The Ford Barn

RalphG · 09-14-2018, 11:34 AM

Coming up for auction tomorrow. I've been looking (online) at this one all summer. About a 3 hour drive so I won't be there to check the car out in person. Probably cost me $500 to have it hauled home so it would have to sell cheap. Body looks good in the pictures but no word on the drive train and I don't think its a runner. The stainless rocker panel trim might mean its a Monterrey.

RalphM · 09-14-2018, 11:37 AM

That’s like saying “do I need another flathead?”Well hell ya!

ford38v8 · 09-14-2018, 11:49 AM

You need it for that gorgeous front bumper.

5851a · 09-14-2018, 12:13 PM

They ain't making them any more. Have a lot of shoulda woulda's in my past.

B-O-B · 09-14-2018, 12:19 PM

WHAT 3 hours to get a car???? PIECE OF CAKE, up & back before dinner.

RalphG · 09-14-2018, 01:10 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by ford38v8

You need it for that gorgeous front bumper.

Back bumper is pretty nice too considering the 52 "Korean war chrome plating".

flatheadmurre · 09-14-2018, 01:13 PM

Of course you need another Mercury....then we get twice as many nice videos to watch

petehoovie · 09-14-2018, 01:17 PM

Its not like you don't have room for it....

Newc · 09-14-2018, 01:38 PM

Well; It's a 2 door and may have a 4'' crank... There's a value. Newc

Graeme / New Zealand · 09-14-2018, 02:04 PM

You do!...and it is a 2 door poster.

GB

rotorwrench · 09-14-2018, 03:28 PM

The Monterey was a hardtop car. That one is a Custom model but still a nice car. A friend of mines grandpop had one like that. We used to go camping with it and it would go anywhere we wanted to go. They are tough old cars.

RalphG · 09-14-2018, 03:30 PM

Well its a nice car but the harsh reality of transportation costs are making it look like an $800 parts car even if I got it for free.

rotorwrench · 09-14-2018, 03:35 PM

Both my old 51 cars have good chrome on the steel parts. The zinc die cast parts are another matter. It took a long time to collect some decent parts like that. Sometimes a person just has to decide what can be finished & kept in good condition and let the rest go.

corvette8n · 09-14-2018, 03:36 PM

Go for it Ralph, my Dad had a '53 2 door that he cartopped a boat with, 3 of us kids would climb in the back and my little brother and Dad,mom would ride in the front. Trunk was filled with 5 gal gas can, ouboard and picnic stuff off we'd go to the lake every Saturday during the summer( oh the memories).

Bulligen · 09-14-2018, 03:48 PM

The one thing we usually don't have is space for storage and from what it looks like, you do have some room, even if its outside. From the way it is sitting it looks to have an engine! It is a nice color combination as well. If you cant get the engine loose in the other one this may be a candidate!! You would be a great fit for the adoption. Cheers !

Bulligen · 09-14-2018, 03:50 PM

Is there any way you could trailer it home yourself and save some of that cost?

scicala · 09-14-2018, 04:55 PM

Ralph, if it sounds like fun and you have that feeling in your gutt, go for it. Life is only so long. Enjoy.

Sal

12cliff23 · 09-14-2018, 06:04 PM

buy the cool truck in the pic and get a deal on shipping. got my Indiana drivers permit in the one you already own 70 now 16 then. thanks for your posts
cliff

5851a · 09-14-2018, 08:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RalphG

Well its a nice car but the harsh reality of transportation costs are making it look like an $800 parts car even if I got it for free.

It wouldn't be a donation would it if you put a fund me "Save the Merc" on FB? People give to stranger things and you have great video's. It needs a good home.

Bulligen · 09-14-2018, 09:00 PM

It looks like much of the paint will clean up too!

09-14-2018, 11:37 AM	#2
RalphM Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2015 Location: North Pole, Alaska Posts: 2,651	Re: Do I Really Need Another Merc? That’s like saying “do I need another flathead?”Well hell ya!

09-14-2018, 11:49 AM	#3
ford38v8 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: SF Bay Area Posts: 6,644	Re: Do I Really Need Another Merc? You need it for that gorgeous front bumper. __________________ Alan

09-14-2018, 12:13 PM	#4
5851a Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: NE Iowa Posts: 1,664	Re: Do I Really Need Another Merc? They ain't making them any more. Have a lot of shoulda woulda's in my past.

