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1949 Mercury Woodie/woody Wagon on 2040-cars
Year:1949
Mileage:69000
Location:
Rockwall, Texas, United States
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For Your Consideration~A Rare and Desirable 1949 2 door Mercury Woody Wagon-that is reliable! Howstuffworks.com reports that complete steel bodies for these 1949 Mercury wagons were shipped to Iron Mountain, where the wood outer panels were added. Whereas the earlier body framing was made from solid pieces of maple, the 1949 frames were constructed with an elaborate electrobonding process. Door frames, for example, were formed by a radio-frequency bonding press applying pressure to a loose package of resin-coated wood plies, then radiation-energy laminated into a frame pillar blank. The process utilized eighteen 75-ton laminating presses. Loving vintage cars and motorcycles, I purchased this car in
2007 and used it to drive around town. The
dealer I purchased it from said this about the car: “This is a rare Mercury two door Woodie Wagon. It has spent the majority of its life in California and was a special order car directly from Mercury with the off white body color and the red leather interior. It has approximately 68,000 original miles. The interior is new and was done to factory specifications. This includes the floor mats, headliner and seat covers. All the chrome is in excellent condition and has been redone with the exception of the hood ornament. The body is very nice and was repainted with the factory color approximately 3 years ago. No dents or dings. All the decals and emblems are in place. The tailgate is real wood. All of the wood is in good condition with no cracks or gaps. This car has the third row seats. All of the sliding glass in the rear area of the passenger compartment is new. It has new white wall tires on the factory rims. It has the original hubcaps. However, they could use re-chroming. The 226 cubic inch flathead motor has been rebuilt and runs great.” I have recently spent
thousands of dollars updating the electrical, adding factory original
directional signals and many other things.
I was going to have the wood completed refinished and began with the
tailgate, hence the lighter color wood on the rear. It is all in great shape. The paint is deteriorating just under the gas cap. A minor problem that needs to be reported. The car is an absolute dream to drive and starts right up and runs wonderfully. I have noticed that when rolling to a stop, sometimes it pops out of 2nd gear-back into neutral. Also, the speedometer seems to peter out at times. Currently, the mileage is listed at 68,554, but I know that I’ve put more like 1,000-2,000 miles on the car during the past 7 years. Normally, it works well, but I did notice a few weeks ago, it was recording 25MPH and I was going at least 45-50MPH. I have a copy of the original, Feb, 2000 Auto Restorer Magazine dedicating the front page to the 1949 Mercury Wagon and it lists all of the specs. I also purchased vintage Mercury blank keys that will need to be cut. I also purchased a heater that goes with the car. The original hubcaps are included, but still need to be re-chromed. The car has been garaged
during my ownership and taken care of.
This is not a $100k+ restored 49 Mercury woody, but it is a beautiful, rare and reliable car. With a little work, I suppose it could be a $100k+ car. This is a reliable driver that people go nuts
over when they see it on the street. It
has overdrive and cruises comfortably. Given its age, it is being sold as is. If you are new to eBay and do not have feedback yet, please contact me before bidding. I reserve the right to delete a bid and/or to sell the car before the close of this auction. I'm thinning the herd so, PLEASE VIEW MY OTHER VINTAGE eBAY LISTING ON NOW! |
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Ford announces free brake pad offer if customers stop by dealers
Mon, 04 Aug 2014These days, when you buy a new car, it's not unreasonable to expect a certain period of free maintenance to come along as well. Sometimes this is through the life of the warranty, in other cases a little less. But Ford Motor Company is going beyond those deals for at least one part of its cars. As of now, if you buy a set of Motorcraft brake pads for a Ford, Lincoln or Mercury model, you get free replacements for as long as you own the vehicle. The offer is good at Ford or Lincoln dealers and Quick Lane Tire & Auto Centers.
"We will replace the pads for as long as you own the vehicle," said Elizabeth Weigandt to Autoblog. She did clarify that the Motorcraft pads are generally for models from the '90s or newer. Also, to take advantage of this program, a person must return to the same dealer each time to get the free parts.
Of course, Ford isn't just handing out brake pads to anyone who walks by; there are certain stipulations. First, the components have to be worn down to less than three millimeters to be eligible, and the buyer still has to pay for the labor to install them. If the model is used as a fleet vehicle for commercial purposes like as a taxi or limousine, this offer also doesn't apply; the same thing for racecars. On the plus side, if you recently bought a set of pads from one of the participating locations, you're still in luck. The deal covers parts purchased as of July 1.
Junkyard Gem: 1991 Mercury Capri XR2
Mon, Jun 5 2023Just a year after the Mazda MX-5 Miata first went on sale in the United States, Ford's Mercury Division began selling a similarly-priced two-seat convertible here. This was the 1991-1994 Mercury Capri, and I've found an example of the hot-rod turbocharged version in a northeastern Colorado car graveyard. The Capri name has an illustrious history within the Ford Empire. First used on a Lincoln in 1952, it went on to serve as the name for a hardtop version of the early-1960s Ford Consul in the UK, then as the designation for a low-end trim level on the 1966-1967 Mercury Comet. Starting in the 1969 model year in Europe (1970 in North America), Ford began selling the best-known Capri of all: a sporty coupe based on the Cortina, sold through Mercury dealers in the United States but never badged as a Mercury here. Sales of that Capri halted here after 1978 (they continued through 1986 in Europe), but the Mercury Division then moved the name over to its version of the 1979-1986 Ford Mustang. After that, Ford Australia took the Capri name for a new Mazda 323-based sports car beginning in 1989. Then Dearborn decided that an Americanized version of the Australian Capri would be a success on this side of the Pacific, and left-hand-drive Capris began showing up in American Mercury showrooms in late 1990. Today's Junkyard Gem is one of those first-model-year cars, and it's the very rare turbocharged XR2 version. While this car was intended to be a competitor for the Miata, it's really that car's Mazda cousin. Both cars got their power from 1.6-liter versions of Mazda's versatile B engine, though the Capri had the same front-wheel-drive setup as its 323/Protege (and Escort/Tracer) platform siblings. At the same time, Ford was selling Kia-built Mazdas with Festiva (and, a bit later, Aspire) badging, alongside Mazda MX-6s with Probe badges. Just to make things interesting, American Mazda dealers were selling Ford Explorers as Mazda Navajos, while Rangers with Mazda badges followed starting in 1994. The 1990s were Mazda-riffic times at Ford! This car wasn't the first Australian-designed, Mazda-based Ford product sold in the United States. That honor belongs to the 1988-1989 Mercury Tracer, which was based on the same Mazda 323 platform as the Capri and built in Mexico. Later on, the Tracer remained a member of the 323 chassis family but was a nearly identical twin to its Ford Escort sibling.
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Fri, 09 Dec 2011Ford has announced a recall of certain Ford Fusion and Mercury Milan vehicles after an investigation by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. A total of 128,616 2010 and 2011 models equipped with steel wheels may have been manufactured with wheel studs that could crack and split over time. If that happens, the vehicle may experience a wheel separation.
According to The Detroit News, the company is aware of a total of 30 wheel separation incidents, one of which occurred on the front of the vehicle. Even so, no injuries have been reported as a result of the defect.
The problem apparently stems from the fact that the mounting pads on the vehicles' steel wheels may have been faulty from the factory. In addition, the wheel mounting face on rear disc brakes may not have been installed properly. Ford will inspect the rear disc face and replace them as necessary. In addition, the company will replace all of the vehicle's wheel studs free of charge. Head to the NHTSA website for more information, and click past the jump to view the full recall notice.