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[Dr Crankenstein]

It's a 1950 Meteor. Hi Blue norther, I don't know if there was Canadian Mercurys in the '49 to '51 years, but there was in the '46-'48 era. I have seen some of them, and I have an American '47 Mercury and a '48 Monarch. The '49 Meteor may have replaced the '48 Canadian Mercury.

I believe you are correct.

According to Ford of Canada, they cut '48 Mercury production short in order to build its successor, the '49 Meteor. (based on the '49 Ford) Canadian Lincoln-Mercury dealers then became Lincoln-Mercury-Meteor. Naturally, they sold the "normal" Mercurys everybody's familiar with. To add further confusion, the '49 Ford Monarch was based on the '49 Mercury.

I like to simplify the thought process and simply call them FoMoCans.

P.S. A '51 Meteor Business Coupe...

http://regina.kijiji.ca/c-cars-vehi...Meteor-Business-Mans-Coupe-W0QQAdIdZ478956913



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[MercuryMac]

See Dr. even you have to admit that the '49-'50 Meteor, with their Mercury grilles looked cooler than the '51's...... In fact, the Meteor in '49-'50 looks better than the shoebox Mercurys because the Ford back end is nicer than the Merc. [ddd

 

[Dr Crankenstein]

See Dr. even you have to admit that the '49-'50 Meteor, with their Mercury grilles looked cooler than the '51's...... In fact, the Meteor in '49-'50 looks better than the shoebox Mercurys because the Ford back end is nicer than the Merc. [ddd

I'm a GM guy, so I'll admit nothing. (No offense Mac, just fanning the fire a little! [ddd)

Seriously though, the Meteors are cool and make great conversation pieces, especially when parked next to a Ford sibling.

Here's a neat example. '54 Meteor Rideau Skyliner. One of 385 known and still flathead powered. (FoMoCan didn't switch to the OHV until '55)

http://www.autoweek.com/article/20130128/CARNEWS01/130129808

 

[MercuryMac]

Dr. Crank, you've just explained to me why I had never heard of a 239 Y-block or a 254 Y-block when I was growing up; partly because Canada didn't get many overhead valve motors in 1954 Fords and partly my community only had one '54 and it was a Chev. Keep on spreadin' the word Dr.

 

[sgtpontiac]

All this Canadian talk is making me have a headache...

Can we talk about the Arcadian, Laurentian, parisienne, beaumont, or some GM stuff????? LOL....

 

[Dr Crankenstein]

Can we talk about the Arcadian, Laurentian, parisienne, beaumont, or some GM stuff????? LOL....

Oh sure, open that can.

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[sgtpontiac]

I am....admittedly.....a poop disturber.....

Oh sure, open that can.

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But I do love my GM's.....even the Canadian Pontiacs that were actually Chevy's with some Poncho sheet metal trim.....lolol

 

[sgtpontiac]

Never forget the first time I opened the hood on

What I thought was a Pontiac only to find a Chevy 454....

 

[Dr Crankenstein]

What I thought was a Pontiac only to find a Chevy 454....

Likewise, I was struck when I opened a hood and found a funny lookin' blue thing. In this neck of the woods, we referred to them simply as "blue blocks" which didn't help at the parts counter.

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[sgtpontiac]

I've heard of Blue Blocker sunglasses....

you know the kind that block out all the blue UV light??? lol....

 

[MercuryMac]

Quite a while ago, whoa, maybe even a long time ago, [early 70's] I went out with a girl who was driving a 68 Acadian, so I married her. I was driving a '68 Dodge SuperBee then and looked down my nose at the Nova look-a-like. Anyway, I talked her into selling that Acadian soon enough and I kept the SuperBee to this day, oh, and the wife.

 

[Dr Crankenstein]

Hey, Mac.

Ch... ch... ch... check this out. '52 Meteor sedan delivery...

http://regina.kijiji.ca/c-cars-vehicles-classic-cars-1952-Meteor-Sedan-Delivery-W0QQAdIdZ476629201




Fasten seat belt? In '52?

 

[MercuryMac]

Oh Dr. you didn't trigger any lust or even a little greed on that last one. I'm not a real sedan delivery sorta guy.

 

[32Bowtie_Rat]

I'm definitely thinking it's a '50 Ford with a Merc grill [cl

 

[MercuryMac]

Hey Bowtie, you're sorta right. I guess we're forgetting to say that this car is a factory built Ford with a Merc grille,------and 16 more cubes with a pinch of extra power, too. Best of all, Ford is not written in the steering wheel.

 

[TMP]

49-50 meteor

 

[MercuryMac]

TMP, Yes, it's a 1950 Meteor. Probably, I should be able to tell from the park lights whether it's a '49 or a '50 but I can't. I can tell from the trunk hinges and the gas filler cap on that car that it is a 1950. That is a 1950 Ford hood thrown on there.
All the awards and accolades have been given out already, but you deserve a friendly wave for your correct answer.
Keep on tinkering.

 

[TMP]

49-50 canadian mercury meteror[cl

 

[MercuryMac]

Boy oh Boy TMP, How did you make out in school on those multiple choice tests with answers like yours? Four answers rolled into one,-----whoa---- guaranteed winner,-----except if you're suspected of bending the rules, then lashed with a fifteen foot whip aerial with a fox tail on the far end.