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1963 Mercury Comet Gasser Altered Wheelbase Hot Rod Rat Rod on 2040-cars

US $25,000.00
Year:1963 Mileage:100000
Location:

Louisville, Kentucky, United States

Louisville, Kentucky, United States
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Engine:V8
Vehicle Title:Clear
Condition:
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VIN (Vehicle Identification Number)
: 3H13U523381
Year: 1963
Make: Mercury
Drive Type: FWD
Model: Comet
Mileage: 100,000
Trim: 2 Door

This is a 1963 Mercury Comet 2 door hard top. The rear wheels have been moved forward 5 1/2" and the front 4 1/2 Inches. This car was built to be obnoxious, it has a hard hitting solid roller cam and custom built open fender well headers. This car has no heat or air. Here are some of the features, 408 Cubic inch Windsor, Eagle 4.00" cast steel crank, Eagle 6.25 H beam rods, SRP forged pistons with the heads below has a little over 10.5 - 1 compression. runs on pump gas and street driven. AFR #1450 Heads 58cc chambers, 205cc intake runners, Scorpion roller rocker arms. Comp Cam XR-292 621/627 lift with matching Comp Roller lifters. Rotating assembly balanced. ARP bolts inside and out, MSD anniversary 6AL, Ford duraspark distributor. Price Motorsports intake adapters to install the 289/302 tunnel ram intake with 2 450 Holley's that were tuned by Scott Perkins. Edelbrock polished water pump, polished valve covers and breathers, aluminum radiator. Engine was assembled by well known machine shop here in Louisville (Auburndale Auto Parts) and Dynoed by Dale Meers. Blow proof bell housing, Ram clutch, Ford Top loader 4 speed with Hurst shifter. transmission and 9 inch Nodular rear center section built by Kentucky Differential. 4.50 polished Nascar gear. The body work is roughed in, it is not ready for paint. it will need some panel alignment and minor body work before paint. it is in red oxide primer. the hood and deck lid just need final blocking. the hood has a custom steel scoop that is finished top and bottom. The interior has black with red piping diamond tuck seats. it will need carpet, headliner and door panels, or not, it is a Hot Rod. Under the car has been striped to bare metal and undercoated. Speedway front axle kit. Now lets talk about Chrome, This is all Triple Chrome Plated by a reputable shop in California. Look at the pictures. It would be easier to list what's not Chromed under this car, but here we go. Rear, Leaf springs, Shackles, 9" big bearing rear end housing, brake drums, backing plates, center section, yoke, shocks, drive shaft, drive shaft loop, custom made 7 foot long ladder bars and hardware. Front, leaf springs, axle, shocks, brake calipers and brackets, pitman arm, steering rods and hardware. Bumpers were rechromed by the same shop. the front bumper was drilled for less weight, front bumper brackets are chrome. Grill and grill trim has been chromed along with door handles, hood latch and latch bracket. On the engine, the tunnel ram, oil pan, carburetor float bowls, fan, alternator and mini starter are also chrome. Stewart warner gauges, Retro Tach, Line lock, 12 Gallon fuel cell, 1/2" aluminum fuel line from the cell to the carbs. Sub frame connectors. Cragar 15 X 10 with 30 X 12.5 ET Streets on the rear, 15 X 4 1/2" with 165/80-15 Nexen tires on the front. This car has been driven to many Cruises and local shows, and won several engineering awards. I am Selling this for a friend, you can email me with questions or I will put you in contact with him. The reason for selling is to finish another project. Car was built by Pitbull Inc. I expect a $500.00 deposit within 24 hours of auction end unless agreed to before auction end. Pay pal will not be accepted as final payment. the car does not leave until there is green in our hands. Now for the nasty stuff. Full payment is expected within 10 days of the auctions end. The buyer is responsible for making shipping arrangements if necessary. I reserve the right to end the auction early for any reason as the car is for sale locally. Please feel free to schedule a time to come check the car out if you are interested in it. Do not bid on the car site unseen then complain about minor details when you get it. You are buying the car AS-IS WHERE-IS No warranties expressed or implied. In all honesty you are buying a full custom hot rod, it's not for the faint of heart and you need to have some mechanical know how to own a vehicle of this caliber. It's not a brand new vehicle that you take to the dealership every three months to have some service done and be on your way.

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