Mercury Meets A Mopar
 

I had a visit from some old car guys yesterday so had to get the 52 Merc going for some photos and video along side the well preserved survivor 1960 Plymouth Savoy. A sample here.
https://youtu.be/UTIoSS8Avgw

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My Dad had two 57’s and my Mom had a ‘59 Fury 4DR Hardtop with the fake spare on the trunk-lid…..He was a Mopar Man thru and thru……thanks for the memories Ralph!……….Mark

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Ralph: cool, brings back memories of my Dads 57 Plymouth flathead 6 3 speed on the column, it was the car he owned after his ‘53 Merc. I remember trying to fix the eyebrow above the headlights, they always rusted out there.

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I know what you mean about the rusted out "eyebrows" as I've seen plenty. Thats what makes this Savoy so impressive as it has no sign of that rust.

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Hi Ralph. I saw those guys and that car on coldwarmotors. They certainly have covered some miles in that old Mopar. Coldwarmotors is a great channel on youtube and always worth a watch.
Mart.

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Hi Mart. Yes right at the end of CWM's last video they show up. They said it was an interesting trip and the old Savoy performed great without a problem for what must have been an 8 to 10 hour drive. One way.
And yes, CWM is one of my favourite yt channels. I've learned a bit there about body work. Years ago he had a 53 Customline with the flathead V8 they were working on. Theres also a 51 Victoria waiting for attention.

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Now I gotta take a look at CWM, thanks! Ralph, it's always fun to have car guys stop by for a visit. Hint to any 'barners out this way. I remember our '52 and later a '55 plymouth, but by the time Dad showed up with a 5 year old '58 belvedere with a V8 and push button tranny, I was already knee deep into my 4 wheel obsession, so I can still recall it in fine detail. Though I loved that car, it was not an easy one to wax.

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Definitely check out CWM channel. Scott is a true artisan turning rusty hulks into beautiful cars. Its incredible what he can do with a piece of sheet metal, a hammer and block of wood when it comes to making new body parts. Then a little fine tuning with the English wheel.
Regarding the Chrysler flathead six they were legendary in farming country as many combines used them as the power plant. Quiet fall evenings would sometimes resonate with the distant roar of straight piped flathead Chryslers as the crops were harvested.

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I have heard that the combines got the Chrysler sixes instead of flathead Fords because Chrysler would sell engines on credit, while Henry demanded cash up front.

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Now thats interesting. Just imagine the sound of the combines with a straight piped flathead Ford engine. The Chrysler flathead sixes were governed to run at continuous 18 to 1900 rpm in the combines.