Vehicle Description
• This vehicle is located at our Indianapolis facility - 2461
Reeves Rd #194, Plainfield, IN 46168 •
GR Auto Gallery is pleased to present this highly original and
unmolested example of the 1950 Mercury Sports Sedan for your
consideration. Believed to be all numbers matching, this vehicle
shows much like a museum piece as it harbors its flathead V8,
features a beautiful factory color both inside and out, and is so
drivable it would seem it had been manufactured just yesterday!
From top to bottom, inside and out, this vehicle stands tall with
all the right parts and pieces to give this vehicle so much
nostalgia it's palpable. From the outside, the Banning Blue
exterior looks sharp with all its chrome and emblems in great
condition and its original wheels with wide white wall tires add to
the styling. The cloth interior two-tone material although
re-upholstered, sits era-correct and in great condition and really
sets this one apart from the rest.
The first postwar Mercury was introduced in the 1949 model year.
The engine was a flathead V8 that produced slightly more power than
the then-newly designed 1949 Ford. A new overdrive system was
optional, activated by a handle under the dash. The styling of the
Mercury Eight, when it was released in 1949, adopted the "ponton"
appearance, and was successful in both ending the monotony of
warmed-over pre-war style and differentiating Mercury from its
comparable Ford cousin, a trick that spelled sales success. Sales
figures for both Ford and Mercury broke records in 1949. The new
approach to styling was also evident in the completely redesigned
Lincoln and the all-new Lincoln Cosmopolitan. The Mercury Eight
used full instrumentation. An 8-tube AM radio was available as an
option. The 4-door station wagon was replaced with a 2-door model.
Although the wagon now featured an all-metal roof, its sides still
consisted of wood panels, manufactured at the Ford Iron Mountain
Plant.
Within its era and beyond, the Mercury Eight was popular with
customizers. In 1949, Sam Barris built the first lead sled from a
1949 Mercury Eight; the Eight became the definitive "lead sled",
much as the Ford V-8 (as the "deuce") was becoming the definitive
hot rod.
Price does not include applicable tax, title, license, processing,
and/or $199 documentation fees.
To see over 80 photos of this car, including the undercarriage
please visit our website www.grautogallery.com
Gr Auto Gallery, LLC and our sister company, Wheelz Sales and
Leasing Inc. makes every effort to represent each vehicle
accurately and with integrity. We also welcome third party
inspections when necessary. Although we try to do our very best to
be accurate in our description writing we are human and do make
mistakes. Unless otherwise noted, All vehicles are sold AS IS, No
Warranty Expressed or Implied. All sales final. GR Auto Gallery and
all its affiliates reserve the right to charge a 3% processing fee
on any credit card sales of over $2,500.
