With so many of its peers becoming the base on which to build customs, this 1949 Mercury Eight Coupe is a rare sight precisely because it hasn’t seen much modification
Marc Lamude’s daily driver Comet might appear stock at first glance, but there’s a lot of work that’s gone into creating one heck of a monster Mercury, as Keith Harman finds out…
Lesley Weller never considered herself a car enthusiast, but a Mercury Comet she saw in a TV show made a deep impression on her 13-year-old mind. After years of dreaming, ownership is now a happy reality.
Graduating from British metal to a full-sized Fifties Yank is a rite of passage for many rockabilly folk. Zack Stiling meets one young chap who’s done just that and uses his 67-year-old Mercury for a 20-mile round commute every day…
This 1949 Mercury looks like the ultimate patina’d bad boy; however, as Huw Evans discovers, it actually combines timeless looks with a state-of-the-art powertrain…
