{"id":166466,"date":"2016-03-30T19:07:04","date_gmt":"2016-03-30T19:07:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.supercars.net\/blog\/?p=166466"},"modified":"2024-12-27T12:49:54","modified_gmt":"2024-12-27T12:49:54","slug":"1949-baldwin-mercury-special","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/1949-baldwin-mercury-special\/","title":{"rendered":"1949 Baldwin-Mercury Special"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>1949 Baldwin-Mercury Special<\/h1>\n<p><span id=\"intelliTXT\">Following the Baldwin-Payne Special, Willis Baldwin built this race car for use in SCCA&#8217;s modified classes on the short tracks of America. It competed from 1949 to 1959 and made it on the cover of Road &amp; Track in May 1950.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>For his second Special, Willis Baldwin used a conglomeration of Ford and Mercury parts in a competitive way. It later motivated many more people to create and race unique american specials, including Ferraris, Jaguars and Maseratis with V8 engines.<\/p>\n<p>Starting from a 1946 Ford Frame, Baldwin removed the cross members and redesigned the chassis to be 14 inches shorter. He set the engine far back from its standard position, but kept the stock rigid suspension. The rest of the parts came from the Ford line including Mercury clutch, Mercury V8 and Ford steering rack.\u00b9<\/p>\n<p>The engine was custom built by Willis. Starting with a 59A bock, he bored and stroked the cylinders to get 284.4 in\u00b3. Attached to this were aluminum cylinder heads and an aluminum intake manifold. Furthermore Baldwin-designed twin-spark ignition and exhaust manifold were fitted.\u00b9<\/p>\n<p>It took Willis Baldwin 12 months to build this car. It was raced in Southern California before being sold to S&amp;C Ford and owner Al Schalinger. Under him, it was raced by mechanic Sony Kennyon with great success until 1959. After an unfortunate accident due to rear axle failure, the Baldwin-Payne Special was nearly destroyed on New Year&#8217;s Day in 1960. Despite rolling several times both Sonny and the car were saved, but the hulk wasn&#8217;t resurrected until 1990.<\/p>\n<p>Irv Dickson in Calfornia undertook the massive task of restoring the car with help from Sonny himself. Since then, the enthusiastic owner has continued to race the Baldwin-Payne Special. It made appearances at the 2003 Pebble Beach Concours and various Monterey Historic Races.<\/p>\n<h4>Sources &amp; Further Reading<\/h4>\n<p>1.Pace, Harold. <u>Vintage American Road Racing Cars<\/u>. Motorbooks: 2004.<\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/1949-baldwin-mercury-special-gallery\/\">1949 Baldwin-Mercury Special Gallery<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>See \u00a0full<a href=\"http:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/1949-baldwin-mercury-special-gallery\/\">\u00a01949 Baldwin-Mercury Special Gallery<\/a> here<\/p>\n<figure class='gallery-item'>\r\n            <div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\r\n                <a href='https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/1949_BaldwinMercury_Special1.jpg' class='tipi-lightbox'>\r\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/1949_BaldwinMercury_Special1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"1949 Baldwin-Mercury Special\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/1949_BaldwinMercury_Special1.jpg 1024w, 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width=\"70%\">Santa Barbara, California, USA<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"label\" align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"30%\">engineers<\/td>\n<td class=\"value\" align=\"right\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"70%\">Willis Baldwin<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"label\" align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"30%\">production<\/td>\n<td class=\"value\" align=\"right\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"70%\">1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"boldlabel\" align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"30%\">engine<\/td>\n<td class=\"boldvalue\" align=\"right\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"70%\">1946 Mercury V8 w\/Edelbrock Cylinder Heads<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"label\" align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"30%\">position<\/td>\n<td class=\"value\" align=\"right\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"70%\">Front Longitudinal<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"label\" align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"30%\">aspiration<\/td>\n<td class=\"value\" align=\"right\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"70%\">Natural<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"label\" align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"30%\">block material<\/td>\n<td class=\"value\" align=\"right\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"70%\">Cast Iron w\/Aluminum Cylinder Heads<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"label\" align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"30%\">valvetrain<\/td>\n<td class=\"value\" align=\"right\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"70%\">Tripple Stomberg 95 Carburetors<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"label\" align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"30%\">displacement<\/td>\n<td class=\"value\" align=\"right\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"70%\">4660 cc \/ 284.4 in\u00b3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"label\" align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"30%\">bore<\/td>\n<td