Where, when did you take this pic-if you did? Have you checked the Merc Club listing, by Bad Bob, here?
Car was for sale on ebay recently.............. $40k for an unfinished car? I don't think so Scooter! (Car isn't that nice up close & personal either.)
Hey, I wanna say I saw it at Mooneyes Christmas 2.7 and I boleave it's pictured in the post on "show me mercs" here , on the HAMB.
theres pics on a few diffrent paint sites,,i think the flames were done by steve vandemon,,so try google
Is the Merc in this pic done in metal flake and what about the pics of the Merc in the beginning of the thread, are those metal flake or just a high metallic base clear. Thanks for the info guys!
I saw it 2 years ago in Vegas. The flames are flaked in a lime gold, the rest is satin black. One of the nicer cars built specificly for shock value.
2 different mercs!! the one at the top isn't the same as the one that was for sale on EBAY recently. Ian
I know there are 2 that look very similar. The one I posted is a '50 while the other is a '51 with the full treatment. The '51 is alot nicer of a car from what I can tell in pictures I;ve seen of it.
I don't mean any disrespect to the builders, its just my personal opinion. Its a borderline cartoon car with how low it is and with the wild flames. The chop is nice, but the rest of the car is stock. Its almost like the purpose of the modifications were for attention only and not to help the overall flow of the car.
Yeah I was just wondering.. Everyone is entitled to thier own opinion.. I myself love them both and think they are badass! I can see them not doing it for alot of people though..
Hell.. my dads friend had a 50 coupe they used to cruise in Long beach in the 50's and it had a big green dragon on it!!! dont know if the friend did that or he bought it that way but i always thought it was kinda funny.
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