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Sep 6, 2007 | 02:39 PM

51merc

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bonus built?? what the....

Hi All...just purchased a 1951 Mercury half tonne. Having a good time learning about them as 51-52 are my favorite years but never found one in good shape until now. Am looking forward to the knowledge from this list and am hoping to participate as I progress. Have done other resto's, but not of these.
What do they mean by the "bonus years?"
What size rims will fit for a 51 ? any old ford bolt pattern? just looking for a steel wheel...or an old set of ford wire wheels.
looking forward to hearing from you all..
cheers
Rick

Sep 6, 2007 | 03:29 PM

restoringmy46

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The bolt pattern is 5x5.5 Bonus Built means that the trucks come with alittle more opsions on them. Bigger back glass I believe the seat had more padding in them. There will be some guys on here soon to help you out more. I just bought a 1951 F1 myself a few months ago and I'm still learning on it. The 51 Mercury is a rare truck from where I live. I have been to alot of car show and never seen one turn up. Can you post some pics of it for us.

Scott B.
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Sep 6, 2007 | 04:44 PM

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Bonus Built refers to all of the '48-52 Ford trucks because Ford redesign the trucks with "Bonus" features. The new design is also referred to as the Million Dollar cab because Ford spent $1M redesigning the cab for a new truck after the war.