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F-ONE · 08-17-2020, 02:12 PM

The 49's had a lot of things that just did not work out. The pull door handles, the twist down trunk bullet handle. Some of this was neat but, not really practical.

With that said, the '49 saved the company.

This may be urban legend or in other words BS, but I have heard that the Mercury design team was ahead of the Ford team. The new Mercury was going to be smaller and sporty with a revolutionary body design.

The Ford was going to be a bigger car, more conservative in styling.

The tale goes, That FoMoCo chose the Mercury design to be the Ford, thus the Ford design became the Mercury.

08-17-2020, 02:12 PM	#17
F-ONE Member Join Date: Aug 2020 Location: Heart of Dixie ( Alabama) Posts: 63	Re: Introduction, Hello my '51 Club Coupe The 49's had a lot of things that just did not work out. The pull door handles, the twist down trunk bullet handle. Some of this was neat but, not really practical. With that said, the '49 saved the company. This may be urban legend or in other words BS, but I have heard that the Mercury design team was ahead of the Ford team. The new Mercury was going to be smaller and sporty with a revolutionary body design. The Ford was going to be a bigger car, more conservative in styling. The tale goes, That FoMoCo chose the Mercury design to be the Ford, thus the Ford design became the Mercury.