[AT] OT Mercury pickups
James Peck
jamesgpeck at hotmail.com
Sat Mar 9 17:46:38 PST 2019
Link says Mercury and Fargo pickups were sold in Mexico.
https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/threads/educate-me-please-on-m1-m-100-trucks-mercury-trucks-in-canada.429240/
10 year old Jimmy, aka Jaimito, very definitely read "Mercury" on those pickups.
[Ralph] As far as I know Mercury trucks were unique to Canada. The one in my yard is a 3/4 or one ton with the "widow maker" 17 inch wheels. Ford of Canada used their own unique designation for the different models. From 48 to about 1952 the half tons were F 47 to indicate 4700 pound GVW. Mine is an M68 (Mercury with 6800 GVW rating) They used that system right up to the big ones like the F and M 155 (15500 GVW rating).
[James] I saw Mercury (53-56 Ford F100 lookalike) and Fargo pickups in Guadalajara in 1958. Is your Mercury an F100?
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