A Toronto-based collector is giving up a few his traditional rides, and this Mercury convertible is obtainable up for grabs as the right summer time experience for the Ford V8 fans on the market.

The Choose of the Day is a 1951 Mercury Eight Convertible listed on the market on ClassicCars.com by a non-public vendor in Toronto, Ontario. (Click on the hyperlink to view the itemizing)

“This attractive Vassar Yellow convertible has been the recipient of a whole nut-and-bolt restoration simply over 4 years in the past,” the itemizing begins. “Since that point, the car has been pushed not more than 50 miles.”

The self-importance plate “1951MERK” speaks to incontrovertible fact that this automotive has been enthusiast-owned. On prime of that, the physique exhibits effectively all through, and a set of wide-whitewall tires full the period-correct look. Different options embody a hood decoration, a two-piece windshield, a highlight, and rear wheel skirts. The vendor states that the convertible prime has been changed and options rebuilt hydraulics. The ability home windows, energy seat, and power-retractable prime are all functioning as designed.

Below the hood, momentum comes from a 225cid Ford flathead V8 that was rated at 112 horsepower and 206 lb-ft of torque. The engine breathes by means of a Holley two-barrel carburetor, and energy is distributed rearward by means of a Ford-O-Matic automated transmission.

Included within the itemizing is a four-minute video that features a walkaround of the outside, an indication of the ability choices, a glance beneath the hood, and a glance by means of the inside the place we see a heater, a compass, and a manufacturing unit AM radio put in. This automotive provides a whole bundle and is ready-to-drive.

Mercury fashions from the Forties and Nineteen Fifties proceed to be very fashionable among the many “lead sled” fans, but it surely’s spectacular to see one which has remained largely unmodified over its 70+ 12 months lifespan. For the Ford and Mercury followers on the market, would you retain this one authentic or give it some customized therapy? Tell us!

The itemizing concludes, “This Vassar Yellow Mercury convertible is without doubt one of the best unmolested Mercurys wherever.” The asking value is $69,700 for this “MERK.”

To view this itemizing on ClassicCars.com, see Choose of the Day.