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Available only to buyers of Danbury’s 1949 Mercury convertible limited edition of 5000 in Royal Bronze Maroon, this is an open-ended numbered limited edition.
With its beautiful two-tone paint treatment, Danbury takes the original black Club Coupe, issued in 1992, to its ultimate fruition. Many of the updates reported on the maroon drop top are fabricated into this release. The working suspension is present, the retractable antenna and the detailing of the engine bay have all been carried forward on this model. The trunk features a removable spare. The hood’s “Mercury” script, in metal is wonderfully applied as well and the interior is another breath of fresh air. The seats have a nice ‘feel’ and pattern to them and the front units fold forward. The visors flip down from their hiding spot against the inside roof. The front of the doors pivot inward as you open them and they are on the hidden hinges we love so well.
The story here is the two-tone paint scheme. From what I can find, there were two such schemes offered that year for the Mercury and two for Lincoln. On the Merc, one was Lima Tan over Haiti Beige and this Banff Green over Berwick Green. Danbury chose correctly in my opinion. The Banff Green, the darker of the two colors, starts at the windshield base and goes over the roof and down the window surrounds where they are trimmed with chrome. A chrome spear separates the top from the car’s body and runs from the front of the vent window to the end of the roof. The darker paint flows beyond that and onto the trunk lid. The lighter Berwick Green is an olive tone that works perfectly well with the contrasting colors of the roof and interior trim and rugs. The scheme, especially for 1949, was dramatic and it still is pleasingly handsome. The paint application is typically Danbury at its best, smooth, rich, even and highly glossy.
Danbury has done a wonderful job on the ’49 Merc series cars. I simply love this iteration!
The issue price is $135.
(09/24/2004)
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