# 1965 Mercury Ranchero? **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussion\ **Tags:** mercury\ **Created:** [August 4, 2010, 4:20pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1965-mercury-ranchero/52970 "2010-08-04T16:20:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Packabaker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/cdc98d/32.png) [@Packabaker](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Packabaker)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2010, 4:20pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1965-mercury-ranchero/52970/1 "2010-08-04T16:20:42Z")
Saw what appeared to be a very nice 1965 Mercury Ranchero at my local Sam’s Club (Tucson). I know some Mercury trucks were built and sold in Canada from 1948-1968, but never heard of a Ranchero model. This looked as though someone might have attached a 1965 Comet front clip to a Falcon Ranchero. If so, it was amazingly well done. Or could this have been a genuine Mercury Ranchero? ---
**Author:** ![mcparadise](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mcparadise/32/32_2.png) [@mcparadise](https://community.cartalk.com/u/mcparadise)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2010, 4:36pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1965-mercury-ranchero/52970/2 "2010-08-04T16:36:03Z")
Here’s a Ford Ranchero. Not sure about Mercury. Check it out: > **[Ford Ranchero](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Ranchero)** > > The Ford Ranchero is a coupe utility that was produced by Ford between 1957 and 1979. Unlike a pickup truck, the Ranchero was adapted from a two-door station wagon platform that integrated the cab and cargo bed into the body. A total of 508,355 units were produced during the model's production run. It was adapted from full-sized, compact, and intermediate automobiles sold by Ford for the North American market. During the 1970s, the Ranchero name was used in the South African market on a rebadged ... There’s a picture of a Comet / Ranchero custom on Flickr, too. Google “Mercury Ranchero” and see. Maybe that’s what you saw. ---
**Author:** ![texases](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/texases/32/862_2.png) [@texases](https://community.cartalk.com/u/texases)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2010, 4:40pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1965-mercury-ranchero/52970/3 "2010-08-04T16:40:25Z")
I think it’s a one-off, there was a Meteor Ranchero (Canadian) but that stopped in '58. ---
**Author:** ![shadowfax](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/shadowfax/32/13026_2.png) [@shadowfax](https://community.cartalk.com/u/shadowfax)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2010, 6:46pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1965-mercury-ranchero/52970/4 "2010-08-04T18:46:59Z")
Sounds like someone did some custom work to me. ---
**Author:** ![GreasyJack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/df705f/32.png) [@GreasyJack](https://community.cartalk.com/u/GreasyJack)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2010, 10:04pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1965-mercury-ranchero/52970/5 "2010-08-04T22:04:36Z")
Did it have a Mercury tailgate? ---
**Author:** ![Packabaker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/cdc98d/32.png) [@Packabaker](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Packabaker)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2010, 4:04am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1965-mercury-ranchero/52970/6 "2010-08-05T04:04:48Z")
The only make/model markings were on the front fenders which had separate “Mercury” and “Ranchero” scripts. The entire rear portion–including tail lamps–looked like stock Falcon Ranchero but with Futura style trim. The only marking on the tailgate was a chrome cow skull. The steering wheel had “S-22” script on the hub. As I said in my original post (and as most seem to agree) this looked most likely that it was an exceptionally well done custom job; good enough that I wondered whether it just might have been legit. The tail lamps were the major failing, though, as Mercury wagons that used Ford quarter panels usually had Mercury style tail lamps fitted to the round Ford openings. ---
**Author:** ![mcparadise](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mcparadise/32/32_2.png) [@mcparadise](https://community.cartalk.com/u/mcparadise)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2010, 11:09am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1965-mercury-ranchero/52970/7 "2010-08-05T11:09:24Z")
![](https://live.staticflickr.com/3244/2708359994_d84b5127a2_b.jpg "1965 Mercury/Ford Comet/Ranchero Custom") ---
**Author:** ![meaneyedcatz](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/meaneyedcatz/32/692_2.png) [@meaneyedcatz](https://community.cartalk.com/u/meaneyedcatz)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2010, 3:52am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1965-mercury-ranchero/52970/8 "2010-08-07T03:52:35Z")
I believe someone got creative. Don’t know about that one but I did see a 57 Ranchero with a 57 Edsel front end. It was a simple bolt on, no customizing. ---
**Author:** ![John\_Bell1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/cc9497/32.png) [@John\_Bell1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/John_Bell1)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2018, 3:04am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1965-mercury-ranchero/52970/9 "2018-12-27T03:04:02Z")
I saw one just like it at the Sacramento Autorama this year. It even had chrome script that read “Comero” where it would have read “Comet.” It may not have been factory, but it was really well done.