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Topic starter
07/11/2025 11:09 pm
'51 Ford or Mercury?
Be sure to make your selection.
Of course, please “Reply” to share your comments.
If selection is greater than 2 rank them.
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John Bono
North Jersey
07/11/2025 11:42 pm
The Ford looks more modern than the Mercury to me.
08/11/2025 6:21 am
With all four windows rolled down, in THAT color combo and twin front bullets? Are you kidding me? Make mine the fifty-one Vicky please!
08/11/2025 6:46 am
Can’t argue with 1951 modern looking Ford. I voted for it
08/11/2025 7:33 am
I love the 1951 Ford. It's beautiful.
This post was modified 11 months ago by Ed Glorius
Retired in Dunedin, Florida.
08/11/2025 9:12 am
Another NO-CONTEST for me today. The MERCURY is a knockout compared to the Ford.
George Schire
Oakdale, Minnesota
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Topic starter
08/11/2025 9:18 am
Back in the day acting cool...driving the hardtop with all the windows rolled down and great music coming from the front and rear speakers.With all four windows rolled down, in THAT color combo and twin front bullets? Are you kidding me? Make mine the fifty-one Vicky please!
John Bono
North Jersey
08/11/2025 9:22 am
Back in the day acting cool...driving the hardtop with all the windows rolled down and great music coming from the front and rear speakers.
Oh yeah! T shirt sleeve rolled up with pack of Luckies inside and a jelly roll hair pompadour??
Topic starter
08/11/2025 9:49 am
Lets not forget the pretty young thing snuggling up next to you (before bucket seats). Now that made concentrating on the road HARD...if you get my drift.Back in the day acting cool...driving the hardtop with all the windows rolled down and great music coming from the front and rear speakers.
Oh yeah! T shirt sleeve rolled up with pack of Luckies inside and a jelly roll hair pompadour??
John Bono
North Jersey
08/11/2025 9:50 am
I like both but prefer the lines of the Ford more.
08/11/2025 9:55 am
Owned a '51 Ford hardtop back in '64 in Texas, I parked it in a field near Ft Wolters when we shipped out. Ran great, no 2nd gear and the generator was dead, paint was faded. Never went back, wonder what happened to it.
A friend had a well used '51 Mercury in '59, what a tank/boat, didn't handle at all, too heavy.
'49 - '50 I liked the Mercury better, '51 much prefer the Ford. Compared to the '49 - '50 Ford the 2 bullet grill, larger tail lights, and the hardtop, love it.
Mine looked like this one only the paint was faded. After all it was 13 years old
08/11/2025 2:23 pm
I own every Brooklin of the Ford. Love it and the castings.
My first car was a convertible...an 8 year old Valiant I bought in 1971 on my 16th birthday. I have fond memories of driving with the top down at night in the winter with the heater on full blast.
Retired in Dunedin, Florida.
Topic starter
08/11/2025 2:29 pm
A good looking '51 Ford.Owned a '51 Ford hardtop back in '64 in Texas, I parked it in a field near Ft Wolters when we shipped out. Ran great, no 2nd gear and the generator was dead, paint was faded. Never went back, wonder what happened to it.
A friend had a well used '51 Mercury in '59, what a tank/boat, didn't handle at all, too heavy.
'49 - '50 I liked the Mercury better, '51 much prefer the Ford. Compared to the '49 - '50 Ford the 2 bullet grill, larger tail lights, and the hardtop, love it.
Mine looked like this one only the paint was faded. After all it was 13 years old
John Bono
North Jersey
Tony Perrone and Brush reacted
08/11/2025 2:31 pm
...gotta go with the hardtop. '51 Fords were very nice looking - first year for hardtops & automatics! 😎 😎
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