Cleaning The Grossest Barn Find Ever - The 1939 Mercury Coupe - Ep. 2 

Hi there. You do not dare to sell this project!! It will be such a great video series to see you get this beauty reborn and alive again! AND it will earn you a lot of respect as well. Regards - the car lover!

That old Merc is a beauty! She needs rescued... good thing the seats we're still in the car, they're hard to find but still can be rescued.

I would love to see you bring this rare old girl back to life. It is a good opportunity to show your talents and make for some great content.

Love to see the old cars salvaged and no one takes on the hard tasks like you do. Very much appreciated and really enjoy your channel.

"Most of all I think this car needs to be saved......... Something like this that's quite affordable you could spend a little more money but you would have something really cool if you put the time in which is what we're trying to teach everyone with this channel" Subscribed right there with those words. Don't crush em' anything can be restored or re-envisioned.

Wow great series hope to see this one restored soon, thanks for sharing

Definitely love to see a video series on saving this one

She is all there , looks like a some chassis work is needed and some panels and she will be a beaut.after digging out 20s &30s from scrapyards it's always worth having a couple of scaffold poles on the trailer to slide underneath, they can take the weight and be dragged saving further damage to an already weaken structure

Keep it build it. That would be one hell of a custom. Plus it would be cool to see done over a year or two of videos

What ever you decide to do to this 1939 Mercury would be just fine. Most of the metal & glass looks good; the bottom, does not look so good; but, what ever you do, will help us learn more about fixing old cars. I fix them myself just to drive them, put them back on circulation, and not loose a whole bunch when I sell them. It is a hobby for me, and hobbies cost money (the only way I can look at it). Thank you for sharing your work & your knowledge.

Truly appreciate you and your friends use of proper PPE, (personal protective equipment). Your an Excellant example for young and older car junkies alike. Most likely save an eye or two for sure. Kudos!

I would love to see it brought back to life... it was, and still is in it’s own way a beautiful car

Above any car you got, I actually wanna see this thing built and saved more than any other car you have.

Great video to watch and it takes me back 46 years to another era in time ,you see i was born in the City of Salford which is next door to Manchester uk .We were surrounded believe it or not by bombed out houses from world war 2 when i was still young around ten years old .As young boys we would play in the ruins of these houses and one day we found a giant old house that had collapsed into a pile after being hit buy a German bomber, the house was on a slope and the rear of the house had like a old garage door that was covered in undergrowth by the time we found it .Out of curiosity we managed to break through the door and squeeze in to the darkness only to met by something in the way which we couldnt see .Finally 3 of us managed to open the garage door to let some light in and there it was .A entire car and 6 or 7 motorbikes and pedal bikes ,tools and equipment etc left exactly as they were during the war 30 years earlier .Everything was totally covered in rust ,the staircase leading up into the house was filled with rubble so we couldnt go any further. Later that day i told my father who came to see it all ,he identified the car as a Rolls Royce and it was a former Drs house ,fascinating to see at the time and it was all still there till i about 17 when the whole plot was cleared for new housing .Often wondered what happened to that car but most likely scrapped by the demolition men .Thosedays are all long gone now and no bombed out houses are left due to redevelopments etc .

With the later flathead, aftermarket headlight upgrade to sealed beams and other accessories it looks like someone back in the day really loved this car. Cool Video.

Sooooooo glad your wearing a respirator Matt. I was a dumb kid and did this many times without one . What a cool and beautifully styled car , I love the chrome window frames , the dash and the top loader gear shift . Hope you do a build or pass it on to someone who will . I always loved Mercurys and this is a rare one . Looking forward to updates . P/S Gillette Knobby is also neat ! Maybe do a Coldwarmotors My Classic Tire lol !

Love to see you bring it back to its original glory

I'm a dude from MN. I took a 37chevy coupe in the same shape. I took my time and I've been working on it now about 10 years on and off. It will be on the road by this summer. Alot of new metal. I added on 5" to the bottom. It's going to have 450 hp SBC 6sp stick 411 currey

Had on of these sitting in my aunties back paddock up on blocks. Also had a old 27 Dodge converted to wooden tray back there as well, but it was in a big old home built shed, and it had the motor and box in it out of the Ford. They sat there for 40 years before I had a shed and when I hauled a trailer 100 mile to get them, the Ford was gone. Someone stole it and nobody knew when. Apart from motor, only thing missing on it was a headlight surround and very minimal use on it. Never did find that old girl

Simon from the UK here, if you want to sell it give Johnathon W a look on you tube. He loves old junk cars etc. His really good, he is in USA

That old car is just one year older than me ,would be great to see it come back to life I really like it . Great channel by the way .Ken in the UK

I saw a car similar to that a long time ago, it had supposed to have belonged to Rita Hayworth, the actress. The car had been fully customized way back in the day, every custom trick that you can name had been done to that car, it had been chopped, channeled, sectioned, it had a padded Carson top, the lights had been frenched, it had a LaSalle grill, fender skirts, a continental kit, and push button doors, I've always wished I could get a car like that and recreate what I saw that day. The car was sitting in a man's garage, and he said he was storing it for someone else, it needed a complete rebuild because it hadn't been touched in a great many years, but it was a car similar to yours, and yes, it was very cool, it was baby blue, I would have painted it pink, with the white Carson top, it would have been bling.

