Many consider the 1949 through 1951 Mercury's as some of the best looking and driving cars of all time. For this reason, they are the some of the most popular cars on the market today for customizing, chopping, lowering and hot rodding. This particular car comes with the three speed on the floor manual transmission, flat head V8 engine, air bag suspension and completely new interior. The paint on the car looks very good and is finished in a metallic brown with custom pin striping all around. There are no major imperfections to the body except for a few chips around the hood. There has been dual spot lights installed as well as fender skirts. Both bumpers are in very good condition and have been rechromed. All the steel and chrome trim around the car looks great with on damage or pitting. The "Sweet N' Low" on each front fender is a nice touch to this classic 50's Mercury. Inside, the interior is all new and in great condition. Both front and back seats have been recovered and look great in two tone brown and white with brown piping. The headliner matches the pattern on the seats and looks great. The carpet is new as well as the painted dash with custom pin striping. All of the gauges are in good working order as well as the aftermarket AM/FM radio under the dash. There has been an aftermarket electric fuel pump switch installed under the dash as well as the controls for the air bag suspension. All lights and blinkers work with no problems as well as the horn and vacuum wipers. Under the hood, the car comes with that classic 286 Cu In Flathead V8. The motor has been recently balanced and tuned and runs great. The previous owner spent $6,000 on the motor alone in this car! It retains that classic hot rod look with Offenhauser finned heads. The motor is connected to a close ratio 3 speed manual transmission with overdrive. On the road the car runs great and has tons of power. The underside is very solid and the suspension is on air bags which give the car a smooth ride. The suspension is adjustable from inside the car. In the trunk, there is matching vinyl from the interior as well as matching carpet. There is also a full size spare and jack. The trunk releases electronically from inside the car. The wheels are wrapped with newer radial white wall tires that look great and have plenty of tread life left on them. Current mileage shows 33,280 and the VIN number is 34742M.