class=\"value\" align=\"right\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"70%\">84.1 mm \/ 3.312 in<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"label\" align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"30%\">stroke<\/td>\n<td class=\"value\" align=\"right\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"70%\">104.8 mm \/ 4.125 in<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"label\" align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"30%\">compression<\/td>\n<td class=\"value\" align=\"right\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"70%\">9.0:1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"label\" align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"30%\">power<\/td>\n<td class=\"value\" align=\"right\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"70%\">134.2 kw \/ 180 bhp @ 4000 rpm<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"label\" align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"30%\">specific output<\/td>\n<td class=\"value\" align=\"right\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"70%\">38.63 bhp per litre<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"label\" align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"30%\">bhp\/weight<\/td>\n<td class=\"value\" align=\"right\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"70%\">220.32 bhp per tonne<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"label\" align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"30%\">redline<\/td>\n<td class=\"value\" align=\"right\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"70%\">5000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"boldlabel\" align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"30%\">body \/ frame<\/td>\n<td class=\"boldvalue\" align=\"right\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"70%\">Steel &amp; Aluminum Body over Modified 1946 Mercury Frame<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"label\" align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"30%\">driven wheels<\/td>\n<td class=\"value\" align=\"right\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"70%\">RWD w\/1948 Ford Differential<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"label\" align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"30%\">front tires<\/td>\n<td class=\"value\" align=\"right\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"70%\">6.00-16<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"label\" align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"30%\">rear tires<\/td>\n<td class=\"value\" align=\"right\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"70%\">6.50-16<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"label\" align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"30%\">front brakes<\/td>\n<td class=\"value\" align=\"right\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"70%\">Drums<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"label\" align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"30%\">rear brakes<\/td>\n<td class=\"value\" align=\"right\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"70%\">Drums<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"label\" align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"30%\">f suspension<\/td>\n<td class=\"value\" align=\"right\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"70%\">Rigid Axle<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"label\" align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"30%\">r suspension<\/td>\n<td class=\"value\" align=\"right\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"70%\">Live Axle<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"label\" align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"30%\">curb weight<\/td>\n<td class=\"value\" align=\"right\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"70%\">817 kg \/ 1800 lbs<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"label\" align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"30%\">wheelbase<\/td>\n<td class=\"value\" align=\"right\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"70%\">2540.0 mm \/ 100 in<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td 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It competed from 1949 to 1959 and made it on the cover of Road &amp; Track in May 1950. For his second Special, Willis Baldwin used a conglomeration of Ford and Mercury parts in a competitive way. It later motivated many more people to create and race unique american specials, including Ferraris, Jaguars and Maseratis [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":166478,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2184,22724,9348,17100],"tags":[2457,16841,22725,22726,16849,13061,6722,245],"class_list":["post-166466","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-1940s","category-baldwin","category-guides","category-model-guides-race-cars","tag-1940s","tag-1940s-cars","tag-baldwin","tag-baldwin-model-guides-all","tag-baldwin-mercury","tag-car-profiles","tag-race-car-in-depth","tag-race-car"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>1949 Baldwin-Mercury Special<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/1949-baldwin-mercury-special\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"1949 Baldwin-Mercury Special\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"1949 Baldwin-Mercury Special Following the Baldwin-Payne Special, Willis Baldwin built this race car for use in SCCA&#8217;s modified classes on the short tracks of America. 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