The Jalopy Journal
Perfect weather for Canada day car shows in Sask. Not too hot or windy and the old flathead Merc ran down the highway like a trooper without...
I'm still driving the 52 Merc my dad bought in 1959. It did rest/rust from 1970 to 2014 before I got it back into mobility again. Photo here of...
I take a lot of through the windshield pictures and videos driving the 52 Merc. This is one of my favourites from last fall. In my normal habitat...
Sundown shot with the 52 Merc back in December. [ATTACH]
Its just the stock Mercury 255 flathead but I love the sound of that full length straight pipe. Loud on the outside, quiet on the inside. Video...
Got the new lower rad hoses for the 52 Merc out of the box from Rock Auto. Now to get them installed. [MEDIA]
I've had good luck with steelwool and diesel fuel to bring a shine back to old paint. Even worked to a degree on the red primer undercoat on my...
Yes, with the Autel X Star Premium drone camera. It follows me pretty close as long as I don't drive above 25 mph.
A vintage shot from days gone by from my own family album. My dad and my brother in the "new to us" 52 Mercury. Dad bought the car in October of...
And some video [MEDIA]
Some nice shots here. We about a month past our fall colours here. I know I posted a few back in September but don't think this one showed up. The...
My first car was a truck. An old "jailbar" 46 Ford that my dad had retired as a farm truck as it was hard starting, overheated when worked too...
I took the 52 Merc to town one evening earlier this summer for some photos. Took this one on the very quiet main street. Typical small town Sask....
52-53 Mercs are my all time favourite car rear end. [ATTACH]
Scenes from yesterday's drive in the 52 Merc. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
And some video. [MEDIA] Same day from another angle. [ATTACH]
Managed to find time for a short drive with the Merc yesterday to get some leaf pictures. Colours are getting pretty good here but they don't last...
Looking at swapping a headlight from the 53 parts Merc into the 52 driver. Shining up the original paint on the 53 hood in hopes of swapping it...
My favourites 52-53 Mercs. [ATTACH]
In the glove compartment of the 53 Merc parts car I bought in December. A "Lucky Elephant" popcorn box just like the ones we used to buy as kids...
Popular Mechanics used to have a lot of new car stuff in their magazine in the fifties. Like this one from 1955 that I have. [ATTACH]
The diesel helped the steel wool to cut through the rust and lichen growing on the paint. Dry steel wool seemed just too dry.
This well preserved 56 Montclair showed up at the car show here this past summer. [ATTACH]
[ATTACH] Should have had the doors open but here I am after a test drive, back at the shop.
I'll probably take the Merc out for a spin even after the snow comes. Nowhere near the salt covered highways of course. [MEDIA]
All I can give is personal experience with seasonal use batteries that sit all winter. I have had very good battery life by simply doing nothing....
I got a pair of new water pumps for the 52 Merc from Napa last year. Working great.
Was looking pretty good here the first week of October so I took a few shots of the Merc out on a drive. [ATTACH]
That car looks pretty shiny already to me. I've been using some pretty harsh stuff on the Merc. It has sat outdoors for the past 46 years and I...
[ATTACH] Looking through the stone chipped windshield over the faded fanfare maroon hood of the 52 Mercury this summer.
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