Good evening to all still here..

 

Hi John, how was your day.
Didn't get the shed done but got the extra add ons finished, got a call from Shantou Guangdong about a small job on a rental unit in the Ogden area. I looked twice at the phone but knew it had to be someone that knows me before I answered.

 

I patched an area today in that 53 grille I'm working on and also putting the 56 trim rings. I have another small patch to do on the other side of this lamp holder. Center section of the grille still needs to be sand blasted so need to set up a tarp outside and do that one day then weld it all back together.

 

Looks good John..

Hope you get things done before the weather turns to crap Perry.

 

Looks good John, would make a good shelf in a man cave. Our weather gets crappy on Friday the we get a week of 3 to 5 above, the next job is indoor and well timed.

 

I have this 56 grille that came on my pickup, it and the 53 I'm working on plus a 55 I have will get hung up on the wall of my shop. Still need to find a 54 to complete this series of trucks..

 

That will make an interesting set of wall art John..

 

That's a splendid idea John.

 

Once you get the grill finished is it going to be rechromed or painted? Your work looks absolutely top notch!
I have a 54 grill which I hoped to use in my 53 till I found out that it needed a matching 54 gravel pan, now it's going to be my wall art next to the 53 and 55 grills. I don't have a 56 grill any more. I`m using the 53 grill that was nicely restored and painted late this summer. I ordered the re-pop 53 shipping damaged fender today, good news is that the shipping is expected to be only $110 instead of $200.

 

Y'all are going to have some nice wall art..

 

I need more wall space...I have too much really neat Ford stuff. Also die cast models...lots of those darn die cast models. These are only a few.

 

The 53 grille wasn't chrome so it will be painted, the 56 grille will stay as it is, I just knocked the dents out and polished a little. If I ever find another 56 I'd probably use it because the next build will be used in the winter..

 

My ''almost stock'' 53 M100 grill, bumpers, running boards were chromed by a previous owner, some of the 56 grills did come in chrome.

 

The 56 custom cabs had the chrome grilles, no 53's did from the factory. I believe the 56's were the first to come in chrome..not sure on the Mercury's though..

 

As far as I know Ford and Mercury trucks were pretty much alike except for the badges and Mercury trucks were only made in Canada.