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Museum founder Mel Martin purchased this vehicle in 1998 to drive in the 3,000-mile Great American Race. This was his second year participating in this world-famous cross-country auto race.
Believed to be one of only four survivors, the car has a two-person cockpit.
Coach-built Chevrolets are all but unknown today, but in 1922 the Mercury Body Company did build sheet metal for a Chevrolet "Superior Chassis." The cost back then was $265 to transform a 26-horsepower Chevy chassis into a spiffy speedster.
It is believed to be 1 of 4 survivors
Modified 4-cylinder engine
Cylinder head by Mercury
Pre-War Classics / 1916–1941
