1972 Merc High Performance catalog

**Tom Smyth** · 04-07-2025, 05:33 AM

Did mercury publish a hi po catalog in 1972 ? Any chance of finding one ? Thanks

**FUJIMO** · 04-07-2025, 11:11 AM

...nope. can't help ya...

**WaterZebra** · 04-07-2025, 01:06 PM

Originally Posted by Tom Smyth

Did mercury publish a hi po catalog in 1972 ? Any chance of finding one ? Thanks

I have a 1969 Hi Perf catalog that has the original Twister offered for sale.

Then there was a Hi Perf catalog showing a rear view of a T2 with tubular steering arms on the cover. It was a skimpy little thing with not much in it. 1972?

Merc Hi Perf switched back to a 8.5 X 11 booklet catalog with St. Louis OZ war pics on the cover. It was this catalog that offered breakaway steering systems for sale along with T2 and T2X offerings as well as the T3.

Merc Hi Perf did not date their catalog publications?

**WaterZebra** · 04-07-2025, 01:14 PM

Yep................I have this one and then there was this skinny wimp that was published in 1971-1972?

**Tom Smyth** · 04-07-2025, 03:48 PM

Originally Posted by WaterZebra

Yep................I have this one and then there was this skinny wimp that was published in 1971-1972?

What are the chances of getting scans of both PLEASE ???

**WaterZebra** · 04-07-2025, 08:20 PM

My 1972 is in pieces on the attic floor. I'll see what I can do. They were headed to the recycle tub. You are lucky. 20 years of APBA Propeller mags have already gone there..

**Tom Smyth** · 04-08-2025, 05:14 AM

Please dont throw them out. Throw them my way !

**WaterZebra** · 04-14-2025, 09:44 PM

Originally Posted by Tom Smyth

What are the chances of getting scans of both PLEASE ???

Sorry............the one early seventies catalog I have is from 1973.

**Tom Smyth** · 04-15-2025, 05:03 AM

I would still take it !!!

**WaterZebra** · 04-30-2025, 03:33 PM

First 3 pages................

**WaterZebra** · 04-30-2025, 03:42 PM

Page 4..............

**Tom Smyth** · 04-30-2025, 08:10 PM

Cool. Keep them coming please !!!

**WaterZebra** · 05-01-2025, 02:23 PM

Pages 5,6, 7

**WaterZebra** · 05-08-2025, 11:49 AM

Originally Posted by Tom Smyth

Cool. Keep them coming please !!!

Pages 8 & 9

I think back in the day Stewart Warner made all the outboard gauges for Mercury. They were limited to just two. Tach and water pressure. I'm not even sure if they were backlit? Trim reading hadn't been developed yet.

**WaterZebra** · 05-08-2025, 04:43 PM

Originally Posted by Tom Smyth

Please dont throw them out. Throw them my way !

Pages 10 & 11...........

Props shown on page 10 were the infamous "elephant ear" solid hub type. They were intended for stock engines but they MUST BE STARTED IN GEAR!! I never had the nerve to try one and kept using my 2 blade bronze thru hub exhaust props instead with slip hubs.

These are my last scans until I see the Delcraft floating in the water with the engine running............

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