1951 Custom Mercury - The Lead Sled

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#KeepAustinGeared. Austin Garages heads to Southwest Austin to visit with Tony Adsley and check out his 1951 custom Mercury "Lead Sled." See more episodes here: / @camera4
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  • @user-oi1lo2yv2f
    @user-oi1lo2yv2f6 ай бұрын

    I fell in love with the 51 Mercury ever since I first saw it 2yrs ago

  • @petergorm
    @petergormАй бұрын

    Damn. That's a badass car! Absolutely a stunner!

  • @woodstockxx
    @woodstockxx3 жыл бұрын

    I fell in love with these back in 1986 after seeing the one Stallone drives in Cobra..took me years to find out what it actually was (no Google smartphones back then unfortunately) .. I’ve loved the chopped Ford Mercury’s to this very day & I probably always will..absolutely stunning ! 🤪🙏🏻

  • @salvadorhurtado3704

    @salvadorhurtado3704

    Жыл бұрын

    Back when curiosity and conversation fed the thirst for knowledge ! Man the reward of finding it was that much greater. U sir have a vintage story that needs to be cherished. don’t be shy to share it with the next generation to come 👍

  • @freddiev6050
    @freddiev60505 жыл бұрын

    You have to ❤ "Mississippi Whiskey" playing in the background! 🎶

  • @evalex71
    @evalex715 жыл бұрын

    What a beautiful machine. Would love to restore one of these one day

  • @rustedcage6178
    @rustedcage61783 жыл бұрын

    Absolutely gorgeous ride.

  • @gregfair1749
    @gregfair17495 жыл бұрын

    My #1 top dream car is a 49, 50, 51 custom mercury!!!!!!

  • @ericceulemans7851
    @ericceulemans78515 жыл бұрын

    Most beautiful car ever made

  • @runingblackbear
    @runingblackbearАй бұрын

    Nice ride

  • @larryfisher5796
    @larryfisher57966 жыл бұрын

    Man does that bring back memories of my 1950 Mercury Lead Sled I had it had a flat head three deuce set up on it .

  • @billmagorian490
    @billmagorian4908 ай бұрын

    Tony did a great job telling his car story and what makes for a proper chopped Mercury custom. I was really disappointed that the interior was skipped. Today I saw another beautiful Mercury custom. The body and paint were perfect and all the modern mechanical upgrades were tastefully done. the interior was another story. With the brief look and no explanation it looks like the interior was tastefully done. What makes for a good custom/restomod upgrades are modern gages/radios ect that have a vintage look. Years ago I saw a Mercury lead sled that had an amazing interior done with a 65 Thunderbird rear seat. I can't remember if it included front buckets. I've always loved the look of the 64-66 curved rear seat.

  • @billward6484
    @billward64847 жыл бұрын

    This is one of the best Chopped Mercury's around! Belongs to long time friend Tony Adsley.

  • @jimmywhitepride

    @jimmywhitepride

    6 жыл бұрын

    Shut the fuck up!!! Just go sit next to your other poser pal "Tony" in a lawn chair...

  • @metsot
    @metsot7 жыл бұрын

    Very chic ..the chop and the attention to detail overall.

  • @paulthompson8642
    @paulthompson86423 ай бұрын

    Wild

  • @Homer23D
    @Homer23D Жыл бұрын

    Beautiful 51 merc can’t wait to get my mini merc chopped 54 Chevy hardtop ☝🏽❤️🙏🏽

  • @chalinp4886
    @chalinp48867 жыл бұрын

    I like it the chop is proportional and those rear lights

  • @petemuller4676
    @petemuller46767 жыл бұрын

    awesome

  • @secularsunshine9036
    @secularsunshine903611 ай бұрын

    *Let the Sunshine In...*

  • @patrickbaitman8336
    @patrickbaitman83365 жыл бұрын

    Gabriella from Gone in 60 seconds was a '50 Merc with fuel injected flame throwers.

  • @bobbm66
    @bobbm662 жыл бұрын

    Beautiful Merc…….if it ever needs a new home, let me know.

  • @mistervacation23
    @mistervacation233 жыл бұрын

    Stuart drives a comfortable car, there is usually somebody in the trunk.

  • @freeyourmind8849
    @freeyourmind88494 жыл бұрын

    Love Mercs. Not exactly my vision but real cool coupe

  • @Porschedude8
    @Porschedude87 жыл бұрын

    Beautiful!

  • @orencramton189
    @orencramton1897 жыл бұрын

    Nice

  • @simonhougaard147

    @simonhougaard147

    7 жыл бұрын

    Ore Dolphin k e e nu Hey

  • @jameskulenski7963
    @jameskulenski79637 жыл бұрын

    my father had a 51 with a rocket 88 in it

  • @AlexBruRUS
    @AlexBruRUS3 жыл бұрын

    Well if i had money Tell you what I'd do I'd go downtown and buy a Mercury or two Crazy bout a Mercury Lord I'm crazy bout a Mercury I'm gonna buy me a Mercury And cruise it up and down the road

  • @tomrobards7753
    @tomrobards77534 жыл бұрын

    Yes that s a 51 Merc with 49 front end got a better look , beautiful car ..

