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1948 Mercury Convertible Hot Rod Street Rod

For sale: 1948 Mercury eight

Technical specifications

Item location:
New Bern, North Carolina, United States
Make:
Mercury
Model:
eight
Type:
Convertible
Trim:
delux
Year:
1948
Mileage:
10,000
VIN:
NCS94277
Color:
gold
Engine size:
302 Ford
Number of cylinders:
8
Power options:
Air Conditioning, Power Windows, Power Seats
Fuel:
Gasoline
Transmission:
Automatic
Drive type:
RWD
Interior color:
grey
Options:
CD Player, Convertible, Leather Seats
Vehicle Title:
Clear
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Description

Classic 1948 Mercury Convertible. Excellent build of retro-rod beginning with a car in excellent condition. Car has all original steel and trim. No patch panels were used and has original floors and trunk. Very rare for a convertible of this age. This is a dependable fun car to drive with all modern high quality mechanics, yet retaining its original stock appearance.
SOME FEATURES, but not all.
PAINT: mid range gold with very small metal flakes. Very good condition with very small chips.
WIRING: all new
INTERIOR: six way 03 Cadillac front seats. Rear seat is stock. Vintage air, power steering, power seats, quartz clock, VDO gauges, 4 wheel disc brakes, Flaming River tilt column and wheel, power cloth top with matching boot, single disc CD with IPOD hookup and 4 speakers
DRIVE TRAIN: 302 fuel injected HO out of 1990 Mustang, completely rebuilt and upgraded with mild roller cam, polished Cobra intake, Holley EFI Engine Management System (programmable EFI simplified). The transmission is a FORD AOD out of the same car and totally rebuilt to stock. The rear end is a 8.8 Ford Explorer with 350 posi gears, Rock Valley stainless fuel tank with high performance Walbro fuel pump
SUSPENSION: Heidts Mustang II power rack with disc brakes. Rear suspension is a fiberglass mono leaf from Speedway designed for this car.
BRIGHT WORK: Rock guards are after market. all other is original to the car, restored and polished. NOS door handles and mechanisms
Merc convertibles of this time period are rare. This car is a lot of value for the money and priced well below others. Will consider newer Mustang or TBird as partial trade. This car is for sale locally. The owner has the right to end the auction for any reason. No warranty or guarantees are implied. The care is sold AS/IS condition. Feel free to call to discuss particulars at 252-670-3514.

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