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1948 Mercury Eight Convertible | Ardell Brown Classic
Carswww.ardellscars.com/1948-mercury-eight-convertible/1948 Mercury
Eight Convertible Was $69,995.00 Now $59,995.00This 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 seatsAlthough 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.