GT500 Powered 1966 Mercury M250 Crew Cab | What The Truck? Ep:25 | Ford Era

[@kelevra558]

Thank you for risking your life and your kids growing up without a dad to fight fire and keep the wilderness beautiful for everyone. Im a Marine, but thank YOU for YOUR service brother. Seriously man, respect. People, make sure you look every fireman you meet in the eye and thank them for what they do just like you would me for being a US Marine. Their fight is a damn volatile and unpredictable one. Sending a ramrod straight salute your way virtually my friend. Thank you again for what you do.

[@FordEra]

salute to you too sir

[@kelevra558]

@@FordEra I really appreciate that man. Us Ford men gotta stick together. I like General Motors as well, more than Chrysler products anyway. My way of thinking is anything after 2013, Ford is the only way to go. Prior to that, id have a Chevy over anything with the 5.4. Especially because the Jelly bean era f150s. They were the most difficult trucks to work on ever built. Aside from being a staff Sargent, im a master Ford mechanic. I went to UTI from 2005 to 2007 then in 07 i enlisted. Got my 7 in, 3 deployments, purple heart, 3 documented and recognized acts of valor, and 11 confirmed down by my hand. So in 2014, i started working at the local ford dealer, got promoted to foreman in 2017, and thats where ive been since. Believe it or not bro, when i was working in fleet, if the sheet on a jelly bean called for a engine r&r, i pulled the cab off. They were always single cab work trucks so it wasnt a big deal. Thats how miserable yanking the engine out of a jelly bean is the traditional way. Its easier and faster to just bust the cab off. If the core supports werent spot welded in, it would solve the problem but alas, that core support aint coming out without drilling 92 spot welds. And ford was using boron infused sheet metal so you just throttle a shit ton of drill bits doing it. I developed a system for bolting the core support in after you remove the original one, thank god for nutcerts, but honestly to do the conversion just because is kinda dumb. If the thing got smacked in the face and it needed replacement, thats when i do it. Let me know if you want the procedure, ill email it to you.

[@FordEra]

@@kelevra558 man thats quite a story. Ive never worked on a jelly bean but i actually want one now. did you see my most recent video with one?

[@kelevra558]

@@FordEra the procharged gen 2 coyote swapped red supercrew? Yessir. My favorite thing about that edit is i didn't hear the word "sleeper" a single time which i was really happy about. Those trucks are structurally stout as all get out. Great suspension, really solid body panels, fully boxed frame, and hands down the most robust interior any truck has ever had. The steering wheel is the only thing i dont like in those trucks. I built a pre runner 3 years back using a 2001 extended cab short bed and i used the OEM front frame rails and control arm pick ups. My buddy just hammers that thing and nothings broke yet except the 5.4s timing chain. So i threw a junkyard ticker in it to get him by until we Godzilla swap it. Never been done.

[@FordEra]

@@kelevra558 hell yea man, it made me a fan

[@DMACHOLMAN]

This isn't the first time I've seen this video. But before watching it was the first time I'd seen a Mercury truck I enjoyed watching the owner take us on a tour. Thanks Solomon.

[@FordEra]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@jarronellis5801]

That truck is awesome

[@gilwilliams9036]

That hands down is the best 4x4 build I've ever seen. F..... G Awesome

[@XC797]

I'm envious of all these cool classic ford trucks you show and then I realized...."WHAT THE TRUCK" I've got a 2013 F150 and its 8 years old . Its a long bed with a heavy duty work shell on it and by GOD it too will be a classic FORD someday. Its my daily driver for work . I've always been a Ford truck person.

[@FordEra]

there you go man. only got 17 more years to go for it to be considered antique haha

[@acgrand2553]

That truck is completely badass...

[@brendangair2023]

Learned to drive in a 66 Mercury truck in BC, first saw a pic of this truck after talking to your buddy up in Washington….love this truck!

[@TejasToolMan]

pretty sweet ride these old trucks are bringing it back esp the fords/merc and dodges

[@CJColvin]

Man thats one beautiful clean looking Mercury M250 brother and that GT500 engine that's powering it sure makes this old Ford a beast.

