Advertising Last completed movie pages 1952 Mercury Custom Comments about this vehicle| Author | Message |
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◊ 11-10-2005 à 07:20
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...annee 1952. |
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◊ 11-10-2005 à 11:34
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Monterey, encore |
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◊ 31-10-2005 à 16:39
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The stainless rocker molding on this car shows that it is indeed a Monterey of 1952 , again a rare picture of a not frquently seen 52 Merc in Europe from " Mon Oncle".The number plate on this car ( immatriculation ) could be one of the US Forces stationed in France after world war II. Has anyone more information ? |
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◊ 31-10-2005 à 17:27
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The number plate is not a french one, even the previous system of numeration, applied until 1957...so it may be a special plate used by US forces stationned in France at this time? but I couldn't give more precisions about it... |
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◊ 31-10-2005 à 18:48
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Have a look at this web-site: http://www.dna.nl/forces_in_europe.htm It shows that this type of numberplate (CF-12345) was used by the Allied Forces in France from 1954 to 58. |
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◊ 2006-02-07 19:30
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It is a Mercury Custom, not a Monterey. The rocker panel molding was an accessory that could also be installed in the Custom. The same happened with the bumper guards, full wheel covers and road lamps (all present in this car). One of two details to tell a 1952 Monterey from a Custom from the outside was a stainless trim on the rain gutters and also a stainless steel plate placed on the A-Pillar. Neither one is present in this car. The other detail would be the “Monterey” chrome script on the rear doors instead of “Mercury” for the lesser models, which is almost impossible to discern in this case. Both “Mercury” and “Monterey” start with an “M” and end with a “Y”, which it doesn’t help either. |
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