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Vehicle
1940 Mercury Coupe
Owner
Rob Struven of Napa, CA
Car Club
Loyals CC
Built By
Rob Struven, Nich Struven, Ralph Finley, & Gunnar Hansken
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Hard top Coupe with 8” Chop
Hood Trim and Side Trim removed / shaved
Steel teardrop fender skirts
1937 DeSoto Rear Window
Original dual chrome Appleton spotlights
Custom louvers in hood
1947 Cadillac Front & Rear bumpers
Custom Fabricated tail lights
Trunk Handle & Emblem removed / shaved
Custom Cut Glass with Stock Green Tint
Custom Cut Glass with Stock Green Tint
Window frames hand fabricated & chromed
Metal work by Matt Seret of Seret Speed & Customs. Vallejo, CA & Kevin Gallagher. Napa, CA
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Paint
PPG Single Stage - Custom mixed green paint
Paint by Altissimo Custom Paint & Restoration. American Canyon, CA
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Interior
Maroon / Oxblood tuck-n-roll leather upholstery with white piping
Stock style loop carpet; red with insulation
Upholstery by La Guadalajara. Napa, CA
Glovebox removed & shaved
1941 Buick Steering Wheel
Running boards reupholstered in Black Vinyl
Chassis
1940 Mercury stock frame
Original Steering box
1940 Mercury stock gas tank
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Suspension
Lowered with Air Shocks in Rear
GM 12 Bolt rear end
Brakes
Front & rear - drum brakes
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Wheels/Tires
16” x 7” original black steel wheels with mercury hub cap
6.50-16 Firestone Deluxe Champion Bias-ply whitewall tires
Drivetrain
GM small block 350 v8 engine
Aluminimum Intake 600cfm carburetor
Edelbrock Performer 4 barrel intake manifold
Transmission
GM T350 automatic transmission
One-piece steel driveshaft
Other
Chrome Plating by Auto & Truck Bumper Inc. Hayward, CA
Dual 2” straight pipe exhaust cut into rear bumper
Exhaust by Steve Cardwell of Napa Valley Muffler. Napa, CA
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