- convertible
- 124,995
- Valrico, FL
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- classiccars.com
With a list of custom tricks five or six pages long, it's got the right look. Finished a few years ago, this merc will still bring home trophies at some pretty big shows. This one is finished in an incredible candy burgundy that looks good enough to eat and the exemplary bodywork backs it up with smooth flanks and clear reflections in the finish. It's been nosed, decked, shaved, chopped, channeled, frenched, and just plain smoothed to give it this look and while it's easy to recognize, it's tough to spot all the custom work. As i said, it's impossible to see all the tricks, but the whole is truly spectacular. The white interior eschews tradition and goes right for state-of-the-art trick, starting with a set of swivel bucket seats from a '60s chrysler. A custom center console based on an early '60s thunderbird unit houses a horseshoe shifter and the power window controls and that steering wheel is 100% unique to this car. The back seat is still usable as a seat, with a pair of buckets mirroring those up front, and to make this car truly remarkable, it has a functioning folding convertible top, which fits as neatly as an original. A fully finished trunk is truly massive and has a hidden fuel filler that's actually easy to reach. For power, it relies on a 454 cubic inch chevrolet v8. It's not radical, but it's plenty powerful to make this custom feel downright fast. Finned valve covers, some custom brushed aluminum tank work, and hand fabricated inner panels make it look especially clean. The big block is augmented by an edelbrock 4-barrel carburetor, a set of powdercoated exhaust manifolds, and a custom dual exhaust system with glasspack style mufflers for a traditional sound. It's clean, well-detailed, and has no stories or excuses. We've never seen a nicer mercury lead sled, and the fact that this one has so many features that all work so well remains rather amazing to us. Turn the key, win a trophy, it's just that easy with this merc. Bucket Seats✔ AM/FM✔ Air Conditioning
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