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Lot S551 – Biloxi, 2016 Auction


This is an ARCHIVE listing, this car ran at our Biloxi, 2016 Auction


Lot S551 – 1948 MERCURY EIGHT


  • Year: 1948
  • Make: MERCURY
  • Model:EIGHT
  • Status: N/A
  • Mileage: 62334
  • Body:4D
  • VIN:
  • Exterior: MAROON
  • Interior: BROWN/TAN CLOTH
  • Transmission: MANUAL
  • Cylinder: N/A
PURCHASED NEW IN 1948 BY DOMINIC LA ROCCA AND REMAINS IN THE FAMILY AS OF TODAY

BAND LEADER OF THE ORIGINAL DIXIELAND BAND THAT RECORDED THE FIRST JAZZ RECORD IN 1917, WROTE SONGS SUCH AS TIGER RAG, LIVERY STABLE BLUES AND MORE

RESTORED TO ITS ORIGINAL CONDITIONS ALL DOCS AND RECEIPTS INCLUDED

BEST IN SHOW AT BACK TO THE BEACH

BEST ORIGINAL AT SHERIFF OFFICERS BENEFIT SHOW

BEST RESTORED AT SHERIFF OFFICERS BENEFIT SHOW

BEST IN SHOW AT KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS SHOW AND BEST IN CLASS AT THE WORLD OF WHEELS

PROFESSIONAL FRAME-OFF RESTORATION IN 2010

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