Spring sale: A car and motorcycle collection – Part 2
Tag: mercury
Rare stock: 1951 Mercury Monterey
Mercury coupes built from 1949 to 1951 became popular with this car with body modified by George and Sam Barris in 1953, called the “Hirohata Custom” after its owner’s surname. The car built by Barris is the quintessential “custom car”, and its impact on American automotive culture was so strong that in the following years,… Read More Rare stock: 1951 Mercury Monterey
Please don’t chop: 1950 Mercury Coupé
It’s rare indeed to spot a Mercury coupé which still is the same car of 60 years ago when it left the Mercury factory. Indeed George Barris (probably the most famous customiser all over the world) changed the game when he first unvealed his chopped Mercury more than sixty years ago, the problem is that… Read More Please don’t chop: 1950 Mercury Coupé
How it should be: 1950 Mercury 2dr Coupé
You see customised Mercuries everywhere but few, very few of them are properly done like this one. Basically we love these custom cars but we hate seeing many of them done with replaced interiors, modern dashboards, engines, and many “wrong” details. This one is exactly how we would do it. We mostly love classic european… Read More How it should be: 1950 Mercury 2dr Coupé
Expensive Hope: 1946 Mercury Templeton Saturn
This car has been built in 1950 – starting from a 1946 Mercury chassis – by Lloyd Templeton and his sons. It’s also known as “Bob Hope Special” because it was supposed to have been used in a film with Bob Hope, a film which remained a project. This car was also shown at the third… Read More Expensive Hope: 1946 Mercury Templeton Saturn
Not chopped: 1950 Mercury Coupé
It’s not so easy to find a 1949-51 Mercury Coupé which has not gone under hammers, welders and grinders during its life, but sometimes it happens, as for this car. The seller says that this car was his grandfather’s present to him, at that it’s sitting in a barn from many years. Obviously there is… Read More Not chopped: 1950 Mercury Coupé
Classic Virus 