sweet flame job

 

https://dailytimewaster.blogspot.com/

the Ford Fairmont Durango, wasn't a factory-built machine. National Coach - a custom-car builder based in Gardena, California - built about 212 of them, and this one Mercury Zephyr was made into this Mercury Durango

https://fordauthority.com/2026/03/extremely-unique-1979-mercury-durango-heading-to-auction

look at the fricken bumpers on this 76 Comet!! Another surprise? It's only got 18k miles

https://fordauthority.com/2026/02/1976-mercury-comet-with-18k-miles-up-for-auction

cool details on a 65 Marauder

https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=1419860999496740&set=pcb.1419865052829668

1940 Merc that was in the same family for 84 years until an estate auction in 2024

https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=779623881760740&set=pcb.2737183419961785

I came across a couple examples of the cool creations of Kustom Maniacs

https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=1645776670153786&set=pcb.1645776743487112

https://www.instagram.com/kustom_maniacs/#@kustom_maniacs

67 Cyclone, winner of quite a few awards, and was featured in MCR

https://www.hagerty.com/marketplace/auction/1967-mercury-cyclone/e8e7d4bd-5b23-424a-ba9d-b973bbcf9279

https://fordauthority.com/2025/10/award-winning-1967-mercury-comet-cyclone-gt-up-for-auction

I don't remember ever seeing these tail lights before

old men running Mercury tried to get some attention by using kids slang and pop culture art, from what I'm reading, mostly to promote the Cyclone, by sending a JOIN! The Mercury Competition Team pack out to new Cyclone owners

https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10237872299256536&set=gm.24534382256173955&idorvanity=413414438697407

https://cougarclub2.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/calypso-coupe-11.jpg

https://www.legendarycollectorcars.com/2014/03/mercury-competition-team-decal-sticker/

It's a constant source of enjoyment to me to learn about cool late 60s stuff, like this rare Cyclone GT 500 sales promotion - The Atlanta 500 Driveaway Program, part of the NASCAR race track promotional programs Mercury ran back in 1968 and 1969.

the Atlanta sales region dealers offered a 1968 Mercury Cyclone GT 500 in either Wimbledon White or Calypso Coral with special badges.

If you purchased one of these specials you received two tickets to the Atlanta 500 on March 31, 1968, a Mercury race jacket and hat. The selling dealer drove the lucky buyers to the track where they would take delivery of their new car. There were 160 GT 500s delivered that day! 

Once at the track the new owners were treated to breakfast and photo opps with Cale, Lee Roy and Tiny Lund. The new owners took delivery on the track in front of the 80,000 race fans and then took two laps around the Atlanta race track with Cale Yarborough leading them!

https://www.legendarycollectorcars.com/2015/02/mercury-cyclone-gt-500-delivered-at-atlanta-500/

The Cougar GT 500 was taken to the NASCAR Charlotte 600 race on Memorial Day weekend in 1968.

https://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2018/01/a-couple-obscure-regional-special.html

this is exactly the result I expect when I see that the guy wears bib overalls, and he obviously is no where near a farm... or a tow truck

https://fordauthority.com/2025/08/moron-spectacularly-fails-to-tow-mercury-montego-video

a high school was tearing down the storage sheds for the auto body shop, from back in the day, and called the right guy to save this 50s Merc 255 with a 3 spd overdrive

https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=1188541599956916&set=pcb.2589845058028956

Box art Sean Svendsen created for an all new 1/25th scale 1964 Mercury Comet kit.

http://www.svensworldofwheels.com/

https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=1271856351616825&set=a.441390944663374

the best looking car with a chopped top, a Mercury. I haven't seen one in a long time! I don't think I've ever seen a classic Merc at SEMA before, but I might have simply forgotten. Either way, these were simply more beautifully proportioned when the tops were chopped

 

a 1951 Mercury from Knud Tiroch of Hotrod Hangar, in Finland

 

https://www.autoevolution.com/news/man-burn-silvers-a-1951-mercury-now-the-car-is-lightyears-away-from-what-it-used-to-be-240727.html#

Rømø Motor Festival is just winding up, and Kim sent me a couple photos!

https://www.facebook.com/romomotorfestival/

https://www.romomotorfestival.dk/