Vehicle Description
1949 Mercury Eight Custom Coupe with matching steel trailer� The
ultimate lead sled with matching sled trailer� Same owner for the
past 11 years� First year for post-WWII styling and
still�extremely�desirable today Chevy 350ci V-8 engine and Holley
4-B carb Three-speed automatic transmission Air-conditioning, power
steering and power brakes� Red/gray exterior, custom pinstriping
and matching interior with Mercury deity theme Dual exhaust, vented
hood, rear fender skirts, dual Frenched antennas, dual spotlights,
tilt column and tinted glass Push-button start, door poppers and a
trailer popper Matching "Short Cut" all steel trailer custom made
from a donor Mercury� Don't want anyone to know if you're coming or
going? Then we have the perfect vehicle to confuse bystanders and
onlookers, a 1949 Mercury Eight Custom Lead Sled Coupe with
matching trailer. Finished in a high quality and handsome tri-coat
red and gray splendor, the car's paint and trim are in overall very
good order. There is a blemish on the left rear corner of the hood,
near the cowl. The tinted windows are in very good shape with no
cracks except for the drivers side vent window has a crack and the
car's lights are in similar good order, even the custom headlights.
Car rolls on BFGoodrich Silvertown wide whitewall radials, size
225/70R15 and surrounding turbine wheels, complete with neon green
valve stem caps and all are in very good order. The car's body
panels, including its vented hood and rear fender skirts, are
straight and solid. Under its heavily sprung hood is a Chevy
350ciV-8 engine in a completely billeted engine bay that is very
tidy and backing up that motor is a three-speed automatic
transmission. Driver assist features include push button start,
tilt column, air-conditioning, dual spotlights and poppers for the
doors and trunklid. Inside, the red and gray interior is done in a
Mercury deity theme, complete with "49" and images of the Roman god
on the steering wheel hub and back seat. The red and gray velour
bench seats are in excellent shape. The black carpet is in very
good order. The gray headliner is lush and in excellent shape and
the red instrument panel is in identical good shape. The two-spoke
steering wheel is an aftermarket item and in very good condition.
The inner door panels look fantastic. The mirror glass and shift
lever are in good shape. Completing the interior are an AM/FM
stereo with CD player with a 5.5-inch CRT screen and a pair of
black, fuzzy dice dangling from the rearview mirror. 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. Included with the car is "Short Cut," a all steel trailer
designed and built to echo the car's nose and tail. The trailer was
custom built from a donor Mercury and the rear and front clip
sections were placed together. It has headlights, a grille, front
bumper, taillights, a rear bumper and even a center high-mounted
stoplight. To open the trailer, it needs to be hitched to the car
for battery power. Inside the trailer is storage space and a stereo
with cassette, its even included with a "Dirty Dancing" soundtrack
tape from the 80's! If you are not interested in this awesome
�custom trailer, please call us to negotiate a deal. The trailer
does have a few blemishes but doesn't distract from its overall
uniqueness. 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. This car is currently located at our facility in St.
Louis, Missouri. Current mileage on the odometer shows 91,273
miles. It is sold as is, where is, on a clean and clear, mileage
exempt title. GET OUT AND DRIVE!!! CLICK HERE TO VIEW OUR YOUTUBE
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