09-14-2018, 12:19 PM	#5
B-O-B Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Ft Mohave,Az Posts: 1,987	Re: Do I Really Need Another Merc? WHAT 3 hours to get a car???? PIECE OF CAKE, up & back before dinner.

09-14-2018, 01:13 PM	#7
flatheadmurre Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Sweden Posts: 3,045	Re: Do I Really Need Another Merc? Of course you need another Mercury....then we get twice as many nice videos to watch

09-14-2018, 01:17 PM	#8
petehoovie Senior Member Join Date: May 2015 Posts: 8,125	Re: Do I Really Need Another Merc? Its not like you don't have room for it.... __________________ The only thing nice about being imperfect is the joy it brings to others.... *"Silver rings, your butt! Them's washers!"* "We shot our way out of that town for a dollar's worth of steel holes!" - from 'The Wild Bunch' - 1969 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7NReUd2_0u0

09-14-2018, 01:38 PM	#9
Newc Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 2,484	Re: Do I Really Need Another Merc? Well; It's a 2 door and may have a 4'' crank... There's a value. Newc

09-14-2018, 02:04 PM	#10
Graeme / New Zealand Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Lower Hutt , New Zealand Posts: 2,126	Re: Do I Really Need Another Merc? You do!...and it is a 2 door poster. GB __________________ "you can't make honey out of dog sh*t" "You're a long time looking at the lid"

09-14-2018, 03:28 PM	#11
rotorwrench Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: San Antonio, Texas Posts: 16,426	Re: Do I Really Need Another Merc? The Monterey was a hardtop car. That one is a Custom model but still a nice car. A friend of mines grandpop had one like that. We used to go camping with it and it would go anywhere we wanted to go. They are tough old cars.

09-14-2018, 03:30 PM	#12
RalphG Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Sask. Canada Posts: 2,424	Re: Do I Really Need Another Merc? Well its a nice car but the harsh reality of transportation costs are making it look like an $800 parts car even if I got it for free. __________________ https://www.youtube.com/user/roosty6/videos

09-14-2018, 03:35 PM	#13
rotorwrench Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: San Antonio, Texas Posts: 16,426	Re: Do I Really Need Another Merc? Both my old 51 cars have good chrome on the steel parts. The zinc die cast parts are another matter. It took a long time to collect some decent parts like that. Sometimes a person just has to decide what can be finished & kept in good condition and let the rest go.

09-14-2018, 03:36 PM	#14
corvette8n Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: 36 miles north of Albany NY Posts: 2,949	Re: Do I Really Need Another Merc? Go for it Ralph, my Dad had a '53 2 door that he cartopped a boat with, 3 of us kids would climb in the back and my little brother and Dad,mom would ride in the front. Trunk was filled with 5 gal gas can, ouboard and picnic stuff off we'd go to the lake every Saturday during the summer( oh the memories).

09-14-2018, 03:48 PM	#15
Bulligen Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Elgin Illinois Posts: 736	Re: Do I Really Need Another Merc? The one thing we usually don't have is space for storage and from what it looks like, you do have some room, even if its outside. From the way it is sitting it looks to have an engine! It is a nice color combination as well. If you cant get the engine loose in the other one this may be a candidate!! You would be a great fit for the adoption. Cheers !

09-14-2018, 03:50 PM	#16
Bulligen Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Elgin Illinois Posts: 736	Re: Do I Really Need Another Merc? Is there any way you could trailer it home yourself and save some of that cost?

09-14-2018, 04:55 PM	#17
scicala Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Detroit suburb, MI Posts: 3,705	Re: Do I Really Need Another Merc? Ralph, if it sounds like fun and you have that feeling in your gutt, go for it. Life is only so long. Enjoy. Sal

09-14-2018, 06:04 PM	#18
12cliff23 Member Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: western indiana Posts: 96	Re: Do I Really Need Another Merc? buy the cool truck in the pic and get a deal on shipping. got my Indiana drivers permit in the one you already own 70 now 16 then. thanks for your posts cliff

09-14-2018, 09:00 PM	#20
Bulligen Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Elgin Illinois Posts: 736	Re: Do I Really Need Another Merc? It looks like much of the paint will clean up too!