NPoCP--1941 Mercury "Sedan"

"ttyymmnn" (ttyymmnn) 07/15/2019 at 10:45 • Filed to: None

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Spotted this outside a repair shop on South 1st here in Austin on Saturday evening. “Rust free.” Uh, no. Anybody know what model this is? Apparently, Steve doesn't. 

diplodicus forgot his password > ttyymmnn 07/15/2019 at 10:52

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Looks like a Mercury Eight

fintail > ttyymmnn 07/15/2019 at 10:56

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IIRC these did not have model names, simply a Mercury “Eight”.

Price is too darned high, neat cars but the market isn’t into them at this price, patina-loving hipsters like a bargain.

ttyymmnn > fintail 07/15/2019 at 10:58

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Looks like a nice candidate for a restoration, though. I know next to nothing about these things, but $12k seemed way, way too much to me. 

ranwhenparked > diplodicus forgot his password 07/15/2019 at 10:59

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Werent all prewar Mercuries Eights?

fintail > ttyymmnn 07/15/2019 at 10:59

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I’d just clean it up and drive it.  Maybe a resto-mod with some modern components.  Restoring it would be expensive and you won’t get a fraction of it back if you ever sell.

diplodicus forgot his password > ranwhenparked 07/15/2019 at 11:05

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Not a clue, I just googled 1941 Mercury and found the wiki for the Mercury Eight and said yup those look the same.

The Snowman > ttyymmnn 07/15/2019 at 14:51

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Mercury 8 town sedan. Same car as a 41 ford with a different front clip. The Fords didn’t have model names either. My title says 1941 Ford Coupe.

Manwich - now Keto-Friendly > ttyymmnn 07/15/2019 at 15:15

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Crack Pipe.  I wouldn’t pay more than $5000 max for it... and that’s after double checking to make sure the recent work that was done wasn’t half-assed.

And it annoys me how sellers like this call bad paint and a bad interior ‘patina’... as if regular bad paint and a bad interior is a good/desirable thing.

For all the work this thing needs (Fixing the hood that appears to be bent, replacing the missing trim bits, paint, interior, redoing chrome bits like the bumper), it probably makes more sense and is probably cheaper in the end to spend more on one in much better condition... like this one:

https://classics.autotrader.com/classic-cars/1940/mercury/other_mercury_models/101067364

ttyymmnn > Manwich - now Keto-Friendly 07/15/2019 at 16:10

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This is Austin, though, and some hipster would probably buy it just to drive around and look hip. Not that there’s anything wrong with that. If it ran and drove safely, it might be fun to slap some seat covers on it and cruise around town with the windows rolled down . But not for $12k.

SpeedSix > ttyymmnn 07/15/2019 at 18:39

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Up until the 1960 introduction of compact lineups (Ford Falcon, Valiant, Corvair), merely mentioning the year and make was enough to identify certain   marques, since they used one body size and models were differentiated by engines and exterior/interior trim.

Within a couple years, you’d have the small (Falcon), medium (Fairlane), and large (Custom, Galaxie) Ford, for example, and you’d have to use the make and model.

ttyymmnn > SpeedSix 07/15/2019 at 18:42

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Good to know. Thanks!