Memories of those years came rushing back to John when he first stumbled across this '51 Mercury woodie for sale at the L.A. Roadsters' Father's Day show back in the mid-1990s.

Check out this 1951 Mercury coupe that has a GM 350 crate motor, an Edelbrock carburetor and intake manifold, Speedway Motors headers, and Flowmaster mufflers inside Rod & Custom Magazine.

Q: Hello Greg! I am an old ‘51 Mercury customized flat-head man and sure remember those wonderful cars from the 1950s and then also from the 1960s. The pictures in your recent columns have ...

Q: Hello Greg! I am an old ‘51 Mercury customized flat-head man and sure remember those wonderful cars from the 1950s and then also from the 1960s. The pictures in your recent columns have ...

Q: Hello Greg! I am an old ‘51 Mercury customized flat-head man and sure remember those wonderful cars from the 1950s and then also from the 1960s. The pictures in your recent columns have ...