History Nick Matranga - That Illustrious Sanguine '40 Merc!

Michelley -

As usual, fantastic story telling & great historic photos!

Thanks for sharing with the H.A.M.B. (Traditional Customs) community!

 

Man, that was good!!!
I always dig reading your threads!

 

SoCal of the '30s-'50s, the "Magic Kingdom" for us fans. It's gone, and will never happen again. Thanks Michelley, great stuff.

 

Awesome!!!

 

Thanks Michelle..another great read!..

say Hi to David!
palle

 

Top Notch thread Michelley. Absolutely love the history and photos. Keep up the good work.
Eric

 

Thanks Michelley...very interesting reading...even for an 80 year old dude..THANKS

 

Michelle, I'm proud to call you and David friends . I enjoy talking to you both, and always look forward to your informative articles. Lastly, I'm glad Jesse Lopez is still around as his stories are great ! Axle

 

Great read, thank you for sharing this with us here....Rob

 

a HUGE THANKS Michelle for preserving history,will take my time and read all these cool real life stories,its our background and a big influence...matter of fact the Matranga Merc is right on top...keep up the outstanding work!!!!

BTW.is there any original color picture of the Matranga's Merc beside Rickster colorized ones??just wondering

 

Thanks Michelley. Lots of history there! Can we see any pics of David's Merc yet?

 

This is a great read and a much needed shot in the arm for history of customs. I cant wait to see the real color of the Matranga merc. Thanks for doing this great write up ,fantastic job.

 

What he said....^ O U T S T A N D I N G !!

 

Excellent job as usual! Thanks for sharing!

 

What a great read!!!

Thanks so much for posting these cool stories.

 

Good article Michelley.
I was not into the customs then but I appreciated the styles of Mercurys like Nick's.
However I did know many of the "players" you showed from the racing area. I enjoyed their memories that you brought out.
I remember holding my breath on a thrill ride down Venice Blvd. at noon, with Joe Pisano in his Buick in 1952. I also raced againist the O'Brien-Rackemann-Baney roadster in 1954. We had some good times.
Keep up the good work looking back at the good old days.
Don

 

Oh My Stars!​

 

Thank You for doing this article, once agian, the stories of the past by those who lived in an era that I admire so much. Custom cars in California, more so, Southern California.

Ken

 

That was truly great! Thanks for putting this up.

 

Great article on a great man and car. I could read this article all day long. Wish there was more!


Fryguy

 

Michelle.

Thank you so much for posting this. The effort required for the research of this article must have been immense. It shows a deep appreciation for this classic custom and the vision that went into it's creation.

The Matranga Merc, with it's smooth flowing lines is one of the most beautiful customs of all time. It is definitely a "Classic" in all meanings of the word.

I've always been more of a "hot rod" guy, rather than a "custom" guy. However, this custom is one of my all time favorite cars. Thank you again for all of the time and consideration that went into posting this.

John.

 

Michelle, I've enjoyed the other things you've written, but this is your best so far. Thank you so much for all of your hard work!

 

I hate to ignorant, but everyone keeps saying great article - all I see are picture attachments??? Where is the article?

Nick's car has always been one of my favorites and I want more info!


Posted using the Full Custom H.A.M.B. App!

 

Great stuff Michelley!! Always cool to read this kind of history.

 

It starts on the first page of this thread...

 

Um, not for me it doesn't. The very 1st post on the very 1st page is nothing but pictures. There is no article on any page or post for me.

Anyone else using the HAMB app on iPhone? I wonder if that has something to do with it.


Posted using the Full Custom H.A.M.B. App!

 

Nice read.

 

Hey Hot Rod Cowboy, it did the same for me when I was on the Hamb app. but you can read it on your computer.

 

Jwcaddy and Michelley,

I finally got to a laptop instead of my phone and there the article is!!! Thanks for the help and thanks for the great read. Viva la HAMB!

 

Yippee!​