1949 Mercury Customized Convertible
Artifact
Automobile
Date Made
1949
Summary
Long, low, and well rounded, stock 1949-51 Mercurys became the favorite cars of 1950s customizers. When lowered even more and smoothed out by filling body seams with lead, these Mercs were called "lead sleds." This car shows many early customizing techniques. It was updated in the 1960s with sparkly Metalflake paint and blue "scallops."
Keywords
Object ID
92.110.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
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1949 Mercury Customized Convertible
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