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1961 Canadian-Built Ford Mercury Truck Data. Note the VIN is listed in the opposite order of the 1964 trucks with the Consecutive Serial Number listed first.

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. Mercury trucks were in production from 1948 to1968. Vintage Mercury vehicles as well as late models through 2010. The Mercury M-Series pickup truck was produced between 1946 and 1968 by Ford Motor Company primarily for Canada.

The Meteor Monarch cars and Mercury trucks first appeared in April 1946 because of Ford of Canadas postwar marketing strategy. Vehicle History Vehicle History Reports for. 1 In several factories the 1946 design was carried over through March 1947.

1951 FordMercury Front Clip from western Canada. The truck was occasionally driven to town for lumber but it was primarily used for tough farm work like picking rocks in fields. The Mercury M series is a series of pickup trucks that was marketed by the Mercury division of Ford Motor Company.

Call 613-257-7565 for information. 1950 Mercury M-47 SOLD. Everything else is all original and in near mint condition.

All Mercury dealers had Mercury trucks to sell. More lower-priced cars were sold in Canada than in the United States because of the slightly lower standard of living not to mention whopping sales and excise taxes that added almost 20 percent to the sticker prices across the border. I am the third owner of this classic truck.

Right after World War II when Ford Motor Company of Canada setup the FordMonarch and MercuryLincoln dealership networks a new truck line was established. We have a selection of 1948-1952 Ford and Mercury truck cabs with doors from western Canada for sale. Mercury built a total of 8099 trucks in 1947 but built only a few hundred of these 1 Ton Pickups.

The Mercury pickup has less than 45000 original miles on its odometer because it spent most of its time in the near vicinity of the first owners farm. As promised heres the data from my 1961 shop manual which covers all of the Canadian built trucks of that year both Ford and Mercury. Prices range from 100000 to 150000.

This Merc is located in Norco California just west of Riverside. Only offered in Canada the M-Series trucks are rare collectors items now but. Up to 4 cash back Mercury was developed by Edsel Ford in 1938 making its debut as a brand in 1939 positioned to bridge the gap between Ford and its prestige make Lincoln.

These trucks were really just Ford F-100s w. Production of Mercury trucks ended altogether in 1968. The final Mercury sedan the Grand Marquis remains an iconic American classic car.

26 rows The Mercury M-Series was a range of pickup trucks introduced in. This can make ordering parts confusing. Another interesting departure among Canadian Ford trucks was that they were powered only by V-8 engines until the 223-cuin.

This would really be a head-turner at any car show or just at the gas station or hardware store. Founded in 1938 this now defunct division of Ford Motors was created as an entry-level luxury brand. Classic Mercury Cars for sale include the famous Mercury Comet and the infamous Cougar.

There are two reasons for this. After the wartime shortage of chrome and the painted grilles on the Ford trucks the new Mercury trucks were spectacular. It has been said that fewer than 10 of this rare 1 Ton model are known to have survived.

Occasionally a customers truck is titled 1947 but the body design is actually 1946. 42000 original miles on this 352 cuin. Search for Specifications Find automobile specifications.

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Six-cylinder was made available to buyers in 1957. Its here on craigslist for 7995 whoa. Many smaller towns would have either a Ford-Monarch Mercury in US or a Lincoln-Mercury-Meteor Ford dealership but not both.

As part of a company-wide streamlining effort in 1957 the entire Mercury line was redesigned and saw the launch of the flagship Mercury Turnpike Cruiser the pace car of the 1957 Indianapolis 500. This vehicle was found in the early 1970s in Sussex New Brunswick Canada where it was rescued and then stored until the mid-1990s. There was a huge collection of them many restored at Slab City in California but some stupid brainless cigarette idiot dropped his ciggie and the whole place went up in flames destroying all the Mercury trucks.

1951 Mercury M-3 SOLD. Mercury trucks came about due to a quirk of the Canadian Ford dealership system due to the sparely populated areas of Canada. Been reading the different comments about Mercury pick-up trucks.

That changed in 1951 when Canadian trucks switched to the US. Mercury trucks were only available in Canada from 1946 to 1968. This patina-rich 1968 Mercury M-250 Pickup is from north of the Yankee border in Canada and its still wearing its Manitoba plates.

It was repainted the original colors 21 years ago. Mercury is a defunct division of the American automobile manufacturer Ford Motor CompanyCreated in 1938 by Edsel Ford Mercury was marketed as a middle priced brand for nearly its entire existence bridging the price gap between the Ford and Lincoln model linesCompeting against Oldsmobile within General Motors Mercury also competed most. So starting in 1946 Mercury received its own version of the Ford truck line.

From 1946 to 1968 Ford offered the Mercury M-Series pickup trucks that literally the F-Series lineup of the day. However the 1953 models along with the sister Mercury M-series trucks retained the flathead V8s. Nomenclature and the Mercury trucks became M-1 M-2 M-3 etc.

1951 Ford F-3 SOLD. Produced from 1946 to 1968 the Mercury M series was sold primarily in Canada as a rebadged version of the Ford F series. Directory of Services Listing of dealers companies and individuals offering cars parts and services for antique classic vintage and muscle cars.

The Big M. Continuing the history of the Ford pickup truck focusing on the second and third-generation trucks as we race into the 50s. Engine VIN Codes Decodes engine codes used in Vehicle Identification Numbers VINs for cars starting around 1953.

The earliest of these Y-block V8s were the same displacement as the Flatties providing similar performance to the. In 196768 the Ford radio blockoff plate and horn button were used with no other unique parts were installed with exception of the amber lower front fender reflectors on the 1968 Mercury truck to comply with federal legislation for that year. I own a 1966 Mercury M100.

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