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EFV-8 Club Forum / General Mercury Discussion / 39-40 Merc PU

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40MercPU
10-14-2014 @ 12:57 PM
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New to this forum and forums in general so please forgive if I step on toes or not follow protocol.
Recently purchased a pick up body, suposedly a 1939 Mercury (Canadian Ford?) pickup. Near as I can tell, the firewall label confirms. Looks like a 40 Ford PU except two smaller rear windows instead of one oval like the Ford's. Does anyone have any knowledge of the 39-40 Mercury PUs? Like interchangability of body parts?

TomO
10-15-2014 @ 7:21 AM
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Welcome to the Forum. The only protocol that I know of is to respect the other posters on the Forum, no matter how incorrect their opinions may be or how naive their questions are.

I am not familiar with all of the Canadian models, but I don't believe that a Mercury pickup was made in 39 and 40. I believe that they started making them in 1946.

Your pickup may be a custom made vehicle. If you would post a photo of the truck, someone on this forum may be able to give you an idea of the origin of your pickup.

Tom

40MercPU
10-16-2014 @ 1:34 PM
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Thanks for the reply Tom. Near as I can tell, the few body metal parts I have purchased (for the 40 deluxe) will fit but some do not seem to line up. I am not adverse to cutting out and replacing all of the body metal from the cowl forward although I do have two hoods, two fenders, and four doors that came with it. As I said earlier, although rusted, the numbers on the metal firewall ID plate come back to a 1939/40 Mercury. Picture will follow as soon as I have good enough weather to get some cler shots. Thanks again.

TomO
10-17-2014 @ 6:31 AM
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The Ford car parts do not line up with the pickup body. The cowl section was completely different. You will have to make a lot of modifications to make the Deluxe fenders and hood fit a pickup.

Here is an article on the origin of the Mercury truck in Canada.

http://www.curbsideclassic.com/curbside-classics-american/curbside-classics-mercury-trucks-we-do-things-a-bit-differently-up-here/

I am looking forward to the photos.

Tom

40MercPU
12-08-2014 @ 9:31 AM
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Still looking to determine what truck body I have. Told it was a 39-40 Canadian Ford/Merc. Body number on firewall plate shows 99A731877. Posting a few pics but I have more. Any info will help.

40MercPU
12-08-2014 @ 10:29 AM
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Tom O; I am not sure how to post multiple photos to this site. Attached photo shows an overall view. I will post more if I can figure out how.

TomO
12-09-2014 @ 6:54 AM
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Thanks for the photos. You can only post1 photo per post on this Forum, but you can post a link to Photobuket or any other photo hosting site.

I do not recognize the cab that you show in your photos, but will ask some of the truck enthusiasts to view your photos.

Tom

trjford8
12-09-2014 @ 7:16 AM
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The hinges shown in the cowl photo are definitely 40-41 pickup. The cowl shows evidence that there may have been some stainless trim on the body. The body itself is definitely different. A better shot of the dashboard and firewall would help. From all appearances this cab is a unit unto itself. I wonder if it fits the Mercury frame or the Ford frame? I'm thinking it may use 40 Merc front sheetmetal.

40MercPU
12-10-2014 @ 12:44 PM
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Dashboard shown. Looks to me like a 40 Ford dash with extra cutouts. I will try and figure out how to post all the graphics somewhere as suggested by Tom O. Next good day weather wise, I will try and get some measurements.

trjford8
12-10-2014 @ 2:30 PM
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I have a 41 pickup and my friend has a 40 pickup. The dashes are almost the same in both trucks. The dash in the 42-47 pickups is also like the 40-41 dash.
The dash in your cab is totally different. It also looks like it might be wider than a regular pickup. Give me the measurement from inside to inside of the doorjambs. Take the measurement half way between the upper and lower hinges. Your dash also has the provision for a factory radio and speaker in the center of the dash. Regular pickups before '48 had no provision for a radio. Your dash has features closer to the '40 Merc passenger car dash.

This message was edited by trjford8 on 12-10-14 @ 2:36 PM

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