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Nope.....50 Mercs have no flair and aren't even close to that shape.
Yep....
very nice car and great work......the custom in me says to deck it leaving the key hole and adding what we called a bull nose to the...
uhhhh...sir....your house is on fire.[IMG]n fire.
"If the OP starts showing detailed pics of IFS etc, then the mods might get upset." Are you kidding me......? These posts contain 1000's of...
I wouldn't......that was a very popular treatment in the late 50's and early 60's. Your car looks very good, love it.
can't say it enough how much I like this car...
First off.....the hubcap you pictured is NOT a Fiesta.......It's a very poor reproduction of the 56 Oldsmobile STARFIRE......good grief.
very nice ......love the Hot Rod Lincoln theme......one question.....where are you going to put the foot feed...?
Like your idea about making a vintage looking SBC.....here's mine. Its actually a 300 HP/327......going in a 51 Ford.
uhhhhh....heard the hook story waaay back when I was is high school in 58.....except the hook was on the rear bumper......wonder if it was the...
Great color combinations....wow..! Please lose the fishtail exhaust extensions....they're for motorcycles and look goofy on cars. How did you...
Now that's a good trick....if you have a wood deck.
As you can see, most of us winched when you said you were going to remove the trim and fill in the holes.....Please reconsider.
Again...
and in my Model A...
here's mine going in my 51 Ford...
If you really want to be "traditional"....remove the door handles and deck it..!
Wow....great never seen before pictures (except one)
Very nice...I like the way it is headed......hope to start on my 51 this spring.
looks like you've gotten a lot of good advise here....but I missed the part where the Edsel had a 6 cylinder motor....I didn't know.
Still can't believe you just sanded that primer and rattle canned that paint.....it looks too good.
nice car...great stance too......you sure had trouble with paint. why did you paint the garnish moldings white...?
excellent choice on carburation......here's mine
Okay Mr Pist-n-Broke, how much is that grille bar modified....? They don't seem to fit right in a 51 as I always thought ...the ends at the...
Well....a friend of mine has a 2-door just like yours.....and I MEAN just like yours.....in fact I always thought you were using his as your...
followed your thread from the beginning......you SIR, are one talented individual.
Here's a rare one.. 1951-? Nash Statesman, aluminum head with 2-1 bbls. I believe they called it the "Lemans" package. I have one complete.
nice car....I'd like to see a front end shot with the grille, it looks interesting. Before you get too far along, please get rid of that trunk...
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