[@FordEra]

yes it does

[@CJColvin]

@@FordEra Gotta the pure Canadian Fords brother

[@TerryByrdJr]

Never knew mercury used to make trucks😯👌

[@valeriepickens2533]

There are Canadian fords.

[@valeriepickens2533]

Rare?! Sorry, my 1969 F350 c class motorhome says,...not rare enough.

[@Petrol360]

Enjoy the patina! Love it!

[@bulbchangingmonkey]

What an awesome ride!!!

[@econoroller]

TRUCK YEAH! That Merc is such a bad boy!!! "Mercules" LOVE IT! -rock on :)

[@chrisroop6817]

I absolutely love that truck.

[@bradpaynter6719]

Used to own a 65 and 66. Wish I still had one. Great trucks!

[@workingclasstrucks]

So cool! Love seeing this beast on the road, loving all the credit shown to everyone involved!

[@charlesbowen3944]

This guy knows lot about Mercury's sweet truck

[@hmfic4297]

THANK YOU, THANK YOU!!! For not having a other LS swap (HENRY'S LOVER FOREVER!!!) owned 4 old schools myself all pick ups well 3 depends on what my Bronco fall under! (429 4 speed in the oldest )😁

[@econoroller]

THANK YOU for thanking people who don't wear a bowtie under their shirt he he

[@SaneCayne]

Wow, what a cool Merc! I never knew!

[@lukescherler5375]

Thanks for the great info. You know your truck. Nicely done. Get er dirty!

[@rauldemoura2417]

NICE!! I haven’t seen a Mercury truck in DECADES!

[@ALAKRANCONYAKI]

Makes me want to go get an home equity loan and get my 79 f350 crew cab dually completed. Cool truck!!! Enjoy miles of happiness with your still young family!

[@lastchancecris]

This is just beautiful ! I want one !!

[@brentjones5227]

Super cool, the guy definitely knows what's up. I want to see the rest of his trucks

[@tlspiker5341]

Real cool ride keep it going.

[@skipstein744]

Great unique truck. Onward!

[@ascco-automotive9328]

Nice to see other mercury pickups out there , if you can see the little picture , mines a basic 1968 M100 . 6cyl / auto , rather low miles @ 48k.

[@XC797]

I've seen a restored Mercury truck profiled on Jay Lenos garage yutube channel and it belongs to the former wrestler and his wife Goldberg .

[@toro220d]

This has got to be the coolest automotive KZbin channel ever that stuff with Fords is awesome aint nothing cooler than a Ford truck or a Dodge because I own a 3rd Gen. Dodge and I love it but my favorite truck is a 1979 ford truck hands down love your content buddy keep up the good work

[@brownpaperbaglunch5760]

Man thats perfect 360

[@keithmarsolais2509]

That’s a sick truck! And being from Manitoba I love it even more.

[@johnbaum1000]

Me too! I had to rewind it to make sure I heard that right! Haha

[@kirkcreasman6960]

That's one crazy bad ass truck. Good job

[@rustycartee657]

Oh hell yes, love this video. Great job and much respect for the daily driver.

[@FordEra]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@finlay230]

friggin love it !!!!

[@shvendog1xxx647]

Bad ASS! NICELY DONE AND AS A DAILY DRIVER EXACTLY HOW IT SHOULD BE THAT TRUCK WILL WORK CIRCLES AROUND ANY FACTORY JUNK PRODUCED TODAY! WELL DONE!! ❤💀 I LOVE IT!

[@FordEra]

Absolutely

[@janeandjohndoe8458]

It's got a "junk" 2000's model motor and transmission swap...

[@jaygrubbs1626]

Too Effing cool!!

[@mark98070]

Interesting history about this truck. Glad the owner new so much about it! I had no idea Ford was putting the Mercury name on these.

[@KJ6UXW]

Awesome truck sir.

[@FordEra]

it sure is

[@kred3208]

I like. I'm in Costa Mesa, I'm gonna be lookin for this Merc.

