1951 Hirohata Mercury Custom // Mecum Kissimmee 2022 // Jan. 6-16 Osceola Heritage Park
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- ▪️ The Hirohata Mercury, arguably the most famous custom car of the classic era
▪️ Named for the car's original owner, Bob Hirohata of Los Angeles, California
▪️ Iconic custom car built by Sam and George Barris
▪️ Featured in Hot Rod Magazine in March 1953
▪️ Cover car for Hop Up magazine in March 1953
▪️ Class Winner at the 1952 Petersen Motorama
▪️ Featured in Rod & Custom in October 1953
▪️ Appeared in the film "Running Wild" in 1955 starring Mamie Van Doren
▪️ In the care of the McNiel family since 1959, when Jim McNiel purchased the car for $500 at the age of 16
Click the link for more info and photos on this Kissimmee 2022 main attraction:
www.mecum.com/...
Awesome car with an awesome history.
Dude they put their ovvn name on this car signature, credit , and identity. Thats THE MOST not historycal. And btw they had took fortune and fame for them self by brung this car for everyshows on this planet. They said they didnt change the original bodyworks. Historycal ?? this was "stolen" credits. They change the each history. Why the heck no records about Hirohata at that time ?? Another guy took trophy on this biovideo
Let’s not forget that this form of art, customizing cars began over 70 years ago! Still going strong but the cost is well beyond most consumers financial means.
That get's the juices flowing. Gorgeous.
Rich car collectors have killed the joy that hot-rodders got from owning and building cars in the 40's and 50's.....Nowadays the average hot'rodder has to compete with all those affluent car collectors who can afford to spend big bucks on cars that he stores in a garage and waits for the prices to go up so he can make a profit and buy more cars as an investment......I know, I'M jealous, but all I wanted was a resto-mod model-A sedan that I could enjoy my last few days driving around town in .....My luck ! ........
Take a look at The HAMB. Stop blaming people with more money then you as a excuse for you not to fire up your welder and build something . This car was build with 2 hands a gas torches. No fancy machines
Dude , this video and those old guy put their ovvn name and change the history. I have no idea why they kept showing Hirohata's trophy side to side to historical 1951 mercury body works.
Priceless
the Queen of all Mercs
Literally my dream car for ages.
As a small child I can remember seeing this car and hearing about it.
I love these Mecum auctions. I don't actually bid but it's exciting to watch and I do sometimes for hours. Excellent auto here too. Beautiful.
Oh, shit, someone with deep pockets is going to get this one!
Yeah, the sad part is that we may never see this Merc again!
SUGGESTION; Please build a plastic model kit and or die-cast car of the Hirohata Merc.
I'm curious to see what this will sell for. Amazing history! Amazing car!
$1.95 million.
@@jschlesinger2 Not including commissions. Well over $2.1million!
@@lkendrix7782 Oops. In that case, I'll have to void the check I just wrote for $1.95 million.
@@jschlesinger2 Yep, 👍🏾! Good idea! You got another one? Right?! Here, use my pen 🖊!
KILL THE CRAPPY MUSIC.
In the Haggerty video on this car, PPG was contacted and the company produced a batch of paint matching the original colors in the original, now EPA noncompliant, formulas. Junior DID NOT have some original leftover paint laying around his shop. Wayne can be full of shit at times.