1939 Mercury

Bill Henderson's 1939 Mercury Convertible of Los Angeles, California. Bill bought the Merc when he was 14 years old. In the mid to late 1940s, he worked for Barris Kustoms, and they taught him how to customize cars while he was working on the Merc.

Jim Kierstead's 1939 Mercury Coupe of Inglewood, California. Jim's Mercury was restyled by Barris Kustoms, and it is rumored to be the first 1939 - 1940 Mercury coupe that the Barris Brothers chopped. The build was started in 1945 and completed in 1947.

Bill Spurgeon's 1939 Mercury Coupe

Glen Hooker's 1939 Mercury

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Eddie Dominguez' 1939 Mercury convertible of El Paso, Texas. Eddie bought the already customized Mercury from a local kid in 1960. According to rumors, the car came from the San Diego area. Another rumor claims that it was sold new in Long Beach and restyled shortly thereafter.

Kalle Jonasson's 1939 Mercury Convertible of Costa Mesa, California. Originally restyled in the 1940s or the 1950s. An earlier iteration of Kalle's Mercury was supposedly spotted in Lynwood, California in 1958. By 1963, it had been repainted in Green Metalflake, and an old photo shows it sitting at a car dealership in San Diego.

Kalle Jonasson's 1939 Mercury Convertible as it appeared after he had restored the car in the late 1970s. This iteration of the Merc was completed in 1980.