Projects Accidentally Bought a 40 Merc Coupe

It’s rough, but for $500 it was worth it to me for garnish moldings, trunk hinges, maybe another frame, as well as lots of other usable stuff. To be honest, the guy had originally told me $100 for it, but I felt bad not giving him more. My plan was to offer him $400 to make it worth his son not wanting it. But, seems they needed $500 to post bail. Apparently last time I went by a month ago and some other folks said they hadn’t seen him in two weeks, he was in jail then. So, seems he has been there for over a month now. Hopefully they can get him out tomorrow. And, honestly, as mentioned, this car could be buildable if someone wanted to. I just need parts so maybe someone else can use what I don’t need.

 

Woohoo, what a good way to finish the story. I like the Carson Vert idea too

 

Good save. So you designed the "Ditch Witch"? You should have called it the "Merc Jerk", since that's what it helped you do ... jerk that old Merc out of what could have been its final resting place.

 

Lol! Too bad that machine is no longer in production or we might have had a new name for it.

Oh, and the reason my son is laying on the car as we were pulling it out is to avoid the copperheads... We weren't sure where they went so didn't get on the ground very often...

 

you had me at 'steak sandwich'

 

You lost me at copperheads. Nope.

 

The owner was in county jail for a month for lack of five hundred bucks? Am I reading that right? Damn.

Super glad you ended up getting the car, even if it's just for bits and pieces, although the sheetmetal doesn't look horrible, maybe some of that will find a new home, too. And the bail money thing really makes a great story. Any fate is better than leaving it lay there forever for a future 'mud buggy' build.

Also, pretty shocking that you'd just stumble across this parts car at all, they're super rare.

 

Well, seems bail was actually $12k but $1200 is what the bondsman needed to post it. They have been collecting up the money and were just $500 short.

Anyway, yea, my son was just telling me how his friends thought I was nuts for buying a junk car like that just for a few pieces. But, the hunt and story were half of the fun too.

 

Seems like a bargain. Where else could you get that much entertainment for that price? Certainly not a Disney resort.

 

Nice story about the caved in Merc. There looks to be a decent amount of god parts on that thing

 

Love it!!