Merc Ranger?
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Merc Ranger?
1968 Mercury Ranger - Saskatoon Collector Cars For Sale - Kijiji Saskatoon
Looks like a decent enough truck, but did they actually make a mercury that was called a ranger?
Looks like a decent enough truck, but did they actually make a mercury that was called a ranger?
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Yes, there was a 68 Mercury Ranger, the last year of Mercury truck production.
This one belongs to a friend of mine.
Though it was a Ford and not a Mercury I think that the red 69 F100 I just sold was way nicer and cleaner though.
This one belongs to a friend of mine.
Though it was a Ford and not a Mercury I think that the red 69 F100 I just sold was way nicer and cleaner though.
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Here is some more info on the Mercury Ranger from the Mercury Pickup club. See the # 6 picture. FoMoCo is correct.
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I've always been a fan of the Mercury badged trucks, probably because they were for the Canadian market and as I mentioned in previous posts, my Uncle and Father had one for their business back in '67/68. It was a yellow '68 Mercury M250 with a 300 inline six and 3 on the tree standard. They used if for hauling trailers, caps, it was a basic, strong workhorse.
I believe one of the best engines ever built, as far as durability, torque per cubes, working hard, has to be the inline Ford 300 cube six. I think they used it even up to the Ford F500 (I could be wrong, Morris would probably know for sure) and someone told me that UPS also used the 300 Inline six and the Chevy 4300 Vortec V6 as engines for their delivery vans. Not sure about the UPS thing, someone out there might know.
Geez...seems like I'm not sure about a lot of things ???
Les
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I've always been a fan of the Mercury badged trucks, probably because they were for the Canadian market and as I mentioned in previous posts, my Uncle and Father had one for their business back in '67/68. It was a yellow '68 Mercury M250 with a 300 inline six and 3 on the tree standard. They used if for hauling trailers, caps, it was a basic, strong workhorse.
I believe one of the best engines ever built, as far as durability, torque per cubes, working hard, has to be the inline Ford 300 cube six. I think they used it even up to the Ford F500 (I could be wrong, Morris would probably know for sure) and someone told me that UPS also used the 300 Inline six and the Chevy 4300 Vortec V6 as engines for their delivery vans. Not sure about the UPS thing, someone out there might know.
Geez...seems like I'm not sure about a lot of things ???
Les
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Ranger is just a styling package like the King Ranch
Custom
Custom Sport
Ranger
Mercury and Fords had the same options in the later years 51-68
The eariler Mercurys were however much more stylish then the Fords from 46-50.
Custom
Custom Sport
Ranger
Mercury and Fords had the same options in the later years 51-68
The eariler Mercurys were however much more stylish then the Fords from 46-50.
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Yeah it just the trim package I think they are probably called M-100 Ranger I believe I think some people confuse the trim package as the model
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