This Mercury was a one family owned car until I purchased it in 2022 from the son of the original owner.
The original owner worked for Frank DeRosa known as Mr. Merc and modified the car around 1963 into a California mild custom. The dad eventually passed the Merc on to his son and sometime around 1991 the son worked at Lucky 7 speed shop in California as a mechanic, Lucky 7 was one of the iconic shops in Ca at the time. Chip Foose happened to be at the shop at the time the Merc was being transformed into a more suitable driver and showed me pictures with him at the Lucky 7 shop when we had the Merc at the last Shades of the Past rod run in Tn. I even have the original plate from 1963 plus several others. The owner was a master mechanic as I changed a belt on the car and added an electric fan, it took a gorilla to remove the bolts, all the work was spot on.
First and foremost, it a great driver as we have put a lot of miles on it without any issues.
So, what's been done:
Blueprint 383 Chevrolet stroker motor.
650cc Edelbrock intake an carb with electric choke.
Some basic 80-90 Al valve covers and brackets and pulleys.
Vintage air super cooler with controls under the speaker grille..
Power steering and power disk brakes by Pirate Jack.
Custom modified front suspension.
700 R 4 speed transmission.
Blue tooth Custom sound system with 400-watt amp, equalizer and woofer.
Ride tech air bags with Accuair control system with presets.
All lines are beautifully done and are braided SS.
Painless wiring kit.
Electric fan with aftermarket radiator.
1953-55 Desoto wire wheels with wide whites.
All gauges work and were redone by Redline.
I have a set of fender skirts and touch up paint.
$33,500.00, call Jon Ford 941-914-5770
