Mercury was a brand owned by Ford from 1939 to 2011, the maker of hits such as the Eight, Cougar, or Capri. ... Lead sleds generally display a cut roof, sitting on shorter pillars.

Wayne Jones (Indianapolis) began customizing his '51 Ford in 1956, finished it by 1959, then decided to chop the top just last year. It's no slouch, either, with early hemi lurking under the flames.

2009 Dodge Ram - Lead Sled. What Was Old Is New Again. Dan Ward Writer Harley Camilleri Photographer Dec 01, 2012. See All 3 Photos. See All 3 Photos ...

Born in 1938, Mercury stayed faithfully at Ford’s side until 2011. During its life, it mostly copied what the big brother was doing, but that does not rob it of some value in the eyes of car ...

MINNEAPOLIS — Add a historic Iditarod across Alaska to Emily Ford’s résumé of extreme winter feats. Under bright sunshine, the rookie musher from Duluth and her team of 10 Alaskan huskies ...

Storey normally runs his sled behind tractors making as much as 10,000 horsepower. To slow those monsters down, he can load the Pioneer's weight-transfer box with up to a dozen 1800-pound lead bricks.

Four finalists were on display at the 2025 Sacramento Autorama, and the winner was Jimmy Hervatin’s 1952 Ford F1 pickup. Dubbed “Lit Up,” the flamed Ford was based on artwork by Keith Weesner.

Ford has a special sled that can exert over 5,000 pounds of resistance on a pickup truck to simulate driving up steep grades while on flat land. The Blue Oval used the device to develop the 2017 F ...

Duluth’s Emily Ford and her sled dogs notch Iditarod finish. The Duluth-based musher was among the fastest rookies covering 1,128 miles across Alaska. She came in 18th. By Bob Timmons.

Under the Merc's hood is a polished 454 Rat motor with A/C, giving this sled plenty of torque to boogie down the boulevard. The New Age custom has come a long way in a few short years.

There's nothing like the vroom of the engine or the souped-up style of a fully-customized lead sled. "That's hammered, slammed, shaded, decked, the whole ball of wax," lead sled owner Mike ...