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22/04/2025 1:03 pm
due mostly to the fact that the owner left it stock appearing but added dual exhausts. And, they are properly shaped just like the original tail pipes. So, I did some editing, just to see what it looked like.
As found:
Nosed, slightly shaved and some grill/bumper clean up:
Lowered, slight front bumper work:
Edited to a hardtop, radiused rear wheel opening, V-butted the windshield and shaved the front bumper guards:
Which one do you prefer?
Enjoy!
22/04/2025 1:41 pm
Oh yeah, the hard top!
22/04/2025 4:35 pm
The hardtop looks very cool Terry; the radiused arches really help the look. How about deleting the chrome strip?
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22/04/2025 7:38 pm
In 1956 I bought a 50 Merc coupe for $600.00 My grand parents loaned me $300.00 to buy the car and when I graduated from high school I still owed $100.00 which was my graduation present. Within a year, the door handles, hood and decklid were shaved and the hood had 144 louvers in it. The next year saw the corners of the hood rounded, the head lights frenched and tunneled and 52 Buick tail lights frenched. In 1958 the car received a 1958 Oldsmobile 371 cu engine with the J2 tri power setup and a Hydramatic transmission. Love these Mercs but sold it when I went in the Navy. I prefer number three.
23/04/2025 6:51 am
I like #3. Not a fan of #4. For me this generation Mercury is all about the center post and fender skirts.
John Bono
North Jersey
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23/04/2025 12:07 pm
@jack-dodds: Jack, i remember beginning to edit out the side chrome and stopped before completion because it appeared to make the car too plain.
Attached, is the edit with the chrome strip deleted. What do you think?
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23/04/2025 12:13 pm
@bob-jackman: Bob, you've mentioned this car in prior interactions but this account is more detailed. I'd very much liked to have seen it in its finished state. I'm glad to see that you did not chop the top. Some chops look decent but most take too much out, spoiling the car's proportions. What color did you paint it?
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23/04/2025 8:13 pm
@sizedoesmatter: John, this is one of the few cars, in my opinion, that can look good with skirts. Most of the customs have them and they're well done. On mild customs, I kind of like the open wheel opening look. I agree on the post, preferring the sedan look to the hardtop.
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