This ancestral F-150 was sold up north as a Mercury.
to its exterior trim. Inside, there were Mercury specific trims until 1961 to 1966, where only the classic gear and lightning bolt symbol was found on the steering wheel horn button. Other than that, these trucks were no different inside from that same year of Ford F-Series. Then from 1967 to 1968, it was all Ford trim inside with no Mercury branded items found at all.
Unfortunately, the writing was on the wall for Mercury trucks by 1965. The Auto-Pact was signed and opened up the U.S. and Canadian border for tariff-free transportation of vehicles that was on the books until 2001,by the North American Free Trade Agreement . Even as that agreement allowed the Oakville plant to ramp up production of trucks, Mercury's M- and EM-series pickups were stopped by 1968.
Mercury trucks were also never sold in the U.S., even after the Auto-Pact was law. Mercury would live on as a dwindling counterpart of Ford until 2011 when dropped to just the Mariner as its only truck/SUV offering after the Mountaineer was dropped in 2010. The Oakville plant is still in use and is the location for production of the Ford Edge and its Lincoln counterpart, the Nautilus.
Of course, being a truck of the 1950s, you'll find two large chrome bumpers at either end along with chrome on the hub caps, molding, and other trim pieces. The upper grille and louver trim on the hood and embossed lettering on the chrome hubcaps and teal tailgate get all of Ford's M-brand's icons, but you'll also notice a familiar badge on the body panel just above the grille: the iconic"V8" badge from Ford.
in Kissimmee, Florida. This is only one of a large number of restored and modified vehicles and motorcycles that will be offered for sale during the 11-day event.
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