1951 MERCURY CUSTOM CHOPPED TOP"JERSEY STYLE" MAGAZINE COVER CAR-ESTATE SALE

This vehicle is offered for sale via internet auction to settle an Estate in Northern Virginia. The item is located approximately 20 miles west of Washington D.C.

Item Description-According to research, agazine articles and interviews with family we've determined this car was built in the early 80's by Bob Nitti of Jersey City, new Jersey in a traditional "Jersey Style" with a 5.5 inch chop in the front and 7.5 inch top in the rear and lowered 5 inches. The extended rear quarters end with a56 Nomad Shaved Bumper and Packard Tail Lights.Front end features a shaved front bumper with 53 Mercury Bullets which Protect a 53 Corvette Grill. 57 Lincoln Headlights are "Frenched" and placed on angles along with 59 Cadillac front turn signals.

Handmade Bubble Skirts, ummy Lake Pipes and 51 Olds Side Trim accent the side profile of the car. Mechanically the car is powered by a Corvette 350 Motor along with a Turbo 350 Transmission and features Period Air Conditioning-which blows cold-along with Power Steering and Power Brakes with Disc Brakes Up Front and Drums In the Rear. The original front end has had the spindles modified for the addition of disc brakes along with a firewall mounted brake booster and dual circuit master cylinder.The interior features traditional tuck and roll upholstery,electric windows and Vintique style gauges. The passenger side vent window has a small crack which appears to have been incorporated into the glass etched spiders web design. According to magazine articles this car is reported to have won 100 "Best Of Awards" between 1988 and 2010 and captured a Top Award at theJames Dean RunRebel Run in the 90'saccording to magazine articles we referenced from 1997.

It appears the car-known as "Dragon Lady" has had 2 or 3 owners since built in 1983and accumulated 14,500 miles since completion. The recently deceased Virginia owner regularly drove this car to meets in the Carolinas, lorida and Pennsylvania. .This car was well known in the DC/Metro area.The last owner suffered from Dementia since 2010 and the car has seen little use in the last 5 years. The car presently runs and drives out with all operating gauges and lights. One electric door popper on the passenger door is not operational and the rear trunk lock/popper is not functional. The rear trunk latch is in a plastic bag in the trunk. The choke on the carburetor is not working. Car warms up in 5 minutes when you manually apply the choke and runs well once warmed up-however it does have a bit of a flat spot coming off idleand I would recommend rebuilding the carburetor, lushing all fluids and checking all systems since the car has seen limited use recently.. We drained the old fuel out of the car, harged the battery and it started right up. The paint and body work is absolutely fantastic for a car which was built 30+ years ago. The car looks like it is several years old-not 30+It is hard to believe the car was built 30+ years ago.Examination of the underside of the car shows the car to have been a nice rust free car to start with featuring solid floors and rockers etc.. Previous owner fitted the wide Cragar Mags on the car and they will touch edge of frontfender lips if absolutely locked at end of steering wheel limits.The car is garaged 20 miles west of D.C. and can be seen by appointment by contacting the Auctioneer representing the Estate. Car will convey with clear Virginia title. This car should be serviced before pressed into everyday service. The reserve on this car is $35K- less than the price of a cookie cutter/belly button fiberglass Coupe you see by the railroad car load at every show. Invest in an all steel lead sled with history that would take $125K to duplicate. We reserve the right to sell this car before the end of the auction as it has been advertised in various publications prior to this Ebay listing.

Item is offered As Is Where is with no warranty or guarantee expressed or implied and with all faults known and unknown. Item will convey with clear Virginia title. Descriptions ae deemed as accurate but are not guaranteed and all parties are urgedto inspect items in person or by representative.Contact Auctioneer N. T. Arrington at 703-966-8422 with questions or comments.