Here is your chance to own your very own piece of greased lightning. Well, not the Greased Lighting, it’s actually the black, flamed 1949 Mercury convertible that races against John Travolta in the ...

In the latest episode of Fully Charged, Jonny Smith visited Icon in Los Angeles to see the amazing EV conversion project of a vintage 1949 Mercury. It took already two years since inception to ...

We've seen a number of electrified classic projects from companies like Zelectric Motors, and usually they involve dropping a state-of-the-art electric powertrain into a meticulously reconditioned ...

There's more than one way to describe a thing of great cultural significance or beauty. Consider the Biltmore Estate-- it's technically a house, but calling it that would kind of undersell the whole ...

Everyone loves a sleeper—something that looks rather mundane, but ends up ripping the doors off of anything in its way. This 1949 Mercury Coupe was never a full-blown hot rod, but it's now one of the ...

Sidd started as a freelance writer for TopSpeed back in 2017 and took up a full-time position a year later. 2,100+ articles later, he got into the editorial side of things and is now the sitewide ...

There is something almost impossibly cool about the 1949-1951 Mercury Eight Coupe. So many years after the release of "Rebel Without a Cause", it is difficult to tell whether the car's current ...

Custom Mercurys from a time the brand was still around and enjoying its glory days we’ve seen before, so we were not expecting all that much when we first stumbled upon this here 1949 example. But ...

If back in the early 2010s, you were too young to care, the name Mercury might not mean all that much to you. The brand, a long time companion of Ford, was the Blue Oval’s most prominent victim during ...

Ancient mythology tells of a sacred fire bird that, at the end of its life, ignites its nest to be taken up in flames. When the blaze burns down, a new offspring emerges. Area auto enthusiasts Don and ...

A classic art-deco hot rod was vaulted into the future with the heart of a Tesla that's proved it's possible to do such a complex rebuild, even when the technology may be constantly evolving. Boutique ...

A 1949 Mercury convertible. Movie star James Dean drove a '49 Mercury in the film Rebel Without a Cause. BILL VANCE The Ford Motor Co., established in 1903, was Henry Ford’s third attempt at starting ...