This is my 1946 Mercury 2 Ton Truck - Was my Grandfather's in the 1950's
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My grandfather purchased a General Store in 1940 and always had a heavy truck around
My father sold to a local man in the 1960's
he cut the frame off and it was used as a tractor to skid logs !!
It was always near this guy's shop when I was a kid in the 70's
Somewhere in the early 2000's I asked this guy's son if it was still around
(I knew it would be cause they never part with anything)
Feeling nostalgic ,since I 'm the 3rd Generation owner of the Store (now Harware/Building Supplies)
I bought the thing and brought it home - very rough but has some sentimental value
Even more so when I showed it to my mom and she said she remembered Dad driving that truck before they got married in 1953
I plan to use this as a spare truck to deliver lumber etc so I wanted more modern drivetrain
Originally started with a 360 truck engine but then Frame replaced with 1995 1 Ton Dually frame & dead 429 4bbl C6 auto( have a line on a good 460)
Lots of work has been done and even more to do
-Have a buddy that builds lifted Broncos doing all the work
and sometimes we get sidetracked with other projects - Rusting in his Junkyard since 2004
Really can't make up my mind to semi-restore or just use as a non-running advert for the business
Anybody got any spare ambition laying around or just some encouragement or ideas
Thanks,Chuck
When I brought it home My 2nd boy mitchell (in photo) will be 15 in a few weeks
new frame and big block installed
Rusting in peace
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More about Mercury trucks here
My grandfather purchased a General Store in 1940 and always had a heavy truck around
My father sold to a local man in the 1960's
he cut the frame off and it was used as a tractor to skid logs !!
It was always near this guy's shop when I was a kid in the 70's
Somewhere in the early 2000's I asked this guy's son if it was still around
(I knew it would be cause they never part with anything)
Feeling nostalgic ,since I 'm the 3rd Generation owner of the Store (now Harware/Building Supplies)
I bought the thing and brought it home - very rough but has some sentimental value
Even more so when I showed it to my mom and she said she remembered Dad driving that truck before they got married in 1953
I plan to use this as a spare truck to deliver lumber etc so I wanted more modern drivetrain
Originally started with a 360 truck engine but then Frame replaced with 1995 1 Ton Dually frame & dead 429 4bbl C6 auto( have a line on a good 460)
Lots of work has been done and even more to do
-Have a buddy that builds lifted Broncos doing all the work
and sometimes we get sidetracked with other projects - Rusting in his Junkyard since 2004
Really can't make up my mind to semi-restore or just use as a non-running advert for the business
Anybody got any spare ambition laying around or just some encouragement or ideas
Thanks,Chuck
When I brought it home My 2nd boy mitchell (in photo) will be 15 in a few weeks
new frame and big block installed
Rusting in peace
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