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Short Track Forums => Early GN-USAC-IMCA-ARCA => Topic started by: MarkJ on August 21, 2017, 04:22:10 PM

Title: 1963 Rex White Mercury
Post by: MarkJ on August 21, 2017, 04:22:10 PM: (https://s6.postimg.org/5kqrgwcr5/rex63m1_2.jpg) (https://postimages.org/)

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Title: Re: 1963 Rex White Mercury
Post by: slim on August 21, 2017, 05:29:37 PM: Nice, great looking racecar!
Title: Re: 1963 Rex White Mercury
Post by: Dirtman on August 21, 2017, 05:32:14 PM: Very nice. I've got a Mercury that I received as a gift from Mark Box. I'd like to build one like this (hopefully as nice). Where did the decals come from?

Rett
Title: Re: 1963 Rex White Mercury
Post by: BobD on August 21, 2017, 07:36:10 PM: This is one clean-lookin' machine.....very nice! I didn't remember Rex White in anything but a Chevy.
Title: Re: 1963 Rex White Mercury
Post by: Tom Birky on August 21, 2017, 08:35:39 PM: Nice looking Merc Mark! Very good paint work. I'm with Bob...didn't know he drove anything but Chevy, however I suspect it might have something to do with Chevy's Mark III 427 supply drying up in mid '63?

tom
Title: Re: 1963 Rex White Mercury
Post by: sentsat71 on August 22, 2017, 05:53:28 AM: Very nice looking build!!
Title: Re: 1963 Rex White Mercury
Post by: vsrn on August 22, 2017, 05:13:00 PM: I still have a few chrome mylar Mercury heads left, if anyone is interested...

vsrn
Title: Re: 1963 Rex White Mercury
Post by: MarkJ on August 23, 2017, 02:38:58 PM: Quote from: Dirtman on August 21, 2017, 05:32:14 PM
Very nice. I've got a Mercury that I received as a gift from Mark Box. I'd like to build one like this (hopefully as nice). Where did the decals come from?

Rett

Rett, I made them on my computer and printed them on ink jet paper
Title: Re: 1963 Rex White Mercury
Post by: MarkJ on August 23, 2017, 02:47:33 PM: Quote from: Tom Birky on August 21, 2017, 08:35:39 PM
Nice looking Merc Mark! Very good paint work. I'm with Bob...didn't know he drove anything but Chevy, however I suspect it might have something to do with Chevy's Mark III 427 supply drying up in mid '63?

tom

Tom, from what I could gather from reading Rex's "Gold Thunder" book. The car and some parts were given to Rex and Louis Clements by Mercury through Bill Stroppe. I went on to read that Rex never liked this car because he thought it was too heavy, had too much rear overhang, and did not like the leaf spring rear suspension. He only drove this car in this color scheme for one race. The 63 Firecracker 400. After that he painted it the usual gold and white.
Title: Re: 1963 Rex White Mercury
Post by: MarkJ on August 24, 2017, 02:28:53 PM: Quote from: MarkJ on August 23, 2017, 02:38:58 PM
Quote from: Dirtman on August 21, 2017, 05:32:14 PM
Very nice. I've got a Mercury that I received as a gift from Mark Box. I'd like to build one like this (hopefully as nice). Where did the decals come from?

Rett

Rett, I made them on my computer and printed them on ink jet paper

Here are what's left of the decal sheets. I borrowed some of the decals from a sheet I made for a 1963 Fireball Roberts Ford.

(https://s6.postimg.org/8b9a5ko7l/63mercwipsdesheetsandpledge1.jpg) (https://postimages.org/)
Title: Re: 1963 Rex White Mercury
Post by: john2 on August 25, 2017, 01:36:57 PM: :) I did not remember this one, either. But, it is a great model.
Title: Re: 1963 Rex White Mercury
Post by: Bob P. on August 25, 2017, 03:58:41 PM: Very nice replica build Mark. Paint and decals look great.

Bob
Title: Re: 1963 Rex White Mercury
Post by: MarkJ on August 26, 2017, 11:15:04 AM: Here is what the real car looked like at Daytona for the firecracker 400 in 1963.

(https://s6.postimg.org/9ry49kec1/1963rexwhitemercury5x7.jpg) (https://postimg.org/image/5vksdktcd/)
Title: Re: 1963 Rex White Mercury
Post by: Gary Davis on August 26, 2017, 01:25:05 PM: Man Mark...you did a GREAT job on this one.(as usual) A lot of work went into this build and it sure shows. Plus...it's a one of a kind paint scheme for that one Race. Good stuff....
Title: Re: 1963 Rex White Mercury
Post by: MarkJ on September 04, 2017, 11:13:03 AM: Quote from: Gary Davis on August 26, 2017, 01:25:05 PM
Man Mark...you did a GREAT job on this one.(as usual) A lot of work went into this build and it sure shows. Plus...it's a one of a kind paint scheme for that one Race. Good stuff....

Thanks, Gary. I really appreciate it.
Title: Re: 1963 Rex White Mercury
Post by: slim on October 18, 2017, 11:15:52 AM: I just came across this photo. Looks like a Clements/ Rex White livery, but Billy Wade is the driver on the door.
(https://media.fotki.com/2v2uVD5cMxUngtW.jpg) (https://public.fotki.com/slimlouis/dark-side-late-mode/rex-white-4-63-mercury/11081488-1020505402.html)Hosted on Fotki (https://www.fotki.com)
Title: Re: 1963 Rex White Mercury
Post by: MarkJ on October 20, 2017, 02:20:22 PM: I believe that was at Riverside, but I'm not sure. Great photo. I haven't seen that one before.
Title: Re: 1963 Rex White Mercury
Post by: Dr. Kerry on October 20, 2017, 06:37:26 PM: Beautiful Merc Mark!!!! Turned out great!!!!!
Title: Re: 1963 Rex White Mercury
Post by: pdaly28 on October 22, 2017, 01:27:18 PM: beautiful build,I never knew he raced a merc!
Title: Re: 1963 Rex White Mercury
Post by: MarkJ on November 12, 2017, 12:45:06 PM: Thanks, Doc and Pdaly. I appreciate the feedback.