Autos Eye candy: 1949 Mercury Meteor Pat Forget has admired the postwar “shoebox” Ford Motor Co. cars all his life. But his has a Mercury badge on it, what gives?

The 1949 Mercury and ‘50 and ‘51 models received belated and unexpected fame when a customized ‘49 was driven by legendary and brooding actor James Dean in the 1955 movie, Rebel Without A Cause.

Ford, Chrysler and General Motors all introduced the first truly new postwar designs with their 1949 offerings, but the curvy, bulkier Mercury was completely different from the slab-sided Fords.

Since 2017, Garth Robstad has been tracking down parts for his 1949 Mercury M-47 from throughout the province. The different components came from various communities throughout Saskatchewan ...

I've always been enamored of the Dick Gregg shoebox Ford-turned-hauler (you may have spotted it in Andy Southard's book, "Hot Rods and Customs of the 1950s" in all its scalloped, sectioned glory ...

Well, not the Greased Lighting, it’s actually the black, flamed 1949 Mercury convertible that races against John Travolta in the classic 1978 movie Grease, and it’s for auction on eBay Motors.

In essence, this "Merc de Matty" is a logoin' lead sled. The low part is because the '49 sedan has been dropped 5 inches in front, 7 inches in arrears, and fitted with a combination of Koni shocks ...

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Olivia Newton-John, behind the scenes at her Summer Nights residency, relives her experience on the set of the movie Grease, sitting in the restored Hell's Chariot, a 1949 Mercury Custom built ...