Is it time for another Mercury?

Just in case I couldn't save the '49 Chevy, I opened an AMT '49 Merc and just whacked the top.



Kind of a quickie job but since my last Merc was all shiney, that's the look I was after for this one.

It'll be finished as a kind of 'work in progress' Kustom, a bit tatty round the edges but a kool daily driver all the same.

Good for you Carps. Nothing like a tatty '49 to cruise around in. You can never have too many Mercs IMO.

I like where this is going!

Not sure what wheels and tyres to run, but I have a plan for the interior, using mostly the stock parts and a little paint.

Not sure of the body needs to have a little rust added, or just some dirt.

like were you going with this one.

No rust. Given the work the owner's already done I think he would have cut out and replaced any rusty areas while he had the welder out to do the top.

Maybe some primed patch panels where the rust has been cut out.