mercury pickup truck history
As it turns out due to some interesting dealer regulations Mercury dealers in Canada got to sell trucks that were largely but not entirely re-badged Ford trucks. An example would be the M-47 with 47 referring to the trucks 4700 GVWR.
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My first pick-up was a 1968 Mercury when I was a teenager.
. 1345 East Chandler Blvd. Ford wanted to improve the accessibility and market exposure of its F-Series trucks in the Canadian market. Continuing the history of the Ford pickup truck focusing on the second and third-generation trucks as we race into the 50s.
Mercury field product engineer John Bakos helped turn the tide literally selling the first MerCruiser to dealers door to door from the back of a pickup truck. Its not work to us finding and selling these one of kind treasures. A restored 1949 M47 sold on BaT for 25000 in 2018.
Mercury built a total of 8099 trucks in 1947 but built only a few hundred of these 1 Ton Pickups. The Lincoln-Mercury division of Ford introduced a big sister car to the Ford Falcon in March of 1960 called the Mercury Comet. It was repainted the original colors 21 years ago.
2 vehicles matched Now showing page 1 of 1. The earliest of these Y-block V8s were the same displacement as the Flatties providing similar performance to the. 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 owner.
The truck was occasionally driven to town for lumber but it was primarily used for tough farm work like picking rocks in fields. Moe is the second owner of the built-only-in-Canada truck and he respects its long history on a southern Alberta farm. However the 1953 models along with the sister Mercury M-series trucks retained the flathead V8s.
M-Series trucks were largely rebranded Ford F-Series trucks mostly sold in the Canadian market. Only offered in Canada the M-Series trucks are rare collectors items now but. 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.
Mercury had a reputation within the Ford family as more of an outlier and this was the case even in its heyday. Everything else is all original and in near mint condition. Hey guys just came into a 1950 m47 mercury pick up.
The first mercury trucks hit dealers in 1946 under the m. Its here on craigslist for 7995 whoa. This one is a 1962 unibody Mercury M-250 think F-250 with a V-8.
Home About Trucks for Sale Products Misc Parts. Mercury truck history follows Ford trucks almost identically and while Fords used the F prefix the Mercury trucks used M. This half-ton wouldve been considered loaded in its day as it sparkles with chrome has two-tone paint and has a radio and a heater.
Shocking video of the incident showed the Ford F-550 truck smashing into several cars while making a U-turn at 167th Street and 120th Avenue before finally shoving one car into Ngwu and wedging. Mercury trucks were only available in Canada from 1946 to 1968. We have a selection of 1948-1952 Ford and Mercury truck cabs with doors from western Canada for sale.
The Mercury M series is a series of pickup trucks that was marketed by the Mercury division of Ford Motor Company. Having the benefit of 2020 hindsight many automotive. But it was his first-place finish in the renowned Miami-to-Nassau offshore boat race the same year that proved the reliability speed and performance of the new power package.
In contrast a Mercury truck can be found for significantly less. Under the hood is the 110-hp 239 flathead V-8 with a three-speed on the floor. Throughout most of its history Mercurys vehicles were rebadged Ford and Lincolns commonly.
From 1946 to 1968 Ford offered the Mercury M-Series pickup trucks that literally the F-Series lineup of the day. Produced from 1946 to 1968 the Mercury M series was sold primarily in Canada as a rebadged version of the Ford F series. Set an alert to be notified of new listings.
From 1948-1950 the Canadian model postfixes where different and represented the maximum gross vehicle weight with the zeroes dropped off. My boss has a 50 Mercury pickup. Ford Mercury pickup trucks 1948 - 1956 pictures photos restore rat rod hot rod half ton one ton F100 M100 F68 F47 M47.
This months 1949 Mercury M-47 feature truck is owned by Chris Koch of Palm Coast Florida. We have a passion for muscle cars street rods hot rods classic cars and trucks. Mercury Pickup Truck.
The Mercury M-Series pickup truck was produced between 1946 and 1968 by Ford Motor Company primarily for Canada. And as of this writing a 1946 M68 is listed at 22000 on BaT. I own a 1966 Mercury M100.
This patina-rich 1968 Mercury M-250 Pickup is from north of the Yankee border in Canada and its still wearing its Manitoba plates. Thats right its a Mercury truck. M-Series vehicles were designated by their Gross Vehicle Weight Rating divided by 100.
1949 Mercury Pickup 999999 Miles blue 350 V8 4 Speed Manual. Ford trucks were also badge-engineered and sold as Mercury trucks. As a point of history Ford was in business in Windsor Ontario by 1904 a year after the Ford Motor Co.
An example would be the M-47 with 47 referring to the trucks 4700 GVWR. 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. Up to 4 cash back Classifieds for Classic Mercury Truck.
The Meteor Monarch cars and Mercury trucks first appeared in April 1946 because of Ford of Canadas postwar marketing. 42000 original miles on this 352 cuin. Its in great shape.
Was founded on the other side of the Detroit River. I am the third owner of this classic truck. 1949 Mercury pickup truck side-rear view Bonhams.
Another well-maintained 1949 example was auctioned by Bonhams in 2017 for 20350. Back in the day it was called a senior compact. Pickup 999999 gasoline blue manual.
Suite 101 Phoenix AZ 85048. 15 results per page. This would really be a head-turner at any car show or just at the gas station or hardware store.
This Merc is located in Norco California just west of Riverside. Though still classified as a compact car the Comet was a foot longer than the Ford Falcon. 1951 FordMercury Front Clip from western Canada.
File 68 Mercury M100 Rare Jpg Wikipedia Mercury trucks were in production from 1948 to1968. Prices range from 100000 to 150000. It has been said that fewer than 10 of this rare 1 Ton model are known to have survived.
This vehicle was found in the early 1970s in Sussex New Brunswick Canada where it was rescued and then stored until the mid-1990s. 26 rows The Mercury M-Series was a range of pickup trucks introduced in 1946. Moe Thomas is pretty specific when it comes to his 1949 Mercury M-47 pickup truck.
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