Mercury 1961 - 1964 custom & mild custom

DRIVE TRAIN:
The car originally was equipped with a 390 Tri -Power motor which was swapped out with a fresh mildly built (Mild Cam, Over 30) 352 Police Interceptor shortly before we got the car. Its backed with a C4 Auto Trans. The engine runs strong, does not smoke or leak oil. The transmission goes through the gear smoothly. Mechanically this car is very sound and has proven itself to be reliable

BRAKES:
We recently went through the whole brake system and installed new drums, rubber lines and wheel cylinders

BODY & TRIM:
The car is a solid and rust free both body and frame. It was recently blocked out, primed and repainted with Hot Rod Flatz Metallic Blue. While not perfect the stainless is presentable and driver quality

INTERIOR:
The car maintains its stock interior, There are no rips, tears or stains in the seats, We installed fresh carpeting recently as well. The door panels are intact but are showing some age. The car will need a headliner. Overall the interior is a 7.5 out of 10

CUSTOMIZATION:
Many of the car's custom touches were done by the original owner in the late 60's. The car has been lowered 4" front with cut coils/ 3" blocks in the rear. It sits on brand new chrome reverse rims with skinny white walls for that true mid 60's custom look. Dual exhaust with chrome tips below the chevy suburban rear bumper are a nice custom touch and sound killer as the car goes down the road. Additionally some of the cars emblems ,door trim, fender spears and trunk lid have been shaved. The car also sports dummy lake pipes for additional custom aesthetic


OVERVIEW:
While not a "show car" this car is a solid driver ready to be enjoyed. It goes down the road smoothly and turns heads every where it goes. It is turn key car. Everything works as it should (lights, gauges, etc) Keep it as is or put your own custom touches to it. Flake the roof? Lose the lake pipes go with bell flower tips?

Mercury 1963

'64 Merc marauder

We respect this Mercury and its Tennessee owner. He and his gal drove the car from their home to Viva Las Vegas 15 along Route 66 and then back home again two months ago. The reversed rear window on the Mercs can take some getting used to, but dipped in House of Kolor tones and nicely dropped over spider-capped chrome wheels, this one is just about perfect. Find it here on eBay in Church Hill Tennessee for $18k. Special thanks to BaT reader RLM for this submission.

The seller shows photos from all the famous stops along The Mother Road, from tee-pees to bluebirds to Caddy farm art. The car sports shaved handles and emblems, and a good amount of pin-striping. Thick/thin whites look perfect tucked up into the wells, and the front was dialed in with short coils while the rear uses bags to assist the leaf springs.


This is an oft forgotten model, and we usually see them pretty well beaten and with four doors. The 2-door hardtop is slick, and we like it kustomozed even better than stock. Goldmine Pearl and the Candy Root Beer were amazingly well chosen. We couldn’t care less what the original color might have been.




THe interior looks clean in white with a painted and striped dash. Note the visor mirror which allows shaving of the side morror. Automatic is definitely preferred in such a car, and the 390 V8 sounds about right. Check out the seller’s photos and find more info on the Vegas event here at VivaLasVegas.net.


The seller finishes his listing with one command: “Drive it anywhere… we did.” Bravo to that. More of us should pick an event at a far away spot and plan such a journey. We are inspired.

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EXTERIOR:

This Mercury has been painted House of Kolor Goldmine Pearl with and painted Metal flake Rootbeer on the Roof dash and steering wheel.
Coker white wall tires.
Dual exhaust with new bellflower exhaust tips.
Custom pin stripping
All trim in excellent condition.
Wheel vintique rims and center caps
All glass in excellent condition.
Shaved door handles operate on hidden button and remote popper
*Passenger side door popper takes a few tries to open door.
Includes a quart of house of Kolor Paint and reducer.
Includes an unpainted pair of wheel skirts.

INTERIOR:

Newer carpets, seat covers, headliner and door panels.
Custom painted metalflake dash and steering wheel.
Underdash amplifier with auxiliary port in dash. Top quality door speakers that sound great when cruising with windows down.
All gauges work. All interior lights work. Original radio not connected but radio still lights up.
Original clock converted to quartz and working.
Power rear window operates as it should.
Heat and wipers all work.
New window weatherstripping.
*All windows operate but Rear windows need pulled about an inch at the top to fully seat against the front window after being put down.

ENGINE/TRANSMISSION:

Originally a 2bbl 390 car.
Rebuild has about 7k on engine. Original engine completely rebuilt with forged speedpro pistons 9.5:1 compression. Mild edelbrock cam. Edelbrock performer intake. Quickfuel HR 680 vacuum secondary carb. Full rebuild included replacing all wear parts including complete valvetrain, heads rebuilt with new valves and hardened seats, oil pump and timing chain. Holley mechanical fuel pump
Petronix ignitor III distributor
New torque converter
Rebuild 3 speed merc o matic transmission with a vintage shift kit. Upgraded drum with additional clutch packs.
Powermaster starter and new solenoid.
New alternator
Unisteer late model power steering pump conversion
New clutch fan
Aluminum radiator
Rebuild gas tank.
New universal joints

STEERING:

Customized rack and pinion from Flaming river to fit the 390.
New tie rods.
New hoses.
*Has a small power steering fluid leak. About half a quart every few hundred miles.

BRAKES:

Upgraded to dual reservoir master cylinder
Adjustable proportioning valve
Front disc brake conversion.
Slotted and drilled rotors
Rebuild rear brakes. Including wheel cylinders, hardware, shoes and drums.

CHASSIS:

New shocks
New Detroit spring leaf springs. 5 leaf 3 inch lowering springs. With 2 inch lowering blocks.
New leaf spring bushings
New Rear air ride to raise the rear for clearance. Rides good on just springs.
New ball joints.
Larger front stabilizer bar and bushings
Added rear stabilizer bar.