Projects Barn Find: '52 Merc Panel found right next door!

So I take the kids for a slurpee at our lil general store in my slammed '66 Merc crewlcab a few weeks ago. I see my old buddys stepdad in the store and we get chatting. He comes out into the parkinglot and checks out the truck. Says to me, "have you seen what your neighbor has in the barn?" He tells me theres an old ford panel there that the old man had, he just died last year and the kids wanna clean out some of the stuff. So he gives me the name of the old girl. I was gonna go there right then on the way home but decided not to cuz yeah never know if people are gonna shun you if you show up in a chopped up car or truck
By fluke the next day I run into the old ladies grandaughters hubby. I ask him whats up with the old panel and he says " I think granny wants it out of there" So he proceeds to call her right then and there. Talks to her for a few and tells me I'm to go there and meet one of her sons at 10 the next morning.
So I borrow a buds newer driver and head over. I meet the son, introduce myself and he says to me " aren't you the guy who drives that cool old low crewcab?" and "didn't you have that really cool chopped shoebox" (so much for them not liking old stuff eh )
So I ask about the old ford panel and he says its not a ford its a Merc!! He takes me to the back of the property and low and behold sitting in the barn is a really decent totally complete '52 Mercury panel. I look at the plates and they're the same year as I was born, 1966!!! Said his dad bought it brand new and they used it for delivering all their goods from their bakery. It was ordered without a passenger front seat too!
Well this past weekend we had our 10th Annual StickShifts Hot Rod Invasion Weekender and me and some of the boys took the trailer over there and yanked it into the sunshine!


The brakes weren't siezed, couldn't believe it!

Home since 1966

First time in the sun... hmmm hmmm good!

Looky the old plate!

ok boys lets getter to its new home... my home

My son Blaze and Bondo Slinger checkin it out and pondering what were gonna do to it...

On the trailer and ready to go for a ride for about 300 feet down the road.

Were gonna just try to get it running and do what we have to do to toodle around our town in it. Should be a hoot. Its had the choke on forever and since it sat in the dry barn it shouldn't be siezed up. Gonna play with it tomorrow a little.
They're still out there guys!!!

-Shiny

 

Good score.........

 

Damn cool, we never had them Mercury-trucks here, it would be a real hit in the USA!

 

Very nice!

 

that is one neat find. I know an old man who has a '56 but he never parts with anything.

 

nice mercury (ford) score...

 

Cool find. Congrats.

 

Lucky Bugger! Congrats!

 

congrats, that looks to be damn near perfect.

 

What a score! Just wash the windows, chuck some gas in it and drive!
Way cool ride man!

 

I love those old panel trucks and sedan delivery's. The real perk here is its a Mercury and I can't remember ever seeing one but in those years if it wasn't a hot rod roadster or coupe we were blind to all the rest. That will make one great cruiser no doubt. Thanks for the PICS.

 

Very cool Shiny. Sure don't see many of those.

 

That's just too cool. Congrats on a great find...

 

Very cool find!.....Congrats

 

A friend had a Mercury tail gate on his ford pickup. most people didn't know Mercury was a canadian ford

 

Great find, I really like those style of trucks and they are hard to find now. Keep us posted !

 

Great score!! I wish my neighbors had something like that.

 

Neat find!

 

Wash the pidgeon poo off (it's pretty corrosive) and drive it!

 

What a neat find..... Ya Lucky Dog!

 

Post a few pics when you get her hosed off!

 

Looks great.Hard to believe it was right next door,I like the Mercs because you don't see as many,Good luck on getting it running and let us know your plans,have fun. Stony

 

Ford pickups and panels were branded as Mercury in Canada, Mexico, and other places in the world. There must have been some legality reason for it having to do with Commercial Vehicles most likely.

 

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I didn't know about Mexican Mercury trucks but I've seen
'50's vintage Mercury trucks in Cuba. For some reason,
probably due to tarifs and duties, a lot of U.S cars sold
new in Cuba in the 40's and 50's were actualy export
models built in Canada and shipped there either as
complete vehicles or in 'knocked down' form for local
assembly.

mart
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what a find, way to go!

 

nice find, we have a 49 ford

 

Wow, Man!!!
That's Awesome!!!!!
It's funny they busted you trying to be all incognito.
hahaha
I'd give my lefty for that one.. Score!

Be sure to keep us updated on this sweet little project, I'd like to see the progress
fo sho!

 

Great score!

Not 100% sure but the hood trim looks more like a 51.....Not sure how they did it in Canada though....And close to home.....I am JEALOUS!

 

Cool. Love them panels.