Customs 49-51 merc unchopped customs lets see them!

i'm building a 1950 merc 2 dr mild custom taildragger.....looking for ideas/ tips...who's got photos?

thanx

 

I am interested in this as well.

 

Blown49 on here has one of, if not, the nicest unchopped Merc customs ever.

 

Thanks UnIOnViLLEHauNT and here ya' go

 

My junk...not that junk but close enough.



And what I may be doing in a few weeks (thanks Bumpstick)...

 

These are two from Southwest Missouri. The flat black '51 was built by a guy who'd never done a sled before and will never do one again. He painted it a beautiful dark blue metallic, drove it a year or two, and sold it. I think it was the best looking non-chopped Merc I've ever seen. I wouldn't have thought the molded bumpers would look good, but it did!
The shiny one, High School Dropout, is owned by a HAMBer and was at the HAMB drags again this year. It is also the reason my '53 Chevy has a '53 vette grille. Love the DeSoto bumper, too.

 

What about Joe Nitti's Merc--the car he got in trade for his famous roadster? That was unchopped. Someone must have a picture of that.

 

JK Thats not even close to junk looks killer

 

We need a pic of Frenz's posted on this thread. Cmon Tom show it to us.

 

my merc.

 

Wow that is nice!

 

That's a beauty too Bob! I knew you had a 51 coupe but never saw it.

We can't forget 51MercCT either, his car is the cats meow as well!

 

Barris built this 1905 Merc for Dale Marshal...








And this four door for Bill Bush...



The car was on this great cover as well.. showing only the nose.
The chopped four door is Jerry Reichman's also by Barris.

 

a few more oldies...

 

nice to see some unchopped ones once in a while,,,
let me guess,,,,,the flamed one above,,,,,,,a bailon job?

 

I've got a few pic's!!!

 

SoCal Merc's car

 

Buggers Merc

 

Fernando's before it was chopped

 

I think it's funny how un-chopped Mercs have become a rarity now a days...IMO, they can look just fine like that...in fact, now THEY stand out...

 

I had somebody ask me once what was wrong with my car and why the windows were big. I just kinda stood there for a minute before it dawned on my what they were talking about.