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Title: Mercury Blues
Post by: Royce on February 08, 2014, 07:09:25 PM

I am not sure who made the video but it features my car.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sCzm5WAVOKE (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sCzm5WAVOKE)

Title: Re: Mercury Blues
Post by: jayb on February 08, 2014, 08:03:24 PM

That's yours, Royce??  That is really cool. Is the MEL engine you just dynoed for that car?

Title: Re: Mercury Blues
Post by: Royce on February 08, 2014, 08:20:59 PM

Yes, that is me launching at National Trail.. The pictures come from a shoot for an article in Stock Car Racing magazine from quite a while ago.  The other pics were done at my home  for an article in the Mercury Club magazine. As far as the engine, that is my first Lincoln Y Block. It is a mostly stock 368 with Hilborn injectors. It made 377 horse back in 1999.

http://www.stockcarracing.com/featuredvehicles/134_0501w_1957_mercury_monterey/ (http://www.stockcarracing.com/featuredvehicles/134_0501w_1957_mercury_monterey/)

Title: Re: Mercury Blues
Post by: jayb on February 08, 2014, 10:03:09 PM

Are those spun aluminum headlight covers?  Did you have that done somewhere, or did you do it yourself?  They look kind of like the spinners on some of my big model airplanes...

Title: Re: Mercury Blues
Post by: mammyjammer on February 08, 2014, 10:41:44 PM

Awesome piece of history!!

Title: Re: Mercury Blues
Post by: thatdarncat on February 09, 2014, 01:43:26 AM

Sweet.

Title: Re: Mercury Blues
Post by: cjshaker on February 09, 2014, 05:13:08 AM

I have that magazine! Looked at it probably a hundred times. What a cool piece of history, Royce.

Title: Re: Mercury Blues
Post by: Royce on February 09, 2014, 10:48:00 AM

Jay, those were spun by a company in California to copy the originals

Title: Re: Mercury Blues
Post by: machoneman on February 09, 2014, 11:49:03 AM

One very cool car, indeed!

Title: Re: Mercury Blues
Post by: rcodecj on February 09, 2014, 11:51:09 AM

 8) So cool!  8)