a few more pics taken before the Merc went to the body shop...

 yep... that's the frame and the driveway showing thru the floor!

 here's my favorite "before" picture!  Can you tell how it was taken??

 ... and, one cheesecake picture of the Fairlane sporting its latest "upgrade"... Mexican blanket and tiny sombrero!

"God Bless Texas"location: Houston,TX

Daniel's Merc is still at the body shop getting rid of rust; hope to get it back soon in primer...

Big news is that he got a part time job at our local J C Penney for the upcoming holiday season, so guess where his paychecks will be going??

hope to post some new pics soon.

"God Bless Texas"location: Houston,TX

All right!!!

Congrats on the job. Keep up the good work & keep us posted.

55f100

West Monroe,La.

 Daniel's latest ebay score... 4 nice OE 14 inch hubcaps for his Merc... and

 from our favorite wrecking yard, a correct fender mounted, remote cable controlled mirror.

Body work almost done; hopefully before Christmas he'll have it in primer and driveable again.

Mark

"God Bless Texas"location: Houston,TX

Christmas comes big time for Daniel... I ordered front and rear floor pans for his Mercury. They should be drop shipped to our body shop next week. If all goes well,, he should get his car repaired and into primer by the end of the year.  He's got a part time job and saving for the final paint work... wants it in Ocean Turquoise... pretty Ford color from the 60's and original to this model... just not original for his car.

Hopefully will have some pics to show sooner rather than later.

Merry Christmas to all who swerve by our story!

Mark

"God Bless Texas"location: Houston,TX

Lookin' great, keep up the good work.

55f100

West Monroe,La.

Unexpected Christmas windfall! Taking pics of Daniel's car on Tuesday at the body shop and giving them the go-ahead to complete all the needed body work and rust removal/panel replacement inside the interior!

Package from "Santa" arrived yesterday, and once its wrapped, it's going under the tree; all Daniel wants for Christmas this year are car parts for his Merc, so some new valve cover decals and such are going under the tree!

Stay tuned for some new pictures (finally) after Tuesday...

Mark

"God Bless Texas"location: Houston,TX

 Not pretty yet, but soon!

 Dr side rocker in place...

 Pass side rocker and wheel opening under way...

Pass side rocker in place, with the WRONG floor panels shown above it! Turns out a 63 Galaxie does NOT share the same floor design with our Mercury... oh well, our body shop will fab flooring instead of using patch panels. Hopefully just as good if not better!

 Missing now are the holes in each front fender. Work on the fender lip above the headlights also underway.

Daniel doesn't know it yet, but Santa may spring for the final paint as well! Ocean Turquoise, a mid-60's Fomoco color,

"God Bless Texas"location: Houston,TX

Doesn't get any better the older you get. that's all I want too!!







You're a good Dad, err Santa

"The Master Cylinder"

Enjoying life at the beach in SOCAL

I saw that color on a '63 Merc at a car show last summer...spectacular! Great choice. I love this story, you're both very lucky. Happy Holidaze.

Marc

'54 Merc ragtop

Pt Townsend, WA