Anyone in need of 48-50 Mercury grille and hood?

51PanelMan · #1 (**permalink**) 10-13-2009, 10:58 PM

Not mine.

As posted on fordbarn.

Parts for SALE: '48-50 MERCURY PU GRILL, Canadian mfg, some restoration done, also new verticle tubes. $255 USD plus shipping: Mercury PU hood, same yrs $100 usd Pickup only
Newc <[email="newcombd@trimet.org"]> 503-829-9374 P
nr Portland, OR USA - Tuesday, October 13, 2009 at 15:38:02 (EDT)

bobj49f2 · #2 (**permalink**) 10-13-2009, 11:00 PM

Those sure would look nice on my panel! Too bad it's so far away and my wallet is so thin.

51PanelMan · #3 (**permalink**) 10-13-2009, 11:07 PM

Then it would be a slightly better looking "monkey face".

A 48-50 Mercury truck is the only kind of 48-50 "Ford" truck that I'd consider owning. The Mercury version is just so much classier than the ugly Ford brother's counterpart.

bobj49f2 · #4 (**permalink**) 10-13-2009, 11:12 PM

Now that really hurts, but I do agree that the '48-50 Merc truck is the most ornate of the Merc trucks. I would swap my truck over to a Merc in a sec if I could find all the parts including the fender, front and rear, trim pieces. I'd also have to modify the front fenders to accept the parking lights. The Merc fenders have a raised area for the parking lights.

vintage tin · #5 (**permalink**) 10-13-2009, 11:26 PM

bob ,you mean like this

this is my 50 merc m-68.

cant seem to load the pics,whats up with that.1st time i have this problem.

51PanelMan · #6 (**permalink**) 10-13-2009, 11:27 PM

I would swap out my 52 for a 48-50 Merc truck. There isn't much swapping to do on a 51/52 Ford truck to make it into a Mercury. Just a few trim pieces and you're done.

Matter of fact, I think that I have either a 51 or 52 Mercury hood side moldings. Just have to figure out where I put them.

vintage tin · #7 (**permalink**) 10-13-2009, 11:34 PM

bob ,you mean like this

this is my 50 merc m-68.

havi · #8 (**permalink**) 10-14-2009, 09:19 AM

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Originally Posted by bobj49f2

Those sure would look nice on my panel! Too bad it's so far away and my wallet is so thin.

Story of my life.

GreatNorthWoods · #9 (**permalink**) 10-14-2009, 10:03 AM

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Originally Posted by bobj49f2

Now that really hurts, but I do agree that the '48-50 Merc truck is the most ornate of the Merc trucks.

The 47's were pretty ornate too...

Canadian3Fan · #10 (**permalink**) 10-30-2009, 09:56 AM

I don't need those parts but I am looking for rear brake drums, 14", 8 bolt pattern...?

bobj49f2 · #11 (**permalink**) 10-30-2009, 11:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Canadian3Fan

I don't need those parts but I am looking for rear brake drums, 14", 8 bolt pattern...?

Start a new post with something like "Looking for F-3 rear drums", if that's what you're looking for. I know there has been a few guys here who swapped out the rear axle in their F-3s with a newer axle. Maybe one of them still has their axles laying around. Also, since the parts for the F-3s are hard to get and also it's harder to find a set of wheels that aren't WM rims some have swapped in F-2 rear axles. The F-2s have smaller rear drums, which are offered by a few vendors for the '48 to early '51s.

52 Merc · #12 (**permalink**) 10-30-2009, 10:27 PM

I'd be happy with a decent tailgate.

vintage tin · #13 (**permalink**) 10-30-2009, 10:36 PM

canadian3fanwhere are you in alberta?i have a 50 merc m-68.i will be swapping to a 9" sometime this winter or spring.when i do maybe we can work something out,if you dont need them right away.

Greg M-47 · #14 (**permalink**) 10-31-2009, 02:55 PM

Hi vintage tin. Checked out the picture of the front of your '50 M-68. Those fender lights don't look anything like a Mercury fender light. Do you fenders have the small raised area where the lights mount or are they modified Ford fenders ? Just being nosey. Thanks.
Greg M-47

vintage tin · #15 (**permalink**) 10-31-2009, 03:10 PM

those lights were on there when i got it.they are merc fenders with the raised part for the lights.they look like clearance lights for a semi trailer to me,i would like to change them for something with a turn signal in it....i think.