keep an eye out for me, a pink car can't hide forever. I'll try cbus craigslist.

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BTT

 

I searched several Ohio based car show photo sites with no luck so far.
There must be somebody who went to the Clark County Humane Society's Carl Bobbitt Memorial Car Show Fund Raiser, June 12, 2011 in Springfield, OH and saw this pink 1951 Mercury!!!

 

Try seeing if it shows up here:http://www.countrycruiser.com/

 

Thanks Rik - CRUISER

 

1951 Mercury Radical Custom

As photographed at the Jack Roush car show in Manchester, Ohio

http://www.flickriver.com/photos/dok1/296328322/#large

Info Poster is at the following link:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/dok1/296328326/

Former Barris Car '58 Lincoln headlights etc

 

They had that show in front of where I work, and I don't remember seeing that car. If its local, he doesn't bring it out much or I would have seen it.

 

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hotrod fozzie said - All I can tell you is he goes to alot of shows in around Columbus, Other than that yes have seen the car a few times!

CRUISER

 

That pink car has been around forever and was owned by Wendell Proffitt. It was wine colored and also dark grey/ black by 85. It was on several magazines in the early 80s. I last saw it in Springfield in 85. I am positive of what I speak. It started life as a coupe. The taillights were 56 Clipper that sat practically on top of the 51 Merc rear bumper and it had steel, needle nose bubbles.

 

The car is not a Barris car and the taillights were 56, not 54. There is absolutely no similarity other than the year and make. When the car was first dine, it was called the "good times" merc. I just found a pic of it in 83 on Riks site in the Kustomlincolnlady" section of his site.

 

The first scan is from a magazine, The Good Times version. The second pic is the rear shot of the car(I think). The last pic is the 2-tone gray version. How does OOMACK remember all this info? Sorry for the ****py scans. Click on the photo and it`ll enlarge.

 

From the KustomsLincolnLady Collection

 

LOL You remembered that shot in C***ic & Custom which is one of the shots I was thinking of. It was also featured in a rare French coffee table book that covered the Springfield Nats in 83.

 

Well, thanks everyone for the replies, turns out to be the wrong Merc. This happens when you follow rumors they don't always turn out well. The pictures say it all it was a long shot at best.

CRUISER

 

Still pays to follow each lead. Keep on it. Imagine if you're the guy that does it!

 

I never knew it ended up pink so it never rang a bell.

 

Here`s a pic of him getting an award. Does this put a slowdown in the article being published. OOMACK-- That issue of Cl***ic and Custom must be at my dad`s. It`s amazing how much the cars styles change over the years.

 

So, is this the same Merc that now is pink in color or a differnt Merc?

CRUISER

 

It's it, if the pink one above is the one you're referring to.

 

Shame it's not the right Merc.........Oh, well.

CRUISER