Sedan On The Salt: A Mercury Kustom

Chuck Teixeira’s 1950 Mercury Sedan

 

Engine
1956 Chrysler Hemi, 354ci, 10:1 compression, Engle cam, valve springs, retainers & lifters, Manley valves, forged Ross pistons, Total Seal rings, ARP hardware, machining by Engine Machine Service, accessory drive brackets and pulleys machined by owner, modified ’56 Cadillac air cleaner, Holley 750cfm carb, Hot Heads dual plane intake manifold, Holley fuel pump, PAW coated headers, Flowmaster 40-series mufflers, MSD Pro Billet distributor, Blaster II coil, Dodge van junkyard radiator, Painless wiring

Driveline
M22 Muncie Rock Crusher 4-speed manual, 1957 Ford wagon 9-inch rear axle, 3.56 gearing, junkyard Lincoln driveshaft, McLeod Corvette clutch with SBC flywheel, Wilcap transmission adapter, McLeod hydraulic clutch

Suspension/Brakes
Fatman Fabrication frame stub and crossmember notched 1.5-inch to lower engine, Fatman Fabrication tubular stainless steel control arms, Firestone airbags, Ridetech parallel four-link, manual Mustang II steering rack, Monroe shock absorbers, Ford Granada 11-inch disc front brakes, Mercury rear drum brakes

Wheels/Tires
Ford 15×6 wheels with 205/75R15 whitewalls

Exterior
3-inch chop, stock bumpers with shaved mounting bolts, front and rear fenders molded to body, nosed, decked, rounded hood corners, shaved trunk handle, frenched headlights, 1952 Desoto grille bought from Gene Winfield, molded Desoto lower pan, Desoto front signal lights, removed front and rear vent windows, inside out 1959 Cadillac tail lights, handmade window trim, shaved side moldings, shaved door handles and gas door, four-stage House of Kolor ‘Stratto Blue’ paint, Oriental Kosmic Kandy, Roth Retina Red metal flake, all work by ownerexcept for pinstriping by Ray “The Vulture” Perero

Interior
Black patent leather headliner, gold sparkle windlace, red sparkle tuck ‘n roll pleats, custom-fit carpet and floor mats, custom RCA speaker grilles, matching trunk upholstery, hidden audio, Vintage Air air conditioning, two speed wipers, all work by owner

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