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Alaska Jim · 04-24-2019, 06:56 PM

Can anyone tell me if the '53 Mercury cars with overdrive came with the overdrive script trim on the deck lid like Ford cars? I saw a older restoration 53 Mercury today that had several options , including overdrive. all the options appeared to be original to the car, but , it did not have the emblem on the deck lid. I am just curious about this. ThanJim

cas3 · 04-24-2019, 11:25 PM

shoulda put "Ralph" in the topic to get our merc expert

rotorwrench · 04-25-2019, 12:50 PM

They did in most cases. I'm not sure about Canada though in Ralph's case. They also had the Merc-O-Matic emblems.

My older 1951 cars didn't have an emblem for overdrive but they did for the Merc-O-Matic when it came out in 1951 production.

Alaska Jim · 04-26-2019, 12:17 AM

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Thank you rotorwrench. I did not remember if the Merc's had the overdrive emblem on the '53's. my '51 Merc. is equipped with o/d, but does not have the emblem. I remember that they almost always had the Merc-omatic emblem if the were so equiped

04-24-2019, 06:56 PM	#1
Alaska Jim Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Palmer, Alaska Posts: 1,575	overdrive Can anyone tell me if the '53 Mercury cars with overdrive came with the overdrive script trim on the deck lid like Ford cars? I saw a older restoration 53 Mercury today that had several options , including overdrive. all the options appeared to be original to the car, but , it did not have the emblem on the deck lid. I am just curious about this. ThanJim

04-24-2019, 11:25 PM	#2
cas3 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: sw minnesota Posts: 4,568	Re: overdrive shoulda put "Ralph" in the topic to get our merc expert

04-25-2019, 12:50 PM	#3
rotorwrench Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: San Antonio, Texas Posts: 16,425	Re: overdrive They did in most cases. I'm not sure about Canada though in Ralph's case. They also had the Merc-O-Matic emblems. My older 1951 cars didn't have an emblem for overdrive but they did for the Merc-O-Matic when it came out in 1951 production.

04-26-2019, 12:17 AM	#4
Alaska Jim Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Palmer, Alaska Posts: 1,575	Re: overdrive Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) Thank you rotorwrench. I did not remember if the Merc's had the overdrive emblem on the '53's. my '51 Merc. is equipped with o/d, but does not have the emblem. I remember that they almost always had the Merc-omatic emblem if the were so equiped