56 COE
|
I like it! :-X22
And the extra letter holes in the header tells me it's something special, too! Very Cool! |
Nice big truck yuh got there.
|
Originally Posted by 52 Merc
(Post 9595866)
I like it! :-X22
And the extra letter holes in the header tells me it's something special, too! Very Cool! |
Canadian trucks use totally different codes and tags from US production. If your truck was truly built in Detroit, it can't be a Mercury. That was a Canada only thing.
If you have pictures of tags or vin codes, post them here and we'll try to decode them for you. And yes, I'd still appreciate anything you might dig up on Vernon history or Mick's Moving. Thanks! |
Originally Posted by 52 Merc
(Post 9596252)
Canadian trucks use totally different codes and tags from US production. If your truck was truly built in Detroit, it can't be a Mercury. That was a Canada only thing.
If you have pictures of tags or vin codes, post them here and we'll try to decode them for you. And yes, I'd still appreciate anything you might dig up on Vernon history or Mick's Moving. Thanks! |
Originally Posted by old ugly
(Post 9600276)
It definitely has a U.S. vin. C50V6H00000. C50=C500 cab forward, V=272 light, 6=yr, H=Detroit Truck. Is it possible that all coe's were built at Detroit Truck ? I don't think that this truck was altered, horn button, emblems all Merc. No extra holes in hood.
1956 Ford & Mercury Serial Plate |
Originally Posted by 52 Merc
(Post 9596252)
I'd still appreciate anything you might dig up on Vernon history or Mick's Moving.
|
Originally Posted by 52 Merc
(Post 9601701)
If it is actually a US built Mercury, that would be news to me, not that I am the difinitive expert by any means. My understanding is that because of trade and tarriff laws, Candian sales came from Canadian production, and Mercurys were neither built nor sold in the US. But you may be onto something because it is a COE. Perhaps they bent the rules here. Here's a link to the Mercury Trucks website data tag page for '56. It doesn't mention COE's like they do in previous years. I suppose anything is possible.
1956 Ford & Mercury Serial Plate |
Originally Posted by Old F1
(Post 9602084)
Wayne............................................. ...door art for the Merc?? :-huh :-huh :-X22 :-X22
|
Originally Posted by old ugly
(Post 9603639)
This was only a guess. There aren't any numbers plates left on the cab that I have found. If any one has an idea where hidden numbers might be I'd definitely look.
|
Originally Posted by 52 Merc
(Post 9603699)
Where did you find the numbers you posted? Frame? Title? Are you saying you don't have a glove box door tag or a tag on the drivers door jamb? It may be just as possible some previous owner added Mercury trim parts to your truck. It wouldn't be the first time.:)
|
Originally Posted by old ugly
(Post 9603867)
When Gov. did search in 1983 it came back as 1956 Mercury Flat Deck, ser. # C5OV6H00000
|
Originally Posted by 52 Merc
(Post 9606015)
I'd say that's pretty clear information there. Keep us posted if you find out anything else.
|
Mick's Moving & Storage
Originally Posted by 52 Merc
(Post 9603686)
Probably not door art, but Old Ugly found my post from a long time ago asking for history and pm'd me he had some. The info would go great with the insurance cards I found in the truck from 1952/53, naming Mick's Moving and Storage in Vernon as the owner. Plans for it would be to end up in a truck build scrap book. I'm just a sap for history and trivia. :p
|
All times are GMT -5. The time now is 03:12 AM. |
© 2024 MH Sub I, LLC dba Internet Brands