What Have You Been Working On? Lou Whitfield
If I remember correctly, that last time we checked in with Lou and Erin Whitfield, Lou was finishing up their Dan Gurney short nose and the two of them were planning on attending the Reunion in Talladega. Obviously, that didn’t happen since there was no Talladega event. I thought you might want to take a closer look at the three Mercs that Low and Erin own. In our last article you saw some beautiful non-original Talladega and Spoiler II Rancheros by John McCloud. Lou is equally adapt at modifications.
The first is the 351 powered Dan Gurney Spoiler which we followed Lou as he hauled it home some 5 years or more ago. It was sound but in need of a complete restoration.
The Gurney features some cougar wheels and a Nascar style spoiler under the front bumper.
Spend some time looking at this image and see how many non-stock improvement Lou has built/added.
Lou and Erin build their cars to be driven and you will always find the cup holders to prove it.
The second car is the oldest in his collection. We have seen this one in a couple of configurations and some day we will surprise you and Lou with some more photos of it. This is a Spoiler II clone but built with a real Spoiler II front end. It has Lee Roy Yarbrough stripes. At one time it had the full Nascar number and decal package on it!
The third car in the Whitfield garage is a 1969 Mercury Cougar with 351 and factory air just like the other two. In Southern California air conditioning is not an option if you want to drive your collector car in the summer.
Lou says the color is not red but more of an orange or rust color.
 What are you working on or what did you just finish? Send us some photos and information.
Looking good Lou.