1949, 1950, 1951 Mercury Pictures

If I remember right it has a Caddy top grafted to the Merc.

 

It may be Glad Ellis' Valley Custom built Mercury. Cadillac top mated to the Merc body.
However i thought this car was destroyed before narrow white walls were popular.

Mick

 

Glad Ellis's was a convertible with a Cadillac top.
It had stainless trim around the edge of the roof, that car doesn't appear to have.
Also Glad's car had stainless trim on the C-pillar.

 

You're right Sancho, I was answering off the top of my head, didn't have a pic of Glad's Merc handy.

Mick

 

The hardtopped car is so tantalizing, details are just a little too fuzzy, sure looks like it's got a '51 rear bumper and washboard trim, but the grille surround and front bumper look earlier. It kinda looks like it's got a '51 Merc rear window too, but too hard to tell. Could possibly have been made with convertible doors and custom quarter windows, but really would love to hear more.

 

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Something I’ve often wondered....anybody know who was involved in the design of the 49-51 Mercurys? Was it’s small group of designers or....just one talented guy or gal. The 48 Fords and Merc’s were completely different from the 49-51’s and I understand that the design of the Fords helped save FOMOCO, did design of the Merc do the same? Any thoughts? There is a lot of knowledge on the HAMB.


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Kool questions, Hopefully we will get some answers, Hopefully this afternoon I'll have time to look around...

 

I Would like to post a few pic's of my 51 merc that i chopped and built my self except the paint job. Can't beat the custom Mercs

 

Here is a pic of my 51 that i chopped and built Nothing like the Customs Mercs

 

Thanks to @the-rodster, one of our own members, I found this article he researched back in January 2013. Very much info on the design of the 49 Ford /Merc. The article is informative and lengthy and he credits howstuffworks.com for the article and pictures which I can’t see. Still no clear cut determination for who actually was responsible for the overall design but some really good incite. Lots of talented engineers no doubt....Leave it to a fellow H.A.M.B.er be be on the cutting edge of this thing we love. Thank you again @the-rodster. Later Lou[emoji41]


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Beautiful. And from the Keystone State too boot. Think CCR 2020 @ Indy. Pennsylvania is pretty well represented at this event/show. Now if we can just kill this virus in time for the Big show! Later[emoji41]Lou.


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Krispy Kreme time ?

 

I’ve been working on getting this 49 back on the road. Not too far off. Apparently sitting for 30+ years did a number on the wiring harness. Basically falls apart when touched.


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