1950 Mercury Custom Convertable 4 Door Removable Top on 2040-cars
Bacliff, Texas, United States
THIS 1950 4 DOOR MERCURY CONVERTABLE IS A UNIQUE GROUND UP RESTORATION ONE OF A KIND VEHICLE. RESTORED BY EDDIE EDWARDS AN EXPERT IN CONVERTING 4 DOOR SEDANS INTO CONVERTABLES. IT HAS A REMOVABLE CARSON-LIKE CONVERTABLE TOP, HAS BEEN CHOPPED 4 INCHES, HAS A CUSTOM CONTINENTALKIT,CUSTOM FLUSH SKIRTS,SHAVED HOOD,TRUNK AND DOOR HANDLES,FRENCHED HEADLIGHTS,DUAL POWER REAR ANTENNAS MOUNTED IN WELLS. THE GROUND UP RESTORATION INCLUDES; Z-28 FRONT END,FIREBIRD REAR END,350 OLDS ENGINE,TURBO AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, POWER SEATS, POWER STEERING WITH CHEVROLET IMPALA TILT STEERING WHEEL, BRAKES; FRONT DISC,REAR DRUM,LINCOLN LEATHER UPHOLSTERY ROLL & PLEAT SEATS & DOOR PANELS. PAINT IS LINCOLN LIPSTICK RED WITH CLEARCOAT. HAS A ORIGINAL 1949 MERCURY DASHBOARD WITH MERCURY INSTRUMENTS.AM/FM CD RADIO. HAS CRANK WINDOWS ON FRONT DOORS AND PLEXIGLASS PLACEMENT WINDOWS ON REAR DOORS. GAS TANK IS IN TRUNK AS IS BATTERY. TWO EXTRA STORAGE COMPARTMENTS ARE ALSO IN THE TRUNK. SUICIDE DOORS, DUAL EXHAUSTS, DUAL SPOTLIGHTS ( DUMMY ), FRONT BUMPER IS FROM A 1949 PLYMOUTH,THE REAR FROM A 1950 LINCOLN, LOUVERED HOOD ON SIDE,CUSTOM TRANS AM TYPE AIR VENTS ( SIDE EXTERIOR) , ELAGANT PINSTRIPPING IN APPROPIATE AREAS ON EXTERIOR, MANY OTHER EXTRAS. MUST SEE TO APPRECIATE. |
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Jill Wagner retired as Mercury spokeswoman
Wed, 17 Nov 2010Jill Wagner has officially given up her crown as the queen of Mercury. With the Ford middle child on its way to the scrap heap, Wagner no longer has any automotive hardware to promote. Given her varied talents, we wouldn't be surprised to see her pick up where she left off with another automaker.
And here you thought you'd never be upset about Mercury's passing.
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NHTSA upgrades Ford floor mat unintended acceleration probe
Mon, 17 Dec 2012According to a Bloomberg report, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has upgraded an investigation into complaints of unintended acceleration lodged against Ford vehicles. The investigation began in June of 2010 when just three complaints had been received and it only concerned the Ford Fusion and Mercury Milan, but this was at a time when the phrase "unintended acceleration" made grown men go pale. With 49 additional complaints received since then, the investigation has been reclassified as an engineering analysis - the last phase before a recall - and it has been expanded to include the Lincoln MKZ, making for a total of "around 480,000" units affected between the three sedans from the 2008 to 2010 model years.
The ostensible cause is that floor mats are trapping the accelerator pedal, but according to a Ford statement at the time, the entrapment is due to owners placing the optional all-weather floor mats, or aftermarket floor mats, on top of the car's standard floor mats. NHTSA has backed up that assessment, pinning the blame on "unsecured or double stacked floor mats."
On the face of it, it would appear that NHTSA has upgraded the status not because of Ford's error, but owner error, and Ford has stated publicly that it is "disappointed" in NHTSA's move. On top of NHTSA still being skittish after that other unintended acceleration debacle, it could be seen to be taking its time investigating all of the variables: it's reported that Ford changed its accelerator pedal design in 2010, a "heel blocker" in the floorpan has been considered a potential culprit in how the floor mats could be trapping the pedal, some drivers have said the floor mats weren't anywhere near the pedal, and according to a report in the LA Times, in "a letter sent by Ford to NHTSA in August 2010, the automaker said it found three injuries and one fatality that 'may have resulted from the alleged defect.'"
eBay Find of the Day: Craterface's '49 Mercury convertible from Grease
Wed, 29 Jan 2014Here is your chance to own your very own piece of greased lightning. Well, not the Greased Lighting, it's actually the black, flamed 1949 Mercury convertible that races against John Travolta in the classic 1978 movie Grease, and it's for auction on eBay Motors.
While it appeared in the film's exciting drag race in a Los Angeles storm drain, the hot rod was reportedly lost until last year, when the seller found it as a shell. He verified that it was the actual car with original builder, Eddie Paul, and sent the car for a complete restoration.
The auction includes original parts like the exhaust tips used in the movie and bent bumper from when it hit Travolta's car in the scene. The restorer recreated the scorpion stickers on the doors, razor hubcaps and license plate. He also installed a 1949 Mercury 255-cubic-inch (4.2-liter), flathead V8 and three-speed manual transmission with overdrive.