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08/10/2026 9:47 pm
'48 or '49 Mercury?
John Bono
North Jersey
08/10/2026 10:13 pm
The long nose on the 48 just looks funny. So the 49 gets the vote
08/10/2026 11:40 pm
The '48 is a tired pre-war design while the '49 is fresh and reflects post-war optimism. Vote: 1949
09/10/2026 1:31 am
Definitely the ‘49, DM’s ‘49 ‘Surf Woody’ is among my top, top favorite models! Such an iconic style.
09/10/2026 4:19 am
John, you outdid yourelf again my friend. This is the toughest!! OK, I LOVE the '49; the "Classic" Merc.
But lose those skirts, it ruins the 'look'. And I hate to say this because I will forever favor the two-door over a four-door car but the '48 looks more original, more nostalgic, as a woody, in the '48 configuration. Odd man out here voting '48 - it looks so much like the one Lauren Bacall drove in the Bogart movie, "Dark Passage" which was the same vehicle only a '46 or '47.
The look of the long nose on the photo of the black car is due to the exaggerated camera angle.
This post was modified 4 weeks ago 3 times by Tony Perrone
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09/10/2026 5:00 am
I agree with you, Tony; the skirts are a no-no, but I liked everything else about it.John, you outdid yourelf again my friend. This is the toughest!! OK, I LOVE the '49; the "Classic" Merc.
But lose those skirts, it ruins the 'look'. And I hate to say this because I will forever favor the two-door over a four-door car but the '48 looks more original, more nostalgic, as a woody, in the '48 configuration. Odd man out here voting '48 - it looks so much like the one Lauren Bacall drove in the Bogart movie, "Dark Passage" which was the same vehicle only a '46 or '47.
The look of the long nose on the photo of the black car is due to the exaggerated camera angle.
John Bono
North Jersey
09/10/2026 5:49 am
1949 looks so good.
Retired in Dunedin, Florida.
09/10/2026 8:06 am
I prefer the pre war look of the 1948. I would love either however, in my driveway. The 1949 here suffers from too many add ons.
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09/10/2026 9:49 am
Both years are really nice in the woody body style but the '49 Merc design has been a favorite of mine for many years.
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09/10/2026 5:49 pm
@perrone1 I'm with you on this one. The '48 has style.
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