For sale in our Chicago showroom is a classic 1949 Mercury Eight.
The Mercury line of vehicles was intended to bridge the gap between
the Ford V8 and the Lincoln line of vehicles and by 1949 chose the
same body style of the Lincoln but with different headlights and
front grill and that style became an icon of American hot rods of
the time. In the movie Rebel without a cause the great James Dean
drove a 1949 Mercury sedan and many of these fell into the hands of
hot-rodders who chopped the tops and added lake pipes and large V8
engines. This example has been kept in the original state and has
received much love and TLC over the years and is now a very nice
running and driving classic that has room for the whole family. In
addition to the smooth running flathead V8 and 3-speed transmission
with overdrive this Mercury has a variety of interesting and
unusual options that are not often seen. From the exterior you will
notice the addition of Unity fog lights, Mercury-labeled Unity
spotlight, "Breezie" vent window wind deflectors, Fulton Visor,
reverse lights, stainless gas door guard, Mercury exhaust deflector
and passing-eye mirror. On the interior you will notice that
optional equipment has also been added such as a working Liberty
fan, Sears Allstate swamp cooler, Guide Rite compass, Hull compass,
AM radio and center mounted dash clock. Located in our Chicago
showroom, this unique 1949 Mercury Eight can be seen including an
HD video and pictures at www.gatewayclassiccars.com. For additional
information please call (708) 444-4488 or email
[email protected].
