Eddie Tovar bought this 1949 Mercury five years ago from the original owners daughter in San Jose, CA. The Merc was a solid project but still needed to be fully rebuilt. After five years of work, they were able to finish it this Friday. Today, Eddie decided to take it out for its first cruise. After picking up his brother Michael, they drove south on the 405 and stopped by the LOWRIDER Magazine office.
As I walked out to the front of the office, I didn’t think it was a Tovar ride, due to it being stock high. The Merc’s body dropped to the floor as soon as they parked to reveal that slammed looked that the Tovar’s are famous for. “It will be making its maiden voyage Memorial Day weekend for the Santa Maria show,” explained Eddie. We will be bringing this car into the studio before then but for now we hope you guys enjoy these photos we got of it in the parking lot.
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