1949 MERCURY MONTEREY

.C..O..O..L . .C..H..O..P..P..E..D . M..E..R..C. 1949 MERCURY CHOPPED TOP RADICAL CUSTOM WITH WORKING CONVERTIBLE TOP.FORD INTRODUCED ITS LONG AWAITED FIRST POST WAR DESIGNS FOR THE 49 MODEL YEAR AND THE ALL NEW 49 MERCURY BECAME A CLASSIC WITH THE HOT ROD SET,IMMORTALIZED IN THE 1955 MOVIE " REBEL WITHOUT A CAUSE" IN WHICH JAMES DEAN DROVE A SLIGHTLY CUSTOMIZED MERC. IN 1949 TO 1951 HOT ROD MERCURYS BECAME KNOWN AS THE "JAMES DEAN" CARS AND EARNED ANOTHER NICKNAME "LEAD SLED" FOR ITS SMOOTH APPEARANCE WHEN IT WAS CHOPPED AND THE TRIM WAS REMOVED AND RESULTING HOLES LEADED IN. THERE WERE ONLY 16,765 CONVERTIBLES PRODUCED OUT OF A PRODUCTION RUN OF 301,397. ENOUGH HISTORY THIS MERC IS CANDY APPLE RED PAINT ON A STRAIGHT RUST FREE CA CAR.SOME OF THE MODS ARE: CHOPPED ROOF,NOSED,DECKED,ROUNDED HOOD CORNERS,SHAVED DOOR HANDLES,FRENCHED FRONT HEADLIGHTS,DESOTO GRILL,FRENCHED REAR TAIL LIGHTS WITH 59 CADDY BULLETS,GAS DOOR HAS BEEN FILLED,SIDE PIPES,DROP IT TO THE GROUND WITH FRONT AIR RIDE SUSPENSION . THE INTERIOR IS ALL CUSTOM,1950'S STYLE T-BIRD SEATS WITH ROLLED WHITE VINYL WITH MATCHING MAROON TRIM,THE 49 MERC DASH HAS THE INSERTS CHROMED PLATED,CUSTOM PANEL TO HOUSE ALL THE GAUGES, BILLET TILT WHEEL TO GET REAL COMFORT.POWER STEERING,POWER DISC BRAKES, POWER WINDOWS, REMOTE ENTRY FOR DOORS AND TRUNK. FOR THOSE HOT DAYS ROOF UP AIR CONDITIONING ON !!!! UNDER THE HOOD IS A DETAILED 454 CHEVY BIG BLOCK WITH MILD CAM, ALUMINUM RADIATOR HEADERS,TWO FOUR BARREL CARBS,BILLET PULLIES. LOTS OF POWER FOR THAT DRAG RACE IN FRONT OF THE LOCAL HAMBURGER HANG OUT.FAT WHITES WITH MOON HUB CAPS,SKIRTS. THIS IS A 50'S DREAM CRUISER WITH MODERN DAY TECHNOLOGY FOR COMFORT AND SAFETY.WE OFFER COLLECTOR AUTO LOANS AND WORLD WIDE TRANSPORT

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