1940 Mercury Coupe Custom – Emerald Green Hot Rod

Original Steel Body | 239 Flathead V8 | 3-Speed Manual | Custom Chopped & Shaved

Beautifully crafted 1940 Mercury Coupe. Finished in stunning Dark Organic Green with extensive custom metalwork and a traditional hot-rod style.

Highlights

• Original steel 1940 Mercury body
• 6" front chop / 8" rear chop
• Enlarged windshield opening and reshaped side glass
• Custom stainless window frames
• Shaved hood moldings, deck lid and door handles
• Molded rear fenders and splash panels
• Relocated gas filler
• Restored Appleton 112 spotlights
• '41 Lincoln front bumper / '46 Ford rear bumper
• Dark Green & Off-White Naugahyde interior
• Original bench seats with lowered bottoms
• Original chrome dash and gauges
• Hildebrandt gauge cluster with Stewart-Warner gauges
• 1950 Mercury accessory steering wheel
• National Hollywood flipper wheel covers
• 16" Mercury wheels with Lester 6.00-16 bias-ply tires

Drivetrain

• 1947 Mercury 239ci Flathead V8
• .030" overbore
• Winfield camshaft
• Johnson adjustable lifters
• Sharp finned aluminum heads
• Thickstun PM7 2x2 intake
• Dual Stromberg 87 carburetors
• Fenton headers
• 1940 Mercury 3-speed transmission
• 3.78:1 rear gearing

A beautifully executed traditional Mercury custom with an incredible amount of period-correct detail. Built to be driven, shown, and appreciated by any serious collector or hot-rod enthusiast.