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Mercury Eight Custom Convertible, 1940

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Chassis No.: 99A251796

Auction: Monterey 2025

Auction date: August 16, 2025

Lot No.: S161

$50,000 | High bid

  • Odometer: 29,568 miles
  • Engine: V-8
  • Transmission: Manual
  • Exterior: Merlot
  • Interior: Beige
  • Body: Convertible
  • Professionally restyled and coach-built by Altissimo Restorations in Napa, California
  • Over 1,800 hours of skilled labor in bodywork
  • Engine detailing and final assembly were performed by Top 10 Hot Rods of Langley, British Columbia
  • Chopped roofline
  • Handles have been frenched
  • Quarter panels sculpted into one continuous, flowing form
  • House of Kolor Candy Merlot with a subtle metallic flake
  • Original-style flathead V-8 engine with 1950s-60s Hot Rod components
  • Rare Thickston finned aluminum air cleaner
  • Hildebrandt oil filter reservoir
  • Factory-style chassis with upgraded rear airbag suspension
  • Original 3-speed manual transmission

Coach-Built, Flathead V-8, 3-Speed

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https://www.mecum.com/lots/1154289/1940-mercury-eight-custom-convertible/

Cost

⁦183,625 AED⁩

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