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1968 Mercury Monterey, Mechanically Rebuilt And A Great Daily Driver. on 2040-cars

US $3,200.00
Year:1968 Mileage:102000
Location:

Delaware, Ohio, United States

Delaware, Ohio, United States
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 Up for sale is my 1968 Mercury Monterey, 4 door. This is originally a California car that is equipped with a 390 engine, C6 automatic transmission, dual exhaust, PS, PB, and a trailer hitch. I owned this car back around 2001 when I had the transmission and heads rebuilt, but got it back about a years ago to get it back into daily driver condition. I currently drive the car around 80 miles a day and it is a great cruiser. Only issue I've found with that is there is an exhaust manifold leak that needs the gasket replaced. I've installed many new parts to make it mechanically sound, only real issue is cosmetic. Here is a list of parts installed in the last year:

Full suspension rebuild (shocks, springs, bushings, and ball joints)
Full steering rebuild (PS pump, hoses, rag joint, steering gear box, all tie rods with sleeves, and idler arm)
Cooling system upgrade (aluminum radiator, high flow water pump, and hoses)
Brake system rebuild and upgrade (rear disk brakes, all new calipers, rotors, pads, hard brake lines paired with steel braided flex lines, and adjustable proportioning valve)
Tune up (plugs, wires, and cap)
Distributor vacuum advance (distributor also has a Mallory pointless system installed in 2001)
Holley 4 barrel carburetor
Melling HV oil pump
Summit oil pan
One wire altermator
Belts
Retrosound stereo (needs trim piece, hooked up to replacement rear speakers and 10" subs)
New gauges (oil, water temp, voltage, and tachometer)
Newer tires

I've included everything I can remember, but I'm sure there's some that I have forgotten. This is an original AC car, but the compressor and some other parts are missing. The HVAC has some vacuum lines unhooked, so it currently has a new heater control valve installed to turn off the heat in the summer.I have the original shop manual that is pretty beat up but includes any information you need for working on the car. The interior is clean with no seat tares, but the carpet is pretty worn out. I'll answer any questions you have about the car. It is an older car so of course it has its quirks (example, only passenger side door will unlock with key, but new sets are readily available), so it is sold as is. To sum it up: Pros, mechanically sound and solid body; Cons, some cosmetic issues and HVAC needs attention.

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eBay Find of the Day: Craterface's '49 Mercury convertible from Grease

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Here is your chance to own your very own piece of greased lightning. Well, not the Greased Lighting, it's actually the black, flamed 1949 Mercury convertible that races against John Travolta in the classic 1978 movie Grease, and it's for auction on eBay Motors.
While it appeared in the film's exciting drag race in a Los Angeles storm drain, the hot rod was reportedly lost until last year, when the seller found it as a shell. He verified that it was the actual car with original builder, Eddie Paul, and sent the car for a complete restoration.
The auction includes original parts like the exhaust tips used in the movie and bent bumper from when it hit Travolta's car in the scene. The restorer recreated the scorpion stickers on the doors, razor hubcaps and license plate. He also installed a 1949 Mercury 255-cubic-inch (4.2-liter), flathead V8 and three-speed manual transmission with overdrive.