1 of a Kind Mercury Lead Slead! Fully Restored, Flathead V8 and Modern Features!

Description

1949 Mercury Monarch

VIN 0372H497508

Mechanics

255ci Flathead V8 Engine
Ford C4 Automatic Transmission
Offenhauser Intake
Offenhauser Aluminum Heads
Holley Carb
Chrome Alternator
Chrome Air Cleaner
Mallory Ignition
Dual Exhaust
Exhaust System is in Good Shape
Monoleaf Spring
Heavy Duty U Bolts
Period Correct Rear End
Cherry Bomb Mufflers
Custom Cross Member for Transmission
Steering Gear is in Good Shape
New Bolts
Lower Control Arms Look Great
New King Pins
New Brake Lines
Trans Cooler

Body

Beautiful Yellow Paint Job
Desoto Grille
Lake Pipes
Shaved Door Handles and Emblems
Frenched Headlights and Tail Lights
Dual Spot Lights
Chrome Hinges on Hood
Doors Fit and Operate Great
Door Lips and Jambs are Clean and Solid
Beautiful Chrome
Very Nice Trim Around Windows
Popper for Trunk is in Gas Door
Solid Trunk with Nice Mat and Spare Tire
Fender Skirts
Wide White Wall Radial Tires
Full Hubcaps
Very Solid Frame
Floorboards are Original and Beautiful
Nicely Painted Underneath
Rockers are Solid
Body Mounts Look Great
Solid Heavy Duty X Frame

Interior

Brand New White Vinyl Interior
Alpine AM/FM/CD Stereo
Very Sharp Looking Two Tone Dash
Nicely Painted Steering Wheel
Bench Seat
Lokar Shifter
Seatbelts Front and Back
Nice Headliner
New Dolphin Gauges
Starter Button
Wipers Work

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History of the 1949 Mercury

Mercury was an automobile marque of the Ford Motor Company launched in 1938 by Edsel Ford, son of Henry Ford, to market entry-level luxury cars slotted between Ford-branded regular models and Lincoln-branded luxury vehicles, similar to General Motors' Buick brand, and Chrysler's namesake brand. From 1945 to 2011, it was the Mercury half of the Lincoln - Mercury division of Ford. Using badge engineering, the majority of Mercury models were based on Ford platforms.

The first postwar Mercury was introduced in the 1949 model year. Sales figures for both Ford and Mercury broke records in 1949. 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 was becoming the definitive hot rod.