Vehicle Description
1950 Mercury Eight Coupe Second-to-last year for Mercury's original
nameplate Car originally made at Ford's Hazelwood, Missouri
assembly plant Custom blue exterior and pastel gray/dark gray
interior 255 CID flathead V-8 engine with Offenhauser aluminum
heads and intake manifold and dual carburetors Three-speed on the
floor manual transmission Dual exhaust and triple-exit side pipes
Vintage air conditioning Power steering, power brakes, tilt and
chromed steering column Frenched headlights Digital instrument
panel Wide whitewall radials and rear wheels skirts � Mercurys
always represented a step up from the Ford models on which they're
based and this particular car has been taken beyond what any stock
post-war Mercury offered. Here at MotoeXotica Classic Cars, we're
proud to offer this custom 1950 Mercury Eight Coupe that is still
powered by a gorgeous 255CID Ford Flathead V8! This car started
life at Ford's Hazelwood, Missouri assembly plant, which was
relatively new itself in 1950. This car's custom blue paint is
brilliant and in excellent overall condition, as is its chrome
trim. The only minor paint blemishes are near the fuel filler door,
on the driver's side where the hood and fender meet and on the
driver's side cowl. The car's lights are in near perfect order and
the car rides on wide whitewall radials surrounding full moon
hubcaps. This car's body panels are solid and straight, as are its
bumpers. Car includes rear wheel skirts. The trunk is finished to a
high degree with gray carpet and lighter gray front and side panels
and includes a full-size spare tire. The engine bay that houses the
Flathead V8 is very tidy. Under the hood is a 255 CID flathead V-8
engine with Offenhauser aluminum heads and intake manifold and dual
carburetors. The engine breathes through dual exhausts. Linked to
the engine is a three-speed manual transmission on the floor.
Driver assistance features include vintage air-conditioning that
reportedly still blows cold air, power steering, power brakes and
tilt steering. Currently the parking brake is inoperable. Inside is
a stunning pastel gray interior with stitched cloth bench seats
fore and aft, a dark gray carpet, a headliner done in the same
pastel gray as the seats and a silver metal dashboard that is
complete with digital gauges, all in excellent condition. There's a
four-spoke aftermarket billet steering wheel and chromed steering
column with tilt that fits the interior's vibe. The door panels,
mirror glass and shift lever are in very good shape and there is no
radio in this example. 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 also 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
on the completely redesigned�Lincoln�and the all-new�Lincoln
Cosmopolitan. The Mercury Eight used full instrumentation. An
eight-tube radio was an option. 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. The Eights were
among the first models to receive an aftermarket�OHV�engine swap,
since�Oldsmobile�and�Cadillac�developed the first high-compression
OHV V8 engines in 1949, whereas Ford was still using a sidevalve
engine. Sam and George Barris also used the 1949 body style to
build "the most famous custom car ever,"�the�Hirohata Merc, for
customer Bob Hirohata in 1953. Setting a style and an attitude, it
had a "momentous effect" on custom car builders,�appeared in
several magazines at the time and reappeared numerous times since,
earning an honorable mention on�Rod & Custom's "Twenty Best of All
Time" list in 1991.�The Eight remains a very popular subject for
car modelers. In 1950, a high-end two-door�Monterey�coupe was
introduced in the same vein as the�Ford Crestliner,
the�Lincoln�Lido�coupe and the�Lincoln Cosmopolitan�Capri�coupe in
order to compete with the hardtop coupes�General Motors introduced
the previous model year. The front suspension was independent with
stabilizer bars.[ This car is currently located at our facility in
St. Louis, Missouri. Current mileage on the odometer shows 3,171
miles. It is sold as is, where is, on a clean and clear, mileage
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