(Editor’s note: With the 2021 SEMA Show taking place this week, we’ve selected a Pick of the Day that would be right at home in the Las Vegas Convention Center or its adjacent parking lots among all the other custom and modified vehicles.)
So you want a stunning custom car but don’t have the expertise to build it yourself, nor the money needed for such a project. But you can consider the Pick of the Day, a one-of-a-kind 1955 Mercury Monterey lead sled being advertised on ClassicCars.com by a dealership in Nashville, Tennessee.
“This lead sled is sporting one sweet paint scheme and the previous owner stated that legendary pinstriping artist Yosemite Sam was the steady hand that laid out the flame and stripes on this 1955 Merc,” the dealer reports.
“This laid-out lead sled was built in 1996 by Frank Rondinelli and his crew and features a ton of mods including the side scallops and ingenious rear fin that seems to grow out of the rear quarters as if that is how nature intended.”
The dealer says the car “has been tucked away for years and just hit the market.”
The odometer shows 91,000 miles.
Propulsion comes from a 355cid Chevrolet small-block V8 with a 4-barrel Edelbrock carburetor.
It also has full hydraulic suspension with two pumps, each with a pair of batteries “for quick responsive.”
The car is offered for $39,000.
To view this listing on ClassicCars.com, see Pick of the Day.
Not my bag at all.
Ugly
No taste.
Agreed; I wouldn’t pay a plug nickel for it.
Ugly, give it away.
LOL! This piece of s***t isn’t worth five cents. The worst built I have ever seen. Good luck!
are you for real
Very unusual build. Looks like the upholstery could be redone. No mention of, AC, Audio, and other key components of a resto mod.
The engine compartment is a big let down. Not my cup of tea as they say.
Wow, what was otherwise a nice looking car in stock form is now an abomination. That is the most tasteless customizing job I have seen on anything in recent memory.
No,no,no,no,no? I’d sell it too if it where mine.