Wish I had the availability of room, as you I want to try and keep this old stuff around and bring it back to a sort of glory whatever style that is, but keep them around for later generations to see. Keep it up Matt

I would lead sled it with side pipes, maybe skirts on the rear fenders, and of course, a big ol' spider painted on the lower right hand corner of the trunk lid.

You got to keep this one. Would love to see you build this one no matter what direction you would decide to go.

Usually when you waterblast a car they always look better. this time I'm not so sure. You could lift the body off with a spade. LOL It is an awesomely beautiful thing. It has a lot of good parts on it still. A project for a rainy day.

I'm sure that some people think you're crazy for bringing it home ,but you know what you're looking at to salvage or sell .The spare holds more water than my bath tub .

It's about how I thought it would be too. '39-'40 Mercury customs can be really beautiful because of the streamline design. I happen to like the '39 better. It has an earlier looking dash and the floor stick shift. It also has a cleaner looking grill. That quasi-hardtop design was very unique too. The convertible is my favorite though. Just gorgeous.

That's a sweet car love how it has the original wheels still on it that thing is awesome

This one is REALLY rough. Good luck getting it back together. I know you have the skills to get it done! Ray

Great video of this car. Love that motor. I all ways have loved the flat head motors. When you custom them out they just look mean.

Any car with a split window is a win in my book!

The best adventure finding old cars. The best treasure hunt once you get them home.

Way better than first impression , I’ve had a pressure washer for 20yrs or so and the best thing I got for it is a turbo nozzle , the spinning type it really improves the cleaning ability

my 1951 f3 has that flap door and flex hose too. Neat

In Australia, you don't drag a car out of a swamp, the spider living in the car drags YOU in.

Looks like a great candidate for a chop, channel and section job. I'd use that 59A-B in a heartbeat! That looks like fun, you've got something there brother.

I just bought a '35 ford pickup, everything behind all of the upholstery was one giant mouse nest, when i pulled the door panel off the whole doors were full of mouse nest, but at the bottom was about 3-4 inches of solid 'sludge' is the best way i can describe it. Never smelled anything like it before...lol.

I am surprised and glad to see how much good reusable parts are there, My self I would love to have the heater to put in my 40 Tudor I've had since June 1971

When he pulled out the power washer I freaked out, I'm not gonna lie. I thought well, there goes the Merc.

What you have there, is 1939 "Mercury Eight". It was a model line in between the "Deluxe" and the Lincoln. Roof, quarter glass and rear sheet metal are different.

Serious respect to you for taking this car on It will be one cool project

Thought it was just parts but old school custom would be a nice later day build. As always thanks for keeping it real!

The patina on the whole car and motor ,every thing about this mercury is super cool . More videos please!!!

Matt, I have never seen a snow tread tire with that weird round tread profile like the one you pulled from the Merc trunk! Budget slicks idea for ya...mount a set of vintage snows 2 sizes too big like we used to do in the 60's...we didn't want to burn up our "good" tires so we scrounged old snows, pumped them up to about 40 PSI and went of to make rubber smoke!

I like the looks of that shifter,

Love the way it cleaned up. I look forward to see the reconstruction

Looks like a nice rusty iron project I can't wait to see what you do with it. I can't wait to see this build . I know you'll do it justice.

I know I'm getting old when I can remember these cars in excellent shape for around $1500 and nowone wanted them

Tube on oil filler is to put the blow by under the car rather than sending it into the cab . Hardest part to find are the beer can tail lights . If interested I have a set of 40 Merc window frames . I used the 40 doors on my 39 Merc convertible , The 39 mer rear fenders are different from the 40, . They were so deep that you could not get the tire out when jacked up , Ford installed a spacer between the rear spring and the rear cross member to raise up the body .

I would LOVE those headlight rings- grandfather has a 1940 ford deluxe convertible so it’s cool to see you try too save this car

That after-market crankcase breather tube should hook up to that vent/port on the side of the air cleaner.

As an Australian that was the smallest spider ever. What a big girls blouse being scared of that.

That’ll make an awesome custom. Good stuff my friend 👍

Another great project (ton of time and money needed to complete) I wouldn't expect much from that engine and transmission as the spare tire indicates they likely have been underwater regularly. Get your friends together. Good luck.

It’s rusty. But rust can be fixed. I’d get newer frame. Put new floor in it. Sell it or. Make a late 40s rod out of it. It just needs saved

Nice cleaning!

