1948 Mercury Eight Convertible | Ardell Brown Classic Cars?www.ardellscars.com/1948-mercury-eight-convertible/
This 1948 Mercury has recieved a complete rotisserie restoration and retains the original flathead V-8 and manual transmission .Features include forced air induction heater, Columbia rear end, wood grain dash, cloth top and vinyl/cloth seats?Although Mercury's prewar history was short, the Mercury Eight had already earned for itself the image of being a fine performer in mph as well as mpg, this "hot car" image quite in keeping with its name, chosen by Edsel Ford, that of the fleet-footed messenger of the gods of Roman mythology] The Mercury Eight was strongly identified as an upmarket Ford during this period. In 1945 the Lincoln-Mercury division would be established to change that.?For all practical purposes the 1948 Mercury Eights were identical to the 1947s. The major changes consisted of different dial faces and no steering column lock.
