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‘73-‘76 Purolator Mercury

 
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pulln4dejr



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PostPosted: Sat Jan 25, 2020 10:06 am    Post subject: ‘73-‘76 Purolator Mercury Reply with quote

Hey gang I’m doing David’s Mercury Montego and have a question about interior color, I’ve been searching and have seen some that were Red and some that were Black, any thoughts??
Thanks!
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DaveVan



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PostPosted: Sat Jan 25, 2020 10:13 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

The most common Wood interiors were black cage with gray and natural aluminum.
This is the 71 Montego that ran well into 73.....taken last OCT at the Wood's shop
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Tom M.
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PostPosted: Sat Jan 25, 2020 9:34 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

'76 was the first year of the red interior if I recall correctly. I don't remember if they stayed red in the later years or not.
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pulln4dejr



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PostPosted: Mon Jan 27, 2020 7:52 am    Post subject: Purolator Mercury Reply with quote

Tom, was the red just gloss red?
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Firefly



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PostPosted: Mon Jan 27, 2020 9:39 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

'76 Daytona 500:


Wood Brothers' site, Eddie Wood mentions the red paint for '76:
https://www.woodbrothersracing.com/news/classic-memories/2011/02/19/pearsons-daytona-500-winner-one-memorable-mercury/
Unfortunately the image links for the story are no longer active, but fortunately, I snagged em a while back:


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john843



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PostPosted: Tue Jan 28, 2020 6:45 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Bill thanks for the pics and link. Great article!

John
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MarkJ



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PostPosted: Tue Jan 28, 2020 9:41 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Great shot of the 351 Cleveland engine. I had a hard time finding any when I did my 76 Torino build.
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pulln4dejr



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PostPosted: Tue Jan 28, 2020 4:47 pm    Post subject: Purolator Reply with quote

Awesome pics Firefly, thanks a million!! Wanted to make sure I wasn’t seeing things! Laughing
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