[@DeanFamilyAcres]

Appreciate the edits. Cool truck!

[@alanchurch9105]

I love that truck I hear you guys talking about the brush guard that is a factory brush guard bolts to the stock bumper on the top with spacers and it has a 1-inch rod on each real frame to it if you look on the 64 egg crate Style Grill will have a special cut out for the support rods

[@1flashlite1]

I'm jealous!

[@HotRodDave]

Bad Ass Truck !

[@robertphillips4616]

Nice video! Big fan of this truck.

[@yechielw5943]

Big boy truck. I want one.

[@fordnut4914]

U need toyota kid.🤣

[@shable1436]

Rare bird i love the orange seventies look i hate broncos too but it reminds me of earlier painting like 70S general lee orange

[@RobertKohut]

Nice!! Very unique custom ride....:-)

[@HutchsWelding]

I love this truck so much! Lmk when your ready for air suspension 😊

[@fightinggator4398]

Florida Gators fan here and that color scheme is perfect. Love the truck, thanks for bleeping out the cuss words. My son watches your videos with me

[@josephryan9088]

Me also, hahaha, at first I thought it was someone honking at him giving a thumbs up,lol.

[@jkjiggy6824]

Haha bro just saw you on PCH !

[@randysrestoration]

Such a cool truck!

[@FordEra]

right

[@branon6565]

That truck is SO sick bro, I'd love to own a truck built like that, only a root beer brown metallic with many coats of clear, but I'd have to delete the cattle guard on the front....what a nice ride, I'm jealous....✌🏻🇺🇸

[@MotoKeto]

Funny squirrel moment on the truck and boat.

[@gregpeacock1794]

Doesn't get much cooler than that!!!

[@manueltovar4821]

I think it really woukd if that shitty camper would come off

[@mromatic17]

soloman i love your channel! you always have the coolest and rarest ford truck models i've ever seen. I'd love to own something like this someday but i only have my 94 f150 4x4 rcsb 5.0 5 speed and a 17 jeep jku!

[@bluesharp59]

Nice video, thumbs up.

[@nathankoroush7918]

DANG!

[@lawrencespivey8990]

amazing rig. what's the back story on the color change? why not keep the 2tone blue? dying to know 😅

[@mach1media328]

Be safe out there homie!

[@jamesspivey8469]

Sick merc

[@jackjetpilot]

"the steps are for the wife"...says the 5'3" guy...ha

[@64crew4x4]

Love the MERCS.... I have a 64 2 door crew coming together slowly... What color blue is the interior on your Truck... Ford Era. As I get closer to completion on mine we need to chat... As I have geeked out on your channel content I was clueless to the loads of cool slicks out there

[@warrenmcelroy4718]

A 2 door crew??

[@andrewward1887]

I would like to get a pattern for that grill guard so I can make one for my truck.

[@dennislockhart7290]

Not calling him out but Ford didn't make high-boys in 79, 77 was the last year. Still a bad ass ride regardless.

[@warrenmcelroy4718]

Yeah it hurt my soul to her the guy say that haha

[@stevenpinedo9457]

Howdy

[@frankm8533]

Cool truck and story. I would love to find a Mercury truck

[@FordEra]

they are out there

[@ascco-automotive9328]

Every time I looked I found three or four , and heres my little secret , Kijiji . Its the Canadian creigs list

[@ascco-automotive9328]

Kijiji has 26 mercury pickups for sale 4/14/21 . I typed in , mercury truck

[@NatureRecycleFlorida]

cool truck

[@shawnbeckmann1847]

Love the truck don't care much for the supercharged emblems but all in all a great truck

[@freakindawgen]

The Dana 60 full float or semifloat?

[@chrisyanez2299]

Damn .. I’ve been looking for a crew for so long ... I just need a cab and doors though .. I really want to build a crew prerunner slick side .

