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I bleed Chevy orange but I had to buy a '56 Monterey. I am familiar with parts interchangeability between GM divisions and am wondering about mid 50's Fords and Mercurys. I am going out on a limb and assuming a '56 Ford and '56 Mercury share things like windshields, wiper arms, under hood components. etc. The '56 Monterey two door hardtop I just got is a great car but needs some tweeking that the previous owner could have done but simply lived with as we all do from time to time. So basically what I am asking is in Ford-Mercury catalogs are most hardware parts compatible between brands?
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Hello and welcome.
I'll go out on a limb since my only experience with 50s Fords was handing my dad tools while he worked on a '56, but I think your limb is reasonably solid. FWIW, "Mercury" did publish a separate shop manual in 1956, which I've seen on eBay and literature providers such Faxon Auto's site:
FWIW, I found the books listed here on eBay to be interesting; e.g., a distinct "Chassis Parts" catalog.
OTOH, maybe you've already figured these bits out...
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