Vehicle Description
1950 Mercury Eight Sport Sedan
"Those smooth, sleek lines make the six passenger 1950 Mercury
Sports Sedan a car to be admired at first sight. And your first
drive will make you admire its down to earth roadability. Long,
broad, sturdy, the "better than ever" 1950 Mercury Sport Sedan is
sure to be a hit with style-wise people wherever it's seen." From
the 1950 sales brochure.
For consignment, a 1950 Mercury Eight sport sedan showing 72,256
unverifiable miles as the title reads Mileage Exempt. This car was
meticulously restored and has fantastic body lines that are
iconically American and representative of the transition in
preferences of shapes and accenting between 40's era cars and the
chrome laden era the 50's would soon become.
Exterior
With this Black car we start at the very beginning which means the
back. Yes, the back, with its bulbous lid, rounded rear quarters on
either side, wraparound chrome bumper and spectacular sliver cut
tail lights. A trim spear runs the length of the car and is
polished and pointed at both ends. An elongated and curving oval
rear window is above the trunk, and this comes off a rounded
roofline. The rear doors which are configured in suicide style,
have a vent window which is mirrored in the front, traditionally
hung front door. Bulbous front quarters send body expansion into
the front doors just a bit, then dips to a body line that runs
parallel to the spear. These have round headlights in their front
partisans and work as accomplices to the wide rounded over "aero"
hood which has a chromed stylized airplane ornament, and an art
deco inspired Mercury badge on its very front surface. A wide visor
fits over the V-style window and is painted the same glossy black,
while 15-inch chromed steel wheels wear moon hubcaps and wide white
wall tires. Stunning metal work and paint are just about flawless,
and we could not find any glaring exterior imperfections.
Interior
A swing of any of the 4 doors reveals a two tone purple cloth upper
with gray lower and chrome thin delineating trimming. Inside,
purple cloth over gray and white striped fabric covers the front
and rear benches cleanly and the back bench sports gray vinyl
stitched armrests on either side. With the suicide doors, rear
occupants have an easy entrance and enjoy lots of leg room, a
corded handle on the back of the front seat, and more than adequate
headroom. The dash remains in its original vertical chromed ribbed
state, holding on to a deco motif, with a gold background while the
gauge cluster has an arching speedometer flanked by square
readouts. This is all behind a robust black steering wheel with
horn ring and a center cap that looks a bit like a winged torpedo.
Beautiful black trimmed knobs abound, and appear on the AM radio
that's embedded in the center as well. Plenty of original shaped
pulls and knobs are on the vertical ribbed lower section as well.
Clean gray carpeting floods the floors, and above is a nice tight
like new headliner. The sizable trunk has a flat load point,
something cars still strive to achieve today! It houses a rubber
mat and spare white wall tire.
Drivetrain
Under the big hood we find a clean though driver quality 255ci
flathead V8, producing 110 horsepower and fueled by a 2-barrel
carburetor. This is tied to a 3-speed manual transmission sending
power to the rear axle and 3.90 gears. Drum brakes are supplied
front and back. The engine shows some wear and dirt but is
absolutely presentable in its current cosmetic condition.
Undercarriage
Wonderfully clean and simple underneath as the driveshaft flows
through the dominant X-frame that spans the underside. There's no
surface rust at all but we do note some oil, a residual coating on
the rear differential and some dampness on the X-frame and just a
bit of grease build up on the knuckles. A single exhaust enters a
stock style muffler before exiting out back through a straight
tailpipe. Coil springs are found in the front and leaf springs in
back on this underside lesson in simplicity.
Drive-Ability
The flathead came to life as we refresh our three on the tree
technique. Off to the test loop where it cornered nicely given its
weight, and ran very smoothly with nice acceleration, bias free
braking on the panic stop test, and all functions were working just
swimmingly with the exception of the high speed position of the
blower. While Classic Auto Mall represents that these functions
were working at the time of our test drive, we cannot guarantee
these functions will be working at the time of your purchase.
A stunning Mercury that for the first time in the model's history,
eliminated separate fenders and a running board, opting for
straight panels adorned with accents and some body curves to create
what must have seemed revolutionary in 1950. We have a great body
and paint here, as well as a clean interior with a dash that will
take you back in time. As the brochure touted, this was the "better
than ever" Mercury. If that's your brand, feast your eyes on this
one!
50ME59203M
50-1950
ME-Metuchen, NJ Assy Plant
59203-Sequential Unit Number
M-Mercury
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and collectible vehicles in the country is located in Morgantown,
Pennsylvania, just 1-hour west of Philadelphia off Exit 298 of the
I-76 Pennsylvania Turnpike. For more information visit
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There is no guarantee of mileage. A $299 Dealer Administrative fee
is not included in the advertised price.
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