Front doors won't open far enough and won't stay open on my 51 merc

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Just Received delivery of my 1951 Mercury 4 door Sports Sedan as the 4th owner from Waboom who did a great job caring for it for over 3 Years in Minnesota. It now resides in Ponte Vedra Florida.



I have owned a 1950 and a 1952 F-1 Ford and the doors open wide for entry. On the Merc they do not seem to open very wide and they will not stay open for entry.


The door check stop arm does not seem long enough to let the door open enough. Was there anything that held the door open and if not are there any mods or tricks to install something that will hold the doors open? I know that newer cars had rubber grommets in the hinge or detents in the door check stop arm to keep them open.



Sure would like to hear from Mercury owners out there about this problem.