53 Ford/Mercury pick up project. Sell or trade.

I don't have the time to work on another project so this one needs to go. We have the down payment for a house covered and the trade for that 50 Chevy fell through so now I am just seeing what else is out there.

This is a 53 Ford F-100 pickup roller with a clear Washington state title that is in my name and all the parts (except for a Merc VIN plate) to turn it into a Mercury M-100. I have a very nice rust free Mercury tailgate and several sets of Mercury truck emblems (front hood letters and side script) that will all go with the truck. I know pretty much the full history of this truck starting from when I was a little kid going to the garbage dump on Sundays with my dad in it. He traded it to his friend over 20 years ago and it was taken to car shows all over the west coast for several years (anyone that was in the Henry's Haulers or Henry's Half Tons may remember it). It was taken apart to be redone again and it sat apart in his garage for years.

As the truck sits now…

Rust free louvered hood,frame taken to a frame shop, checked, rear boxed in, C-notched rear frame with new springs, Mopar 8 ¾ rear (not sure what gears), air shocks rear, new KYB shocks front, Mopar F-body (Volare) front sub frame with a new EPO suspension rebuild kit just installed a few weekends ago, Lincoln electric bench seat, custom brown vinyl interior done back in the 80’s buy a local custom interior guy, new cab mounts installed, new EZ Wire kit still in box, new door hardware (latches, strikes, ect.), new weather stripping still in the boxes, new rear roll pan still in the box, custom tail lights (econoline van) molded into the rust free rear fenders (also in primer ready for paint), reverse tilt hood kit, rust free running boards with new mounting hardware, Volare tilt/telescopic steering column with key, Volare power disk brakes and pedal, power steering, 53 Grill with the small teeth, new radiator out of a 1 ton Dodge truck (not sure what year) with all new mounting hardware, 2 sets of stock gas tank straps so you can have 2 tanks mounted under the cab, passenger side inner fender has a battery tray molded into it so you don’t have to mount your battery under the cab, front sheet metal is rust free, teardrop antenna molded into the rear driver side of cab with power antenna, many new parts, have all glass, new front bed panel, box needs a new wood kit or the floor from a late model truck welded in.

This truck came with a big block Mopar engine and tranny when I bought it back. If you had a running big block mopar engine you can just drop it in as the truck sits now. There is no motor or tranny in it now.

This is a rust free F-100 PROJECT with a known history for at least the last 25+ years. I WILL NOT SEPARATE ANY OF THE TRUCK PARS OR MERCURY TAILGATE/ EMBLEMS FROM THE TRUCK!

$5800 obo or trade for a running and driving old car/rat rod with a small block or six cylinder that is late 40's to about 1962 (unless it is really cool then I would go up to 68) Ford/Buick/Pontiac/Olds/Mopar/Chevy/whatever.
I would really like a full size station wagon with a small block or a 6 banger in it. I would also trade for a running 60's dodge 2wd dodge D100 pick up with a small block or slant and some cash.

The truck is located in Port Orchard, Washington about a 1 hour drive west of Seattle.

J.R.
1-425-227-8598 = home number. (No later than 9pm pacific time)
If I am not home call my cell at 1-425-614-6499
[email protected]
Or just send me a PM here because I am on damn near every day.

Here is a link to all the pics...

http://s636.photobucket.com/albums/uu86/autoideas/53/?start=all












Yeah I hated the early 90's street rod colors too, but hey there's no rust in the hood!