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The Mercury Eight is an automobile that was produced by the American manufacturer Ford Motor Company under their now defunct division Mercury between 1939 and 1951. The debut model line of the Mercury division, Ford positioned the full-size Mercury Eight between the Ford Deluxe (later Custom) model lines and the Lincoln.
The Hirohata Merc is a 1950s lead sled [1] custom car, often called "the most famous custom of the classic era". [2] [3] Setting a style and an attitude, it had a "momentous effect" on custom car builders, [4] appeared in several magazines at the time [5] and has reappeared numerous times since, earning an honorable mention on Rod & Custom ' s "Twenty Best of All Time" list in 1991. [5]
The Hirohata Merc, one of the most famous cars in the lead sled style. A lead sled is a standard production automobile with a body heavily modified in particular ways [citation needed] [dubious – discuss] (see below); especially, though not exclusively, a 1949, 1950, or 1951 model year Ford 'Shoebox' or Mercury Eight car.
The 1949 Ford is a line of cars produced by Ford from the 1949 to 1951 model years. The successor to the prewar 1941 Ford, the model line was the first full-size Ford designed after World War II, becoming the first Ford car line released after the deaths of Edsel Ford and Henry Ford.
[49] The Mercury 114 was introduced in 1946 [50] to give Mercury-Lincoln dealers a lower-priced car to sell. [49] The 114 was essentially a Ford with a Mercury-style grille, taillights and trim. [49] Its name was a reference to its 114-inch Ford wheelbase with the larger Mercury models sold in Canada as the Mercury 118 due to its longer ...
1949 Mercury M series 1966 Mercury M-100. From 1948 to 1968, the Mercury M-series followed the development of its Ford F-series counterparts, differing largely in exterior trim. For 1961 to 1966, Mercury trucks had a gear/lightning bolt symbol on their horn button and no other interior Mercury nameplates.
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This is a list of both production and concept vehicles of the former Mercury division of Ford Motor Company of the United States and Canada. Production models