I have the Mercury letters and the hood that goes with them so the holes are there already. I was missing the letter C but a friend had one to spare. The letters need work because of all the pitting. I had bought chrome self stick letters just in case but will only use them as a last resort..
are the letters on your light lens stick on chrome letters? I was thinking of doing that but having a hard time finding letters small enough..

 

You must have been talking with 56bigwin ( Kevin ) with his prices...lol

 

Haha yes it was Kevin, nice guy, but can't justify it just because rare. I have 3 sets of the MERCURY front emblems now, one very good condition except the C is scraped. The others I will tinker with and fix eventually. I made a template for my hood based off my fathers Mercury. I just don't want to drill the holes, as they were there previously and welded in. Could become a mess! Let's see the stick ons, I'm curious. May shave the tabs on the back of a set and find a way to stick on. Ever since this truck was tied down to trailer, it leans left sitting there. The cab was initially square with the box until being tied down. Initial thought was to check all the cab mounts as it was a fresh build, they look good. Haven't put it on hoist to dig too far into it yet, but any ideas? I may start by loosening all cross members etc and seeing if bound up

 

This might sound silly FAST but you might have a low tire ... good luck

 

Everything Kevin sells is rare or the last one in the world.. Those stick on letters I have are roughly the same width but are taller. I'm holding out to see how my letters turn out before I fill the holes in the hood. I'll try and get a picture of them and post them later..

 

Thanks. Ya his lights and side emblems looked great, but can't justify the price. Maybe if I was going all original, but that ship has sailed

 

I have two different size chrome plastic stick on letters, the larger ones are more suited to be used on a smooth tailgate but the smaller ones look good on the hood. My wife just randomly placed them on the front of my pickup to give you an idea...

 

That doesn't look too bad. I have accumulated 3 sets now. One set is very good minus the C is scraped. Thinking of chroming the middle set. Most likely will fill, sand, and paint the worst pitted set silver. We will see how things go. I now see why I couldn't get that license plate for my dad haha. Attempted to get that one, 56 FORD, and 56 F100. I ordered 1956M100 for the Merc last week. My last customer plate took ages to arrive, so I am curious how long it will be this time with the covid-19 situation.

 

Are you finding all the letters locally ..?

 

https://www.chromeemblems.com/auto-e...etters-numbers
This is where I bought my letters, here's an example

 

I got thinking after my last post the 56 would look like the ones I have for the 350


will be hard to find but one could get lucky..

 

Could you post a close up picture of your taillight lens, ask the guy where he got the letters..?

 

Yes that last style, a guy has some near Toronto, and I don't mind paying a fair price, but not outrageous. He claims to have tail lights too, but will not sell, and has been offered huge amounts. Seems a hoarder haha.

 

I'd be happy to find letters like on those lights, not having luck finding any though.. thanks for the close up pic
What is your name by the way..?

 

Ya, he just looked up the font and had a sign shop make them. I'm Steve by the way! Got a bench seat, now to get a good cover. Might see if the local boat upholstery guy can handle it