Summary

Merc 'Bad Boy' custom powered by a 6.2-liter V8 engine mated to an automatic transmission with a Ford 9-inch rear end and disc brakes. The chopped and channeled car includes a DeSoto grille, frenched Mercury taillamps, lake pipes, flames and pinstriping.

Details

This 1951 Merc custom coupe is affectionately known as 'Bad Boy.' Built on a GM A-body chassis, this full custom has been chopped, channeled and dropped, and it features frenched headlamps, a 1954 DeSoto grille, frenched 1954 Mercury taillamps and a 1954 Merc rear window. Under the hood resides a 6.2-liter V8 LS3 engine paired to a 4L70E automatic transmission and a Ford 9-inch rear end. Braking is easily handled by Wilwood four-wheel power disc brakes, and an oversize aluminum radiator takes care of the cooling chores. The air-bagged suspension sits on Bilstein front shocks and rear RideTech adjustable gas shocks. Spent gasses exit through a stainless Borla exhaust, which also includes electric cutouts and lake pipes. The exterior is finished in a Red-Orange paint with Candy Apple flames, which are set off perfectly with lake pipes, full wheel covers and wide whitewalls. The custom two-tone tuck-and-roll interior in Red-Orange and off-white features contrasted seat piping, kick panels with upholstered flames, pinstriping, Dakota Digital instrumentation, and a tilt steering column and custom two-spoke steering wheel. Additional amenities include air conditioning, custom audio system, touchscreen with navigation and Bluetooth, and a rear-view camera.