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Grille for a 47 Mercury 4dr sedan
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deric47merc |
11-09-2009 @ 9:43 AM
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thanks.. this is very helpful. i guess ill just have to fill the holes on the part that i just purchased. i have another (dumb) question. so, on the dash i have a L knob (lights) and a T knob. the T knob pulls all the way out so i will need to fix that..what is that for? Also, my heater says ford on it, is that right in a Merc? Thanks
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TomO |
11-08-2009 @ 8:49 AM
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The part that you purchased appears to be P/N 59A-8350. It would have been painted body color with 3 chrome strips on each side. The part on your car would be P/N 6M-8350 and would be chrome plated. The painted part was use on 1946 cars and early 1947 cars, the chrome plated was used on late 1947 cars and 1948 cars. I don't know the change over date, but it was early in 1947. The Mercury name plate had a red background on the 46 and early 47 cars. The late 47 and 48 cars had a black background. I hope that this helps you.
Tom
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trjford8 |
11-07-2009 @ 4:56 PM
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Deric, in looking at photos in The V-8 Album, put out by the V-8 Club, there is s difference in the grilles between 46 and 48 Mercs. The 46 was a painted grille surround and had the holes for the short chrome strips down the sides. The 47-48 grille had a chrome grille surround and no strips down the sides. It is also possible that Merc was like Ford after the war. Many 46 parts came on the early 47 cars. It's possible that the grill you purchased was an early 47. You definitely want to replace your grille with one that is like the one on your car. Hopefully TomO who is the resident Merc guy on the forum will weigh in on this discussion.
This message was edited by trjford8 on 11-7-09 @ 4:59 PM
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deric47merc |
11-07-2009 @ 4:17 PM
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Hey all, This is my first post here! I have recently purchased a 1947 4 door sedan and need some help with a few things. the grille that is on there right now is cracked on the top shroud piece. i found that piece at a local shop where i am from (azusa, ca.) to come home and find out its a little different. oops! the difference is that the one i purchased has holes down the side of it to put some chrome or stainless little lines on it. there is 3 for each side. my current grille does not have that. after doing some research there seems to be two different grilles that one could purchase... with the 3 lines on the sides or not. also i noticed that some grilles seem to have the mercury logo above the top two different ways.. can someone with more knowledge then me explain this to me.. how do i know what grille to put on my car? Thanks in advance.. Deric
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