My first car, at 19, was a '51 Mercury 4 door. When I bought it, it had a side-draft carb. After the engine blew, I found out that it had a 3/4 race '53 flathead. The 3-2's were removed prior to sale. It was pretty quick before that. I shaved the hood, deck, back doors, installed a '53 Chevy grill and painted it Imperial burgundy. The second car was a '54 Ford, nosed, decked, doors shaved, lowered, in all, 58 holes filled. Those were the good old days in Cicero, IL.
Stan Aksamit
Goodyear, AZ