1953 Mercury

FOUR DOOR SEDAN

FLATHEAD V-8

53SL90811

Clear

FROM THE COLLECTION OF "DOWNTOWN DESOTO" CLINTON, MISSOURI "gonna' buy me a mercury and cruise it up and down th road" 1953 MERCURY WITH THE FAMOUS MERC O' MATIC TRANSMISSION THE LAST OF THE FLATHEAD V-8 MERCURYS FENDER SKIRTS, BRAND NEW WIDE WHITEWALL TIRES AND FULL CORRECT HUBCAPS FOR A COMPLETE CONDITION REPORT CLICK ON THE PICTURE BELOW THIS CAR IS PART OF A COLLECTION OF NEARLY 100 CARS IT HAS SAT UNDRIVEN FOR NEARLY 8 YEARS INSIDE "DOWNTOWN DESOTO" ==TO HEAR IT RUN== CLICK ON THE PICTURE BELOW ORIGINAL 255 CUBIC INCH 'FLATHEAD' V-8 PRODUCES 125 HORSEPOWER AND STILL HAS THE ORIGINAL HOLLEY 'CENTRI FLO' CARBURETOR THE LAST OF THE FLATHEAD V-8 MERCURYS FOUND AFFIXED TO THE INSIDE OF THE GLOVE BOX DOOR ================= BELOW WE BELIEVE THIS IS THE ORIGINAL SPARE TIRE NOTICE IT'S A "SUPER BALLOON" MAYBE EVEN ORIGINAL "UN-POLLUTED" 1953 AIR ? BRAND NEW EMBLEMS FRONT AND REAR LESS THAN 100 MILES ON THESE BRAND NEW WIDE WHITEWALL TIRES A TRUE NON-SMOKERS CAR FOR OVER 60 YEARS ! ASHTRAY HAS NEVER EVER BEEN USED ! ORIGINAL CLOTH UPHOLSTERY & DOOR PANELS SUCH A SHINE ! ! ! KNOW DEFECTS; THE LIL MERC DOES HAVE A CRACKED WINDSHIELD AND IT SHOULD BE REPLACED ===STILL HAS THE ORIGINAL TRANSMISSION STICKER ON THE FIREWALL== NOTICE THE FACTORY STICKER ON THE GLOVE BOX DOOR GAS FILLER TUBE IS HIDDEN UNDER THE LICENSE PLATE NICE ORIGINAL HEADLINER THE JIM RAYSIK AUTO GROUP BOTH CHRYSLER PRODUCTS AND GMC TRUCKS ================== BELOW; OUR FIRST DEALER TAG WAY BACK IN 1988 ! ! ! BUY THIS CAR AND WE'LL DONATE $100 TO 'CARE' THE CLINTON ANIMAL RESCUE ENDEAVOR (CARE) TOOK OVER THE CLINTON ANIMAL SHELTER IN DECEMBER, 2007.. PRIOR TO THAT, IT WAS RUN BY THE CITY OF CLINTON AND FORCED EUTHANASIAS WERE COMMON.. THIS WAS PRIMARILY DUE TO OVERPOPULATION.. SINCE THAT DATE, THE VOLUNTEERS HAVE WORKED EXTREMELY HARD TO TURN THE SHELTER INTO A CLEAN, HEALTHEY AND HAPPY ENVIRONMENT. THE DRAB, GREY WALLS WERE REPAINTED WITH BRIGHT CLEAN COLORS AND THE LOCAL FOLKS HAVE RESPONDED IN A VERY POSITIVE MANNER. SINCE 2007 WE HAVE ADOPTED OUT NEARLY 2200 HEALTHY, HAPPY, (SPAYED AND NEUTERED) PETS WITH 0 EUTHANASIAS (EXCEPT FOR HEALTH RELATED ISSUES).. TO LEARN HOW YOU CAN BECOME A PARTNER IN OUR GROUP, CONTACT SHELTER DIRECTOR HEIDI SAPP AT 1-660-351-0472.. ABOUT US JIM RAYSIK CHRYSLER-DODGE-JEEP & GMC TRUCKS HAS BEEN IN BUSINESS FOR OVER 20 YEARS. WE ARE LICENSED, BONDED, INSURED AND HAVE ALWAYS HAD A FEEDBACK RATING OF 100%. WE HAVE EARNED CHRYSLER'S HIGHEST AWARD FOR CUSTOMER SATISFACTION FOR OVER 10 YEARS IN A ROW AND WE WOULD LOVE TO HAVE YOU AS OUR NEXT CUSTOMER. BUT WHERE THE HECK IS CLINTON, MISSOURI??? CLINTON IS LOCATED ABOUT 70 MILES SOUTHEAST OF KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI ON THE SHORES OF BEAUTIFUL TRUMAN LAKE. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE THIS VEHICLE FIRST HAND, WE WOULD LOVE TO HAVE YOU VISIT... IF YOU WOULD LIKE AN INDEPENDENT APPRAISER TO CHECK THIS OFFERING, MAY WE SUGGEST... FRISTOE'S BODY SHOP, PHONE 1-660-885-2622 OR BARTLETT'S BODY SHOP, PHONE 1-660-885-7950. FOR MORE INFORMATION OR ADDITIONAL PICTURES, PLEASE CALL JIM AT--1-800-748-7712. ABOUT DOWNTOWN DESOTO DOWNTOWN DESOTO WAS BUILT IN 1951 BY ARCH SADLER AND ORIGINALLY HOUSED THE SADLER MOTOR CAR COMPANY. IT WAS RESTORED IN 2004 AND NOW HAS ALL OF THE SIGHTS AND SMELLS OF YESTERDAY; INCLUDING A SHOWROOM, A FULLY STOCKED PARTS DEPARTMENT, EVEN A 5 CENT COKE MACHINE. ITS CURRENT OWNERS, JIM AND BECKY RAYSIK USE THE FACILITY AS A COMMUNITY MUSEUM AND AS A STORAGE PLACE FOR 47 OF THE OVER 100 ANTIQUE CARS AND TRUCKS. IT IS OPENED DURING THE CITY'S 4TH OF JULY CELEBRATION AND BY APPOINTMENT FOR TRAVELING CAR CLUBS. THE GIRLS ON THE SHOWROOM FLOOR "DOWNTOWN DESOTO" THE 'REGULAR' SALESMEN AND 'SUPER' SALESMAN---BUDDY THE DOG ! !