Used For Sale at Auction: 1950 Mercury Eight for sale in Monteira

To Be OFFERED AT AUCTION WITHOUT RESERVE at RM Sothebys' The S�ragga Collection event, 20 - 21 September 2019. Estimate: €20,000 - €30,000 Lovely blue over blue-and-ivory colour combination Flathead V-8 with three-speed column-shift transmission Made famous by the Hollywood actor James Dean in the 1955 movie Rebel Without a Cause, the 1949-1951 Mercury Eight has become a cult favorite among car buffs and collectors. The 1949 Mercury was the most significant new model in the company's 10-year history. All Mercury body shells (except the station wagon) were shared with the 'baby' Lincoln rather than with Ford as had been the case since 1941. The front-end sheet metal and grille were uniquely Mercury, providing instant model recognition. This classic example is powered by Ford's ubiquitous flathead 110 hp V-8, which is shifted via a three-speed manual transmission. Finished in a lovely shade of blue, it is highlighted by whitewall tyres and a contrasting blue-and-ivory knit interior. One of 132,082 four-door sports sedans built for 1950, it is as attractive an automobile today as when it rolled off the line in 1950. Bonita combina��o azul com interior azul e marfim Motor V8 flathead; caixa de tr�s velocidades e comando no volante Tornado famoso por James Dean em 1955, no filme "Rebelde Sem Causa", o Mercury Eight de 1949-51 tornou-se um objeto de culto junto dos entusiastas e colecionadores. O modelo de 1949 foi o mais importante lan�amento para a marca ao longo da sua d�cada de exist�ncia. Todas as carro�arias dos Mercury (exceto a station wagon) passaram a ser partilhadas com os Lincoln mais pequenos e n�o com os mais mundanos Ford, como tinha sido o caso deste 1941. Os pain�is em chapa de a�o � frente e a grelha eram espec�ficos da Mercury, tornando o modelo imediatamente reconhec�vel. Este cl�ssico exemplar tem o incontorn�vel motor Ford V8 flathead de 110 cv, passando a sua pot�ncia �s rodas traseiras por interm�dio de uma caixa manual de tr�s velocidades. Pintado numa bela tonalidade de azul, � real�ado pelos pneus com flanco branco e um contrastante interior azul e marfim, em tecido. � um de 132.082 exemplares com carro�aria sports sedan de quatro portas produzidos em 1950, t�o sedutor hoje como quando saiu da linha de produ��o da Ford, h� quase 70 anos.To view this car and others currently consigned to this auction, please visit the RM website at rmsothebys.com/en/auctions/pg19 .