1954 Mercury Digital Instrument System


Dakota Digital Series III instrument systems offer the latest technologies and features for your custom vehicle. High brightness vacuum fluorescent displays provide a lifetime of trouble free use while offering increased accuracy and features! Full 6 Gauge Instrument System fits into OEM bezel for 1954 Mercury. Fits directly into existing bezel. (not included)                 Dakota Digital Continue reading 1954 Mercury Digital Instrument System

1954 Mercury Monterey $69,900


        1954 Mercury Monterey Custom Woodie and matching one of a kind Camper. Just completed 5 year off body restoration with limited mileage. Mechanical features include power 4-wheel disc brakes, a 9-inch Ford rear end, an Ididit Steering Column, Vintage Air an aluminum radiator, Torq-Thrust Wheels (17 & 18) Nitto Tires a Fat Man front suspension and an Air ride system with four controls. Extensive body mods include frenched headlight molded quarter- panel extensions, a shaped and extended hood scoop, shaved door handles Custom made wood metal wood grain moldings with custom painted Cedar effect. Low mileage only 300!! Over $130,000 invested Call 570-650-0278 … Continue reading 1954 Mercury Monterey $69,900

The Year Was 1954


The brainchild of Henry Ford’s only child Edsel Ford, Mercury was introduced as a much needed mid-priced line to fill the gap between price-leader Ford and luxury class Lincoln.  Unlike many car makes which began as an independent and later was purchased by a parent company such as GM, Ford or Chrysler, Mercury was a brand new car line, a product of Ford Motor Company from the git-go.  Tagged just a skoche above Pontiac and a smidgen below Oldsmobile, Mercury was just what FoMoCo needed to compete with the other two players in ‘the big three’. Mercury began life with a … Continue reading The Year Was 1954

1954 Mercury Woodie Monterey 4-door 8 passenger station wagon For Sale $1750 OBO


New Price $1500.00 For more information call Ronnie @ 636-946-4747 or email me at jason@besselmotorsports.com 1954 Mercury Woodie Monterey 4-door 8 passenger station wagon. Highlights of model year was new overhead valve “Y-Block” eight replacing Ford’s venerable flathead eight. Ball joint suspension was also new. 11,656 were produced. The wagon has been garaged for the last 20 years still has the y-block, but no tranny. There is rust in the normal places drop me a line if interested. SOLD Continue reading 1954 Mercury Woodie Monterey 4-door 8 passenger station wagon For Sale $1750 OBO

Decking The Y- Block


     Its been a busy week here. I have decked the block from the deck height of 9.770″ to 9.734″  a difference of .036″ I am going to be placing the piston .002″ in the hole. The block was not very square from the factory at all the CNC machine really straightened out the block.  Hopefully this and the amount I removed from the cylinder heads will give me a little more compression in a motor that only had 8.1 from the factory.  I also purchased the Rust-mort and “Black” etching primer for the car, so hopefully if the weather … Continue reading Decking The Y- Block