39 Mercury

[deane1935]

A friend had a 39 Mercury coupe when we were in high school in 1953. Talking to him recently and he said it was a hardtop. Said the guy he bought it from said there were only 500 built. Anyone know anything about that. I can't find anything with google. TIA

[ken ct]

They looked very much like one. Had chrome around the window frames and a very thin post inbetween the side windows and looked like a hardtop but wasn't. Their neat looking cars. ken ct.

[ford38v8]

Ken is correct. 1939 Mercury Sport Coupe.

[Walt Dupont--Me.]

A friend of mine had one in 1955, he chopped the top and had a 6in. windshield, people would ask him how he could see out the windshield, he would say, take your ring off and hold it up to your eye and you can see enerything. It was a fun car to drive , 276, Lincoln trans, 354 gears, you could drive for weeks in 2nd gear. Walt

[flatheadernie]

Walt , I had one in 1953 with 50 merc engine, it would beat the sixes in a drag using 2 nd gear only, a de Soto 6 wanted to top end, took all eve to get him to 95 I d/s to 2 nd ran by went to 3rd by his window. race over. ernie n tx

[Gumpy]

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the 39 merc body was shaped different than the 1940 merc coupe...its hard to find an original 39 in these parts..they are super rare....mine was a 1940 merc coupe...it had stainless around the windows...it had a 49 merc flathead that kicked butt....i miss that car!!

[41 Fords ohio]

Is this what you're talking about? I found this pic on the web. I've never seen one before. Just a few pics here an there. Real sharp car though.

[ken ct]

Thats a chopped top custom job. NOT stock. ken ct.

[TomO]

The 39 and 40 Mercury bodies were the same. The 39 did not have vent windows, the hood and grill were different as was the dash and other trim items.

There were 7,970 1939 coupes and 15,107 1940 coupes built.

Here is a photo of my 40

[41 Fords ohio]

Yeah not many pics,except customs. 7,970 wow! That is rare. Beautiful cars,very nice.

[ken ct]

Tom,was that car at the Auburn meet last yr.If so i admired it in town and talked to you about it then. ken ct. Was that you.

[Clem Clement]

In my mispent youth, I owned a 40 Merc 4 door convertable. Loved that car. I put a 49 Merc motor in it. I could haul 10 girls in the car...
clem

[Cecil/WV]

That would be all you could do with that many in there!

[charles in east texas]

I have seen only one 1939 Mercury coupe. It was at a Texas Tour in Marble Falls, Tx. In 1999. Haven't seen the car since. Charles

[rotorwrench]

There is a 39 Mercury Coupe on Fleepay currently. At least for a few more days. They look pretty similar in design to the 40 but a few styling changes were made. Remote control shift came a long in 40 along with several other updates mostly already mentioned. 1939 was a good year till war came to Europe. Styling pretty much turned to olive drab after the end of 41.

[robert dick]

Hey Walt, was your friends Merc. in primer-- i remember one at Sanford , wasn't in my class but i remember it running like stink --

[Walt Dupont--Me.]

Originally Posted by robert dick

Hey Walt, was your friends Merc. in primer-- i remember one at Sanford , wasn't in my class but i remember it running like stink --

My friend never raced it at Sanford, It never had good paint job, I think it was half primmer, he sold it and never knew what happened to it, I used to run at Sanford in 55 and the late 50's. Walt

[Mike in Mass]

Originally Posted by TomO

The 39 and 40 Mercury bodies were the same. The 39 did not have vent windows, the hood and grill were different as was the dash and other trim items.

There were 7,970 1939 coupes and 15,107 1940 coupes built.

Here is a photo of my 40

Hey TomO I think we need a few more pics of that beutty

[swoopNZ]

Go to Carnut.com.
Index of pics.
1939
Mercury.
Coupe.

[barryfromvictoria]

no other car begs to be chopped more than a 39-40 merc