jbucking Posted February 26, 2021 Share Posted February 26, 2021 I was wondering if any sort of a national registry exists for existing Mercer Automobiles ? My grandfather, George Lydy, of Chicago Junction, Ohio (now called Willard, Ohio) owned the Mercer Raceabout in the attached photo. The license plate seems to be from 1920/21. Unfortunately I do not know, and have not been able to discover a serial number or additional information. There are many great stories in our family regarding the car and his exploits. Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
21raceabout Posted March 2, 2021 Share Posted March 2, 2021 There is an (intern)national roster of Mercer cars/owners kept by a member of the Mercer Associates. The list is not made public out of respect for the privacy of the owners. In 1954 there were 106 cars identified; the current list has just over 140 cars. I don't know when your grandfather sold his car, but I checked and his name does not show up in any of the lists. In order to see if his car survived you really need to know it's chassis/engine serial number or possibly have the names of subsequent owners. You might check with the AACA library to see if they have 1920/21 registration lists for Ohio as they have for some other states. These lists often have the license plate number, owner name and address and engine or chassis serial number. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AHa Posted March 2, 2021 Share Posted March 2, 2021 (edited) The number assigned to this car by the California Highway Division is 1287, as revealed in the post below this one. Edited March 2, 2021 by AHa (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
21raceabout Posted March 8, 2021 Share Posted March 8, 2021 I believe the original post said the car was owned by an individual who lived in Ohio. I don't see any other posts "below this one" discussing California...? In any case, neither chassis S/N 1287 nor engine S/N 1287 show up as a survivor in the roster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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