Mercury Monterey Monterey (1954)
Sale price: US $60,000.00 Make an Offer
| Used |
| “Both cars are in show condition. Two beautiful-collectable convertibles with either California or Arizona lineage and second private owner titles with museum backgrounds; Sacramento or Scottsdale.Both have new engines; 1941 has the last iteration of the beloved flat head:1953 Mercury, dressed in Offenhauser polished finned HC heads and Offenhauser Intake Manifold with twin carburetors, rebuilt by Headquarters Machine. The 54 has a new 57 Thunderbird engine dynoded at 278 hp. Both have expensive tech names eg. Wilwood Brakes, Heidts Suspensions, Ceramic coated manifolds, Pertronix electronics, GM 700R tranys, Be-cool radiators, diamondback whitewall radials, power brakes, power steering, seats and windows and many more neat and expensive tech stuff that only my accountant and wife remember. An octogenarian owner wants to sell out. Both cars drive as if on rails, smooth and fast. $65,000 each or $120.000 for both. Get a test drive with the owner and write a ck.” |
| Year: | 1954 | Mileage: | 48,000 |
| Number of Cylinders: | 8 | Make: | Mercury |
| Transmission: | Automatic GM700R | Model: | Monterey |
| Body Type: | Convertible | Trim: | Polished stainless & chrome |
| Warranty: | 1 year on engine | Engine: | 1957 Thunderbird |
| Vehicle Title: | Clear | Drive Type: | RWD |
| Options: | Cassette Player, CD Player, Convertible, Leather Seats | Power Options: | Power rack and pinion steering (41), Power Windows, Power Seats |
| Sub Model: | Monterey | Fuel Type: | Gasoline |
| Exterior Color: | Red | For Sale By: | Jack - Private Owner |
| Interior Color: | Red | Drive Side: | Left-hand drive |
Hopkins, Minnesota, United States
Vehicle description
Both cars are in show condition but can be delightful daily drivers. They are both highly collectible cars. The 1941 Mercury Convertible came from an Arizona collection with an Arizona Clear title listing the present owner as the second private owner; the 1954 Mercury Convertible came from the Ramstad Collection and was in the Ramstad museum in Sacramento, California for many years after having a full detailed mechanical restoration and new beautiful repaint and re chrome of all the trim. They both have new engines; the 1941 has the final iteration of the beloved flat head (.080 over) was the 1953 Mercury engine dressed in Offenhauser polished, finned, high compression heads, Offenhauser intake manifold w/ twin Stromberg carburetors, Sanderson block hugger silver ceramic coated exhaust manifolds, tipped with twin Porter Exhaust. 6-12v conversion, large aluminum Be-Cool radiators on both cars, and Maradyne sucker fans keeps the engines cool. Both have Pertronix Electronic Ignition with flame thrower coils. The 1954 has a new 1957 Ford Thunderbird 312 CI engine dyno tested at 278.5 hp- dyno graphs available. The 1941 has a new GM Turbo-hydramatic 700R 4 speed plus overdrive and a 9" Ford differential. The 1941 has Wilwood complete braking. .11" rotors, 4 piston Red calipers front and rear. The 1954 has front Viking Performance adjustable shocks, coil over springs and front Viking rotors and 4 piston calipers. The 1941 Mercury Convertible Heidts Superride front suspension,power Mustang II Rack and Pinon Power Steering, Heidts coil over adjustable shocks w/ Heidts front sway bar. Ride-Tech bars locate the rear axle. Both cars have brand new Diamond Back large white wall Radials. New Wilton English Wool carpets front and rear. Both cars underwent rotisserie stripping and painted after suspension mounts were welded in place. The 1954 enjoys a working original push button radio and the 1954 has a remote control under dash Sony radio-disc player. Both cars represent a true museum piece of automotive history.