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Very interesting. I've just discovered the thread and need to spend some more time on it. My 52 four door Merc sedan is a driver but needs much...
A 2015 photo of the 52 Mercury in front of what was it's garage all through the 1960s. [ATTACH]
Keeping it all original here on dad's 52 Merc. It took over 40 years sitting in the woods to acquire that finish. Plus hours of work with steel...
Got the 52 Merc mostly street legal now and had it on it's longest trip (28 miles) last weekend to a local car show. Its rough and rusty but a...
The 52 Mercury I've been playing with for a year now. [ATTACH]
In front of my grandfather's century homestead cabin. The 52 Merc. [ATTACH]
[ATTACH] Looking through the 63 year old glass of my Merc this summer.
My 52 Merc, all stock with original 15 inch wheels and P215-75x15 was all I could get in. Even by jacking up the frame and letting springs sag as...
Nice work. I am sure envious of your sheet metal welding and patching skills. I can weld heavy metal but have not tried old rusty car body welding...
Another one I should probably have brought home this summer. F68 Ford pickup minus the motor which was rumoured to be hiding back in the trees...
My 38 Ford parts car been sitting there for close to 40 years. Hopefully not rotting too much. [ATTACH]
This has been an interesting journey, and I've only looked at the last ten pages or so. Time to contribute something. This 38 Pontiac has been...
This has been an amazing and inspiring account. It gives me hope that maybe I can fix the rust on my 52 which is just as bad for rust as your 51....
Night time view over the hood and the nicest instrument panel and dash of any fifties car I have ever seen. [ATTACH]
I don't have any really good over the hood shots in the 52 Mercury but there are plenty of driver seat view shots in this video from earlier this...
I've never tried CLR on a vehicle. If the paint is quite bad I have used steel wool and diesel fuel with good results. If the paint is still half...
Excellent car. Nice to see another Merc being worked on. I have my dad's 52 but it is in far worse shape than yours. But its a runner and thats...
I'd say thats a match. Thanks all. No wonder it looked so good on my Merc. Now if I could find a couple more. :-)
Its not water in the gas that is the problem, it is the water in the air, or humidity. Happens to me here on a Holley carbed International...
Any ideas on this one? I've had a pair of these laying around for years and don't even remember where I got them. Cleaned them up with steel wool...
Looking and sounding good so far. :)
A little diesel fuel on a dirty rag has done wonders for the paint that is left on my 52 Merc. There were literally lichens growing on the surface...
Looks pretty good for an original unrestored. They must have changed the transmission too? No floor shifter like my 39 Deluxe.
After seeing the nice work you guys have done I hesitated posting any evidence of my quick amateur paint job on the 39 but here it is. Kind of a...
I think it would look great. I have always liked that paint scheme that was an IH option as seen here in this 1960 ad. If I was going for a...
Wax on top of old oxidized paint never works very well . But a good clean up with Turtle rubbing compound has done wonders for some of my old...
[IMG] Mine from a few days ago . The 39 has been under cover most of the time but the old 52 Merc has sat out in the woods for the past 40 years...
Looks pretty good for a work truck. Those upgraded tires and wheels really do something for it. Most of the older trucks looked too big for their...
Completely stock and original here is my 52 four door recently resurrected . [IMG] Check out the video of the first start up. [MEDIA]
I like the red matching body colour. I painted mine white years ago and regret it now. I also see why you need my chrome caps. :-) [IMG]
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