Jimmy Summers built this 1940 mercury convertible with raised fenders and sectioned hood for himself. He drove it for years, then sold it. The car still excits today, and is in rather good shape. In later years a few more modifications where done by Summers: molded in headlights and removal of the Mercuryhood peak.

Jimmy Summers channeled the body over the frame and raised the front and rear fenders several inches. At the front this modification ment that the hood needed to be sectioned. But unlike most sectioned hoods Jimmy decided not to make a horizontal cut and removed material from the middle he rather cut off the bottom of the hood and made it to fit the raised front fenders.

At the rear the tops of the fenders are now level with the belt line – a very graceful modiication – and at the back they needed to be widened on the inside to meet with the trunk.

The running boards where removed, the front fenders filled in at the back where the running boards used to be and the rear fenders had a set of stainless steel gravel shields added. An aftermarket fender skirt makes it all flow even better.

Jimmy hand made a new grille made out of flat steel rod and styled it after the 41 Buick grille. The bumpers of a Lincoln Zephyr where used both front and rear. But at the rear the center section was removed and replaced by a round rod bend to house the taillights and license plate.

The car was finished in 1946 and painted a very deep dark maroon with a tan padded top.

Jimmy rode his Mercury a lot on cross country trims and as daily transportation.

On one day it was believed his wife rode in the car and had a minor wreck when she hit a building. Some repair work had to be done and Jimmy decided to repaint the car in a metallic green. The tan top stayed the way it was. At this time he also installed a set of Packard hubcaps to replace the early single bar flipper hubcaps.

In 2007 the current owner plans to start on a full restoration of the Summers Mercury. And its planned to be in its first rubby maroon color.