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Topic: Merc Truck
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83j20
Gearhead Posts: 304
From:
Registered: Jul 2002
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posted 04-01-2006 10:08 PM
 
Don't see many of these.  
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Rory McNeil
Gearhead Posts: 1889
From: Surrey, B.C. Canada
Registered: Nov 2000
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posted 04-02-2006 12:46 PM
Yeah, I used to have a 67 Mercury 100 fleetside shortbox about 18-20 years ago. It had a 352, auto and the 5 lug Dana 60 3.54 posi rearend. It got scrapped after the cab mounts rotted away, and would break the steering column coupler. I`ve also had a few of the Merc tailgates, good swap meet items.------------------
78 Fairmont 428 4 speed [email protected] 1.32 60 foot
80 Fairmont 302 5 speed 12.8@105mph
85 Mustang NHRA M/Stock 302 5speed. [email protected] 1.63 60 foot
59 Meteor (Canadian Ford) 2 dr sedan 332, auto
74 F350 ramp truck 390 4spd
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SteveLaRiviere
Administrator Posts: 48752
From: Saco, Maine
Registered: May 99
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posted 04-02-2006 07:54 PM
That's cool. I was surprised last year to see one parked at the local Home Depot, it was one from the fifties, and they we using it just like any other truck. I had never seen one in person before that.------------------
'70 Mustang Mach 1 - '70 Mustang Convertible - '72 Mustang Sprint - '94 F-150 XL
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MLariviere
Moderator Posts: 4235
From: Biddeford,Me.USA
Registered: May 99
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posted 04-02-2006 08:48 PM
Cool! Are you into Jeep trucks,83J20? I work with a guy that has a collection of Kaiser and Jeep Pickups from the late 60's. Last count was 5!
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Whitson
Gearhead Posts: 290
From: Western Canada
Registered: Dec 2005
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posted 04-03-2006 09:51 AM
I believe they were a Canada only thing.
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Ryan Wilke
Gearhead Posts: 3237
From: Stanton, Michigan, zip 48888
Registered: Oct 2000
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posted 04-03-2006 10:18 AM
quote:
Originally posted by Whitson:
I believe they were a Canada only thing.
Yep, built from '46 to '68.
Check 'em out here: http://www.mercurypickup.com/ Ryan 
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Stewart
Gearhead Posts: 10525
From: Monterey, CA Mustangsandmore Member #437
Registered: Apr 2000
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posted 04-03-2006 01:33 PM
That's cool!"There's something 'bout a Mercury..." Stewart ------------------
Said cynot65 to a troll on the board: "what a demented little spit puddle you are" Black '99 Lightning
- It's my 13.19 second work truck! :D 2000 7.3L PSD Excursion
- The family land yacht 1990 Platinum GT: 25th Year Anniversary Edition
- Stolen and stripped, waiting to be rebuilt and reborn. M&M Member #437
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capri man
Gearhead Posts: 8777
From: doerun, ga.
Registered: Nov 2000
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posted 04-03-2006 01:38 PM
wouldnt i be cool pulling my capri with that???  ------------------
mike r
racing is real
everything else is just a game.
81 capri-302-7.25 @93mph 1/8
1.54 60ft 50 % of the fun dragracing is meeting people who will give you the shirt off their back to wipe the grease off your hands.
M&M member #839 http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y6/mike470/adel2.jpg
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SteveLaRiviere
Administrator Posts: 48752
From: Saco, Maine
Registered: May 99
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posted 04-03-2006 06:19 PM
quote:
Originally posted by Stewart:
That's cool!"There's something 'bout a Mercury..." Stewart
Yup, it's like a Ford but with more letters!  Want to hear something funny? Since we bought Pam's Sable last summer we've had several people come up to me saying "Ha, I thought you'd never buy anything except a Ford product?"  ------------------
'70 Mustang Mach 1 - '70 Mustang Convertible - '72 Mustang Sprint - '94 F-150 XL
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Keahi73
Gearhead Posts: 741
From: San Jose, CA, USA
Registered: Mar 2002
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posted 04-04-2006 12:15 AM
I have never seen one that year. If I ever come across a merc truck I can afford, I defy the moratorium on bringing home more vehicles!------------------
Ren?e "I prefer the term 'ASSERTIVE'!" -RTM 68 Mustang Fastback-"Elvis"
55 Ford F100- Panel-MINE
60 Ford Starliner Mild Custom
97 Thunderbird
East Bay F100 Elites
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69 Sportsroof
Gearhead Posts: 2814
From: Valley, Alabama, USA
Registered: Mar 2002
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posted 04-09-2006 09:33 PM
That's the first one I've ever seen. Didn't know there was such an animal.
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Rory McNeil
Gearhead Posts: 1889
From: Surrey, B.C. Canada
Registered: Nov 2000
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posted 04-09-2006 11:57 PM
The Mercury trucks, including"M" series pickups, Econoline vans, Heavy Duty tandem axle units, parcel vans, school buses, dump trucks etc were quite common up here in Canada for many years. Mercury trucks were sold at Canadian Mercury dealerships from the late 40`s, thru 1968. It seems that the ratio of Fords to Mercs was fairly even, kinda like Chev vs GMC trucks.------------------
78 Fairmont 428 4 speed [email protected] 1.32 60 foot
80 Fairmont 302 5 speed 12.8@105mph
85 Mustang NHRA M/Stock 302 5speed. [email protected] 1.63 60 foot
59 Meteor (Canadian Ford) 2 dr sedan 332, auto
74 F350 ramp truck 390 4spd
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