Projects The Mexicali Merc, another 40 Custom in the works

In Holland i know only my own 39 Merc coupe and of two 39/40 Fordors
In Belgium i know one chopped 40 coupe (from Canada ex Kustomman)
There are probably more but still very rare.
Sorry for the crappy pic.

Hennie

 

I have the chopped 40 Merc coupe in Belgium (ex Kustomman). This car I will never sell!

 

No wonder I can't find one. There all either in Sledge's driveway or in Europe !

 

un... believable!!

 

It's totally diabolical looking. Pure class

 

Gee..scarce car everywhere ..counting only coupes or open cars,not more door stuff..not worth it to me!
Dont let it go Hennie..what are your plans for it?

 

Ah,ah,ah ..That's a good one Baron!!...Luckily i can still pick up some more coupes down here in Mexico..feel lucky,no doubt

 

I'm sorry but mine was delivered in Denmark new, so it never hit the streets of the US

 

OK...your off the hook. Now if we can get some of those Mexican Mercs back across the border.

 

Baron,yes you can...just pay and i'll thow them across the border,seriously!!

 

My plans are to get it running with a 331 Hemi i already have and get it registrated but first i have to renew the lower 10 inches of sheetmetal
because it is really rusty.
I have some 32 Fords too, all with work so it will take years before it will be on the road.

And yes, i will not let it go

Hennie

 

Not bad Hennie..looks like that you're busy for a while..but i can see the Merc its in good capable hands..good luck with your projects

 

Yesterday was fantastic! My Buddy Jason brought his 40 coupe over so we decided to get all the 39-40 mercs lined up together! This is something we talked about doing for a few months and I'm glad we finally did! The old custom 39 convert and the green coupe are mine, The red/burgundy coupe belongs to Jason Hodge, the beautiful black 39 coupe belongs to Tim Kirkegaard of Denmark (which I will be chopping next), and of course Reno Casasola's bare metal Mexicali Merc in the middle. All these cars will eventually be customs and a few will be going to other parts of the world, so it's nice they could all get together for this little family reunion! I cant begin to tell you how privileged I feel to have a part in the building of all these beautiful machines!

Jason's coupe!


View looking out from the garage. Looks like the Mexicali is throwin out some attitude to the two stocker's next to him!







My 39 convert which is an original 40's custom. He's like a grandpa custom talking shit to all the newbies!


Tim's Black beauty 39 merc!




The Mexicali is happy as a pig in shit hangin out with his gang!






After the photos Jason and I took our cars down to the local cruise nigh in Auburn. It's amazing how many people still don't realize they are the same car even when they're parked right next to each other. What a great day in Mercland!

 

Damn, that is one fine line up of great Mercs.

Thanks for posting them here.

 

WOW,What an eye candy...you've got your own Merc meeting without going nowhere,ah,ah,ah
Cool to see you made it happen,a frozen Merc pic moment before they split all over the world,or amost....beautiful Kev!!!!

 

Because of this thread I have now begun my hunt for a 39-40 merc!!! I must own one of these soon.....

 

Oh man!!! What a lineup! I'll take dibs on the convert.....oh wait, they're all spoken for? Just my luck.

 

one for every day of the work week! ill take two please!!!

 

Theres cool shit all over in those pics

 

That is an impressive assortment of '39-'40 Mercs! Makes me want to get my '40 out of storage and have you chop it!

 

This is a shoe in for the HAMB calendar 2013.

What an incredible lineup!

 

shit! thats what I was afraid of! Didn't want to drive the price up on these! Good luck on your hunt!

Absolutely! Just let me know!

 

The craftsmanship in this thread alone is incredible.. Then you go and show the 4 other Mercs.

I'm going to go and repeat to myself; "they're still out there.. They're still out there.."

 

....just a bunch of mercs...

awesome photo

 

Man what a nice lineup

Great to see the black 39, my 39 also came from Denmark.

Wish it was in the same condition

Hennie

 

superb thread
i've just sat and read the whole thing and enjoyed every moment
thanks
Neil

 

Ok small Question, What intake is on that Olds engine sitting bythe Garage door!

Great work on the mercs by the way...

 

Man, that line up looks fab, Kevan.

 

I might throw couple more if i can get them here in Mexico to get the right treatment ...Kev,you still have some more storage room????

 

Sure man, send them up! We'll have call this place old MacSledge's merc farm pretty soon!