1947 Mercury Other

Coupe

350 Chevy

Automatic

799A2028780

Clear

Up for Sale is a pretty nice 1947 Mercury. This is like the Ford of that year but a little bigger and with much more bright work giving it a classic, stylist look. The engine is a Chevrolet 350 with an Edelbrock 4 barrel, Mallory ignition, and Hedman headers that feed a set of Smitty mufflers with cut outs so you can go mellow or loud. This engine starts quickly and runs smooth. The transmission is a 700R with overdrive that will give you 70 MPH at less that 2000RPM. Rear end is a Chevrolet 10 bolt (do not know ratio) with power drum brakes The front end is Mustang 2 type with power steering and power disc brakes. The car is equipped with Vintage heat and air for a cool ride on a hot day. The interior is covered in grey cloth (only issue is the ribbing at the bottom of the doors) and will hold 6 people comfortably. The original instrument panel offers factory styling with VDO gauges cleverly hidden behind it, and while the center stack houses the original radio (does not work), there is a AM/FM/CD unit underneath. There is a tilt steering column and a Lokar vintage shifter to operate the transmission. The large trunk is very clean with a rubber mat and spare tire. The paint is shinny black with some small chips from driving (I would say an 8+ to 9) and accented by nice red stripping between the chrome on the fenders. The tires are classic wide whites on steelies with baby moon hubcaps to give a great look. The car has 3555 miles on it since the build. The original owner had it many years as a stock version and then had the car built as a street rod. I have much of the documentation from the build. The car is very rust free and no patches found. I bought this car in February of 2014 from the broker Streetside Classics in Charlotte NC with 2400 miles on it. I made several improvements in the past year. However, a couple of items need attention that I am aware of. It needs electric wipers- the vacuum wiper is super slow - and I replaced the rear shocks but the car will bottom out. I believe that the rear shackles need to be moved rearward. At my age, it is very difficult to get under the dash and under the car (getting up is worse), so I must make some changes and unfortunately this car must go (I do like the car - it's cool). The car is in Grand Rapids Michigan and can bee seen and driven there. If you have any questions please feel free to call Lynn at 616-656-2455. The car is for sale locally so I do reserve the right to end the auction early. There is no warranty. I will co-operate with your shipping arrangements. I require $1,000.00 deposit within 48 hours and the balance in full before releasing the car.