  • @albisson178
    @albisson1787 жыл бұрын

    You are right dave, 49 50 dash

  • @tomrobards7753
    @tomrobards77534 жыл бұрын

    And that Merc looks like a 49 Merc if I saw the dash I could tell you , and Merc rear ends were very tough ..

  • @dick29662

    @dick29662

    2 жыл бұрын

    Agree. The dash is for sure a 49. I had a 51 so I am 100% sure.

  • @randalmontgomery4595
    @randalmontgomery45953 жыл бұрын

    Very nice, subtle, not overdone like most. Check out song "The Mighty Mercury" by Randy and the Retreads on KZread and most streaming services.

  • @xcesar4impx666
    @xcesar4impx6667 жыл бұрын

    is there anything Not kool. this beautiful country can't produce! !!

  • @jorgeluiscastropachon
    @jorgeluiscastropachon4 жыл бұрын

    Tengo una duda , Se supone que este Mercury es del año 51 porque tiene luces traseras del año 53 o 54 ? . Saludos desde Bogota ( Jorge luis Castro )

  • @zackkazco2098
    @zackkazco209813 күн бұрын

    why does your wheels or hub caps whitewall tires look out of round when you ride down the road? Details? Perfection ?

  • @ez6301
    @ez63012 жыл бұрын

    the most beautiful car,but with the flathead inside..anyway it's awesome.

  • @tomrobards7753
    @tomrobards77534 жыл бұрын

    At least it has 49 grill and Fender's

  • @pacoaguilar1185
    @pacoaguilar11852 жыл бұрын

    Built ford tough with chevy stuff

  • @nikolaisparks3264
    @nikolaisparks32646 жыл бұрын

    Good luck driving over pebbles mate

  • @scottmiller665
    @scottmiller6657 жыл бұрын

    Badass sled!

  • @texasaggie8449
    @texasaggie8449 Жыл бұрын

    In 1975 at age 15 I looked all over for my first car. I wanted a 51 merc. No luck. I did find and buy a 51 ford custom. Sure wish I had that car now.

  • @ronsyoutubechannel
    @ronsyoutubechannel5 жыл бұрын

    I write instrumental rock music and have a new song called Led Sled, I want to use videos like this behind it. Can I ? Is there any way to get an original copy of it ( I'm asking a bunch of people who have posted these ). Thanks

  • @brucebeatty5641
    @brucebeatty56415 жыл бұрын

    i might be mistaken but that looks a dash from a 50 Murc.

  • @haroldrosenfeld4071

    @haroldrosenfeld4071

    4 жыл бұрын

    That's a '49 dash.

  • @ozahmed4523
    @ozahmed45234 жыл бұрын

    That car is waiting for a Ford crate motor!

  • @maggs131

    @maggs131

    Жыл бұрын

    Nope. Why ruin it

  • @gnfnroses5470
    @gnfnroses54705 жыл бұрын

    One day ill buy myself same car

  • @tomrobards7753
    @tomrobards77534 жыл бұрын

    They ran what was called Hollywood mufflers my dad had them on him Merc's I have Merc like yours , but haven't driven it in year's .

  • @georgejessop9860
    @georgejessop9860Ай бұрын

    This is not a '51 Merc....it is a '49 OR it has a '49 dashboard transplant. It is easier to change the rear fenders than to switch dashboards. An easy switch is the exchange of taillights for the three segment Lincoln lights. I know, I had a '49 4-door, modified suspension front and rear, Caddy rear air shocks to level for extra rear loading in the trunk or rear seat (for the drive-in.)

  • @georgejessop9860

    @georgejessop9860

    Ай бұрын

    ALSO.....the hood doesn't have the '51 lip (when you remove the chrome trim at the bottom edge) . This is a '49 with '51 rear fender grafts and '54 Merc taillights. The alternate is the Packard Clipper teardrop flare. The vent windows are also removed here. I kept mine front and rear for better ventilation in the rain.

  • @johngrepo9976
    @johngrepo99764 жыл бұрын

    George Barris was the promoter/photographer

  • @haroldrosenfeld4071
    @haroldrosenfeld40717 жыл бұрын

    It has a 1949 dash.

  • @johngrepo9976
    @johngrepo99764 жыл бұрын

    Sam Barris was the kustomizer

  • @dennisbochmann3820
    @dennisbochmann38206 жыл бұрын

    Has a 49 dash in it.. My brothers had a different grill 50 and 51 had same grill. That's a 49 dash

  • @blue99bug
    @blue99bug3 жыл бұрын

    Nice Merc, but it’s a 49!

