Combinations of a Merc and a Chevy SSR Pickup became 2 Vehicles

[Nosferatu]

I know there has always been that Ford and Chevy rival but I love both so I decided to combine them.

I started with two vehicles. One was a ’49 Merc and the other was a Chevy SSR Pickup.

I cut up the SSR and the Merc. Combined the Merc Front and the SSR Bed.

I puttied, sanded and primed this beast. I added rear fender molding and drip rails for the doors. A wet sand and then the base coat of black was applied.

I installed a ’57 Thunderbird engine and found some seats in the parts box for the interior. I also cut the windows down to fit. I added a cover on the bed to hide the cutout for the rear end. I fabricated front inside wheel wells from styrene. Unfortunately I lost the interior pics – thanks Photobucket!

Shes done in hot pink and black and her name is Rosy.

 

 

 

 

 

 

After building ole’ Rosy from the Merc and the Chevy SSR P/U, I had the rear of the Merc and the front of the SSR left over…..and what do you know! They look pretty cool together!

I added a small width to the rear and glued it together.

I cut out the rear fenders and scratch built some new fenders that were close in shape to the front fenders. I also continued the body ridge from the top of the doors to the trunk to make it more ascetically pleasing. I scratch built the headrests and molded them into the body.

I filled in the tail light holes and re-drilled for the new ones for the sunken look.  I used some brand of blue nail polish for the final color.

Thanks for looking and I hope you like them.

 

 

[NOBLNG]

Now that’s something you don’t see every day. Those both blended very nicely! Good eye, and excellent craftsmanship!?

[Phildaupho]

Very creative and interesting

[Nosferatu]

Thanks for your nice comments!

[espo]

They both look great. The retro styling of the SSR blends well with the Mercury. The finish and paint work look good on both. 

[Modelbuilder Mark]

Cool combo, they work together.

[bisc63]

Nice work! Very creative solutions here.

[Tom Geiger]

Those look great! And no waste!

[gseeds]

Excellent behavior!!! Nothing wasted, no addition to the parts box, and two awesome builds to add to the show case !!

[michelle]

nice work on both 

[Bucky]

Very cool Mercolet builds! Both look well balanced to me.

[Nosferatu]

Thank you again for all the nice comments!

[Tom99]

Great work!

[ewetwo]

Really nice.

[Nosferatu]

thanks again guys!

[SickBoy]

Very cool and creative, nice work!

[Claude Thibodeau]

Hi David!

Very clever, rne Merc variation seems like a "natural", bravo!

I have both kits in my stash, and for years, tried all kind of mash-up concepts with them, but never by marrying those 2. Now, you make me thing of more variations...

CT