Mercury Archives ~ Roadkill Customs

The Hirohata Merc ~ 1951 Mercury Sports Coupe built by George Barris Kustoms

“The Hirohata Merc” ~ 1951 Mercury Sports Coupe Built by Barris Kustoms

August 18, 2020 Roadkill Customs

The 1951 Mercury Sports Coupe built by Barris Kustoms aka “The Hirohata Merc” is the embodiment of the custom car craze that became popular in post-WWII America! [More…]

1931 Ford Coupe with Blown Mercury Flathead on a 1932 Pinched Frame

1931 Ford Coupe with a Blown Mercury Flathead on a ’32 Pinched Frame

July 28, 2020 Roadkill Customs

The short shows progress over the course of the build: 5 inch top chop, an engine rebuild, a handily fabricated blower snout and pulleys. [More…]

Dropping an 1,100 HP 1972 Mercury Marquis

October 7, 2019 Roadkill Customs

Adding an indestructible 9-inch and air suspension to our sleeper 1,080-horse ’72 Mercury Marquis Brougham. [More…]

Doctor Detroit’s 1951 Mercury Eight Build

August 23, 2019 Roadkill Customs

Doctor Detroit’s 1951 Mercury Eight, Arizona car, two-door, missing the engine and transmission with Before & After Photos… [More…]

Saving a 1939 Mercury Coupe from the Rust Lagoon

August 20, 2019 Roadkill Customs

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…]

The Most Overlooked and Underappreciated Muscle Cars

May 7, 2019 Roadkill Customs

Overlooked and underappreciated muscle cars, including the Pontiac Ventura, Dodge Demon/Plymouth Duster, Mercury Cyclone and others. [More…]

Kurt McCormick’s Legendary Lead Sleds

April 20, 2019 Roadkill Customs

Dennis Gage visits Kurt McCormick in Imperial, MO and goes for a spin in a couple of legendary custom lead sleds. [More…]

1964 Mercury Marauder ~ The Odyssey

February 19, 2019 Roadkill Customs

The distinctively American sound of the Mercury’s V8 is enough to make you nostalgic or deaf depending on how close you are. [More…]

1951 Mercury Monarch Chop Top Hot Rod Build

February 13, 2019 Roadkill Customs

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…]

Surprise Inheritance 1939 Mercury Coupe Found

1939 Mercury Coupe Found ~ Surprise Inheritance

February 12, 2019 Roadkill Customs

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…]

1949 Lincoln Lead Sled / 1988 Mercury Grand Marquis Body Swap Build

January 11, 2019 Roadkill Customs

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…]

1950 Mercury Eight 4 Door Sedan Custom Chop Top

January 2, 2019 Roadkill Customs

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…]

Ernie Adams’ Dwarf Car Museum in Maricopa, AZ

December 2, 2018 Roadkill Customs

Dennis travels to Ernie Adams’ Dwarf Car Museum in Maricopa, AZ. [More…]

Dozens of Classic Cars Saved From Collapsed Barn Up For Sale

November 15, 2018 Roadkill Customs

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…]

Survivor: 1946 Mercury Pickup For Sale

November 7, 2018 Roadkill Customs

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…]

Car Commercials from the 1950’s

October 17, 2018 Roadkill Customs

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…]

Ventura Nationals 2018 ~ Drive-Ins and Cruise

September 7, 2018 Roadkill Customs

The Ventura Nationals is one of the biggest traditional hot rod/rockabilly car events in Southern California. [More…]

How and Where To Score a Cheap Junkyard Engine

June 12, 2018 Roadkill Customs

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…]