Mercury Truck

[JimsHot66]

Saw this at the Folsom Prison car show today (yes, a car show at a prison. Very interesting...they searched the car trunk on the way out).

Super clean truck. Couldn't track down the owner to talk to them about it.





Jim

[MY63COMET]

Love that truck! You don’t see those too often.
I miss those car shows I used to go to in Santa Cruz when we lived out there in the 80’s and early 90’s.

[Jims65cyclone]

What year was that truck, Jim? 70's? I don't recall ever seeing a Mercury truck. I noticed the Canada tag on the front. Were they mostly a Canadian thing?

Jim

[Joe Travers]

That's one clean Husky hauler

Joe

[Boss/Cyclone]

I believe 67 was the last year of the Mercury trucks in Canada. Someone can correct me if I am wrong. I see one here in Michigan every once in a while but not often. Usually a mid sixties model, but there is one 67 I see often.

[JimsHot66]

What year was that truck, Jim? 70's? I don't recall ever seeing a Mercury truck. I noticed the Canada tag on the front. Were they mostly a Canadian thing?

Jim

It was a 1968 according to the temporary registration tag on the windshield. Must've been recently purchased. Too bad the photo washed out the rear license plate. It was orange and the number was 00-000.

Jim

[Joe Travers]

It was a 1968 according to the temporary registration tag on the windshield. Must've been recently purchased. Too bad the photo washed out the rear license plate. It was orange and the number was 00-000.

Interesting. It definitely has a '65/'66 American grille. I was wondering if the later Canadian trucks received the updated grilles.
Does anyone know if these were manufactured in Canada, or only assembled there?
Fred?

Joe

[Boss/Cyclone]

I was off by one year. 68 was the last year according to this website.

http://www.mercurypickup.com/mercury-truck-history/

The need for a dual marketing network was eliminated with the Automotive Trade Agreement signed by the United States and Canada in 1965. The free-flow across the border brought the phase-out of the Mercury trucks by March 23, 1968. In the interim, vehicles like the Mercury ME-100 Econoline vans, pickups and mini buses were produced in Lorain, Ohio. The Ontario Truck Plant sent some of its product to the Northeast United States. Of course they wore the Ford rather than Mercury logos.

[Boss/Cyclone]

Interesting. It definitely has a '65/'66 American grille. I was wondering if the later Canadian trucks received the updated grilles.
Does anyone know if these were manufactured in Canada, or only assembled there?
Fred?

Joe

You are right, 65-66 grille, but the bed is definetly 67-72. Weird combination of parts. Another guy near me has a 65 Pontiac Beuamount that is basically a chevelle with strange emblems and different tailights. I guess I am close enough to Canada to see some of these weird vehicles.

[SASSY]

Googled it
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercury_M-Series

[Joe Travers]

http://www.mercurypickup.com/mercury-truck-history/

Good read
Thanks, Boss

Googled it
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercury_M-Series

Thanks, Fred. The last picture tells a story. Wikipedia, I do not trust but pictures, most of the time. Later grille was available for '67/'68 (?)
From all accounts, the truck looks like '65-'66 cab w/ '67/'68 bed.

Joe

[poboyjo65]

I believe that's a 66, just like fords. Bed too. if it was a 68 bed would have a bump down the side of the bed,like its nickname,bumpside,& I can see the area around the wheel well is like a 66.
here are pics of 67 merc trucks;
https://www.google.com/search?q=67+merc ... b6p16f7VLM

here is some id info;
http://www.fordification.com/forum/view ... =2&t=35331

[Joe Travers]

I believe that's a 66, just like fords. Bed too.

I was thinking '65 or '66 but not familiar w/ styleside bed for those years. I owned a '65 flairside for several years, always wanted a styleside.
Can't afford one now. Prices are through the roof!

Found a good '64 project locally but I'm too worn out to tackle it. Besides, I'm not too hip on straight axle suspension. Much rather twin I-beam.

Joe

[Boss/Cyclone]

Found a good '64 project locally but I'm too worn out to tackle it. Besides, I'm not too hip on straight axle suspension. Much rather twin I-beam.

Joe

Just slap a crown vic front suspension in it.

[Joe Travers]

Found a good '64 project locally but I'm too worn out to tackle it. Besides, I'm not too hip on straight axle suspension. Much rather twin I-beam.

Joe

Just slap a crown vic front suspension in it.

Hmmm.........have to surf YouTube on that one. I'm not resto-mod guy but I own one. Go figure.
Update: No thanks, would rather pick up another Ranchero than slam a truck.

Joe