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Rare 1975 Mecury Comet Gt 302 Ford Maverick Very Solid Project Car Bucket Seats! on 2040-cars

Year:1975 Mileage:183000 Color: Black /
 Black
Location:

Evington, Virginia, United States

Evington, Virginia, United States
Advertising:
Transmission:Automatic
Body Type:Coupe
Engine:302
Vehicle Title:Clear
Fuel Type:Gasoline
For Sale By:Private Seller
VIN: 5K31F44000 Year: 1975
Interior Color: Black
Make: Mercury
Number of Cylinders: 8
Model: Comet
Trim: GT
Warranty: Vehicle does NOT have an existing warranty
Drive Type: Automatic
Mileage: 183,000
Exterior Color: Black
Condition: Used: A vehicle is considered used if it has been registered and issued a title. Used vehicles have had at least one previous owner. The condition of the exterior, interior and engine can vary depending on the vehicle's history. See the seller's listing for full details and description of any imperfections. ... 

1975 MERCURY COMET GT, first off weld wheels are NOT included with car, I have set of rims with tires to go on car, but I will let welds go for $400.00 over final winning bid[tires on welds are like new see pics] Ok, factory gt with bucket seats,disk brakes,302,c4,dual mirrors,gt hood,grill,a/c[gone now]. New it came orange with black strips,now black[needs paint]. Heres the story I got with the car, guy I got it from had a buddy who owed him some dough and instead he ended up with comet. The buddy had spent alot of money on car with the following: rebuilt engine and tranny,heads redonr with doulbe valve springs,headers,dual exhaust,mac mufflers,750 holley,alum intake,electric fuel pump,alum racing radiator,trans cooler,stall converter[not sure the stall],hurst quarter stick shifter,gauges,kyi front shocks and springs[still in trunk] and more im prob forgetting. The guy i got it from was 100% chevy and the car sat until i got it. He told he could not get it running, I got it home and pulled valve covers after no luck of firing and all rockers were loose, I tried to retighten but they will not tighten up correctly, still somewhat too loose,dont know for sure but acts like camm might have gotten wiped out during break in do to improper lube???? If car doesnt sell im pulling intake and go from there but right now im working on 68 GTO, 51 Cheiftan, and a bobber bike so no time or space for merc. Body is good codition, floors SOLID as is trunk, some old work was done on quarters. Very soild project. Interior needs headliner, driver seat redone, one panel in rear, prob carpet, has cover on dash pad. Front bumper gone[i hate those huge things anyway and was planning small bumper conversion or fiberglass valance for a clean look] Cool rare car at no reserve cheap starting price. Please ask questions. 434-420-0028 eastern time. No calls after 9 pm my time. More pics Saturday of how nice the floors, frame rails etc are.

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Car Stories: Owning the SHO station wagon that could've been

Fri, Oct 30 2015

A little over a year ago, I bought what could be the most interesting car I will ever own. It was a 1987 Mercury Sable LS station wagon. Don't worry – there's much more to this story. I've always had a soft spot for wagons, and I still remember just how revolutionary the Ford Taurus and Mercury Sable were back in the mid-1980s. As a teenager, I fell especially hard for the 220-horsepower 1989 Ford Taurus SHO – so much so that I'd go on to own a dozen over the next 20 years. And like many other quirky enthusiasts, I always wondered what a SHO station wagon would be like. That changed last year when I bought the aforementioned Sable LS wagon, festooned with the high-revving DOHC 3.0-liter V6 engine and five-speed manual transmission from a 1989 Taurus SHO. In addition, the wagon had SHO front seats, a SHO center console, and the 140-mph instrument cluster with mileage that matched the engine. When I bought it, that number was just under 60,000 – barely broken in for the overachieving Yamaha-sourced mill. The engine and transmission weren't the only upgrades. It wore dual-piston PBR brakes with the choice Eibach/Tokico suspension combo in front. The rear featured SHO disc brakes with MOOG cargo coils and Tokico shocks, resulting in a wagon that handled ridiculously well while still retaining a decent level of comfort and five-door functionality. I could attack the local switchbacks while rowing gears to a 7,000-rpm soundtrack just as easily as loading up on lumber at the hardware store. Over time I added a front tower brace to stiffen things a bit as well as a bigger, 73-mm mass airflow sensor for better breathing, and I sourced some inexpensive 2004 Taurus 16-inch five-spoke wheels, refinished in gunmetal to match the two-tone white/gunmetal finish on the car. That, along with some minor paint and body work, had me winning trophies at every car show in town. And yet, what I loved most about the car wasn't its looks or performance, but rather its history. And here's where things also get a little philosophical, because I absolutely, positively love old used cars. Don't get me wrong – new cars are great. Designers can sculpt a timeless automotive shape, and engineers can construct systems and subsystems to create an exquisite chassis with superb handling and plenty of horsepower. But it's the age and mileage that turn machines into something more than the sum of their parts.

Fitting Retirement: Grand Marquis last Mercury off the line

Wed, 05 Jan 2011

The signs have come down and retail production ended back in October of 2010. Now, the very last Mercury model has rolled off the assembly line. This last Mercury somewhat fittingly takes the form of a Grand Marquis reporting for fleet duty. It was built at the St. Thomas plant in Ontario, Canada, which is the same facility that continues to produce the Ford Crown Victoria and Lincoln Town Car for fleet and livery duty.
St. Thomas' days are numbered, however, as the factory is slated to close on August 31. When it goes, the Panther platform is likely to follow. So long, and thanks for all the fish memories.
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Ford finds flex-fuel engine design plays big role in emissions output

Mon, Jan 6 2014

How bad is ethanol for your engine? There's been a lot of debate on this issue as the US considers upping the biofuel content in the national gasoline supply from 10 percent (E10) to 15 percent (E15). The ethanol industry and some scientists say higher ethanol blends show no "meaningful differences" in new engines while the oil industry says ethanol creates health risks. Researchers working at the Ford Research and Innovation Center decided to take a closer look at how a wide range of gas-ethanol blends - E0, E10, E20, E30, E40, E55 and E80 - affected the emissions coming out of a flex-fuel 2006 Mercury Grand Marquis. To see the full report, printed in the journal Environmental Science & Technology, requires payment, but there is an abstract and Green Car Congress has some more details. The gist is that, "with increasing ethanol content in the fuel, the tailpipe emissions of ethanol, acetaldehyde, formaldehyde, methane, and ammonia increased." At least NOx and NMHC emissions decreased. The researchers say that the effects are due to the fuel and "are expected for all FFVs," but that the way that a manufacturer calibrates the engine will affect NOx, THC, and NMOG emissions. It's this last bit that's important, since the researchers found, "Higher ethanol content in gasoline affects several fundamental fuel properties that can impact emissions. ... These changes can have positive or negative effects that can depend on engine design, hardware, and control strategy. In addition to direct emissions impacts, higher ethanol content fuel can also provide more efficient combustion and overall engine operation under part-load conditions and under knock-limited higher-load conditions." So, as we head towards more ethanol in our fuel supply (maybe), manufacturers are going to need to learn how to burn it most efficiently.