1953 MERCURY-FLATHEAD V-8--ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT-ORIGINAL FACTORY DECALS

FROM THE COLLECTION OF

"DOWNTOWN DESOTO"

CLINTON. MISSOURI

"gonna' buy me a mercury and cruise it up and down th road"

1953

MERCURY

WITH THE FAMOUS

MERC O' MATIC TRANSMISSION

THE LAST OF THE FLATHEAD V-8 MERCURYS

FENDER SKIRTS. BRAND NEW WIDE WHITEWALL TIRES AND FULL CORRECT HUBCAPS

FOR A COMPLETE CONDITION REPORT

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ON THE PICTURE BELOW

THIS CAR IS PART OF A COLLECTION OF NEARLY 100 CARS

IT HAS SAT UNDRIVEN FOR NEARLY 8 YEARS

INSIDE

"DOWNTOWN DESOTO"

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ON THE PICTURE BELOW

ORIGINAL 255 CUBIC INCH 'FLATHEAD' V-8

PRODUCES 125 HORSEPOWER

AND

STILL HAS THE ORIGINAL HOLLEY 'CENTRI FLO' CARBURETOR

THE LAST OF THE FLATHEAD V-8 MERCURYS

FOUND AFFIXED TO THE  INSIDE OF THE GLOVE BOX DOOR

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BELOW

WE BELIEVE THIS IS THE ORIGINAL SPARE TIRE

NOTICE

IT'S  A  "SUPER BALLOON"

MAYBE EVEN  ORIGINAL "UN-POLLUTED" 1953 AIR  ?

BRAND NEW EMBLEMS FRONT AND REAR

LESS THAN 100 MILES ON THESE BRAND NEW

 WIDE WHITEWALL TIRES

A TRUE NON-SMOKERS CAR

FOR OVER 60 YEARS !

ASHTRAY HAS NEVER EVER BEEN USED !

ORIGINAL CLOTH UPHOLSTERY & DOOR PANELS

SUCH A SHINE ! ! !

KNOW DEFECTS;

THE LIL MERC DOES HAVE A CRACKED WINDSHIELD AND IT SHOULD BE REPLACED

===STILL HAS THE ORIGINAL TRANSMISSION STICKER ON THE FIREWALL==

NOTICE THE FACTORY STICKER ON THE GLOVE BOX DOOR 

GAS FILLER TUBE IS HIDDEN UNDER THE LICENSE PLATE 

NICE ORIGINAL HEADLINER

THE JIM RAYSIK AUTO GROUP

BOTH

CHRYSLER PRODUCTS AND GMC TRUCKS

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BELOW;  OUR FIRST DEALER TAG WAY BACK IN  1988  ! ! !

BUY THIS CAR AND WE'LL DONATE $100 TO 'CARE'

THE CLINTON ANIMAL RESCUE ENDEAVOR (CARE) TOOK OVER THE CLINTON ANIMAL SHELTER IN DECEMBER. 2007. PRIOR TO THAT. IT WAS RUN BY THE CITY OF CLINTON AND FORCED EUTHANASIAS WERE COMMON. THIS WAS PRIMARILY DUE TO OVERPOPULATION. SINCE THAT DATE. THE VOLUNTEERS HAVE WORKED EXTREMELY HARD TO TURN THE SHELTER INTO A CLEAN. HEALTHEY AND HAPPY ENVIRONMENT.   THE DRAB. GREY WALLS WERE REPAINTED WITH BRIGHT CLEAN COLORS AND THE LOCAL FOLKS HAVE RESPONDED IN A VERY POSITIVE MANNER.   SINCE 2007 WE HAVE ADOPTED OUT NEARLY 2200 HEALTHY. HAPPY. (SPAYED AND NEUTERED) PETS WITH 0 EUTHANASIAS (EXCEPT FOR HEALTH RELATED ISSUES). TO LEARN HOW YOU CAN BECOME A PARTNER IN OUR GROUP. CONTACT SHELTER DIRECTOR HEIDI SAPP AT 1-660-351-0472.

ABOUT US

JIM RAYSIK CHRYSLER-DODGE-JEEP & GMC TRUCKS  HAS BEEN IN BUSINESS FOR OVER 20 YEARS. WE ARE LICENSED. BONDED. INSURED AND HAVE ALWAYS HAD A FEEDBACK RATING OF 100%. WE HAVE EARNED CHRYSLER'S HIGHEST AWARD FOR CUSTOMER SATISFACTION FOR OVER 10 YEARS IN A ROW AND WE WOULD LOVE TO HAVE YOU AS OUR NEXT CUSTOMER. BUT WHERE THE HECK IS CLINTON. MISSOURI??? CLINTON IS LOCATED ABOUT 70 MILES SOUTHEAST OF KANSAS CITY. MISSOURI ON THE SHORES OF BEAUTIFUL TRUMAN LAKE. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE THIS VEHICLE FIRST HAND. WE WOULD LOVE TO HAVE YOU VISIT. IF YOU WOULD LIKE AN INDEPENDENT APPRAISER TO CHECK THIS OFFERING. MAY WE SUGGEST. FRISTOE'S BODY SHOP. PHONE 1-660-885-2622 OR BARTLETT'S BODY SHOP. PHONE 1-660-885-7950. FOR MORE INFORMATION OR ADDITIONAL PICTURES. PLEASE CALL JIM AT--1-800-748-7712.

ABOUT DOWNTOWN DESOTO

DOWNTOWN DESOTO WAS BUILT IN 1951 BY ARCH SADLER AND ORIGINALLY HOUSED THE SADLER MOTOR CAR COMPANY. IT WAS RESTORED IN 2004 AND NOW HAS ALL OF THE SIGHTS AND SMELLS OF YESTERDAY; INCLUDING A SHOWROOM. A FULLY STOCKED PARTS DEPARTMENT. EVEN A 5 CENT COKE MACHINE. ITS CURRENT OWNERS. JIM AND BECKY RAYSIK USE THE FACILITY AS A COMMUNITY MUSEUM AND AS A STORAGE PLACE FOR 47 OF THE OVER 100 ANTIQUE CARS AND TRUCKS.   IT IS OPENED DURING THE CITY'S 4TH OF JULY CELEBRATION AND BY APPOINTMENT FOR TRAVELING CAR CLUBS.

THE GIRLS ON THE SHOWROOM FLOOR

"DOWNTOWN DESOTO"

THE 'REGULAR' SALESMEN

AND

'SUPER' SALESMAN---BUDDY THE DOG ! !

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