We check out Ted Dzus' custom '51 Mercury
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In 1956, Werner Pauli was 24 years old, home from Korea (where he flew B-26s), and owned this custom Mercury.
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Let me ask you a question. When you think of a kustom, does the image of a '49-51 Mercury immediately pop into your head? The majority would probably say...
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Ki Hansen has been a car guy since he was old enough to draw one, a situation encouraged by his dad, who always had Corvettes and GTOs in the driveway while Ki was growing up.
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The best way to determine if you've been successful in creating a "phantom" custom is to have observers ask, "How many of these did they make?"...
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Car guys come in many diverse packages, with limitless levels of commitment. For some, the pursuit of old cars is merely a passing fancy between fresh activities like...
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Fernando GomezMexico1940 Willys CoupeWhen Fernando Gomez bought his Willys as a less-than-perfect unfinished project, it had a poorly fitted front clip grafted to the original chassis, but its saving grace was its original steel body. The front of the ch
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Chris Addington's '50 Mercury R&C Sedan Looks Cool And Is Driven Everywhere
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"There's always room for one more nice car!"
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Read About Jim Gilbert's 1953 Mercury Convertible
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Check out this 1949 Mercury, the October Dream Car of the Month. - Rod And Custom Magazine
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One of the best compliments a custom can get is when you look at it and although you know it's been modified you're not quite sure which parts are stock and which ones aren't. Check out Marvin Coley's 1950 Mercury
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Check out how we installed a 1951 Mercury Custom Headlights - Rod And Custom Magazine
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Imagine this scene: A guy takes delivery on his brand-new '40 Mercury convertible at a dealership in Sacramento, and drives it straight to his local fender beater with instructions to install some fadeaway fenders on it. From the history he's been able to piec
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Read about this Scarlet and Cream 1951 Mercury - Rod and Custom Magazine
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An unlikely top-speed shootout car that is totally bitchin'.
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Cool Mercs are nothing new to Charlie Edwards. He started off in high school with a '54 Mercury Monterey and eventually courted his wife, Ruth Anne, in the same vehicle. They shared many good times in that car until they got married in 1962 and it was replaced
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People who have looked into the custom history know about the Nick Matranga Mercury built by Sam Barris in the late '40s. It was one of the big trendsetters and inspired many similar creations. The original car was destroyed in a bad crash fairly early, so the
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Read About Terry Hegman's 1951 Mercury Masterpiece
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Customizing by definition means taking something and making it different or unique and improved, and Terry Hegman's '51 Mercury is the recipient of all that and a whole lot more. Terry's ride is also a lesson in patience and proof that such greatness cannot ha
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I've always been enamored of the Dick Gregg shoebox Ford-turned-hauler (you may have spotted it in Andy Southard's book, "Hot Rods and Customs of the 1950s" in all its scalloped, sectioned glory), so after giving the matter some thought, the image of this mont
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I have been a custom guy since I first customized my '53 Chevy in 1958, followed by a '63 Ford Galaxie...
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Read about this custom 1954 Mercury Monterey
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The Marauder That Might Have Been
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Check out Gale and Todd Potter's 1949 Mercury Sedan that has a Tri-power 350 Chevy backed by a TH700-R4 automatic overdrive transmission inside Rod & Custom Magazine
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