The Ford Barn - View Single Post - '40 fire truck w 95 hp Mercury engine & 99 Vin

Kube · 08-02-2025, 08:48 AM

Newc, Good find!
I could not find any records of how many Mercury engines were installed in trucks during the 1940 model run.
Interesting that the truck received the "99" serial number prefix.
Aluminum heads by some rare chance?

08-02-2025, 08:48 AM	#3
Kube Super Moderator Join Date: May 2010 Location: Wisconsin, USA Posts: 10,547	Re: '40 fire truck w 95 hp Mercury engine & 99 Vin Newc, Good find! I could not find any records of how many Mercury engines were installed in trucks during the 1940 model run. Interesting that the truck received the "99" serial number prefix. Aluminum heads by some rare chance? __________________ "I can explain it for you. However, I can't understand it for you".