1950 Mercury Coupe

I HAVE HAD THE GOOD FORTUNE TO BE ABLE TO OWN SOME PRETTY AMAZING CARS, BUT EVERY ONCE IN A GREAT WHILE I COME ACROSS A CLASSIC CAR THAT IS JUST AN ABSOLUTE TIME CAPSULE FROM ANOTHER ERA! A CAR THAT IS JUST SO SPECIAL THAT IS ACTUALLY TAKES YOUR BREATH AWAY! THAT IS EXACTLY HOW I FELT WHEN THE SHIPPING COMPANY OPENED THE DOOR TO THE TRUCK AND PULLED OUT THIS 1950 MERCURY COUPE! I TRULY FEEL THAT THIS IS A ONCE-IN-A-LIFETIME FIND! I SEE MANY 1949-1951 MERCURY COUPES OUT THERE THAT HAVE BEEN CHOPPED AND/OR HEAVILY MODIFIED ETC. AND I AGREE THAT THEY LOOK VERY COOL, BUT TO AQUIRE AN EXAMPLE SUCH AS THIS ALL-ORIGINAL 1950 MERCURY COUPE IS ABSOLUTELY AMAZING! THIS INCREDIBLE CLASSIC HAS ONLY 36,700 ORIGINAL MILES AND IS AN UNRESTORED SURVIVOR WITH THE EXCEPTION OF A PROFESSIONAL RE-PAINT IN 1985 USING THE CORRECT FACTORY SINGLE STAGE LAQUER PAINT IN ITS ORIGINAL COLOR OF TROJAN GRAY! THE ORIGINAL, 100% RUST-FREE SHEET METAL IS LASER STRAIGHT FROM FRONT TO BACK AND FROM TOP TO BOTTOM AND THE 25 YEAR OLD PAINT IS GORGEOUS, WITH NO CHIPS, SCRATCHES OR HAZING OF ANY KIND! IT LOOKS AS THOUGH IT WAS PAINTED LAST WEEK! ALL OF THE ORIGINAL CHROME & BRIGHTWORK IS PERFECT EVERYWHERE INCLUDING THE LEGENDARY FRONT GRILL AND HOOD ORNAMENT! THE UNDERCARRIAGE IS AS NICE AS YOU WILL EVER SEE ON A 60 YEAR OLD CLASSIC CAR! IT IS SUPER CLEAN AND HAS OBVIOUSLY BEEN METICULOUSLY MAINTAINED THROUGH THE YEARS. WHEN YOU SLIDE INTO THE INTERIOR, IT IS LIKE STEPPING INTO A TIME MACHINE! IT FEELS LIKE 1950 ALL OVER AGAIN! THE ENTIRE INTERIOR IS ORIGINAL AND IS ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS! THE DASH LOOKS PERFECT AND ALL OF THE GAUGES WORK FLAWESSLY! EVEN THE LIGHTER WORKS LIKE NEW! THE ORIGINAL RADIO W/ REAR SPEAKER SOUNDS GREAT AND ALL CONTROLS WORK PERFECTLY! THE SEATS, DOOR PANELS, FLOOR MATS, VISORS, HEAD LINER, ETC., ARE ALL ORIGINAL AND MINT! A DEALER INSTALLED BLINKER SYSTEM WAS ADDED IN THE EARLY 60’S ACCORDING TO THE GENTLEMAN I BOUGHT THE CAR FROM AND IT WORKS PERFECTLY! UNDER THE HOOD IS MORE OF THE SAME! THE ONLY THING I DID WHEN I RECEIVED THE CAR WAS TO INSTALL THE CORRECT MERCURY (2LM) 6-VOLT BATTERY AND EVERYTHING ELSE WAS PERFECT! THE ENTIRE DRIVE TRAIN IS ORIGINAL AND RUNS LIKE A BRAND NEW CAR! THE 24-BOLT, 255 C.I MERCURY FLATHEAD MOTOR PURRS LIKE A KITTEN AND THE FORD-HOLLEY SPLIT FLOAT, DUAL DOWNDRAFT CARBURETOR IS ADJUSTED JUST RIGHT SO THE CAR STARTS IMMEDIATELY AND IDLES NICE & SMOOTH! THE 3-SPEED ON THE COLUMN (THREE-ON-THE-TREE) TRANSMISSION SHIFTS EFFORTLESSLY AND THE OVERDRIVE OPTION WORKS JUST AS IT SHOULD! THIS CAR IS AN ABSOLUTE BLAST TO DRIVE AND IT STARTS, RUNS, DRIVES, STEERS AND BRAKES LIKE IT DID WHEN IT ROLLED OFF OF THE SHOWROOM FLOOR 60 YEARS AGO! I TOOK IT ON THE FREEWAY JUST TO CHECK EVERYTHING OUT AND IT PERFORMED PERFECTLY, TRACKED STRAIGHT AS AN ARROW AND FELT SUPER SOLID! I WISH I HAD SOMETHING NEGATIVE TO SAY ABOUT THE CAR JUST SO YOU DON’T THINK I AM OVER-HYPING IT, BUT I CAN’T FIND ANYTHING NEGATIVE TO SAY! THE ELDERLY GENTLEMAN I BOUGHT IT FROM TOLD ME HOW INCREDIBLE THE CAR WAS BUT I DIDN’T BELIEVE IT UNTIL I SAW IT WITH MY OWN EYES. YOU CAN TELL IT HAS BEEN PERFECTLY MAINTAINED & PAMPERED FROM DAY ONE! ANY MERCURY COLLECTOR WILL BE TICKLED TO HAVE THIS BEAUTIFUL VEHICLE IN THEIR COLLECTION! THE ORIGINAL OWNERS MANUAL, ORIGINAL OVERHAUL MANUALS, ORIGINAL ADVERISEMENTS, ORIGINAL DITZLER PAINT CODE SHEET AND THE FREE & CLEAR TITLE WILL GO TO THE NEW OWNER! THIS IS AN INVESTMENT GRADE CLASSIC CAR IN EVERY WAY AND WILL ONLY INCREASE IN VALUE AS THE YEARS GO BY! 1949-1951 MERCURYS ARE A MUST HAVE FOR MOST SERIOUS CAR COLLECTORS AND THIS GORGEOUS SURVIVOR WILL MAKE A GREAT ADDITION TO ANY COLLECTION! YOU SIMPLY CANNOT GO WRONG WITH A CLASSIC CAR OF THIS STATURE!