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Rare 1966 Mercury Monterey 390 Fe Engine Vintage Ford Engine Classic Fastback on 2040-cars

Year:1966 Mileage:37601
Location:

La Porte, Indiana, United States

La Porte, Indiana, United States

Here's one you won't see everyday, in fact it's rare to see them at all anymore. This '66 Mercury Monterey 2 door hardtop fastback is equiped with the 390 2V FE engine w/ the 2 bbl special carb and the automatic multi-drive transmission. This car has only 37,601 original miles on it and it definitely shows. You will appreciate how clean this car is when you see the pictures I'm adding to the listing. There were only 19,103 of these models built in '66 so there aren't many out there. This car runs and drives excellent. It does have some chips in the paint which I tried showing in the pictures, as well as some cracks in the dash top which are also shown in pictures. If you're close to us in LaPorte, IN 46350 please stop in and look this one over for yourself. Please serious bidders only. I'm starting the car low with no reserve so if a bid gets placed it will go home with someone!!

We do have a '66 Parklane model as well that could be purchased separately if you wanted a project car.

If you need more info call me days at 219-324-4364 or evenings at 219-608-9555. Pat

 

If you need a shipping quote you can get a personalized quote by following one of these 2 links:

For U.S. bidders:

www.automoveronline.com/quote

For International bidders:

www.shipoverseas.com

I posted a short video of the engine starting and a quick run around the entire car:

http://youtu.be/7F-jK6u5MV8

Click directly on any of the pictures below to open up all 445 pictures of this car.

 


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