Title:
Mercury Eight Sport Coupe
Description:
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 the definitive ”lead sled”, much as the Ford V-8 (as the ”deuce”) was becoming the definitive hot rod. The Eights were among the first models to receive an aftermarket OHV engine swap, since Oldsmobile and Cadillac developed the first high-compression OHV V8 engines in 1949, whereas Ford was still using a sidevalve engine. Sam and George Barris also used the 1949 body style to build ”the most famous custom car ever”,[13] the Hirohata Merc, for customer Bob Hirohata in 1953. Setting a style and an attitude, it had a ”momentous effect” on custom car builders,[14] appeared in several magazines at the time,[15] and reappeared numerous times since, earning an honorable mention on Rod & Custom’s ”Twenty Best of All Time” list in 1991.[15] The Eight remains a very popular subject for car modellers.
Year:
1950
Model:
Eight Sport Coupe (3rd gen)
Color:
Negro
Series:
4200 cc
Type of Vehicle:
Full-size
Collector Number:
59
Model Number:
4.2 Lt
Scale:
1:43
Country:
United States
Date Added:
2018-06-08 16:48:18
Automatic Estimated Date:
2025-07-05
Date Added:
2018-06-08 16:48:18
