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EFV-8 Club Forum / General Mercury Discussion / Help

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TomO
11-15-2010 @ 7:57 AM
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All of the 40 Mercury glass is different from the Ford glass except the rear convertible top glass. If you have the frames for the glass, your best bet is to have a local glass shop measure and cut the glass for you. After polishing the edges, seal them with black semi-gloss paint. Your next best is to have Sanders provide you with the glass. Shipping is going to be very expensive.

The 1940 Mercury convertible is a very hard car to restore, because very few parts will interchange with the Ford or later Mercury's. There were only 9,212 produced and the survival rate was very low due to the lack of parts and the famous tin worm.

The door and quarter moldings interchange with the 40 Sedan Coupe, the hood and cowl moldings interchange with all other 40 Mercury body styles.

The door glass and frames are unique to the the convertible. The trim around the windshield only interchanges with the more rare 4 door convertible.

I am sorry that you got scammed on your trim parts. It is very difficult buying parts from different countries. You may have to pay more for parts on E-Bay, but you can have the safety of Pay Pal. There are a couple of vendors that advertise in Hemmings Motor news that are reliable and may have parts for your car. Glen Marion and Lowell Kimball are 2 that I have dealt with in the past and have been very honest in the description of the parts and the parts were priced slightly above the swap meet prices.

Every year some people from your country come over for the Turlock swap meet and the Hershey swap meet. You might see if one of them will look for your parts.

Tom

supereal
11-13-2010 @ 10:49 AM
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I suggest you ask a specialist. One such is Sanders Reproduction Glass. Their web site is www.sandersreproglass.com. They use original patterns to produce old car glass. There are some differences in size and thickness between models that can seriously affect installation.

dudden67
11-12-2010 @ 10:40 AM
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h*llo again are went windows the same to ford -40 /merc 40 and i dont think the door windows are the same can you tell? i put in a add for parts to my merc in this site one answer from uk and he had all parts cheep !!!!!!!! one answer and he was wery nice in the beginning then he whant money and i diddnt get any picturers he just take picturers on internet a real scamm thanks fore answer dudden

supereal
09-27-2010 @ 11:53 AM
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Most, if not all, the Ford and Mercury trim is made from stainless steel, and shouldn't show signs of corrosion. Any pits would be the result of damage from road debris. Genuine Ford trim can be restored by dinging out the pits and filing the surface smooth, then polishing it. Some repro trim is not stainless, and will rust. We polish trim with wheels and rouge from Eastwood. Turning the wheels in a drill press makes the job easier, we found, but wear hand and eye protection.

TomO
09-25-2010 @ 8:42 AM
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You are welcome and if you need further help, please post your questions on this forum.

Tom

dudden67
09-24-2010 @ 11:36 PM
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great thanks for the picture now i now how it works

TomO
09-24-2010 @ 5:09 PM
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I have not had to buy moldings in over 25 years, so I do not have a good idea of the market price. They look very restorable. The dent that he has a closeup of is going to take a lot of work to make the moldings look right and there is quite a bit of corosion on one of the pieces with deep pits.

The top on the convertible is operated by vacuum from the engine. There are two cylinders behind the back seat that operate the top. See the attached drawing.

I have a 40 Mercury Coupe and my 8 year old Granddaughter loves it and enjoys riding in it and going to car shows in it.

Tom

dudden67
09-24-2010 @ 1:18 PM
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i have one more on ebay there are hydralic pumps to a merc con are they standards on convertibes i think ´the roof go down by hand i dont now i have lookt n pictures and never seen air or hydralic tubes help me whith this one

dudden67
09-24-2010 @ 1:12 PM
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thanks fore your answer it realy help me thanks

dudden67
09-24-2010 @ 1:11 PM
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h*llo again tom thank fore your ansewers they realy help i live in sweden and have the only merc 40 con that i now and i am loving my car will never sell it my dotter is 8 year old and have already said to me that she whant it when she shall drive so i got time to get it fix it is funny but on e bay there is a comllite set of body mouldings fore sale give me a hint what i shall bet fore thoose i really whant them i shold send you a photo on my car later superthanks again

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