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Published: 2010-03-09 17:57:55 +0000 UTC; Views: 482; Favourites: 17; Downloads: 0
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An old Hydro truck found at Simcoe County Museum during the power and steam show. Summer 2007.Related content
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Are you sure it's not still in use? Some of those power companies can be pretty tight with $ - unless they're giving themselves bonuses, of course!
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Oh my! What a find! Looks like it's from 1952, and on top of that it's a Mercury! An upscale utility truck for the Creemore Hydro Company! What a great shot!
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In their time, the Mercury's did very well in Canada when compared directly with their Ford counterparts. We seemed to have a slightly different taste for FoMoCo's machinery than our American cousins, even spawning the Meteor line that was 'Canada Only'.
I'm not sure of the actual year of production, although I can look the next time I'm up there. Either way, she's in excellent condition and looks ready to hit the road and do line work any time!
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Did not realize the shot was taken in Canada at the time. I know about Meteor and Acadian and such. And that Ford & GM had plants in Canada that produced cars just for that market...not unlike as with Australia. I just never pictured a Mercury Fleet Vehicle before! Never heard of it! That's a great find!
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Yup, lots of the Ford and GM vehicles that are sold in the northern half of the continent have been built here in Canada. I think that the entire last generation of Camaros and Firebirds were all built here in Ontario, too.
Either way, we loved our Mercury cars and trucks here in Canada!
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