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1949 Mercury Other coupe

Sale price: $US $25,000.00 make an offer

Sale type: Fixed price listing

Technical specifications, photos and description:

Year:
1949
Mileage:
60,000
Engine:
51 flathead
Transmission:
3 spd overdrive
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1949 Mercury Other coupe for sale

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1949 FULL CUSTOM MERCURY

One of the East Coast's premier custom car builders. Joe Maneri. chopped and customized this car in 1986-87.     Since then it has been driven (never tailored or broken down) to over 30 car shows in Indiana. Ohio. Michigan and numerous East Coast venues.    It is still running a fully dressed '51 Merc flathead engine with Overdrive (and a non-overdrive rear-end).   This combination lets Blue Moon run over 12 hours a day at 70 mph with the engine thinking it is only going 50.  

 

If you like to drive your cars – this car is a driver.    Front-end was recently rebuilt with Jamco 3" lowered springs and heavy- duty sway bar. new king-pins & tie-rods.    Rear is lowered 4" with Posey's flattened springs.    Dual stainless steel exhaust with Brockman Mellowtone steel-packs.     It has a unique pair of independent electric fuel pumps. so if one fails on a long trip. nbsp;just flip a switch to the other one. avoiding repairs on the road.    It even has working curb feeler gauges to protect the right side when parking.

 

James Dean drove a “cool” customized '49 Merc in “Rebel without a Cause” (1955) and created a Legend.    The James Dean Run car show became a traditional gathering point for '49-51 Mercs in Fairmount. IN every September.    Blue Moon was driven to this show over 20 times in 30 years with mechanical upgrades throughout: 

 

1989 - Dressed the '51 Flathead with 8:1 compression Offy Heads and Offy Intake Manifold with Holley . 390 four-barrel carburetor

 

1993 - Flattened Posey Rear Springs plus extra inch lowering blocks

 

1999 - 12 Volt Conversion with Mallory electronic ignition added in 2009

 

2013 – New Kingpins. Tie-Rods & Idler Arm

 

2015 –



VIN:

9CM100432

Year:

1949

Make:

Mercury

Model:

Coupe

Miles:

60. 00  on Engine

Engine:

255 ci Flathead ('51 Merc). bored . 030 over with Offenhauser Heads

Transmission:

3 speed manual with working BorgWarner Overdrive

Induction Type:

Holley . 390   4 Barrel with Offenhauser Intake Manifold

Interior:

White  Leather. Rolled & Pleated

Exterior:

Metallic Blue with Light Blue Scallops

Matching Numbers:

No

Wheels:

15 Inch

Doors:

 

2

 

OPTIONS

• Rare Accessory Steering Wheel

• Radio
• Tinted Windows
• Dual Exhaust
• Brockman Steelpak Mufflers
• Power Antenna (AM/FM. CB)
• Electric Solenoid for Door
• Full Custom Leather Interior  
• Wide White Radial Tires

• Chopped Top

• Rounded Hood. runk. oor Corners

• Rear Lowered 4”  (Posies Flat Springs)

• Front Lowered 3” (Jamco Springs)

• AM/FM Cassette Radio with Sirius/XM
• Working Stock Gauges (rebuilt Speedometer)
• Working Stock Heater/Defrost
• Recored Radiator with Electric Fan
• Frenched Head Lights
• Shaved Door Handles
• Louvered Hood
• Chrome Lake Pipes
• 1955 DeSoto Grille (shortened and flattened)
• Front Seat Belts
• Rear Tunnelled 1959 Caddy Taillights (4)

• New Kingpins & Tie-Rods

• Heavy-Duty Anti-Sway Bar (Jamco)

 

 

 

DOES  IT  WORK?


 


• Speedometer: Yes
• Oil PSI Gauge: Yes
• Temperature Gauge: Yes
• Fuel Gauge: Yes
• Ammeter Gauge: Yes
• Turn Signals: Yes
• Headlights: Yes

• Wipers: Yes
• Horn: Yes
• Brake Lights: Yes
• Radio: Yes
• Runs: Yes
• Heater/Defroster: Yes
• Tail Lights: Yes




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