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See that flamed 51' Merc in the background? Here's the same car at a wedding last Saturday. Same owner, Keith Bell after 40+ years as well....
My bad, missed the M1 part. Carry on.
https://shoebox-central.com/49-51-mercury-small-block-chevy-motor-mount-kit I used this kit from when it came form Butch's cool stuff. Like it...
From my infamous cousin: " She's a 2 at 10, but a 10 at 2!"
Went on Sunday and it was very lightly attended. We registered Sunday at about 11am and were car 2502. Unless they screwed up on their numbering...
My 53' Cadillac had the same setup. Besides the seat weighing about 200lbs, I had the same issue mentioned earlier, came outside one day and...
Nice article here on Butch, Rod and Curly's Merc. https://www.customcarchronicle.com/icons-of-the-80s/curley-tremayne-50-merc-restoration/
Got word that Henry "Butch" Hurlhey passed earlier this week. For those who don't know, Butch was a bodyman for many years working with Rod...
Plus when Steve moved to SF he took over Roy Brizio's old shop, an ideal place for a mini studio.
Thanks for all the replies fella's. It looks like a combo of poison, repellant, traps and patience over the next few weeks. My neighbor just told...
Anyone have a good fix for keeping rats out of the garage? As the weather is warming I'm finding more evidence of them, either droppings or...
If you plan to keep the heater it can be "modernized" and work great. There is Jeep heater motor that bolts right in place of the stock one that...
I always liked Rich's posts here and was proud of our Bay Area connection, even more so that we went to the same High School decades apart. 25+...
Really surprised the Petersen didn't already scoop this one up. Hope it gets the amount the family is looking for but not to sit in a private...
Our old 51' Merc was used as a Hot August Nights t shirt car (not official merch) and then the same image was reused for shows in Lake Havasu and...
I saw it in the background of the Mecham Pebble beach auctions over the weekend and was wondering what it was doing there. IMHO they should have...
For little stuff like that try Dennis Carpenter or Dearborn classics maybe. A lot of those parts aren't specific to Mercury so the Ford stuff can...
try these guys, https://www.nailheadbuick.com/ pretty much everything you'll need is there.
Gen 5 Camaros have this feature as well, based off the door handle. Although a little scarce in your neck of the woods maybe a junkyard trip could...
Hopefully more due to being able to plan better. Almost all last year after been sent home to work it was,"we're coming back in a couple weeks"...
Lumpy (Frank Bank) was a hot rodder in real life and persuaded the tv company to use some of the real hot rods in the show. there was a post on...
Great job man. If it makes you feel better Cole Foster started with a 5 window as well when he built Kirk Hammett's Metallica 36'.
I had taken my chopped 51' Mercury to pick something up at Stanford shopping center in Palo Alto. If you know the area this place is packed with...
Believe it or not there is a mid 80's -90's jeep fan motor that bolts exactly into place of the Merc one pictured there yet is about half the...
Easily into the $1mil range, that was offered years ago right after it was restored. That's chump change to the modern billionaire these days...
Both the Goodguy's Spring get together in March and the Summer get together in June have been cancelled in Pleasanton. Alameda County is planning...
Just read they moved the show to May 14-16 next year. Wondering if it will ever go back to the traditional January dates if they see bigger...
Try Evod industries; https://www.evodindustries.com/ They are the ones who make some really nice wheels, like 20" Eldorado rims and specialty trim...
Early 80's coming home from Truckee to the bay area in a blinding snow storm, so bad they closed the freeway behind us, this was highway 80...
Plus David Lee Roth's original car was a 4-door built by "Mercury John" in Riverside..
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