Mercury shortbox....Year?
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Mercury shortbox....Year?
I was looking for a Mercury tailgate for my 1956 and was sold the whole truck for $100 and removal. I was told it was a 1972 when I got it, but someone has mentioned that Mercurys weren't made after 1967. I presume this may be a fairly rare truck though it is pretty far gone and only has limited parts left like a nice grille, the step plates on the box and the drive train is still intact.
Could anyone confirm what year it would be? Pictures in my gallery.
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Mymerc
Could anyone confirm what year it would be? Pictures in my gallery.
Thanks
Mymerc
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From the grille it appears to be a '68 or '69, I can't see it clearly enough to tell. From what I understand, the U.S. models had a painted grille on the base model in '69, but they may have done things a little differently on the Mercury trucks in Canada.
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I pulled the rearend tag to see what I had, (darn no posi), and it shows a 3.25 9" built in spring of 1968. Will try to find the vin code to see for sure but it looks like it may be a 1968 Mercury.
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Originally Posted by mymerc
I pulled the rearend tag to see what I had, (darn no posi), and it shows a 3.25 9" built in spring of 1968. Will try to find the vin code to see for sure but it looks like it may be a 1968 Mercury.
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'68 was the last year Mercury trucks were built and sold in Canada. It looks like you have the hood and doors from a different truck. The hood should have enough holes across the front to put MERCURY letters across, and I don't think Merc's had emblems on the sides of the hood. My '68 Merc has MERCURY M-100 emblems on the sides of the cowl. Great score on that tailgate! That's the one thing mine is missing. Mine has a VIN plate on the door (yours might not if the doors were changed), and the VIN is also on the frame, on the front somewhere. My VIN is identical to a FORD vin.
