Sunday, November 08, 2015

Meguires only features the very best, and this 1940 Mercury was exquisite. Jack Kiely’s 1940 Merc three-window coupe, built by Rob Ida Customs took 7 years to finish




Powered by a 5.8-liter supercharged V-8, liberated from a late model Shelby GT500 Mustang. With roughly 660 horsepower





Standing out in front of it were Bruce Meyer, Bruce Canepa, and the guys from Ida Automotive



even better photos over at Hemmings http://blog.hemmings.com/index.php/2015/11/06/rob-ida-built-1940-merc-takes-sema-best-of-show-trophy-from-ford/  and more information











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3 comments:

  1. That is beautiful. It looks like something FIgoni & Falaschi would have made back in their time. Why is the right headlight pulled out?

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    1. I don't know... to show they could? Seriously odd thing to do

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    2. I just found out, the lift-up headlights are for access to the front brakes and suspension, as well as the car’s hidden wiring

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