VooDooXII
04-16-2011, 10:25 PM
My aunt and uncle own a farm over here because they live in Kansas and I guess that's what people do.
They own a massive area of land, and I was taking a ride through the foresty area in one of those multi-passenger ATVs, and I noticed the sun shining off some metal. I took a hike back there and came upon this.
http://a5.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/206582_810912383049_12821456_39777152_622015_n.jpg
The car in its original glory.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/EsplanadeMercuryJuly07Rightpole.jpg/800px-EsplanadeMercuryJuly07Rightpole.jpg
I already know it's a Mercury Eight from the late 40s/early 50s. I found a plate on the firewall with some numbering on it, though from what I've read VINs weren't in use until 1954 which was after they stopped producing this car. I don't really know what other information I'll find on this car besides what it originally looked like but I'm really intrigued by it. Here's the plate...probably just a serial number for the body.
http://i56.tinypic.com/10gwyde.jpg
Apparently there used to be a road close to where I found the car, but it was a little far from where that road was. There's a big dent in the roof and some dents in the driver's side doors so it might have rolled. Whatever the case, I thought it was really cool. The car is completely gutted...all the upholstery has rotted away, the engine, axles and glass are all gone, and it's covered in rust but the chrome is nearly perfect. Anyone know a way of decoding these numbers? Better yet, anyone else come across stuff like this?
They own a massive area of land, and I was taking a ride through the foresty area in one of those multi-passenger ATVs, and I noticed the sun shining off some metal. I took a hike back there and came upon this.
http://a5.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/206582_810912383049_12821456_39777152_622015_n.jpg
The car in its original glory.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/EsplanadeMercuryJuly07Rightpole.jpg/800px-EsplanadeMercuryJuly07Rightpole.jpg
I already know it's a Mercury Eight from the late 40s/early 50s. I found a plate on the firewall with some numbering on it, though from what I've read VINs weren't in use until 1954 which was after they stopped producing this car. I don't really know what other information I'll find on this car besides what it originally looked like but I'm really intrigued by it. Here's the plate...probably just a serial number for the body.
http://i56.tinypic.com/10gwyde.jpg
Apparently there used to be a road close to where I found the car, but it was a little far from where that road was. There's a big dent in the roof and some dents in the driver's side doors so it might have rolled. Whatever the case, I thought it was really cool. The car is completely gutted...all the upholstery has rotted away, the engine, axles and glass are all gone, and it's covered in rust but the chrome is nearly perfect. Anyone know a way of decoding these numbers? Better yet, anyone else come across stuff like this?