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Charlie: That is the way the engine came to me. This is the engine I bought to learn on and then cleaned up up and sold it for what I paid for...
Maybe this will help.....
Someone once told me: "Real hot rods don't have valve covers"
Now I know where they got the design for the front bumper of the Merc....just a thought
I used two to remove a Porsche engine ( the car I eventually sold to buy the 53' Merc). Notice there is a jack stand under the cross member of the...
All the model cars I built when I was kid and now if have a 53' Merc...You could do a whole thread on this.....(Cars never built) None of the...
Born in 47'.....grew up in Chelsea (50 miles west of Detroit)...first car when I was 18 was a 50' Ford 4 door with the flathead, that I bought for...
Oil filters were an option on many of the early flatheads.
I thought Woodward Ave in Detroit was the longest....
Move to the foothills......no HOA's. I have a 5 car garage, but that is because we cut the house back into the side of a mountain and the garage...
Stevie: Hope to see you there at Applebees at Westland. My car will be there...not too many other Yellow 53' Mercs. It is a big show.
When are you going to be in town and I will post a few events?
Firepig: Gas Pump Heaven (402) 592-1710 www.gaspumpheaven.com It had three doors, so I gutted the pumps (nothing like the smell of 50 year old...
btt
Now all I need to do is find someone with a 49', 50' or 51' Plymouth and I can pay it forward.
I was thinking 1949 Plymouth....any thoughts. Anyone have one of these tucked away in the garage
Btt
Hope this is what you were looking for.
I have added one more picture of the front of the pieces...hope this helps
31Doger: The third picture is taken from the top
The bottom ones are 45" long, the center ones are 49 1/2" long and the top three are 32" long. No markings. I included a picture of the clips for...
I have the vacuum wipers on my 53' Merc. The system is 6 volt. The key is the double action fuel pump that provides the vacuum along with the...
Get a stock 53 Merc rad for an automatic...have it rodded and cleaned. You will notice the diffrence. The top is marked: MA-B4 MO P10 3
I am ready this year. Bought a new 8" drop hitch so the bar will be alot flatter.
Sveigel's Auto Parts Inc (303) 781-7859 4398 S. Santa Fe Dr. Englewood, CO 80110 He has the NOS exhausts pipes....very good prices. I got...
Not pretty but it has worked for over 2 1/2 years...bypass with check valve
Traded e-mails with another member recently and he bought his mechanical fuel pump form O'Reilly's and they have a warrantee for a year...if it...
Looking for a source for the weatherstriping for the 53' Mercury Convertible top. <!-- / message -->
To you and yours...have a very Mercury and safe Christmas....see you in the new year. <!-- / message --><!-- edit note -->
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