Sometimes my side gigs lead me to interesting places

Check this car out. I met this dude at a car show, we chatted, I gave him a card, and the next weekend we met up and did a little photo shoot and Q&A session.

Oh, and I got a ride in it. This thing is BAD ASS.

A '51 Mercury Monterey with LT1/T56 power.

http://autowaffle.com/angelo-fiorinis-1951-mercury-custom/

Also, it's orange. My favorite.

That is one nice ride.

Well done...

He's got more. So much more. He's a cool dude, and we've been chatting. I'll probably shoot his cars periodically as he pulls them out and then use them on months where I might not be able to find someone else.

But yeah. AWESOME stuff.

Awesome car and a great addition to the Waffle!

Never was much for the lead sleds but this one shows a real commitment to the art. Got to respect that.

Bill

Any idea what the rear tail lights are from? I did not see where it was mentioned.

I don't recall him mentioning it. If you're curious, I can call him and ask if you want to get an idea for the wagon.

I'm looking for alternative tail light ideas.

Woah! Very nice!!!!

is the air cleaner a fake one on top of the intake or is ir piped in somehow

mtrhead79 wrote:

is the air cleaner a fake one on top of the intake or is ir piped in somehow

Just sitting there for now. He doesn't really care for the LT1 intake. I gave him the idea of Vette fuel rail covers filled in with Mercury logos, and now he wants a set.

Great article Ray. That car is so cool! You are right about the color-perfect for that car. I really like the shots from the rear, showing how the tunneled tail lights fit the arc of the quarter perfectly, and how the rear window follows the slope of the lowered roof, not an easy task to perform. I'll look forward to seeing his other cars.

The rims on that Merc were refreshing...so tired of seeing the same ol,same ol. Great job on the article.

Well, that's what I do (thanks to MarkH from here). I write for their magazine - www.regionrides.com to check out some back issues.

It's hugely popular up there, because everyone likes seeing their own car "in print" somewhere, and it's a bunch of car guys.

So I figured I could do something similar with my website as a subset.

Great read, Thanks Ray!