My MERC !!!!!!

Hope this works ,,trying to post my ride !!!!!!!Just got it a week ago!!!!Its been in storage since 1983 !!!!Started the flathead up and surprising it runs great after a little carb cleaning!!

 

Very cool. What are your plans for it?

 

The body is as rust free as you could ask for,, so sand it down and primer for now !!! The last guy took it all apart so I think for now I"ll put it back togther and have fun with it for a while!!!

 

Nice score! Congrats!

 

To CHOP or not to CHOP ???? I chopped the Black 51 in my profile a few years ago !!They look so bad when chopped!!!!

 

Thats awesome & why would you wanna chop a rust free one is beyond me esp since you already have one??...lolol..I dare you to be different & not chop it!!...HAHAHA

 

car looks good....would love to see more pix

 

I think I agree !!!!!No CHop !!!!! The chopped one is gone !!!!Sold it about 8 months ago !!!Seller's remorse and had to have another one!!!! I found this one about 5 miles from my house !!! New of the car but didn't think it would ever be sold!!!

 

More Pic's!!!!!Still had the 1983 SEAR's Alstate wide whites!!!!!

 

gorgeous.

 

No chop. Stroker Flatty, 5 speed, later rear.....A sleeper from the better days.

 

Welcome to the Hamb family and congrats on a very cool car...stance is perfect.I do love chopped Mercs but this looks cool as it is already...some minor mods and enjoy it on the road...
Also since you're a newbie introduce yourself in the proper space and dont forget the Hamb Merc club...PM (private message ) Bad Bob and he'll tell ya...have fun!!

 

thats a damn fine merc! have fun and drive the heck out of it!!

 

Chop it!

 

I understand the remorse. So a Merc about 19 years ago and been sheding tears over ever since. For the time being I'd just get a coat of something on that thing and drive the crap out of it.

 

Sweet!

 

Congrats. I love those cars.

 

Looks like a better start than the first one, are you gonna make this one shiny?

 

The roof looks funny up that high.

Cool car, good looking starting point.

 

Always did love those Mercs ! they just had that Bad-ass stance to them . You got really lucky this time with this one . rust free and that nice looking ! Way to go !
As for to chop or not chop , well you already know the answer and those Mercs so soooooo...damn great with a chop !
Keep us posted and paint this one !

Retro Jim

 

Very nice. I say nay on the chop.

 

Great find! I must agree though that a chopped merc with some paint does look better. Good luck and keep us posted.

 

chop it,, you know you want to!

Nice car especially if it came from here to begin with.

 

Pure!!!!!! If you decide to chop it; slddnmatt is a good choice.

 

Nice one!

 

I actually like it without the chop but, there is nothing like a chopped '51 Merc! Sweet car!

 

NO chop, keep'er stock, nice ride!

 

It should be chopped.
Then it's a Kustom and not a restoration.

 

Dunno about your area, but around here, every body shop in every town has a 'glass chopped merc out front! You go to a ton of work to make yours "different" and everybody thinks its a tupperware toy. Buffalo Joe in Yellowknife even left a little patch of rust on his Merc so people would know it was real!
In case you haven't got it yet, my vote is, NO CHOP!

 

Wow, what a body! I can appreciate as we just fixed a shit box. Good luck.