1954 Mercury - Gherkin Merc - Wayne Wood

Owner
Wayne Wood, Palm Beach, Florida

Car
1954 Mercury

Engine
Type: .030-over 1978 Ford 302
Induction: Weiand intake, Holley 600 carburetor
Heads: Stock
Cam: Erson hydraulic
Pistons: Stock replacement .030-over
Rods: Stock
Crank: Stock
Ignition: Mallory dual-point
Exhaust: Stock manifolds, two-inch duals

Drivetrain
Transmission: Ford C4 with shift kit
Rearend: 1954 Mercury housing, 3.70:1 open

Suspension
Front: Upper A-frames lowered and moved back and out; notched frame for clearance; cut four coils from front Lincoln springs
Rear: stock springs, four-inch lowering blocks with wedges, air shocks

Wheels And Tires
Wheels: steel 14-inch with modified '48 Caddy hubcaps
Tires: Kelly P215/75R14

Bodywork
Mods: Roof chopped five inches (extends to seven inches in back), extended rear quarter-panels with '57 Merc Turnpike Cruiser skirts, frenched stock taillamps (two sets each side) and headlamps, spotlights, custom hoodscoop, shaved door handles, frenched power antenna, '55 Pontiac side trim, '53 DeSoto front bumper and grille, stainless side pipes
Paint: Deltron Candy Lime Green and White pearl, gold-leaf flames, hand-striped; applied by owner