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Hirohata Merc
| Hirohata Merc | |
|---|---|
 The Merc on display at the NHRA Museum in 2007 | |
| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Barris Customs |
| Production | 1953 |
| Designer | George and Sam Barris |
| Body and chassis | |
| Body style | Club Coupe |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | Mercury flathead engine |
| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | stock |
The Hirohata Merc is a 1950s lead sled[1] custom car, often called "the most famous custom of the classic era".[2][3] Setting a style and an attitude, it had a "momentous effect" on custom car builders,[4] appeared in several magazines at the time[5] and has reappeared numerous times since, earning an honorable mention on Rod & Custom's "Twenty Best of All Time" list in 1991.[5] The impact may be measured by the fact that, after more than fifty years and numerous owners, it is still known as "the Hirohata Merc".[6]
- ^ Institute, Revs (18 March 2021). "Emerald Icon from a Lost Era - The Saga of the Hirohata Mercury". Revs Automedia. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
- ^ Bernsau, Tim (2003-12-01). "Favorite 50 Rods & Customs". Rod & Custom. Retrieved 2018-02-15.
- ^ Rod & Custom, 8/89, p.12.
- ^ DeWitt, John. Cool cars, high art: the rise of kustom kulture, University Press of Mississippi, 2001. ISBN 978-1578064021 , p.69.
- ^ a b DeWitt, p.70
- ^ DeWitt, p.80
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