Thread: 1966 Mercury Monterey
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10-19-2012 06:52 AM #1
1966 Mercury Monterey
My current project is a 1966 Mercury Monterey convertible. This is just a hobby for me so I'm creating this thread, in part, to keep myself motivated. So far, the project has been a tremendous amount of work and I'm not nearly as far along as I thought I would be. I'm hoping to complete it by spring of next year. We'll see.
Thanks for looking.
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10-19-2012 06:54 AM #2
I had to separate the body from the frame because there was some rust issues with the frame that I needed taken care of. I'm sure you mid sixties Galaxie owners can relate.
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10-19-2012 06:56 AM #3
It's amazing what you can hide under bondo.
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12-05-2014 08:50 AM #4
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12-08-2014 07:46 AM #5
It's been extremely slow going. The body is back on the frame and I just got the drive train back together last month. It's getting too cold to work on it now. I don't have heat in my shop.
I did weld square tubing between the door openings before I removed the body from the frame.
Thanks for asking. Like I said, it's been slow going. I'm setting up my sewing machine in my basement so I hope to work on the interior seat covers this winter.
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12-08-2014 09:13 AM #6
Very cool car; you dont see many of these around.1 Corinthians 1:27
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12-08-2014 09:33 AM #7
Not the most popular car. They only made a little over 2,000 convertibles in 66
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10-19-2012 03:28 PM #8
Wow Herb that's an interesting choice of cars. Would you be restoring to original or what plans do you have? Whats the CID of that power plant?
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10-22-2012 04:07 AM #9
Yes, I was in Reno NV for Hot August Nights one year and saw a car like this on sale. I liked it but being from VA it was not practical to buy. When I returned to VA I just happened upon a car just like it in my local town. I figured it was fate.. so I bought it.
My plan is mostly original with some very minor updates. I'm shaving the emblems, I'd like to change it from bench to buckets and I will probably update the stereo system. Just looking for a cruiser. It's a 390 FE
Thanks for looking
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10-22-2012 04:50 AM #10
Looks like the normal rust out areas so common on Ford products of the era! Done a few of the same era cars, usually lots of practice at panel replacement ant frame rail repairs!!!!!Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, Live for Today!
Carroll Shelby
Learning must be difficult for those who already know it all!!!!
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12-14-2015 09:31 PM #11
Keep chipping away at it.
They're never done, but sometimes they get'close enough'..
Education is expensive. Keep that in mind, and you'll never be terribly upset when a project goes awry.
EG
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12-16-2015 12:29 PM #12
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What a cool car! You've done a great job on it! It is looking great!Ryan
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12-23-2015 07:11 AM #13
Got the back trim on. Starting to look like a real car again. Not sure how I missed that panel gap but it's too late now.
Last edited by herbet99; 12-23-2015 at 07:14 AM.
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12-23-2015 09:47 AM #14
Well - you'll never see it from my house! Looks fantastic. I love this vintage of Mercs. I had a close friend with a Marauder with factory dual quads and that thing would pass anything but a gas station.
Really glad to see you saved this car and that she's coming out such a beauty!
Best,
Glenn"Where the people fear the government you have tyranny. Where the government fears the people you have liberty." John Basil Barnhil
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