And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
Not too many 1942 Fords were made, so this is a rare 4WD conversion. Ford turned its factories over to war time production in early February, 1942, to build B-24's and jeeps instead.
Yeah, Mercury. My uncle had a '42 Ford. He was employed at the Hapeville (Atlanta) Assembly Plant and somehow got his hands on one. There's a slight similarity to the grilles, but that's a Merc.
It is a Marmon-Herrington conversion. That's a Marmon-Herrington badge in the center of the hood. A restored rig very similar to this one sold at auction in 2009 for $247,500.
Definitely a mercury woody, add the 4wd conversion and you have a rare beast if you can find one. You definitely would not see another at any goo guys event, frog follies or power tour.
Definitely a crowd bringer. Don't plan on going anywhere soon when you stop for gas or dinner.
Let's see: No power steering, no power brakes, no air conditioning, damn little power in the flathead V8, rides like a truck, yeah, it would be a real blast.
Let's see: Manual transmission, two speed transfer case, roll-up windows with cranks, wind wings, an air vent on the cowl, enough room under the hood that you can do all the work yourself without being a contortionist, no ability for the government to track your every move or for your rig to be disabled by an EMP device. All while bringing back memories of a simpler time while listening to the beautiful whine of those square cut gears. Yeah, you're right. It WOULD be a real blast.
And the best thing about it? All that traffic you're holding up on a two lane mountain road in your 'underpowered' rig? Screw 'em. They can wait 'til you reach the next turnout. Besides, they need to slow down and smell the wildflowers anyway. It would do them good.
Drop a '60s or de-smogged '70s V8 and manual transmission into it and you'll have a lot more power. The '50s Ford Y-block is best avoided. Upgrade from vacuum wipers to electric. Add A/C if needed, there are retrofit kits that can be adapted to any vehicle. Al_in_Ottawa
No computers. No whining alarms. No nanny buzzers or tattletale chips. No parts that require a Ph.D to install, nor a four-week lag to have flown in from Timbuktu. Get in, turn key, car goes. I'm already drooling.
Throw in the 4WD and the boat, and I'm never coming back to civilization, other than occasional supply trips. Maybe not even then.
I'll bet that they caught fish.
ReplyDeleteI'd like to own it!
ReplyDeleteNot too many 1942 Fords were made, so this is a rare 4WD conversion. Ford turned its factories over to war time production in early February, 1942, to build B-24's and jeeps instead.
ReplyDeleteThat looks like 3/4 ton running gear on that baby. Awesome.
ReplyDelete'46 Mercury Station Wagon, one of only 2800.
ReplyDeletei like the boat name.
ReplyDeleteYeah, Mercury. My uncle had a '42 Ford. He was employed at the Hapeville (Atlanta) Assembly Plant and somehow got his hands on one. There's a slight similarity to the grilles, but that's a Merc.
ReplyDeleteProbably a Marmon-Herrington 4WD conversion offered by Ford on the 30'3 & 40's as a 'factory' 4WD. And definately a '46-'48 Mercury
ReplyDeleteIt is a Marmon-Herrington conversion. That's a Marmon-Herrington badge in the center of the hood.
DeleteA restored rig very similar to this one sold at auction in 2009 for $247,500.
Definitely a mercury woody, add the 4wd conversion and you have a rare beast if you can find one. You definitely would not see another at any goo guys event, frog follies or power tour.
DeleteDefinitely a crowd bringer. Don't plan on going anywhere soon when you stop for gas or dinner.
Let's see: No power steering, no power brakes, no air conditioning, damn little power in the flathead V8, rides like a truck, yeah, it would be a real blast.
ReplyDeleteLet's see: Manual transmission, two speed transfer case, roll-up windows with cranks, wind wings, an air vent on the cowl, enough room under the hood that you can do all the work yourself without being a contortionist, no ability for the government to track your every move or for your rig to be disabled by an EMP device. All while bringing back memories of a simpler time while listening to the beautiful whine of those square cut gears. Yeah, you're right. It WOULD be a real blast.
DeleteAnd the best thing about it? All that traffic you're holding up on a two lane mountain road in your 'underpowered' rig? Screw 'em. They can wait 'til you reach the next turnout. Besides, they need to slow down and smell the wildflowers anyway. It would do them good.
Drop a '60s or de-smogged '70s V8 and manual transmission into it and you'll have a lot more power. The '50s Ford Y-block is best avoided. Upgrade from vacuum wipers to electric. Add A/C if needed, there are retrofit kits that can be adapted to any vehicle.
DeleteAl_in_Ottawa
No computers.
DeleteNo whining alarms.
No nanny buzzers or tattletale chips.
No parts that require a Ph.D to install, nor a four-week lag to have flown in from Timbuktu.
Get in, turn key, car goes.
I'm already drooling.
Throw in the 4WD and the boat, and I'm never coming back to civilization, other than occasional supply trips.
Maybe not even then.
A woody. I'm getting a woody looking at it.
ReplyDeleteits not a 42. I have a 47 Mercury that I bought in 1967
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