1949, 1950, 1951 Mercury Pictures

I was wrong, not chrome tape but still kool layout. Check out the fades and blends.

 

Looks like Voodoo Larrys Chevy in the garage.

 

'50 Monterey ad on facebook market place classic cars for sale Reno - finished one by Dick Dean

 

Friday Flow

 

Did they use a Cadillac upper grille bar to extend the hood on the Hirohata merc ?

 

I'm pretty sure the Hirohata hood lip was hand formed. That Caddy has quite a pronounce peak to the center, too much for a Merc hood, in my opinion.

I had a shop mimic the Hirohata hood lip when I was heavy into my project '51 Merc. Once the stock pot metal emblem is removed, the upper grill surround sticks out farther than the front of the hood. I had the shop cut the upper grill cavity loose, pull it a just a little more forward and weld to the hood. Then they filled the top with two curved metal strips that meet in the middle. Once that shape was settled, they hand built the area on the fender between the hood and the extended/frenched headlights to match.

Kinda wish I still had the car. I sold it as an unfinished project.

 

I don't know but I'll try to check it out. You are brought up a kool idea, kool kustom tick that should work.

 

Everything I have ever read about it says it was hand formed sheet metal. Including the description of it in the Barris Custom Techniques books.

 

Thank you.

 

Thank you, I hope you find out how they did this , all the clones look the same , was it some thing simple or a grille bar from another car.

 

Thank you

 

they used inch and a half exhaust tubing

 

Interesting use of Corvette tail lights on the '51 above. Works well.

 

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