1950 Mercury

1950 Mercury in 張込み (Stakeout), Movie, 1958

Class: Cars, Sedan — Model origin:

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Author	Message
Big Dave ◊ 2015-08-03 18:25	Looks to me like a 1950 Ford (US).
atom ◊ 2015-08-03 18:42	It's a 1950 Mercury. Since this is in Japan it could be a Canadian made car. Canada had their own Monarch brand but it surely looks like the 1950 Mercury hood badge. I think the Mercury was also made in Canada for export but I'm not sure.
dsl ◊ 2015-08-03 18:55	No idea if in practice J got its US stuff from US or CDN. CDN may be more likely if cars for J were RHD, but J preferred LHD despite driving on left. CDN is most likely source for UK Commonwealth teritories (Aus, NZ, ZA, HK etc) due to tariff/import duty advantages, but these agreements did not apply for J.
atom ◊ 2015-08-03 19:30	The 1949-1951 Ford had slab sides, this one has outboard fenders. Also see the body line on the door. Here is a Canadian brochure for 1950 Mercury: Link to "oldcaradvertising.com" -- Last edit: 2015-08-03 19:31:21