Mack pickup

[Jack345]

In the 1950-60's our local Mack dealer was selling a few International pickup's with Mack name on them. They were ordered, my question is did IHC make pickup's for any other truck makers like KW,etc? Thanks.

 

[Tom in TN]

jack345,

Don't mean to steal your thread - I don't know anything about Mack pickups - but years ago I had a neighbor in Minnesota who had a Mercury pickup. He said that he bought it in Canada. That's the only one I've ever seen. It was an early 1950's model.

Tom in TN

 

[scotc]

Plymouth also had a pick-up back in the day, too.

 

[rustyfarmall]

(quoted from post at 06:15:31 12/18/11) jack345,

Don't mean to steal your thread - I don't know anything about Mack pickups - but years ago I had a neighbor in Minnesota who had a Mercury pickup. He said that he bought it in Canada. That's the only one I've ever seen. It was an early 1950's model.

Tom in TN

The Mercury truck was built in Canada, the Ford truck was built in the U.S. Other than that, the trucks are the same.

 

[John T]

I still say the old B Model Mack was one of the prettiest trucks ever made and if anyone produced a scaled down pickup size version Id buy one. My other favorite trucks would be Diamond T (they were so styled and ahead of the time),,,,,,,REO,,,,,,,,White Super Power,,,,,,and Dodge Brothers,,,,,,,,NOW THOSE WERE SOME BEAUTIFUL TRUCKS. Ive seen Studebaker and Plymouth trucks also if I recall correctly at shows, but none compared to those I first mentioned

A Nostalgic Old John T

 

[TractormanNC]

One of those Mercury trucks made it as far south as NC. Neighbor had one. Mid 60's or so I think. Local Ford dealer said it was made in Canada.

 

[LJD]

Mack had their own pickup for a few years. Started out as a rebadged Reo.

 

[DownSouth]

37 Mack

1940 Plymouth

1957 Mercury

 

[John T]

Great pics, that pretty much answers things.

John T

 

[Anonymous-0]

How did Plymouth fit in with Dodge and Fargo?
Later Bob

 

[LJD]

I'm not an expert on Ford/Mercury truck history, but as I recall, the Canadian Mercury trucks were available with bigger flathead V8s. 255s instead of 239s.

 

[John T]

This website has some good Mercury Truck History

http://www.mercurypickup.com/merc_history.htm
Mercury Truck History

 

[John T]

More truck history, but Mack this time I LOVE OLD TRUCKS

http://news.pickuptrucks.com/2010/12/looking-back-1938-mack-ed-pickup-truck.html

John T
Mack Pickup History

 

[Scott.ID]

Robert Redford drove a '66 Mercury truck in the movie A Unfinished Life.

 

[LenND]

I thimk Plymouth pickups were more or less a modified Plymouth car. Where Dodge was a division of Dodge motor (Chrysler). I may be wrong on that. I remember seeing Plymouth pickups and they were styled more like a Plymouth car, maybe a half ton rating at the very most.

 

[Cienna]

Let's see someone out there show us a Hudson pickup------!!

 

[Jon Hagen]

Hudson pickups
Hudson pickups

 

[ShadetreeRet]

TractormanNC, There is a man in the Asheboro area that drives a red and white 1957 Mercury pickup. Had it for years. Believe it or not, he is originally from Texas.
Someone mentioned the flat head engines, Mercury automobiles had a 255ci. flat head as opposed to the 239 Ford. Many law enforcement agencies used Fords, but the interceptor package had a Mercury engine.

 

[Bob Huntress]

This is a 1938 Mack. Look at the Dayton type rims and the single piece windshield. The thing I find most noteworthy is that even then, Mack was a special truck for a special man. The kind of man that enjoys watching a bulldogs rearend as he drives down the road. It is slightly comoflaughed by the crome behind it, yet, it is there.
For a special man

 

[scotc]

Yes, it was back in the 40s and 50s. I don't know when they were bought out by Chrysler. In the 70s and early 80s they sold the Ramcharger under the Plymouth nameplate, but cannot remember what they called it.

 

[Anonymous-0]

(quoted from post at 10:01:56 12/19/11) Yes, it was back in the 40s and 50s. I don't know when they were bought out by Chrysler. In the 70s and early 80s they sold the Ramcharger under the Plymouth nameplate, but cannot remember what they called it.

Trailduster.

 

[rustyfarmall]

(quoted from post at 14:08:49 12/18/11) I thimk Plymouth pickups were more or less a modified Plymouth car. Where Dodge was a division of Dodge motor (Chrysler). I may be wrong on that. I remember seeing Plymouth pickups and they were styled more like a Plymouth car, maybe a half ton rating at the very most.

I think the Plymouth trucks were built to be a truck. Many years ago I remember seeing a Plymouth truck that had to be at least 1 1/2 ton or maybe even 2 ton. It had a stake bed and dual rear wheels.

 

[jaydee]

I saw a Plymouth pickup once. Sure didnt expect to see that nameplate on a pickup. Since then I have read that Desoto brand was also put on trucks for export. Why the Desoto brand and why only for export I have no idea. In the pictures they just looked like Dodges.

 

[DownSouth]

Here is my Plymouth truck.....well sort of anyway. This is an 88 model, built by Mitsubishi and sold by Chrysler badged as a Plymouth Arrow.
Hardly a day goes by that I don't drive this little thing, handy as a pocket and it gets great gas mileage. The down side is parts are almost impossible to find for it, although it's required very little repair to keep it on the road.

 

[JOCCO]

John lets be carefull with studebaker here!!!!

 

[Kevin K Smith]

You wouldn't know were there is a picture of a rebadged Reo - Mack, would you?