Mercury Through The Years...

**FUJIMO** · 02-12-2016, 10:25 AM

**FUJIMO** · 02-12-2016, 10:26 AM

**FUJIMO** · 02-12-2016, 10:26 AM

**AZMIDLYF** · 02-12-2016, 11:06 AM

Pics for posts 1812 - 1828 did not show for me.

Great thread Fujimo!!

**olboatman** · 02-12-2016, 12:30 PM

Originally Posted by AZMIDLYF

Pics for posts 1812 - 1828 did not show for me.

Great thread Fujimo!!

Same here. Thanks Gary

**moparbarn** · 02-12-2016, 01:34 PM

Me three

**Dave Strong** · 02-12-2016, 01:53 PM

Originally Posted by jackiewilson

Dave,

Once did a tour of the Yamaha factory in Japan (1978), first time I ever saw Robots at work.
One of those devices painted the motors which were hanging from hooks on an assembly line, then they disappeared behind a curtain-------I took a sneaky peek and was surprised to see a little chap with a spray gun, reaching the parts that the robots could not reach-------was chastised for looking in a restricted area-------even in those days there was a lot of secret Sh-t.

Did a tour of General Motors Proving Ground in Arizona in the late 90's. Saw some pretty cool stuff there. Allways wanted to go to Lake X.

Dave

**GENE LANHAM** · 02-14-2016, 09:34 PM

Originally Posted by FUJIMO

45 plus years--

'Blue' and gear lube pump--

Works for me---

**Dave Strong** · 02-14-2016, 09:46 PM

Originally Posted by GENE LANHAM

45 plus years--

'Blue' and gear lube pump--

Works for me---

Whats it doing in the back of a Ford.

Dave

**LIQUIDNIRVANA** · 02-15-2016, 03:54 AM

This picture/motor is featured on the front cover of the 1950 Mercury Sales brochure.

**moparbarn** · 02-15-2016, 07:42 AM

Gene, so that pump & the truck are about the same age? Nothing wrong with the older Fords, Dave. I had a '68 swb stepside 4x4, 390 4 bbl 4 speed, 3.91(?) gears, bad azz little ride. Hard to beat stop light to stop light, if you used 4wd. Figured that out WAY before these late model diesel guys

**Bob V** · 02-15-2016, 11:01 AM

Gene - Always a pleasure to see "Old Blue" again...

**GENE LANHAM** · 02-15-2016, 12:45 PM

Originally Posted by moparbarn

Gene, so that pump & the truck are about the same age? Nothing wrong with the older Fords, Dave. I

Old Blue and Kiekhaefer/Mercury go all the way back to 1968--over half a million miles--lots of history--lots of great memories

**tommy39** · 02-20-2016, 12:43 PM

That picture was taken at the salt water testing station at the end of siesta key around 1965! The guy driving is Milt Roper who ran the "boat house bulletin rigging shop. He was later fired for addressing Mr. Keykahafer by his first name Carl while working on race boats at lake X .

**Speedfab** · 02-24-2016, 03:03 PM

Originally Posted by FUJIMO

...Helen Kiekhaefer, Elmers daughter, during a photo shoot, on a dock in Boca Grande Florida, circa 1954.

Wow, I just spent a couple hours looking through all the pictures in this awesome thread, thanks Fujimo! People would probably be interested to know that Helen was Miss University of Florida in the early 50s, where she attended college and was a cheerleader.