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UfoZ8myCow · 12-05-2008, 11:57 AM

Im guessing its a mid 50s Chevy of some sort? Its obviously chopped and maybe sectioned as well as smoothed out.

I just love the look of this car. My dad is retiring soon and has been talking about wanting to start building a hot rod in his garage. Im looking for inspiration.

But yeah... More info/pics of cars like this would be cool.

**ThatGuy** · 12-05-2008, 12:05 PM

Late 40s early 50s Mercury.

AKA "Lead Sled"

Try this:
http://images.google.com/images?sour...wi&safe=active

Class dismissed, have fun at recess.

Mi Beardo es Loco · 12-05-2008, 12:10 PM

it's called a 52 Mercury Sexonwheels.

EDacIouSX · 12-05-2008, 12:13 PM

the grill looks like a mouth with teeth that goes OM NOM NOM NOM

**ThatGuy** · 12-05-2008, 12:14 PM

Not a 1952.

1949 to 1951 for those body lines.

UfoZ8myCow · 12-05-2008, 12:42 PM

I think I'm in love...

C. Senor · 12-05-2008, 12:53 PM

51 mercury. The 49 us a tad different. That's the classic and iconic sled. Rockabilly style car. Have a buddy that just sold his. They are nice and big and expensive to build right. And take a while to work on. But they are sexy.

holemilk00 · 12-05-2008, 12:54 PM

You'll never know the exact year of these cars, its a 49-52 merc for sure, but they are cut hacked and chopped up so much and parts intermixed so often you'll never really know.

neverrain · 12-06-2008, 04:53 AM

That thing looks like it weighs a billion pounds. But you can probably stand in the engine bay.

TheWolf · 12-06-2008, 07:07 AM

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Originally Posted by neverrain

That thing looks like it weighs a billion pounds. But you can probably stand in the engine bay.

it does weigh a billion pounds... and most of the cars pictures have been stretched and had the tops chopped.. that alone isn't basic stuff most people can do.. it's all custom driveline most of the time..

ZilviaKid · 12-06-2008, 09:22 AM

ls7 swap. GOGOGO

jrbump · 12-06-2008, 09:47 AM

People do it on the cheap with volvo amazons.

ericcastro · 12-06-2008, 09:53 AM

^diggin that volvo!!

not the same as the hotrod.
Love the Merc.

but a volvo might be a little more me.

jrbump · 12-06-2008, 09:55 AM

build the real one and you can park like a badass:

YouTube - Stallone Cobra

innovation · 12-06-2008, 11:09 AM

The first one kind of looks like the rat rod style. I love those mercury's though.

Jtuned_andy · 12-06-2008, 11:56 AM

Hey ,we got one of those.

HyperTek · 12-06-2008, 12:30 PM

ahhh i think Biff had one of those in back to the future

when Marty goes "why dont we crush him" or something and doc goes "where in a flying deloran, hes in a 51(?) merc he will crush us like tin foil" or something like that lol

BustedS13 · 12-06-2008, 12:44 PM

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Originally Posted by HyperTek

ahhh i think Biff had one of those in back to the future

when Marty goes "why dont we crush him" or something and doc goes "where in a flying deloran, hes in a 51(?) merc he will crush us like tin foil" or something like that lol

classic, yeah, he had one, and they filled it with poop.

edit: no, he had something else.

1five10 · 12-06-2008, 12:55 PM

That car was also used in "Cobra," an old Stallone flop. It was also in "Gone in Sixty Seconds."

innovation · 12-06-2008, 12:57 PM

wasn't it also in the karate kid? You know, the yellow one he drives

**ThatGuy** · 12-06-2008, 01:04 PM

No, the yellow car from Karate Kid was a 1948 Ford Super De Luxe.

1five10 · 12-06-2008, 01:23 PM

Banzai Daniel San

HyperTek · 12-06-2008, 02:45 PM

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Originally Posted by BustedS13

classic, yeah, he had one, and they filled it with poop.

edit: no, he had something else.

ahhhhh.. sorry,,.. now that i remember, it was a ford not a merc

innovation · 12-07-2008, 09:36 PM

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Originally Posted by ThatGuy

No, the yellow car from Karate Kid was a 1948 Ford Super De Luxe.

haha thank you thatguy. wasn't aware. Anyways the yellow karate kid car was soo nice.

Agamemnon · 12-08-2008, 02:25 AM

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Originally Posted by BustedS13

classic, yeah, he had one, and they filled it with poop.

edit: no, he had something else.

It was a 1946 Ford.

Marty McFly: There he is, Doc! Let's land on him, we'll cripple his car.
Doc: Marty, he's in a '46 Ford, we're in a DeLorean. He'd rip through us like we were tin foil.

