Builds and Examples
Dropping an 1,100 HP 1972 Mercury Marquis
Adding an indestructible 9-inch and air suspension to our sleeper 1,080-horse ’72 Mercury Marquis Brougham. [More…]
Mercury
Builds and Examples
Doctor Detroit’s 1951 Mercury Eight Build
Doctor Detroit’s 1951 Mercury Eight, Arizona car, two-door, missing the engine and transmission with Before & After Photos… [More…]
Hot Rod Lifestyle
Saving a 1939 Mercury Coupe from the Rust Lagoon
A few months back Iron trap garage extracted three cars from a local junkyard’s private stash, and in that video, Matt mentioned he purchased 5 vehicles… Well, after an attempt earlier in the summer when [More…]
Roadkill Muscle
The Most Overlooked and Underappreciated Muscle Cars
Overlooked and underappreciated muscle cars, including the Pontiac Ventura, Dodge Demon/Plymouth Duster, Mercury Cyclone and others. [More…]
Rides & Roadkillers
Kurt McCormick’s Legendary Lead Sleds
Dennis Gage visits Kurt McCormick in Imperial, MO and goes for a spin in a couple of legendary custom lead sleds. [More…]
Rides & Roadkillers
1964 Mercury Marauder ~ The Odyssey
The distinctively American sound of the Mercury’s V8 is enough to make you nostalgic or deaf depending on how close you are. [More…]
Builds and Examples
1951 Mercury Monarch Chop Top Hot Rod Build
This 1951 Mercury Monarch was acquired in trade. The plan is to make a nice reliable driver so a late-model chassis swap was in order. [More…]
Hot Rod Lifestyle
1939 Mercury Coupe Found ~ Surprise Inheritance
Matt from Iron Trap Garage received a call from a good friend about tagging along to look at and help pull out a 1939 Mercury Coupe. [More…]
Builds and Examples
1949 Lincoln Lead Sled / 1988 Mercury Grand Marquis Body Swap Build
We took an 1988 Mercury Grand Marquis, hacked it up to fit a 1949 Lincoln body – we used the entire chassis with heat, AC, cruise control. [More…]
Builds and Examples
1950 Mercury Eight 4 Door Sedan Custom Chop Top
VooDoo Larry created a really great flow on the chop on this one. Not easy to do that on a four door. The roof has a great coupe contour. [More…]
Hot Rod Lifestyle
Ernie Adams’ Dwarf Car Museum in Maricopa, AZ
Dennis travels to Ernie Adams’ Dwarf Car Museum in Maricopa, AZ. [More…]
Vehicles For Sale
Dozens of Classic Cars Saved From Collapsed Barn Up For Sale
An amazing collection of classic cars is up for sale after the Brookville, Penn., barn they’d been stored in for decades collapsed and its owner passed away at the age of 100. [More…]
Vehicles For Sale
Survivor: 1946 Mercury Pickup For Sale
This spcimen is a s solid barn find truck in beautiful, all original condition. It is a very good candidate for a full restoration. [More…]
Vintage Films
Car Commercials from the 1950’s
These classic car commercials fascinate for many reasons. Not only do we get a rundown of the features on these cars and what was important to car buyers in the 1950’s, but we also get [More…]
Car Shows & Events
Ventura Nationals 2018 ~ Drive-Ins and Cruise
The Ventura Nationals is one of the biggest traditional hot rod/rockabilly car events in Southern California. [More…]
DIY Projects
How and Where To Score a Cheap Junkyard Engine
For generations hot rodders have pulled bigger and more powerful engines out of other cars to use in their DIY hot rod projects. Back in the ’50s gearheads would spend hours hunting for Cadillac and Oldsmobile engines to use in their rods. In the ’60s builders started pulling Hemis, Pontiac 455s, Ford Cammers, and of course the big-block Chevys out of cars to power their gassers, T-buckets and other custom powered street machines. [More…]
Hot Rod Lifestyle
10 Best Hot Rods for 16-Year Olds
10 cool cars that could be built on a 16-year-old’s budget. [More…]
Hot Rod Lifestyle
The Sweet Sounds of a Flathead Ford V8
This video was put together simply to share the sweet sounds of this Flathead Ford V8. Its a little long (just over 3 minutes), but with such an awesome sounding engine, we just had to [More…]