[@shable1436]

Your a nice dude man i think its just a common bond just to hang out with others guys and talk about. I built my first car with my dad 67 fastback Cali model ford mustang gt fastback the first beef up model small block, we ordered every piece together and then i moved away to different state he passed away the car disappeared in mysterious fashion that my dad promised me if he ever passed he would leave me the car. Im mean he had cancer no surprises but the car heists after a dead man will is the only amazing wtf moment. Btw this was pror 2000s so the car was still old then but nasty looking still you should see the looks i would get out that thing on 285 and stomp it plus i put a pro sound system in it from Kenwood and amp lol

[@FordEra]

That’s cool man

[@jeremyhutchens984]

Yeah I’d take that over any raptor any day especially an eco boost full size pickups should have v8 or diesel love the videos new sub from Alabama

[@donaldfuller5041]

Love to put the Godzilla 7.3 in one.

[@corey1788]

Think that would be a much better choice than the GT500 motor. It’s just not made for moving around that much weight.

[@creteking23]

Believe we crossed paths on 57/91 interchange i was in a black 1985 Dodge crew shorty. Probably 6 months ago, we exchanged ✌

[@johnwright3710]

Great truck! I am looking for a 65 or 66 crew cab any level of completeness. With doors, or with with out, with or with out front clip. Community Please help me!

[@j.7937]

id love to find a 4 door cab and clip to convert my f350 diesel

[@Bigload992G]

“ALRIGHT LUNGER”-Tombstone BA build and luv the GT500 swap, but a rebuilt 7.3 Powerstroke would’ve been the 💩

[@joshuajackson8112]

Ever do a mpg test with that thing?

[@CaliPatriot88]

More like Rustcules 😂 Cool truck!

[@FordEra]

haha

[@michaelstawczykjr.701]

What Transmission are you running?

[@crabbypapa3862]

78 Mustang 2 steering wheel?

[@duanesgarage6294]

Manitoba 🇨🇦

[@stacenhartland9777]

Dude,,, that’s just stupid!!!! Awesome build!

[@thomasdowneyjr.4162]

you should go on Brit 5.0 channel she has some nice mustangs and her friend has some rare mustangs

[@justinferrell771]

delfab, keepn it classic and Ford Era must follows on instagram. In the market for a slickside crew

[@FordEra]

There are q few on the market now

[@justinferrell771]

@@FordEra i had an accepted offer on one it was white with a wood bed floor but got ghosted. Follow me on instagram j_ferrell24

[@TerryByrdJr]

I wish Ford would've made an NA version of this 5.8 for the f series and mustangs 🤦🏽‍♂️

[@andrewcrane6020]

Bad ASS.

[@jedclampett6466]

Where can I send you pics of my '71 highboy? Been running a BBC since 1979.

[@warrenmcelroy4718]

Boooooooo

[@rooster7658]

That merc is saweet

[@dylanterry9122]

What are the name of the rims?

[@FordEra]

fifteen52 brand

[@manueltovar4821]

Hes keeping it classic but hes got a 5.8 shelby motor in the dam thing

[@jessegoldston70]

OMG! That is An AWESOME truck ! Wish I could find a slick side to lower that is not an arm and leg to buy!

[@kyleoneal8643]

That is such a nice Mercury truck But nobody cares who commissioned the truck when it was new

[@SweatyWelder68]

CALI BRA

[@pineyLt]

I hang it up if I got my doors blown off by this thing

[@musicauthority7828]

Some people do go too far on restomods I agree.

[@hightechredneck_0566]

#legit

[@scrubbyblixt3560]

PLEASE GET MIKED UP ! PLEASE! ALL THE SOUND IS NOT GOOD ! I LOVE WHAT I CAN HEAR! LOVIT !

[@warrenmcelroy4718]

No way in hell did this guy just say “79 HiBoy Front Clip”…….

[@SweatyWelder68]

Fuggin fuggin fuggin.................deed i wuz like this is a rad merc bra why do i need to be a ferd guy when merc is wyd open bra??/so i wuz like fduckit imma be me bro! streight up fuggin whoah!!

[@docholliday.4590]

All chevy event wtf? Negative!