thats a caddy bumper (52 or 53 i think) with a custom taillight made from the chrome section over the bumper
It is a '53 Caddy back bumper with tailights cut out of the top part of the bumper. I saw a Caddy in California (last picture) that did this and I thought that it would look kool on '51 Merc quarters. It was very easy to do. I cut out the openning that was pleasing to the eye and used red plexi glass to cover the openning. During the recent rebuild Ralph Schindel improved them by placing '48 Chevy LED taillights on the back side. Now they can see my brake lights..... Sometime, Kool can be easy and not expensive Here is the Merc they way it is today with two less doors. New grill and a '53 Merc dash. Ralph Schindel did the body work for me and I still kan't get over the results.... Happy Trails, Mick