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Went to a garage sale yesterday and came home with this!
Not a spot of rust anywhere on it. I was dumbfounded when I saw it sitting there |
Re: Got me a Mercury Lucky dog! all the garage sales I go to are full of womens clothes!
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Re: Got me a Mercury That's sure is a nice find.:D:cool: Maybe I should start going to garage sales:eek:
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Re: Got me a Mercury Still got the flat head? thats cool
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Re: Got me a Mercury Did you get the grill and bumpers? Nice car to tour with.
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Re: Got me a Mercury Good Job!! Beautiful car. Doesn't appear to need much but exercise.
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Re: Got me a Mercury Bumpers are rechromed and still wrapped up, new glass all the way around, the grill is absolutley cherry, and the entire bottom has been painted in POR 15.
Yes it has the flathead in it and it is going to stay in it. It also has dual exhaust. It was the find of the year, thats for sure |
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Re: Got me a Mercury Looks good think I will start going to garge sales
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Re: Got me a Mercury Nice car!
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Re: Got me a Mercury I found this 1970 Bradley GT at a garage sale 2 blocks from my house. It was interrupting me finishing my 36 Cabri SO I sold it... Had some excitement & fun because I went to a garage sale on a wim. My step Grandkids loved it they also love my 36 & the Rumble seat.
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Re: Got me a Mercury Nice car! Now please, do not chop it, bag it, slam it, put in air conditioning, or any other crazy business!
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Re: Got me a Mercury is it a repaint ? low miles? looks great!!!!:cool:
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Re: Got me a Mercury Looks good, had one back in 56, paid 500 bucks for it. Wish I still had it.
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Re: Got me a Mercury Ron: Don't we all wish we had what we used to have. Me: 32 5w/olds, 32 4dr model B, 61 Vette, 56 nomad, 57 nomad, 40 chev, 40 ford cope/olds, 60 chev 2dr imp, 64 chev imp(winter crasher), 55 chev, and more.
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Re: Got me a Mercury The plan is just to get it safely on the road and keep driving it
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Re: Got me a Mercury You could do alot with that one!
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Re: Got me a Mercury Your biggest problem will be the brakes, they just can't work in today's trafic. Put a set of disks on the front.
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Re: Got me a Mercury Ditto on the disc brakes.
I installed this kit from Extremekustom (suspect the same as Jamco) Relatively easy installation and allows use of original wheels. But, because it is installed on Fatman spindle supports there is a clearance problem with the caliper. This is what I did to correct the problem. http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a1...INSTALL/a1.jpg http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a1...INSTALL/b1.jpg http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a1...INSTALL/c1.jpg FOUND PROBLEMS AND HOW THEY WERE CORRECTED http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a1...INSTALL/d1.jpg http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a1...INSTALL/e1.jpg http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a1...INSTALL/f1.jpg |
Re: Got me a Mercury OK, So i found it at a garage sale. That part you know.
My "smart phone" has this thingy on it that tells me when certain items are available on craigslist. I had a search saved for "flathead" and the lady that posted her garage sale, included in the ad that "there is an old mercury with a flathead V8 in the pole shed" That is what triggered the notification on my phone. There was no phone number or pictures, only an address, which happened to be about 10 miles away from where i was at the time. I headed that direction and she was shocked to see anyone had seen the ad already, as it had only been posted for about 20 minutes. I looked it over for about 10 minutes before buying it on the spot. Honestly I wanted to get the deal done before someone else pulled into the driveway. I did not want to get into a bidding war with someone who had more money than me, which is about everyone in town! I am very fortunate to have found this car. Her husband wanted so badly to restore it, but they are in thier 70's and simply can not do it. I promised them a ride when i got it running, and they were very excited about that. They were both very nice people. I am excited to get it running and check over all of the safety items, other than that It will stay original for now. As far as price...... I will just say It wasn't $500, but it wasn't $5000 either. |
Re: Got me a Mercury 51 Merc-CT
Thanks for the info. I couldnt find anything on Extremekustom. Are they still in business? Any other tech tips you have, feel free to pass them along. I have always had older fords, this is my first merc. so I need all the help I can get. Is Jamco a good business to deal with? I thought I remembered some posts of folks buying stuff and never recieving it once the money was sent. Quote:
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Re: Got me a Mercury So, assuming it was under $5000, you got a good deal!! Way to go!!
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Re: Got me a Mercury You'll love this.
This car is absolutely perfect. NO RUST ANYWHERE The bumpers have all been rechromed. Theyre still wrapped in the paper from the chrome shop. All of the glass is new green tinted glass There is a..do i dare say this? NOS grille with it. The entire bottom from tits to tail has been cleaned and painted with POR 15 It came with a brand new wiring harness. All of the gauges have the 12 to 6 volt reducers on them. There is an old NOS spotlight in the box. I'm sure I am leaving something out, but you get the idea. |
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Re: Got me a Mercury I'm supprised this isn't cured in the kit, It should be a bolt on. Does Speedway have a kit??
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Re: Got me a Mercury Check with Magnum axle, that is where I got mine for my 40, MP Brakes might have it also. Mine was a bolt on.
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Re: Got me a Mercury That is a really great looking car! Congrats on the great find!!!
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