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Car of the Day : August 21, 2009; M2's '49 Mercury
Topic Started: Aug 20 2009, 10:38 PM (350 Views)
craftymore
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The car for today is M2's '49 Mercury.

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The Mercury Eight was the first Post War Mercury design, and the first named Mercury model (earlier Mercury vehicles had carried only the brand name). The engine was a Flathead V8 that produced slightly more power than the also newly-designed 1949 Ford. The styling of the Mercury Eight, when it was released in 1949, was successful in both ending the monotony of warmed-over pre-war style, and differentiating Mercury from its comparable Ford cousin, a trick that spelled sales success. Sales figures for both Ford and Mercury broke records in 1949.


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Within its era and beyond, the Mercury Eight was popular with customizers. In 1949, Sam Barris built the first lead sled from a 1949 Mercury Eight; the Eight became a definitive lead sled, much like the Ford V-8 was becoming the definitive hot rod. The Eights were among the first models to receive an aftermarket OHV engine swap, since Oldsmobile and Cadillac had developed the first high-compression OHV V8 engines in 1949, whereas Ford was still using their sidevalve engine.


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M2 does really great replicas of cars from the 40s/50s and this '49 Merc is no exception. Abounding with detail, this casting is no slouch. M2 has offered the '49 in several colors, but gloss black is my favorite so far of the normal releases.

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STUTZ
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Nice job on this casting M2!
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ivantt
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New casting? Quick! Take it apart!
Good start there, Zach.....a very excellent casting of a very important car in American history, and still part of today's collectors. :)
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I like I like a lot

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Swifty
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The Mustang II is a Mustang too!
I just liberated a few variations of this casting last week. :thumbup: Quite possibly my favorite '49 Mercury in small scale!
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