Old flat head we had we thought was stuck turned out to be the two water pumps were frozen the engine was free. The fan belt was rusted to the crank, water pumps, and generator pulleys. That kept it from turning.

I expected more rust and damage. That spare tire must have been under water. Wow!

That would make an awesome 50’s/60’s traditional custom just what you need to keep the T company, it’d have me watching every episode to see it getting done even though I already watch every episode, cheers from down under Tasmania/ Australia 😎👍👍🇦🇺

Great car & video...You can save it! BTW: When I was a kid my Dad was building a Model A Hot Rod. I was about 7 y.o., I was infatuated with the car. I think you could only buy Gunk as a concentrate. Dad would buy a qt. of it and mix it with Kerosene. It was my job to brush it on all the nasty parts and hose um off. Great memories! ...Newk from Kentucky

it be worth pulling the body off. looks like the frame might be good and just do some metal sheet work to it, it can be done, you came this far on it. go all the way give it life.

It has fantastic lines!! Dropped and airride would be so cool!!

Now this is a challenge.

I love the wide 5 bolt pattern!!

I was waiting for fish to start coming out of that tire. I think this one might be a little too gone to do anything with...but if anybody can make it live again it's you guys.

I picked a 51 chev out of some woods a year ago that got there in 64. Varmint nests and remains deluxe. !

Ray go all the way on this one. You go Ray.

Definitely keep it Matt , especially after you knocked the barnacles off

Maybe what you have on that breather is an aftermarket pcv valve. Check if it fits to a vacuum port on the intake

The first car I remember was a 39 Merc. Same color + MN! My dad traded it in because of the rust I was wondering if the rear window cranks were still there, It looks like they are. I got yeld at for using them, when I got big enough to figure them out.

Thank you for using a respirator and not making me want to puke while watching you clean it out!

No wonder your trailer cracked all the extra weight in the trunk life forms....WOW!!!!!

Matt, you should definitely do this car... Would be a good series to show how to properly repair an early Ford/Merc chassis. The bottom of the car doesn't scare me... How many times have you eyed up the Merc coupe at Flemmings saying I could fix that? I know I have.

Love that old iron❤️

The tube you pulled off goes back up into the side of the oil bath air filter. My brothers 53' ford customline was that way.

Some people Golf, fish hunt. This is what I’d be doing. Looks like a blast !

The old heater would be cool to save. Very cool piece.

This would definitely be a fun build. Lots of good info for us, and interesting to see what you do with it along the way.

Good work Man

Love the number plate

Do a small top chop with the body chanel, and he old girl a 50's "lead sled" with the flathead done up with a 6pak. I still want the Merc for my collection.

Channel, chop and go full custom what a beautiful beast it will be

You're going to burn up the pump in your new pressure washer just letting it sit and run like that with no water flowing through it to cool it. If you're going to run it, keep the trigger pulled.

Drop it, don’t chop it. There’s a lot of potential in this one. As you mentioned, at an affordable price! Keep up the good work

This is the first video I've seen in which someone actually takes degreaser and a pressure washer to seriously get all the crap off the carcass before diving into it. I never believed in working around my own garbage and dirt. In the long run, all that does is impede your vision, plans and work for your project.

coming from a guy who has restored a car I think you could find a better candidate. You could have it dipped to see what you got but it looks like you would have to basically build a whole new car.

Here's my thinking: power wash everything. Rust treat it. Replace the bottom with 4' x 8' steel floor panel (or best match). Try the home-made parts method; and replace anything else "second hand". Do NOT spend a large pile of cash. Maybe research a bit on the car itself, too...

Small chop then channel /section JUST the body, leave the fenders at regular height then lower the whole thing.

I've seen flatheads like that start up and run perfect and after a few minutes the oil is dirty the dirt settles to the bottom usually

I'll bet those seats were comphy back in the day. Try finding coil springs in t'days cars

Definitely not for the faint of heart or initiated. Club brother Swiss Mike, doing this exact mild custom build. Safe to say, his was much better to start with and yet, he has 100's of hours into the body and frame, already. Either way, glad you saved the ole girl. She deserves some serious love. JT

I CAN'T WAIT FOR THIS PROJECT TO BEGIN MATT!!

You could find a donor car and use the floor and frame. I know a guy who found a Studebaker convertible that was in similar condition, he grafted the upper body onto the floor and frame of a good four door from the same year car.

im surprised the shifter was still there. lots of ol hot rodders would snag them up.

I don't mind most insects ,rodents ,reptiles,or pretty much any animals .But I HATE SPIDERS .

don't EVER let anybody call you a pessimist! :)

That is something you don't see any more is the snow tire a cool design and the oil fill but Mercury's always been like a top-notch from ford

I've seen much worse brought back to life. Keen to see what becomes of it, even if you sell it.

Dig what you are doing, but man oh man, that's a lot of work! Rock on!