I believe that these Fords all had body coloured wheels, as the full wheel covers do not cover the entire rim. I may well be wrong, but that is my understanding.
I don't know if Mercury is different from Ford, but my Uncle had a red, 63 Marauder. It had full wheel covers and black rims. I know because every time he let me borrow it for a date, I popped the caps off and put them in the trunk. :banana: That thing would haul ass.
All sorted, guys, Took out two of the seven rear leaf springs and she lowered to a level stance no problem, thanks for all your imput, fellas Edd