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Originally Posted by F-ONE
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.
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That’s interesting!.....I’ve never heard/read that.....I’ve always believed the Mercury’s were supposed to be a bigger, fancier “upscale” car than the Fords.
I’ve wanted a ‘49 Coupe so I could have one from each year and one from three of the body styles but I’ve read a lot about the ‘49’s rush to production issues.I’m looking forward to reading more of your posts and seeing you enjoying your car!.....Mark