Production Figures for the Mercury Trucks*

( these figures are for TOTAL Mercury/Ford truck units produced 1/2 ton through the largest )

In 1946, 52 Mercury 114 sedan delivery trucks were produced, in 1947, only 18 Mercury 114 sedan delivery's were produced. In 1952, Mercury built Standard and Custom cabs and had 11 different chassis. There were seven series and a range of 11 wheelbases. Four engines --- all V-8s --- included a truck version of the 239 cid V-8 that was rated at 106 hp, a 255 cid V-8 rated at 120 hp, and two overhead valve Mercury truck engines which developed 145 and 155 hp. In all, there were 80 Mercury truck models listed for 1952. The last year Mercury trucks were produced, the total number of models were close to 290.

* In 1968 all pickups (Ford and Mercury combined) came down the same line, and were sequentially numbered, not separately numbered into Ford or into Mercury. Both brands shared the same sequential numbering system, and Mercury production was sporadically interspersed with Ford production. On March 23, 1968 the last "Factory" Mercury was built, Mercury dealers continued to rebadge Ford trucks on special order through the 1968 model run. The only way to seek out the last Mercury made is to find the one with the highest VIN number, no easy task since separate records do not exist.

From: Keith Robinson, Prince George, B.C./ Canada

From June 1959 to Feb 1964, I worked for Mclennan Motors in New Westminster, B.C. My job was warranty clerk and to check in the new units off the car carriers. We would get mercury trucks with Ford emblems on one side, Ford grilles, Ford Tailgates. It drove me nuts doing the claims. Finally got smart and Fogg motors, the Ford dealer around the corner, we would swap needed emblems and parts, as they got Ford trucks in with some Mercury badging.

Production Figures for 1963 through 1968 Mercury Trucks
March 5, 2002

Figures are available for the combined totals of Ford and Mercury trucks in the years 1963 through 1968. However, it has proven to be much more difficult to determine how many were Ford trucks and how many were Mercury trucks. An archivist at Ford Motor Company Archives tried every avenue available but was unable to come up with the separate production figures. However, the archivist did forward an e-mail excerpt from a former Ford employee who was familiar with truck production, in hopes that his recollections might be helpful. Here is the excerpt:

" … Although the Mercury truck was noticeably distinctive when it first arrived in 1946, by the mid-1960's it was strictly "badge-engineered" and that is why virtually every Ford truck model could be duplicated as a Mercury. Following the Auto Pact even this aspect was diluted. As I recall after 1966 the sales literature no longer depicted any vehicle with the Mercury nomenclature (not even retouched photos), after having been described in joint Ford and Mercury-labeled (vs. exclusive) catalogs since 1965. A further recollection was with a discussion with a plant process engineer at Lorain Assembly Plant regarding the production of Econolines for Canada with Mercury name plates. His remark (summer of 1966, 1967 launch, post Auto Pact) was "We used to have Mercury items that we put on those trucks, but we don't any more." I suspect that was also the situation with the very heaviest models that were built exclusively at Louisville after the Auto Pact. (Kentucky Truck didn't go on line until after the Mercury line was discontinued.) Based on a mix of some facts and some unsupported judgment, I'm of the opinion that by the time 1967-1968 rolled around, Mercury production was at Ontario Truck Plant exclusively and limited to F-100 through F-750 trucks and B-500 thru B-750 School Bus Chassis. … "

With that, the former employee suggested contacting Ford Vehicle Operations (VO) for plant-by-plant breakdowns. The Ford Archives contacted VO, but the figures could not be located. The Archives then asked VO for general production figures for all trucks built at Oakville during those years. No luck. 

Any ideas? Please contact me at [email protected] if you have suggestions for how to get the numbers for Mercury pickup production from 1963 through 1968.