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oldrelics · 12-29-2014, 10:56 PM

So this is my dad's '47 Mercury pickup, This is Canadian produced only as well as the '46's. We are going to try and finish it now that my '41 pu has moved on

The chassis powertrain was redone a few years back and we need to clean it up and redo some leaky head studs and move on to the body. We assembled a new box from NCT also. This will take us a bit of time but hope to update fairly often.

40cpe · 12-29-2014, 11:00 PM

That looks like a solid truck. It still takes lots of work to make one nice. Persevere and good luck.

Sixseven · 12-29-2014, 11:01 PM

Glad you're back in the game. Good luck with this project, I have never seen an Merc PU.

flat-v8 · 12-29-2014, 11:06 PM

Awesome truck and beautiful engine!

Graeme / New Zealand · 12-29-2014, 11:13 PM

Good luck mate. Familiar old heads on the truck, C59A same as my car as mine. NZ assembled V8s came CKD from the Ford Commonwealth plant ex Canada so we still got the flathead in 1954 as well.

GB

alanwoodieman · 12-30-2014, 08:57 AM

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opening rear window, a lot of Mercury trucks had those, not many in the states. keep sending us pictures of the differences in Canadian and US mfg trucks

Displayman · 12-30-2014, 09:42 AM

Nice truck, wish I had it.
Bob, Hampshire, Illinois

scooder · 12-31-2014, 05:25 AM

Nice, can we have some more pics of that opening rear window please? Also on the outside of that window, is there ment to be something covering the part of the cab edge to window join, the part that's covered normally by the rear window gasket? I ask as the reproduction opening rear window kit doesn't come with anything to cover that bit.
Thanks,
Martin.

41panelmark · 01-01-2015, 11:06 PM

Good to have you back for sure. Looking forward to progress pics.

oldrelics · 01-01-2015, 11:17 PM

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Originally Posted by scooder

Nice, can we have some more pics of that opening rear window please? Also on the outside of that window, is there ment to be something covering the part of the cab edge to window join, the part that's covered normally by the rear window gasket? I ask as the reproduction opening rear window kit doesn't come with anything to cover that bit.
Thanks,
Martin.

No, I don't believe there is anything there from factory.

oldrelics · 01-01-2015, 11:25 PM

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Originally Posted by 41panelmark

Good to have you back for sure. Looking forward to progress pics.

Hey Mark, thanks! Its gonna be a slow finish but at least it will probably stay in the family this way.

oldrelics · 01-01-2017, 05:20 PM

slow progress

oldrelics · 01-01-2017, 05:23 PM

that's factory primer!

oldrelics · 10-22-2017, 05:08 PM

Front fender inner braces and outer lower panel.

Mart · 10-23-2017, 03:13 AM

The primer under the floor is remarkable! Nice work on the fender patches and reinforcements.

Mart.

12-29-2014, 11:00 PM	#2
40cpe Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Star, MS Posts: 4,024	Re: 1947 Mercury 1/2 ton pickup That looks like a solid truck. It still takes lots of work to make one nice. Persevere and good luck.

12-29-2014, 11:01 PM	#3
Sixseven Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 482	Re: 1947 Mercury 1/2 ton pickup Glad you're back in the game. Good luck with this project, I have never seen an Merc PU. Last edited by Sixseven; 12-30-2014 at 09:29 PM. Reason: grammer/spelling

12-29-2014, 11:06 PM	#4
flat-v8 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Magnolia Texas Posts: 586	Re: 1947 Mercury 1/2 ton pickup Awesome truck and beautiful engine!

12-29-2014, 11:13 PM	#5
Graeme / New Zealand Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Lower Hutt , New Zealand Posts: 2,126	Re: 1947 Mercury 1/2 ton pickup Good luck mate. Familiar old heads on the truck, C59A same as my car as mine. NZ assembled V8s came CKD from the Ford Commonwealth plant ex Canada so we still got the flathead in 1954 as well. GB __________________ "you can't make honey out of dog sh*t" "You're a long time looking at the lid"

12-30-2014, 08:57 AM	#6
alanwoodieman Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: upstate SC Posts: 2,967	Re: 1947 Mercury 1/2 ton pickup Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) opening rear window, a lot of Mercury trucks had those, not many in the states. keep sending us pictures of the differences in Canadian and US mfg trucks

12-30-2014, 09:42 AM	#7
Displayman Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Hampshire, Illinois Posts: 392	Re: 1947 Mercury 1/2 ton pickup Nice truck, wish I had it. Bob, Hampshire, Illinois

12-31-2014, 05:25 AM	#8
scooder Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 2,593	Re: 1947 Mercury 1/2 ton pickup Nice, can we have some more pics of that opening rear window please? Also on the outside of that window, is there ment to be something covering the part of the cab edge to window join, the part that's covered normally by the rear window gasket? I ask as the reproduction opening rear window kit doesn't come with anything to cover that bit. Thanks, Martin.

01-01-2015, 11:06 PM	#9
41panelmark Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Colorado Posts: 1,264	Re: 1947 Mercury 1/2 ton pickup Good to have you back for sure. Looking forward to progress pics.

10-23-2017, 03:13 AM	#15
Mart Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Solihull, England. Posts: 8,756	Re: 1947 Mercury 1/2 ton pickup The primer under the floor is remarkable! Nice work on the fender patches and reinforcements. Mart.