  • @smug8567
    @smug85675 жыл бұрын

    Has this one been chopped?

  • @johngrepo9976

    @johngrepo9976

    4 жыл бұрын

    Yes

  • @davetucci2247
    @davetucci22477 жыл бұрын

    This is not a 51 Merc. It's a 49. Has a 49 dashboard and rear window. 51 rear fenders.

  • @cyberpiston8100

    @cyberpiston8100

    7 жыл бұрын

    Its a 51 they just put a 49 dash in it and when they chopped it they put a 49-50 back window in it. It is a very popular thing to put 49-50 back windows on a 51. And with the dash, it is very easy to put a different year dash in these cars.

  • @davetucci2247

    @davetucci2247

    7 жыл бұрын

    Beautiful car.

  • @thebigshow6102

    @thebigshow6102

    4 жыл бұрын

    Do you not understand what the word custom means?

  • @chazzlucas6395
    @chazzlucas63955 жыл бұрын

    This car makes me feel kinda funny.... like when i used to climb the rope in gym class : )

  • @albisson178
    @albisson1787 жыл бұрын

    Sorry 51 rear fenders

  • @PascalBuyens
    @PascalBuyens3 жыл бұрын

    one day... even if I live in Europe...

  • @kennethnugent8255
    @kennethnugent82553 жыл бұрын

    how much??? just give me a price

  • @anthonyara6544
    @anthonyara65444 жыл бұрын

    The hermes

  • @thomaslawson9314
    @thomaslawson93144 жыл бұрын

    Check out video and song MAKE THAT MERCURY ROAR by DON WALTZER !cool

  • @eharris6347
    @eharris63474 жыл бұрын

    I'm done , when heard about the drivetrain

  • @jameskulenski7963
    @jameskulenski79637 жыл бұрын

    the mirrors look 70s

  • @kostiaa2174
    @kostiaa21742 жыл бұрын

    Самый крутяк...я в ах...если честно...

  • @martinneps9387
    @martinneps93874 жыл бұрын

    Beautiful car it is very sexy I would like to know who G strings hanging from your rear view mirror that's a mind boggling Please comment back I know people who usually have dice hanging from their rear view mirrors you got some woman's G-string Hanging from yours nice touch I have got a 78 Monte Carlo I used to do car shows with and I have the same thing but my nickname at a car show was pimp daddy on the style of my car I just time not cars for sale had it too long It is like I am married to it 18 years I've had it Please comment back on the G-string nice touch thank you for the video and like I said the car is very sexy

  • @tomrobards7753
    @tomrobards77534 жыл бұрын

    And the grill is stainless not chrome

  • @francesgomez7530
    @francesgomez75307 жыл бұрын

    This is probably the only car that needs the roof chopped to customize, none other!

  • @melcowrong5889
    @melcowrong58893 жыл бұрын

    If were to have a 50 something custom Mercury it's got to be black.

  • @xcesar4impx666
    @xcesar4impx6667 жыл бұрын

    flathead "Myth " they Run Hot......not true!

  • @stevevorwerk7502
    @stevevorwerk75027 жыл бұрын

    Beautiful car.......Well done...... But Chevy??????? I don't get it. Reliable and maintainable YES, But come on. This 51 deserves a Flathead 8

  • @captbosco

    @captbosco

    7 жыл бұрын

    You don't get it? Have you been on another planet for the past few decades?

  • @ArianOriginal21
    @ArianOriginal217 жыл бұрын

    the mirrors really dont fit to this car.. horrible

  • @patrickbaitman8336
    @patrickbaitman83365 жыл бұрын

    I don't care for the leaned back A pillar.

  • @cindylawrence1515

    @cindylawrence1515

    5 жыл бұрын

    Well, there are two types of people in this world....straight posts vs slanted posts people....

  • @86turbot
    @86turbot6 жыл бұрын

    Rad merc.... it looks gangster..... cobras merc??

  • @harveymushman2219
    @harveymushman22193 жыл бұрын

    Chevy guts ?....OH NO !......NEXT !

  • @kurtmuzio3077
    @kurtmuzio30776 жыл бұрын

    Lost me at small block chevy. All the appropriate Ford motors out there, and someone goes with the single most overrated engine of all time.

  • @maggs131

    @maggs131

    Жыл бұрын

    Yup cant imagine why hed want a bullet proof reliable chevy sb in there.

  • @user-eq7gh3hs5i
    @user-eq7gh3hs5i9 ай бұрын

    Way too much mindless talk. Not a ‘51 so why say it is? Probably no lead either. Nice car, don’t think much of the presentation.

  • @econorock
    @econorock3 жыл бұрын

    Horrible motor

  • @maggs131

    @maggs131

    Жыл бұрын

    Yea it would look so cool with a ford driveline while getting towed around everywhere 🖕

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