CALIFORNIA PRISTINE 1954 MERCURY MONTEREY CONVERTIBLE. Terry
952-451-2104
[email protected] A beautiful powerhouse
from the Sacramento Ramshead Museum. The total nuts and bolts
rotisserie restoration was completed by the Ramshead artisans in
Sacramento, California. A spectacular original brilliant paint job,
all trim and chrome was refinished back to as new quality. This car
won the Ramshead Car of Month Award and the "Concours de' Elegance
People's Choice Award." The Monterey Model was factory equipped
with all the top line options: POWER WINDOWS POWER BRAKES POWER
STEERING POWER TOP All power equipment works flawlessly with new
motors wires and fused circuits. All the lights are now 12v powered
by six Optima Batteries continually refreshed by a Genius Trickle
Charger. It has a brand new 1957 Ford Thunderbird 312 CI Y Block
producing dyno recorded 278 HP at 5500 RPM. The engine delivers
power through a new GM 700R 4 speed with overdrive, Turbo
Hydromatic transmission. It is a mating made in heaven. Smooth
shifting. The Thunderbird engine gets its breath through an
Edelbrock four-barrel electric choke carburetor on top of a Mummert
intake manifold. Pertronix Electronic ignition, Flame Thrower coil.
We solved the classic 312 overheating with a beautiful 6 blade
Flex-a-lite Fan and a perfect fitting aluminum shroud. New
mechanical water temperature gauge never over 140 degrees. Dual
mellow exhaust system with a Silver Ceramic Coating lowering engine
compartment temperature and improved corrosion resistance. Ceramic
coating goes all the way back to the exhaust manifolds. Beautiful.
Suspension includes a new Mustang II front suspension Viking
Performance adjustable front coil over shocks, front disc brakes,
and new rear shocks. New Diamond Back Radials Front 215/75R/15 Rear
235/75R/15. < 100 miles-large white walls. Beautiful straight
ride just like being on tracks. This vehicle was not built to a
predetermined price. All the parts and pieces were the finest
available to build a fine, as new car. We have paid invoices
totaling over $200K. All available including dyno graphs in the
photo section. I did not expect this restoration to take this long
or be this expensive. Regardless of price we produced a fine result
to be proud of.
