What do you mean engine stand? He's got an engine on my snowmobile dolly!

55 Vicky & customline

58 Rack Dump, 55 F350 yard truck, 57 F100

59 & 61 P 400's, 58 F100 custom cab, 69 F100, 79 F150, 82 F600 ramp truck, 90 mustang conv 7 up, 94 Mustang, Should I continue?

a good eye will see the flathead on the engine stand!

i have too many projects.

no cars for em. i have more interest in vintage engines at the moment.



here's pic of the loose heads and intake.

freshened up with left over blue paint from my FE.




This ain't no L-Kamino!

That's the color I remember seeing on a friend of mine's 57 merc.

-Gary Burnette-

Davis ,   I have an engine stand  that looks just like yours......!!!...Sam            West central  florida

56 victoria

here's a pic

This ain't no L-Kamino!

I believe 57 and later merc 312 engines were green.

-Gary Burnette-

i finally got to scrapping the block and found dark green paint on block and oil pan.

was this a factory color?



i can post a pic soon.




This ain't no L-Kamino!

The Mercury’s also had front sump oil pans.  The trucks and Thunderbirds were rear sumped.  But all this was easily changed as the engines became swapped out over the course of time.  Some of my 312 finds came from trucks but these engines were originally out of the cars.

Lorena, Texas (South of Waco)

56 mercury valve covers had mercury embossed in the covers.

-Gary Burnette-

so did 56 312's in a Merc have "mercury" valve covers or just the Thunderbird Special decal?



i'm still thinking my loose 312 came from a Fairlane as it has a front sump pan.


This ain't no L-Kamino!