Jim Baker's 1947 Mercury

The Mercury as it looked like when Jim bought it. Photo courtesy of Jim Baker.

A photo of the Barris Kustoms restyled Cliff Rockohn's 1947 Mercury coupe that served as inspiration for Jim's build. Photo courtesy of Barris Kustoms

Jim's Mercury ready to go into Guymond's shop for a chop job. Photo courtesy of Jim Baker.

Photo courtesy of Jim Baker.

Photo courtesy of Jim Baker.

This photo shows how much David took out of the C-pillars. Photo courtesy of Jim Baker.

Photo courtesy of Jim Baker.

Photo courtesy of Jim Baker.

Photo courtesy of Jim Baker.

Photo courtesy of Jim Baker.

Photo courtesy of Jim Baker.

Photo courtesy of Jim Baker.

Photo courtesy of Jim Baker.

Six weeks after it rolled into the shop, it rolled out like this. Photo courtesy of Jim Baker.

Photo courtesy of Jim Baker.

The Merc as it sat a month after the chop. Jim drove it like this for two years, with the Flathead engine. Photo courtesy of Jim Baker.

A photo of Jim's Mercury taken in 1992 for a Rod & Custom article. Photo courtesy of Jim Baker.

A photo of Jim's Mercury taken in front of his sons house. Photo courtesy of Jim Baker.

Photo courtesy of Jim Baker.

Jim's Mercury at the Lonestar Roundup in Austin, Texas. Photo courtesy of Jim Baker.

Jim's Mercury was one of the featured registrations for Kustomrama's 2nd annual Customs by the Sea car show in Wildwood, New Jersey. Unfortunately, Jim couldn't make it out for the event.

A photo of Jim's Merc taken in October of 2016, at the first Dia De Los Kustoms car show in Dallas, Texas. Photo by Matt Rico.

Photo by Matt Rico.

1947 Mercury coupe restyled by David Guymon for Jim Baker of Sherman, Texas. The car was built in 1988, from a photo Jim had in Trend Book 101 Custom Cars of Cliff Rockohn's 1947 Mercury coupe. An old Barris kustom. In 2015 the car had well over 50,000 miles on ti since it was built, and according to Jim, it had only been on a trailer once, and that was on a trip to the Sacramento Autorama for the Gathering of Mercury's.

Magazine Features and Appearances

Wheels Magazine November 1995