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Old 12-24-2020, 01:33 AM   #12
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Default Re: What to check on a 46 Mercury

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Originally Posted by swoopNZ View Post
Shouldn't the park lights be up in the catwalk ?
Good point. I searched more and I think this is a Canadian model, the so called Mercury 114 (for the 114" wheelbase as oppossed to the 118" of US model).It is a Ford with a Mercury Grille, but different from the US version in the following:

1) Park lights are rounded and under headlight (Canadian)
Park lights rectangular and higher closer to the center (US)
2) Center of Grille has the head of the Roman God Mercury (Canadian)
Center of Grille has the word Eight in vertical line (US)
3) Trim on side of front fender does not reach headlights (Canadian)
Trim on the side of fenders gets to the headlights (US)

These differences can be appreciated comparing these 2 photos (red US and maroon Canada). Granted, the God head and the word Eight are not very visible but I could see them clearly in other sets of photos
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