Detail Info for: 1950 MERCURY SPORT SEDAN - UNRESTORED - NO RESERVE!!!

Transaction Info
Sold On:
06/17/2010
Price:
$ 13499.00
Condition:
Used
Mileage:
92300
Location:
Wisconsin, 53040
Seller Type:
Private seller
Vehicle Specification
Year Make Model:
1950 Mercury
Submodel Body Type:
SPORT SEDAN Sedan
Engine:
8 - Cyl.
Transmission:
Manual
VIN:
Vehicle Title:
Drive Train:
Fuel Type:
Gasoline
Standard Equipment:
Optional Equipment:
Vehicle Detail
1950 MERCURY EIGHT SPORT SEDAN SUICIDE DOORS NO RESERVE!!!!! BUYERS WITH -0- TRANSACTIONS MUST EMAIL ME BEFORE BIDDING. BID RETRACTIONS WILL BE REPORTED TO EBAY. WHAT THE HECK KIND OF CAR IS THIS??? IT IS NOT CHOPPED, CHANNELED, LOWERED, AND THERE ARE NO FLAMES! THERE IS NO 350 CHEVY V-8! NO VINYL INTERIOR! SURELY, THIS CANNOT BE A TRUE 1950 MERCURY!?! ACTUALLY, IT IS! (AND STOP CALLING ME SHIRLEY!) WHAT WE HAVE HERE IS A 100% STOCK 1950 MERCURY 4-DOOR SPORT SEDAN. IT IS ABOUT AS CLOSE TO A SHOWROOM MERC AS YOU’RE LIKELY TO EVER FIND. IT HAS BEEN IN THE SAME FAMILY UP UNTIL 2007 AND BABIED ALL HER LIFE. EXCEPT FOR ONE CORRECT PROFESSIONAL REPAINT IN 1999 IN THE CORRECT ROYAL BRONZE MAROON (PAINT CODE 05), IT IS COMPLETELY ORIGINAL. THE BODY IS LASER STRAIGHT, NO EVIDENCE OF ANY PATCHING, FILLERS, OR DENTS PULLED OUT. CHROME AND TRIM ARE IN REMARKABLE CONDITION ~ THE FRONT BUMPER IS NOT SPRAY PAINTED EVEN THOUGH IT LOOKS LIKE IT IN THE PHOTO. IT JUST ISN'T AS SHINY. NONE OF THE CHROME OR TRIM HAS BEEN ALTERED IN ANY WAY. ALL GLASS IS ORIGINAL – NO CRACKS. ALL 4 WING WINDOWS HAVE SLIGHT YELLOWING. THE INTERIOR IS ALSO REMARKABLE AND APPEARS TO BE 100% ORIGINAL, EXCEPT FOR THE FRONT DRIVER’S SIDE ARM REST THAT WAS RECENTLY RECOVERED. THE SPEEDOMETER, ODOMETER, AND ALL GUAGES WORK PERFECTLY. THE ORIGINAL FLATHEAD V-8 HAD BEEN COMPLETELY REBUILT LESS THAN 7,000 MILES AGO BY A “FLATHEAD” EXPERT. ALL FACTORY SETTINGS, SUCH AS TIMING, PLUG GAP, CARB ADJUSTMENT, ETC. ARE ALL DEAD-ON. THERE IS NO NEED FOR A 12-VOLT CONVERSION OR ELECTRIC FUEL PUMP ~ THIS BABY FIRES RIGHT UP WITH ITS 6-VOLT SYSTEM, WHETHER IT’S BEEN PARKED FOR 2 HOURS OR 2 WEEKS! AND WHILE IT IS RUNNING, THERE IS NO SHIMMYING OR RATTLES. YOU WILL HAVE TO STEP ON THE GAS TO MAKE SURE IT IS STILL RUNNING! FLOORS, TRUNK, FRAME, AND UNDERCARRIAGE ARE EXACTLY WHAT YOU WOULD EXPECT FROM AN AUTO OF THIS QUALITY. THE OVERDRIVE WORKS FLAWLESSLY SO YOU CAN CRUISE WITH THE VANS AND SUV’s THAT ALL LOOK ALIKE. THOUGH NOT A ROPED OFF TRAILER QUEEN, THIS IS A TOP NOTCH AND UNRESTORED CAR IN EVERY RESPECT AND, QUITE FRANKLY, THE PICS DO NOT DO IT JUSTICE. SERIOUS BUYERS ONLY MAY EMAIL FOR MY PHONE NUMBER. FOR THE RECORD, I LOVE HOT-RODDED ’50 MERCS AND I ADMIRE AND RESPECT THE FOLKS WHO BUILD AND DESIGN THEM. BUT, I ALSO LOVE THESE MERCS JUST AS THEY CAME FROM THE FACTORY AND THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT WE ARE OFFERING AT A FAIR STARTING PRICE AND NO RESERVE! HAPPY BIDDING! ONE FINAL NOTE . . . YOU WILL SEE IN THE PHOTOS THAT THERE IS A SKIRT ON ONE SIDE – WE JUST PUT IT ON FOR THE PHOTO. YOU WILL BE GETTING BOTH OF THE CORRECT FACTORY METAL SKIRTS . . . “THEY’RE REAL AND THEY’RE SPECTACULAR”!!! THIS CAR IS BEING SOLD AS IS. WE ENCOURAGE INTERESTED QUALIFIED BUYERS TO COME AND SEE THE CAR FOR THEMSELVES. WE ALSO WELCOME YOUR INDEPENDENT APPRAISOR TO COME AND VIEW THE CAR. PLEASE EXAMINE THE PHOTOS CAREFULLY. WE WILL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS, BUT ONLY IF YOU ARE A SERIOUS QUALIFED BIDDER! IMPORTANT! READ ALL OF THE DESCRIPTION AND TERMS BELOW BEFORE BIDDING. NO TRADES! NO MONTHLY PAYMENTS! NO LAY-AWAYS! AND ABSOLUTELY NO BIDDING ON THIS CAR IF YOU HAVE NO PREVIOUS BIDDING HISTORY. BID RETRACTIONS WILL BE REPORTED TO EBAY. WE CAN ASSIST WITH SHIPPING ARRANGEMENTS AND USE SEVERAL RELIABLE INSURED AUTO TRANSPORTERS IN OUR AREA. OR, IF YOU LIKE, YOU CAN ARRANGE YOUR OWN SHIPPING. MAKE SURE YOU READ THE TERMS BELOW. BID WITH CONFIDENCE! eBay member in good standing since 1999 ~ Check out my feedback – honest descriptions ~ Buyer to contact me at close of auction. Down payment of $1,000 due within 3 days and full payment and shipment within 10 days of end of auction. IMPORTANT! All participants in E-Bay auctions are subject to the codes of a legally binding contract. Please do not bid if you are not financially equipped to complete this purchase. The car is sold as is. The nature of car sales ultimately implies the buyer is purchasing a used vehicle. The seller has done their very best to disclose in good faith all pertinent known information relative to the sale of this vehicle. All sales are final. All buyers bid with the clear understanding that they freely accept the terms of this agreement. NO REFUNDS, NO RETURNS.