1965 Comet Cyclone'barn Find Driver!! Cold Dealer A/c!! 4spd 289!! Only 400 Made on 2040-cars
Cleveland, Mississippi, United States
Body Type:Coupe
Vehicle Title:Clear
Engine:289 v8
Fuel Type:Gasoline
For Sale By:Private Seller
Make: Mercury
Model: Comet
Trim: cyclone
Options: Leather Seats
Power Options: Air Conditioning
Drive Type: 2 wheel drive
Mileage: 170,000
Exterior Color: Green
Disability Equipped: No
Interior Color: White
Warranty: Vehicle does NOT have an existing warranty
Number of Cylinders: 8
Please watch Video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NGJrlV7JKlA&feature=c4-overview&list=UUD49JSXjjVrYuNi_IcASawg
http://www.hemmings.com/mus/stories/2005/07/01/hmn_feature6.html ... Since 4 people have told me I'm wrong on the description this is we're my information came from on the car . Any other questions please call thanks
Up for Auction is this incredible Mississippi Barn find 1965 Comet Cyclone 2 door hardtop 289 4 speed dealer installed A/C car. This is truly a rare find being only around 400 1965 Comet Cyclones were produced!!! This Car has been sitting 20+ years until falling into my possession. Everything is there to make a very easy restoration or simply drive and enjoy how it is. I have had the car for several months now and have rebuilt the carburetor, replaced starter, new alternator, new water pump, new dryer for the a/c and fittings for r134a Freon, new plugs and wires, and several tanks of premium gasoline haha. Because I have put atleast 400 miles on the car testing and tuning. The old car has no problem cruising 70+ mph or banging through the gears and coming to a nice stop with the drum brakes. Car seems to me to have a early restoration sporting vin code paint of Dark Ivy Green Metallic with Original Cream Color Interior. All Badges, Chrome, Fender Skirts, Air Cleaner, and Original Hubcaps are all with the car. The Original NUMBERS MATCHING 289 still sports its original chrome valve covers and chrome dip stick. Still runs very strong and sounds AWESOME!!!! The Original 4 Speed Top Loader shifts very nice with Original wood knob shifter. All mechanics work very nice together for a nice ride especially in the Cold Ford Dealer A/C. This is a very solid car with only 1 spot of rust behind passenger wheel well that is nothing major at all. The entire underside of the car, trunk, floor pans, door pillars, fire wall are all very very solid with only minor surface rusting/discoloring. Body is pretty strait with a few bumps here and there. The paint is driver quality with scratches and blemishes but hey its older than I am. Interior is nice and neat very nice carpet but missing the dash pad. All gauges and lights are working. Can only be missing minor things but, have a bucket full of miscellaneous parts that go with the car. All chrome and other parts are in the trunk. PLEASE CALL!!!! WITH ANY AND ALL QUESTIONS or Any Additional Pics 662-719-3694 JACK.
vehicle is being sold as is where is with no implied warranty. A bid is a binding contract to buy. I reserve the right to end the auction early due to sale locally. 500 dollar deposit due within 48 hrs and full payment in 7 days.
On Aug-10-13 at 06:07:21 PDT, seller added the following information:
Please retract my 1 of 400 statement so people will stop messaging me saying I'm wrong this is not a message forum. I'm just trying to put this car in the right hands. You can read where I gotta info from hemmings at the top.Hemmings is pretty realiable and usually pretty accurate . Thanks jack any other questions or comments please just call
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