Many of us are used to Ford and Mercury models of cars sharing a ton of style and bones. There were a ton of them that shared platforms and architecture in the 1960’s and beyond, but how about earlier models? Even in the 1950’s they were super similar and shared components. But in 1939, on cars that look so similar, the truth is that there were some serious differences. In this video from Iron Trap Garage, Matt shows the differences using his own 1939 Mercury and recently acquired 1939 Ford. The differences are even more than he knew!

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Matt has had a 1939 Mercury for a few years, and with the recent addition of his 1939 Ford, we can now take a closer look at them side by side. The coupes looks similar when you first glance but there is very little that is shared between the two cars!!