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Re: Proper Radiator Pressure for ‘53 F-100? Thanks for the help fellas

Proper Radiator Pressure for ‘53 F-100? Hi, I own a ‘53 Mercury M-100 (equivalent to Ford F-100) with its original flathead V8 and radiator. While working on the vehicle recently, I noted the radiator cap (which appears to be an after market replacement) is rated for 13 lbs. After doing some...

Re: Mercury step plates for 1953 M-100 Its taken a while to get back to this thread but from the advice above I hired Ace Patterns to make me a pair of Mercury step plates for my '53 M-100. Jimmy from Ace Patterns was absolutely fantastic to deal with and is highly recommended for any similar...

Thanks. Will do.

Here is a picture of the step plates from a Canadian 1954 Mercury M-100. Let me know how you would like to proceed to get these step plates custom made. I too would like to have them for my '53 pickup, and am happy to participate with you in the cost to re-create them.

Hi Quicksand, I live in Toronto and recently purchased a beautifully restored 1953 Merc M-100. I too would love to finish it by adding "Mercury" aluminum step plates. I do have a reasonably good picture of what the original step plates look like, but have been unsuccessful in finding any NOS or...