HyperTek · 12-08-2008, 02:35 AM

man i loved that movie.. wish they could do another one but everyone is too old lol

jamben · 12-08-2008, 03:50 AM

dam i want a classic so bad, just like that 46 ford

12-05-2008, 11:57 AM	#1
UfoZ8myCow Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Vegas Posts: 1,227 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	School me on this car... Im guessing its a mid 50s Chevy of some sort? Its obviously chopped and maybe sectioned as well as smoothed out. I just love the look of this car. My dad is retiring soon and has been talking about wanting to start building a hot rod in his garage. Im looking for inspiration. But yeah... More info/pics of cars like this would be cool. __________________

12-05-2008, 12:05 PM	#2
ThatGuy Admin Asshole Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Retired Age: 45 Posts: 20,394 Trader Rating: (0) Rides Gallery: ThatGuy Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Late 40s early 50s Mercury. AKA "Lead Sled" Try this: http://images.google.com/images?sour...wi&safe=active Class dismissed, have fun at recess. __________________ "Speak softly,..." -Pres. Teddy Roosevelt "Be polite, be professional, ..." -Gen. James Mattis

12-05-2008, 12:14 PM	#5
ThatGuy Admin Asshole Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Retired Age: 45 Posts: 20,394 Trader Rating: (0) Rides Gallery: ThatGuy Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Not a 1952. 1949 to 1951 for those body lines. __________________ "Speak softly,..." -Pres. Teddy Roosevelt "Be polite, be professional, ..." -Gen. James Mattis

12-05-2008, 12:42 PM	#6
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12-05-2008, 12:53 PM	#7
C. Senor Post Whore! Join Date: May 2006 Location: cali Posts: 3,488 Trader Rating: (3) Feedback Score: 3 reviews	51 mercury. The 49 us a tad different. That's the classic and iconic sled. Rockabilly style car. Have a buddy that just sold his. They are nice and big and expensive to build right. And take a while to work on. But they are sexy. __________________ Don't forget to tell your mom, she ran out of eggs this morning!

12-05-2008, 12:13 PM	#4
EDacIouSX Post Whore! Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Los Angeles Age: 39 Posts: 4,566 Trader Rating: (53) Rides Gallery: EDacIouSX Feedback Score: 53 reviews	the grill looks like a mouth with teeth that goes OM NOM NOM NOM

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holemilk00 Nissanaholic! Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Cape Coral, FL Posts: 2,486 Trader Rating: (33) Feedback Score: 33 reviews	You'll never know the exact year of these cars, its a 49-52 merc for sure, but they are cut hacked and chopped up so much and parts intermixed so often you'll never really know.

12-06-2008, 04:53 AM	#9
neverrain Zilvia Addict Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: SoCal 818 Age: 44 Posts: 901 Trader Rating: (12) Feedback Score: 12 reviews	That thing looks like it weighs a billion pounds. But you can probably stand in the engine bay. __________________

12-06-2008, 09:22 AM	#11
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12-06-2008, 09:47 AM	#12
jrbump Zilvia Addict Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Oregon Posts: 663 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	People do it on the cheap with volvo amazons. __________________ http://www.urbandictionary.com/defin...0Wheel%20Drive

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jrbump Zilvia Addict Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Oregon Posts: 663 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	build the real one and you can park like a badass: YouTube - Stallone Cobra __________________ http://www.urbandictionary.com/defin...0Wheel%20Drive

12-06-2008, 11:09 AM	#15
innovation Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Chino, CA Posts: 437 Trader Rating: (3) Feedback Score: 3 reviews	The first one kind of looks like the rat rod style. I love those mercury's though.

12-06-2008, 11:56 AM	#16
Jtuned_andy Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: East Coast Posts: 1,086 Trader Rating: (28) Rides Gallery: Jtuned_andy Feedback Score: 28 reviews	Hey ,we got one of those. __________________

12-06-2008, 12:30 PM	#17
HyperTek Post Whore! Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Cali Posts: 13,224 Trader Rating: (3) Feedback Score: 3 reviews	ahhh i think Biff had one of those in back to the future when Marty goes "why dont we crush him" or something and doc goes "where in a flying deloran, hes in a 51(?) merc he will crush us like tin foil" or something like that lol __________________ Keep it Classy

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1five10 Zilvia Addict Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: The OC Posts: 840 Trader Rating: (7) Feedback Score: 7 reviews	That car was also used in "Cobra," an old Stallone flop. It was also in "Gone in Sixty Seconds."

12-06-2008, 12:57 PM	#20
innovation Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Chino, CA Posts: 437 Trader Rating: (3) Feedback Score: 3 reviews	wasn't it also in the karate kid? You know, the yellow one he drives

12-06-2008, 01:04 PM	#21
ThatGuy Admin Asshole Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Retired Age: 45 Posts: 20,394 Trader Rating: (0) Rides Gallery: ThatGuy Feedback Score: 0 reviews	No, the yellow car from Karate Kid was a 1948 Ford Super De Luxe. __________________ "Speak softly,..." -Pres. Teddy Roosevelt "Be polite, be professional, ..." -Gen. James Mattis

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1five10 Zilvia Addict Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: The OC Posts: 840 Trader Rating: (7) Feedback Score: 7 reviews	Banzai Daniel San

12-08-2008, 02:35 AM	#26
HyperTek Post Whore! Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Cali Posts: 13,224 Trader Rating: (3) Feedback Score: 3 reviews	man i loved that movie.. wish they could do another one but everyone is too old lol __________________ Keep it Classy

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jamben Leaky Injector Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: sanjose Age: 36 Posts: 131 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	dam i want a classic so bad, just like that 46 ford