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| 1949 Canadian Mercury Meteor - Mild Custom |
Ad Number: 952080 | Printer Version |
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$33,000.00 firm |
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St. Albert , Alberta Canada |
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May 15, 2008 |
| Ad Expires: |
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June 14, 2008 |
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| Vehicle Specifics |
| Year: 1949 |
Make / Model: Mercury Other |
| Mileage: 24800 |
Title Status: Clear |
| Engine: 8 cyl. Transmission: Manual |
Exterior Color: Plum |
| Doors: 2 |
Interior Color: White/Maroon |
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| Vehicle Description |
The car is a 1949 Mercury Meteor and is the first model ever produced. This particular one is a Deluxe Club Coupe.
A single school teacher who lived with her parents on a farm in Saskatchewan, Canada who bought it new in May of 1949. She developed cataracts and parked it, no longer able to drive in 1966. At the time it had 16,000 miles on it. A young man bought it in 1986, but the engine was seized. He had engine rebuilt and it had 21,721 miles on it when I bought it from him.
I handed the car over to Egbert’s Collector Cars and Street Rods Inc. in the fall of 1992. Egbert’s have built two of the top 10 customs in North America in the past and you can read about it here:
http://www.egbertsstreetrods.com/
If you click on “Our Cars” on their web site, you will see mine listed under “1949 Meteor”.
The car was finished in the spring of 1994 and was a trophy winner eight times at local car shows.
The car still runs the original 239 cubic inch flathead V-8 with a “three on the tree” standard transmission and currently has 24,800 miles on the odometer. Here is a list of the modifications to the car:
- converted to a 12 volt system with an alternator, electric fuel pump, and a modern stero with tape deck hidden into the glove compartment to keep the dash original.
- all fender seams filled to give the car a unibody look.
- interior stripped to bare metal, repainted and body undercoated.
- head lights and tail lights have been frenched and fitted with modern 12 volt lighting including blue dots in the tail lights. A high brake light from a Toyota was mounted on the rear deck just below the rear window.
- the exterior trunk hinges were removed and replaced with interior hinges from a 1951 Ford.
- the license plate holder was recessed into the trunk lid and finished in billet with a proper license plate light.
- the trunk, hood and doors were shaved of all chrome and handles. Bear claw remote open locks were installed on both doors. A remote opening trunk latch and gas door lid was installed from the same Toyota as the rear brake light. The gas filler used to be a simple chrome cap mounted on the outside of the fender. That original cap is now hidden in the well created by the new door.
- an electric antenna was installed on the right rear fender with a toggle switch control to raise and lower it on the left under side of the dash. It was highlighted with a recessed “flame”, place around the antenna and into the fender itself.
- the grill opening was de-chromed and painted. The large V-8 symbol in the center of the grill was removed and a custom painted piece to match the hood crease installed in the center of the Mercury grill teeth. All bumperettes were removed to give it a smooth appearance.
- new glass was installed all the way around with the exception of the rear window. The center “bar in the two piece windshield was removed and the new glass “butted together” for a custom look.
- The original rims were removed in favor of American Torque Thrusters, complete with chrome knock off spinners and radial T/A’s installed. One original rim and spare reside in the trunk with a custom billet holder and the rim painted to match the car.
- the interior was custom upholstered in white naughahyde for the headliner and door panels. The floors and trunk were custom carpeted as well.
- the leather interior is from a 1987 Olds Cutlas International and we used the power bucket seats, the console, the seat belts, the sun visors complete with lit mirror and the rear view mirror with map light and day/night adjustment. Door pull handles are from a 1980 Lada.
- the four stereo speakers are mounted two in the rear deck and the two smaller speakers in the sides of the console.
- The dash and all interior trim are pained a lighter version of the custom paint. I do have pictures of the process in various stages of modification, some of which appear on the web site of the builder if you look around the site.
- the steering was completely rebuilt as were the brakes and the master cylinder. An extra leaf spring was added to the rear to allow larger tires to be used. A custom wooden steering wheel complements the interior along with billet clutch, brake and gas pedals. Signal lights were added and wired to the original indicators in the dashboard.
- two cables were run from the battery to a box under the front bumper complete with positive and negative posts to allow boosting of the battery if necessary due to the electric doors ever failing or if the battery died as the hood is locked and can only be opened from the interior of the car. The emergency brake was also rebuilt.
- a shroud was custom built around the fan to allow additional cooling.
I have probably forgotten things as I have not used the car from more than about 100 miles a year in the past 10 years. I spent well over $50,000 on this vehicle in 1991 dollars. |
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