1950 mercury - Had Big honey

’50 Merc that is tastefully built and among the best you can buy, this might be the Merc for you. Commissioned to be built by an American Football Association Hall of Famer, the final transformation took almost 6 years to construct and nearly $150,000.00 to complete. No expense was spared to build the nicest Merc possible. The quality of work shows in every detail as it was professionally built with an “open checkbook”. The body was all hammer welded and it drives and rides like a dream.

I personally spoke with the original owner, who told me he gave several professional builders in Illinois, one who is believed to be the famous Mercury builder Paul Bragg who also built Alan Jackson’s Mercury, were given carte blanche during the transformation based totally on his own personal preferences. The ’50 Merc was actually a “Cover Car” on a Coker Tire Company catalog. The following are just some of the quality appointments the Hall of Famer wanted on his ‘50 Lead Sled:

· · Top chopped 4.5 inches;

· Suicide doors custom build wider for easy access;

· A/C (working);

· Heat (working);

· 1976 Cordoba head light bezels;

· Hand formed rear bumper;

· Pontiac split front bumper;

· Coker radial whitewall tires;

· Hand formed steel fender skirts recessed into the body;

· Hand formed rear roof scoop with a third brake light and turn signals;

· Angled door posts;


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ain gutter removed and body lines added;

·       Doors and hood corners rounded;

·       Splash pan and grill opening hand formed;

·       Chrysler Windsor grill bars;

·       Hood peak grafted from a 50's Buick hood and extended up between glass to roof;

·       Molded Lake Pipes with “MERCURY” lettering grafted from original side trim;

·       Front turn signals and tail lights cut into the bumpers;

·       Sunken mirrors;


·       PPG Bright Aqua exterior paint with 5 coats of clear;

·       6 way power 1982 Ford LTD front seat cut down for a custom fit and look;

·       1964 Thunder Bird wrap around rear seat;

·       Tilt column;

·       Lecarra leather steering wheel;

·       Dash reworked at the top above the original gauges;

·       Dakota digital gauges;


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Stainless door sills;

·       Power windows, doors and trunk;

·       Overhead dual map lights;

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Trunk upholstered to match the interior;

·       Stock 351 cubic inch Windsor engine;

·       C6 transmission;

·       Electric door and trunk poppers;

·       Emergency hidden door and trunk openers;

·       Power steering;


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Power front disc brakes;

·       Coil springs front and rear;

·       Air shocks to adjust the ride;


·       Dual glass pack exhaust;
There are many other fine appointments to this gorgeous ’50 Merc Custom that help make it the spectacular iconic car that it is.

All in all, this is a wicked nice ‘50 Merc Custom that will compete and win in any of your local competitions and you can drive it to the show and not trailer it. A no excuses ‘50 Merc Custom that is cooler than the flip side of your pillow.