I really like European coachbuilt bodies on American cars...whether or not they were built here or abroad.
Just found these old pics of two cars i had just bought in the year 1999. When you walk into a barn and see something like these two covered in dust all sorts of things flash through your brain. The Mercury coupe with it,s aftermarket headlight conversion was a prop car in the 1977 WW II movie "A Bridge To Far " ( operation market garden ) filmed nearby in Arnhem. The '32 Tudor i sold to Alf Wilkinson in the U.K. The Mercury has now been with another Dutch hamb member for quite a few years.
That tudor is a Model 14 unique to the UK..Here are observations from a buddy in the UK. Notice how the body drops lower -semi channeled effect. British Model albeit at the tail edge of the hood have a curved downturn to meet the lower cowl sides. If you look at the top of the screen the screen has curved corners and the screen header is more curved too unlike the B which is quite square. More so the bustle at the back of the body is much more curved, the B much flatter. Inside the dash is like that of a Model 40('33) and even things like the ashtrays, steering wheel and seats were different. A lot of subtle changes. Pretty limited really re interchangeable sheet metal parts. The grill shell and insert, hood tops, frame horn covers and tank are identical. The fenders would bolt up but of course are different because of the flanges. The headlamp bar again could be swapped but the Model 14 one is flatter so has the effect of being dropped, likely because of the bigger acorn shaped headlamps. I will add that the chassis and components are identical to the Model "B" and V8.
Never knew my 39 Mercury was already in Holland in the 70's Henry. Always thought it came in the late 80's or early 90's. And a film star to.
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