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07-15-2011, 02:39 PM | #1 |
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Hello all! I have a friend who has what he says is a 1953 Mercury Monterey Sun Valley, he said that 6 were made here in the US and 6 more were made in Canada. I didnt really believe him until I saw it and looked at the vin, which is H5324706. I thought these were only made in 54-55, like the Crestline Skyliner. It still has the original flathead, I think this is the last year for that. Does anyone out there know anything about this car? Any help would be appreciated! Thanks!
Patrick other information from the body tag: Style CBG 60A Body #695 AEB 53-630 56-44 |
07-15-2011, 06:39 PM | #2 |
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I'm gonna bump this 'cause I wanna know too!
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07-15-2011, 06:43 PM | #3 |
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I would be a little sceptical about a 53 model 60 F. The 1953 & 1954 models share a lot of the same body parts with the major exception being that 1954 was the transition year for the Y-block engine. FoMoCo really hyped the introduction of the model 60F and did all sorts of testing with it to make sure it wouldn't get too hot inside on those hot summer days. They had to add a green coloring to the acrylic roof to help with that. Due to the green color, they only offered them in yellow and mint green paint schemes. If it was introduced at the begining of the model year for 1954, there is a posibility that prototypes were manufactured on the 1953 planform so they could carry out testing. The Ford archives would be the place to find out for sure.
The model number from the body plate indicates it is a model 60A. A fellow would need the 1953 body parts catalog to check the other numbers. |
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If it has the original flathead, it's a '53. Only the Canadian Ford got the flathead in '54, the Canadian Merc got the Y block.
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there is a guy hear in Santa Rosa ca that has a green sun valley merc, i don't now what year it is a 53 or 54
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Recently there was a car seller that had a 53 Ford glasstop. The ad said that it had been "converted". I would guess that there is a better chance that the 53 Merc has been converted using a wrecked 54 than its being a prototype. . . Chuck
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This is a possibility that I had considered, too. I would think it would be a rather "simple" thing to do, kinda the opposite of removing the bar from the window of a 63 split window vette to make it look like a newer 64!
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So it is possibly a Canadian built car, as my friend originally thought it was? Would it have a kph speedo as opposed to mph in this case? I am positive about the vin sequence reading as I wrote, this is getting interesting!
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Patrick, Nobody in their right mind would cut out the bar from a Split Window Corvette! ...Well, I guess if you own a Corvette, you haven't got much grey matter to work with anyway!
My Father bought a low mileage yellow Merc that had a green painted mock sunroof. It was a good paint job too. I've racked my feeble brain but can't remember if it was a '53 or '54.
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