The 255ci Mercury flathead V8 powers the rear wheels through a Lincoln-sourced three-speed manual transmission, and the car is also equipped with an electric fuel pump, a roll bar, welded seamless bodywork, removable hood panels, and 15″ steel wheels.
The 255ci Mercury 8CM flathead V8 have been sourced from a 1953 model and rebuilt with a 0.030″ overbore, and it is topped with a single carburetor fitted with a mesh air cleaner housing.
The engine is equipped with an electric fuel pump, and power is distributed to the rear wheels through a Lincoln-sourced three-speed manual transmission.
Features include a chrome roll bar, body-colored headlight buckets mounted to 1950s-era pedestals, a removable hood panel, and rectangular exhaust finishers.
Painted 15″ steel wheels are fitted with chrome hubcaps and trim rings and are mounted with staggered BFGoodrich Silvertown tires with ‘pie crust’ sidewalls.
The suspension system and brakes utilize 1940s Ford components, and features include transverse leaf springs and tube shocks along with hydraulic drum brakes at all four corners.
The interior features bucket seats sourced from an Austin-Healey clad in red upholstery with white piping along with matching trim panels.
Additional equipment includes a column-mounted turn signal switch, a dash-mounted rearview mirror, and aircraft-style lap belts for both occupants.
The engine-turned instrument panel houses a 90-mph speedometer flanked by readings for amperes and oil pressure.
An auxiliary gauge monitoring coolant temperature is mounted under the dash.
The five-digit odometer shows approximately 6k miles. Total mileage is unknown.
