Features The Lee Pratt Merc

Did this Merc evolve into the bright orange Merc that's from Ohio. I believe its forsale now in the classifieds. It now has bubbleskirts and a stock grille. . It sure looks similar.

 

I bought a nice original '53 Vic from an elderly lady in Santa Cruz for $250. Rust free original, with a same color repaint, (Azure blue?) original flat V8, 3 spd overdrive, 34K miles.
Dropped it like Lee's original stance, Foxcraft skirts, '55 eSoto grille, '55 Olds taillights, shaved nose & deck, doorhandles, nice mild custom driver.
Drove it from '74 to '82, most guys liked it, but the ones that didn't, just fell all over Zocche's "Cool 50" and his '53 Vic-turned-convertible.
San Jose was funny about "Just the right time"...The lowriders loved it, though.

 

No that car was the brown chopped one in the Mike Key "LEAD SLEDS" book with the tru-spokes.

 

As Mike put it, A set of National Engineer Chunky Spoke wheels.