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Mercury unknown 
Ep. 4.07Class: Cars, Coupé — Model origin: 
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◊ 2019-06-03 00:51 |
1949 - Series 9CM coupe (72) 1950 - Series OCM - coupe (M-72-A) 1951 - Series 1CM - coupe (M-72-B) |
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◊ 2019-06-03 16:31 |
Identified as a '49 here, which also says this used to be a four-door. -- Last edit: 2019-06-03 16:33:53 |
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◊ 2019-06-03 17:26 |
It sounds like the writer made an error by calling it an ex-four door 1949 Mercury coupe. Over 120,000 coupes were made in 1949 and I can't see someone going to all the trouble of chopping a four door to make a coupe. So, as there were no specific model names in 1949, just call it a 1949 Mercury coupe. (Series 9CM) (Model 72) |
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◊ 2019-06-03 17:34 |
How many of those 120,000 made it to France? .gif ";)") |
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◊ 2019-06-03 19:49 |
Further down in the article it says that the guy made it from a four door. WHY? Been cheaper to import a coupe. Then forgetting my previous comments and saying that the writer was correct and this was originally a four door (150,000+) (still skeptical) Then a (Series 9CM) (Model 74) Sport Sedan converted to a coupe |
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◊ 2019-06-03 20:04 |
I don't know anything about the car in question, but transforming a "lame" sedan into a "cool" coupe (not my opinions!) isn't exactly uncommon in the customizing scene. All that channeling, frenching, top chopping, stretching or cutting doesn't faze these guys anyway and a complete change of the body style has happened many times before - I wouldn't be surprised if a Mercury sedan once lost his suspenders that way in order to create the result above. |
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◊ 2019-06-03 23:15 |
for fun ? there was a show here a few years ago where a guy took a 1993-1999 VW Jetta and turned it into a coupe would have been way much easier to buy a Golf ( ok, Golf is hatchback but available in less doors than Jetta ) |
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◊ 2019-06-03 23:53 |
"for fun ? there was a show here a few years ago where a guy took a 1993-1999 VW Jetta and turned it into a coupe would have been way much easier to buy a Golf ( ok, Golf is hatchback but available in less doors than Jetta )" That was my point exactly. WHY would someone take a four door and make it a two door. I can see them making a convertible out of a four door, but a two door no, especially when you can buy one and customize to your heart's content. The writer was getting his info from the person who owned the car. Perhaps said owner was confused or embellished OR consumed way too much of the grape. France definitely has good wine. |
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◊ 2019-06-04 00:50 |
Three suitable answers to that: 1) Across the scene coupes are considered the real deal, sedans are rather unloved (see above) 2) The journey is the destination - customizing is an attitude, not a job 3) A passionate customizer never asks "why" - all he wants to know is "how". .gif ":)") |
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◊ 2019-06-04 00:51 |
Project X? He took a GTI and mated it with a Jetta to create a Jetta coupe: https://www.vwvortex.com/resources/project_cars/projectx/index.html Why would anyone do it? Because it was a throw-back to the first two Jetta generations that offered 2-door models. |
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◊ 2019-06-04 00:59 |
like that one.. ( apart for the wheels that gets nearly in the arch ) if i remember correctly i think there was some rumors for a Jetta coupe some time ago... but they stayed that way..  |
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◊ 2019-06-04 02:41 |
As @AnimatronixX stated above, building your own lead sled isn't that uncommon. This article from hotrod.com shows a similar conversion in detail. |
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◊ 2019-06-04 16:31 |
And addresses the "why" as well: -- Last edit: 2019-06-04 16:31:51 |
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