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The
1950 Mercury M47 pickup on the left
was a 20 year project. My father
traveled to Cold Lake Alberta, a 4000
mile round trip, to bring it home. The
truck was finished in the spring of
2011. It's basically a brand new
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Dad
likes bombing around in this 1931 Model A that he
literally found in a barn. It was only
5 miles from home and is a prime candidate for a full
blown restoration, but he wants to
leave it as is. It runs great and
there's no worries about
scratches. |
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Dad
is an antique engine nut,
er.. I mean collector. He has about 75 of them. He built a miniature
version of one of his big engines from
scratch. He even duplicated the
trailer the full size engine sits on.
The little fella runs like a top just
like it's big brother. |
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Engines
and more engines can be found in
the various buildings on dad's home
farm. He started collecting them about
18 years ago after he retired from
farming and rented out his land. Since
then he's been all over Canada and the
US wheeling and dealing. |
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Dad standing
beside a load of goodies he hauled home from Alberta.
The 1950 Mercury pickup on the gooseneck
trailer has a spare cab sitting in
it's box and there are various other parts
strapped down. It was a big load for an F150
with a 4 cylinder Perkins diesel in it
out of a combine, especially in the
mountains. My mother said it was a
near death experience on wheels till
they made it to flatland.
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