1957 Mercury Other

Wagon

312 V8

Clear

Rare Original 1957 Mercury Commuter Station Wagon with 105,000 miles. Purchased and maintained here in Northern California since new, this cool old wagon is very complete and still wearing its factory paint after 57 years. The car had been garaged for over 20 years until just recently. We have just serviced the fuel, exhaust, brakes and cooling system and all are working properly now. The car is in good running and driving condition currently but will require some continued restoration to reach whatever level the new buyer desires. This is a true California black plate car with clear title in my name and is currently registered. This old Merc is equipped with its original 312 V8 engine that starts right up and runs well. The transmission is the stock automatic 2 speed with the push button shifter on the dash, it also is working well. Differential is the stock 9" Ford unit thats quiet and operating smoothly. The non power four wheel drum brakes have been just serviced, new master cylinder, wheel cylinders and rubber lines. No power steering. Stock exhaust manifolds with new dual exhaust and turbo mufflers out the rear bumper notches. 60s vintage mags with good rubber are in nice shape. The original steel wheels and caps are included with this sale. Radiator flows well and has a Sacramento Radiator rebuild tag on it which I assume was done just prior to storage, we have just replaced the thermostat and water pump. There are markings on the firewall that suggest the transmission was rebuilt around 78,000 miles although I have no paperwork to verify this. Lights and blinkers are working but the dash is currently not - no horn speedo fuel gauge or water temp. Heater core was disconnected so likely it is shot but the blower motor spins freely with the high and low settings. Radio is not working. Padded dash was damaged and removed. Glove box is in place and light is working. Seats are in fair shape as well as the door panels but most people will want them restored. Headliner bows are all in place but the original material had turned to powder and was removed. The body of the car is in typical California shape. Original two tone paint is dried and showing 57 years of wear and tear. First owner did some sanding on the front right fender for some reason, atleast he stopped there. There is some rust at the battery platform and in the footwells but this would be considered minor to most. The frame, fenders, inner wheel wells and rockers are all good as well as the spare tire well. Bumpers and stainless are in pretty fair shape also. The glass is all typical 1957 with some bubbling discoloring and a couple of small rock chips in the windshield. The rear curved glass is really nice. The right side rear door glass was used as a kids BB gun target but he was a really good shot and left the rest of the car alone - thankfully. The tailgate power window mechanism is complete but out of the car for some reason? electric motor probably but we havent checked it yet. The original owner came up with his own "manual" fix to the window issue and it does function. The tailgate itself has some rust issues around the lower right hinge that will require some wire feed work and there is some slight rust in the drip rail at the roof line but again nothing major. Door and window mechanisms are all in place and working. The door panels are fair and will make solid patterns if desired. Some pictures may display a "roof rack" with a surf board, its not attached and was just a mock up for the pictures - they are not included with the sale but if you must have them we can negotiate them later. A great solid and complete platform of a pretty rare old wagon. Thanks for viewing our ad and I have a few hundred pictures available for the serious buyers out there. I encourage questions and can send pictures of specific areas if desired.