FeatureInfo
Led Sled
Meaning behind name:
Owner: Buddy Rice(The Indy car Driver)
Make: Mercury
Model: Coupe
Year: 1949
Photos By: Chris Fesler
MoreInfo
Why build?: |
To Drive and have fun |
How long did it take to build?: |
4 months |
What's the history of the vehicle or any special notes?: |
This car was bought for Buddy after winning the INDY 500 in 2004, that’s right he could have picked any car and this is what he wanted. This car was purchaised and taken straight to Pioneer to get the crazy sound system and interior you see here. Well for most people that would have been enough but Buddy wanted a car that would stand out and not be like all others so he took the interior/system complete car to Fesler to have them rebuild the complete car. This is not the way you usually want to build a car but Fesler was up to it so first things first they spent a week just carefully removing all the system and interior. Then the build, they stripped the car down to nothing, sent the engine out for a full rebuild and makeover with all new parts. shaved everything on the car and smoothed everything else out, put a new Mustang II front end on the car with a full Air Ride Technologies Air system, custom build dash with new Bonspeed gauges and Vintage air vents, shaved the drip rails, welded the side skirts in and made a custom rear bumbper/roll pan all smoothed out with a full one piece weled up front end with frenched headlights, and a custom front welding in bumper and buick grille. Then sent the car out to be painted BASF black with a flating agent in the clear to protect it. Then the car came back to Fesler for the insane assembly that had to be done in a week so the car could debut at the Fontana Indy Race for Buddy and Argent. The car was worked on around the clock to get the new Buick Nailhead supercharged engine, Hueghs Tranny and Currie rear end along with the new Baer brakes and Wheel Vintique custom built billet wheels. the interior and everything else was put together and the car shipped out at 2am the day before the race. as you can see he now has one very cool merc like no other on the road. |
BODYDetails
Hood: |
Smoothed |
Grille: |
Custom |
Bumpers: |
Molded to whole front end,rear bumper removed and custom roll pan fabbed |
Add On Accessories: |
Shaved Door handles,marker lights,antenna and drip rails, |
Body Mods: |
Front clip is one piece, headlights frenched in, markers saved and bumper removed and custom made metal front clip, rear bumper removed, custom roll pan fabbed, cadi tail lights fabbed into rear and sides all smoothed and weled up. All molding removed |
Who Did Your Body Work?: |
Fesler & Gary Sharp |
ChassisDetails
Chassis: |
Stock |
Inches of Lift or Drop: |
Full Air Ride Tech air suspenion |
Spindles: |
Mustang II |
4-Link: |
|
Compressor Model and Brand: |
Viair 450C |
Valve Info: |
Big Red from Air Ride |
Air Bag Info: |
Air Ride Technologies |
Other Mods: |
Mustang II custom built Front clip,Custom Sway bar,Air ride Tech tanks,lines and fittings,Dakota digital air gauges |
DrivelineDetails
Torque Converter (Stall Converter): |
Hughes |
Transfer Case: |
Hughes transmission |
Axle Brand or Size: |
Currie |
Gears: |
4:11 |
Transmission Builder / Shop: |
Hughes transmission |
EngineDetails
Make: |
Buick |
Cylinders: |
8 |
Engine Modifications: |
EGGES rocker arms,ISKY valves,Fesler built Oil Pan,Full Magnaflow fesler built exhaust with headers,ENGINE is built with ARP Rod bolts, head studs, main stud kit, Cloyes timing chain set Felpro gasket set, Total Seal hellfire piston rings, BU401 Performance Cam, Eagle connection rods |
Engine Add Ons: |
MSD Distributor,MSD Plugs and wires, boost timing master, street blaster coil and wire set with plug sockets, WEIAND supercharger polished,Stinger battery,Air mobile radiator and fans |
Chrome and Polish: |
WEIAND supercharger polished |
Engine Builder / Shop: |
RPM |
InteriorDetails
Dashboard: |
Painted Flat black |
Gauges: |
Bonspeed |
Steering Wheel: |
Colorado Customs |
Console: |
Custom built |
Head Unit: |
Pioneer |
Amps: |
Pioneer |
Speakers: |
Pioneer TS-C160R components,TS-W256C subs,GM-D510M and 480W amps,AVD-W6210 monitor,head unit ADX-P8DVD |
Video System: |
Pioneer |
Stereo Installed By: |
Pioneer |
Shifter: |
Column shift |
Seats: |
Black Leather tea Seats |
Describe the Upholstery Material / Color Scheme: |
Full Black interior,with leather,custom console full pionner stereo system,Suede headliner |
Other Interior Mods: |
Vintage air system,Camaro column,Lokar pedals,Custom built Fest=sler Gauge bezel |
Upholstered By: |
Pioneer/Fesler |
PaintDetails
Color: |
Flat black with clear |
Paint Type: |
BASF |
Painted By: |
Gary Sharp |
WheelsDetails
Front Wheel Type: |
Fesler FS-905 |
Rear Wheel Type: |
Fesler FS-905 |
Front Wheel Size: |
20x9 |
Front Tire Size: |
BF Goodrich G-Force 285/30ZR20 |
Rear Tire Size: |
BF Goodrich G-Force 285/30ZR20 |


















