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George Garza 1951 Mercury

1951 Mercury - Custom
Built by Lucky 7 Customs.
51 Mercury Build Modifications: Chop top, with '41' "Style Master" rear window.
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Reshaped and round rolled drip rails with trimless side window openings.
Slanted "B" pillar posts and full power windows, including power rear 1/4 windows.
' 52 Lincoln frenched taillites, housed in hand made chrome bezels.
Upper 1/4 panels have been sectioned "2"inchs and stretched to accomodate tailites.
Lower quarters are handmade with side scoops and hand made flush fit wheel skirts.

All seams have been lead filled and smoothed. Trunk has been stretched at top and corners restyled. All emblems, door handles and locks are shaved and leaded smooth,
and operate by remote solenoids. Rocker panels are also seamless to fenders.
All door corners have been rounded to match, rounded hood corners.
Hood has been peaked, styled at front leading edge with custom style lines that stretch into grill shell opening.
Fenders have '50 ford frenched headlamps and frenched and re-tailored '55 chevy park lamps.
Grill started with '54 pontiac blade and handmade floating chrome, ovals fill center piece.
Outer grille shell opening has custom hand built chrome trim.
The body is covered in a custom blended Copper Pearl Candy which carries into the interior.
The dash is painted in Ivory and had all gauge faces refinished, hand lettered
and chromed.
Interior is done in a Green Khaki toned traditional tuck and roll ultra soft naugahyde and
hook loop carpet in matching tones.
Electrical is new 12 volt wire harness. Motor is the original flathead eight with
3 speed overdrive and fatman dropped spindles and mono rear leaf with air shock assist for the rear end. Steering wheel is '50 merc.
Stereo is concert sound high-end audio equipped, but install is hidden to retain 50's era appeal to interior.
All glass was custom cut and side glass polished, edged, tinted (green) tempered material.

All chrome including Hand built beltline are trim plated by "Sherms" Custom Chrome.
Car rides on Firestone bias whites and polished caps

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Gary Morales 1954 Chevy Lucky 7
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Darrell Hayes 1950 Mercury
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Capone 1954 Cadillac
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