I'm new to this forum so forgive the ignorance. I'm looking for other 49-51 Mercury owners in the Louisville area. I'd love to see and talk about as many Mercs as I can before I get started on my build. I just purchased a coupe 2 weeks ago and finding brains to pick about these is not as easy as I'd thought. Maybe a Merc club exist that I don't know about. Any advice would be great. I am going to try and keep it as "traditional" as I can. Part suppliers, parts I should use, things to watch out for, or any other bit of advice will be much appreciated. Thanks Posted using the Full Custom H.A.M.B. App!
Thanks man. Yea, I hardly ever see Mercs at our small local shows. When I do, they are almost never chopped. I PM'ed a guy on here that's supposed to be pretty well known and have quite a bit of experience but he never wrote back. I just checked yours out and you've done a great job. Is there a thread of the parts you used? Like bumpers, rear glass, grill, motor, etc. and detailed pics? Posted using the Full Custom H.A.M.B. App!
There's a wealth of info right here on the Hamb. There are 49-51 Mercury picture threads you can find using the search function. Feel free to check out the build for my '51. Check out the Mercury parts thread that John created, there's a link in my signature. .
Looks like a pretty solid 51! The hard part is getting a descent one to start with .. Welcome to the club!
Haha Thanks, I actually just realized how to do some of those things. I found Johns build thread. You'd think being 30 yrs old I'd be a lil more tech savvy on this app. It's def the most complicated app I have. Using my computer might be better. Posted using the Full Custom H.A.M.B. App!
Nice car and welcome!...Yeah on the computer it's a little easier to move around the site... Check out the community social groups and search "Mercury", there is a few groups devoted to Mercs...Lots of pics and good info to be found.
might be moving to lexington- job depending...mean time, join Bad Bobs merc club....listen to ANYTHING sldmatt has to say...prostockjohn has got the mother of all lists...EXK does awesome work and rik hoving has a great album and history....and thats a great car your'e starting out with
Thanks guys I finally learned how to navigate this thing a little better. I guess I should make a build thread and hope the pros subscribe for my endless amount of questions. Lol Posted using the Full Custom H.A.M.B. App!
I say YES to adding build threads to the '49-'51 Mercury Parts List.... OR Create another thread that could be an "Index to 49-51 Mercury builds", and we include a link to it on the Parts List. I might like this idea better, but either one is good.
Man, that's a great idea. Finding certain things isn't as easy as I thought it'd be. I mostly use the app on my phone but I searched for days on gauge threads before I came across a halfway useful one. John, did you get a stock dash and gauges yet? I noticed in that thread you hadn't decided. I got a pretty decent dash if you're interested. Posted using the Full Custom H.A.M.B. App!
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