51 Mercury custom tail lights

Merc Posse: please post up your pics on 51 merc custom tail light approaches. Yeah I've searched but I am still stuck on what to run on my 51 Merc. Rikster if you are watching, I'd appreciate your input also. Anyone have pics of 54 merc tail lights w/the chrome bezel on a 51? Thanks fellas.

 

i was really fond of these. 50 ford vertical

 

forgot to say i think it looked way better without the blue dots, but one got broken and only had a pair with dots to replace

 

I'm putting those in my 51 Plymouth, pretty much just like that.

 

Nice idea glassguy; that is a set that I never thought of, and they actually flow quite well. Keep em coming fellas.

 

1953 Chrysler:

 

51 Lincoln

 

53 Clipper

 

54 Merc with the surronding chrome

 

I know you asked for examples, not opinions, but those Chrysler taillights look really really good!

 

Kustom made mine. I used a 53 Caddy bumper and cut out the top part of the bumper.
Bolted 48 Chevy tailights (including the bezels) on the back side. Covered it with thin
red plexiglass. Used Renee's hair dryer so they would contour to the bumper. Easy....



It is fun to try to come up with something different.... Go through old magazines
and look for different makes and models. You will know it when ya see it...

Happy Trails, Mick

 

Nadine:

 

51 Chrysler lenses with custom made steel bezels -yet to be chromed.

 

Here's some ....

 

StrayKatKustoms, this is sweeeeeet.. Love it....

 

54 Merc taillights are hard to do, due to the fact that they are not as wide as the 51 quarterpanel. I put them in my build but I sliced them at the top and bottom, heated them and opened them up to match the 51 fins.

Did a tech on it. Check it out here.....

http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=308360

 

Opinions are great too, thanks!

 

Thanks Ether, and Bad Bob and RPW, and Fordy, and PSJ (thats ProStockJohn), and SKK (straykatkustoms). Keep em coming. Rikster will be on this any day now. Bad Bob, I know you got more in your vast archives!

 

More...

 

http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/group.php?do=discuss&group=&discussionid=1197

try this

 

slddnmatt is doing some custom taillights for my 51 merc now.Maybe he can post some pictures.

 

took me a minute, but figured out how to get the pics from my phone...

 

After looking at these,I HAD to blow them up!!!!!!! Amazing work,Matt...

 

I'm really happy with the results.Thanks Matt!

 

Wow, Matt the work looks great! What did you use for the lenses? Was that what the car had originally?

 

Now that my friend is AWESOME!!!! How bout a little "how to".....come on, we're all family here. Your secrets are safe with us!!!

I always liked the DeSoto taillight treatment Abone did on his 51'

 

To enlarge a smaller photo try this,left click on photo ,the more you
click the bigger it gets.This may not work on some photos

 

Kool Idea, I'd love to see a how to make the tailights. Could be the koolest bumper
guard tailights that I've seen.... Thanks for psting the pics.

Happy Trails, Mick

 

Article says those tail lights were "hewn" from a solid piece of plastic. Reminds me of 53 Olds.