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1940 Mercury Custom

Ken Gross
Chassis Number: 99A121762

 • One of the very first California customs

• Built in 1940 by Charles Marr and Gerry Huth

• Owned for four decades by Carl Morton

• Equipped with the best speed equipment and trim of the period

This Mercury is a work of art and one of the earliest, most important “lead sleds.” It is a must-have for any custom collection.

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Ken Gross
Ken Gross is a Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance Chief Class Judge and a founding member of the International Chief Judges’ Advisory Group (ICJAG). He served as Executive Director of the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles, and his 15 critically acclaimed auto exhibitions have drawn record crowds at major fine-art museums nationwide. The author of 25 books, Ken has been contributing to SCM for more than three decades.
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