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1965 Mercury Comet Caliente Gasser Rat Rod Cyclone Drag Racing Custom on 2040-cars

Year:1965 Mileage:777777 Color: Red /
 Black
Location:

United States

United States
Transmission:Automatic
Body Type:Coupe
Vehicle Title:Clear
Engine:351W
Fuel Type:Gasoline
For Sale By:Private Seller
Condition:

Used

VIN (Vehicle Identification Number)
: 5J23C511790
Year: 1965
Number of Cylinders: 8
Make: Mercury
Model: Comet
Trim: Polished
Power Options: Power Steering
Drive Type: Rear wheel
Mileage: 777,777
Exterior Color: Red
Warranty: Vehicle does NOT have an existing warranty
Interior Color: Black

 You are bidding on a Super Clean 1965 Mercury Comet Caliente (Clone-Cyclone). I was going to build a straight axle Gasser out of this car but I couldn't due to that it drives like a dream. Handles great. Front end anti sway bar. I didn't want to chop up a super clean car. This one is like a road racer, handles corners and drives straight and smooth, to me way too much power with this 351 Windsor and the C6  Super trans. This is my everyday driver so you can drive this car anywhere. No heating worries, No leaks at all, Way too many New parts on this car, Brakes, Trans, Brake lines, Rims and front 60's Rocket racing rims 4.5" and new front/rear tires, New Cyclone hood and front fiberglass bumper, I do have a rear fiberglass bumper but I like the chrome one on it now. Head lights, turn signals, brake lights work great. New heater fan motor, and blower/defroster and it will cook you out of the car when on. All glass on car is great, windshield has a few very light scratches on the upper corner but nothing real bad, I haven't change that out because I didn't think it show that much. Trim has been polish about two years ago and looks still great. Could use a paint job but it still holds a super shine. Front seat is covered (temp fix) but isn't too bad, and looks real nice. Back seat is stock caliente style and looks nice. Front end I installed a Mr. Gasket 2" lift kit and what a difference on the handling. Headliner in great shape, Pretty much the car could use a paint job and then the car would look brand new. Or just drive it the way it is now, I still get so many people saying what a great looking car, they say they used to see alot of these cars out at Lion's Drag Strip and at Carlsbad Drag Strip in the 60's and they were very fast. I just put double stainless tubed exhaust on the rear and it looks great. On the driver side floor pan has a small crack in it but I didn't change it out because it's really not that bad, it's about maybe 2 in a half inches long, if I thought it was serious I would have changed it out so don't let that scare you I'm probably making it sound like a big thing but it's not to me. It is truly a Real Clean Classic Hot Rod. I've had 4 other Comets before and I think this one is my cleanest one of all. The reason I'm selling it is because our car club is getting back into Gassers again. Other than that I really would keep it because it's Super fast and reliable. I'm not asking a fortune for it but I think I'm asking a real fair price.  Please ask questions and bid to win. Who ever wins this car is getting a true Hot Rod and can drive it for many many years.  The OTHER car is for sale, it's been on MTV, Sublime used it in one of their video's. Signed by a lot of famous people. Wins almost every show it goes too. Please bid if you have the money. I reserve the right to remove from auction if sold before auction ends. Happy Bidding.

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NHTSA investigating Ford's solution to May 2014 power steering recall

Tue, Apr 7 2015

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is investigating a complaint that Ford's response to a May 2014 recall of the 2008 to 2011 Ford Escape and Mercury Mariner doesn't quite go far enough to solve a troubling power-steering problem. Roughly a year ago, Ford recalled nearly a million vehicles after it was found that a problem with the torque sensor's communication with the power steering control module could cut steering assistance for drivers. While manual steering would still be available, the problem was enough to ask drivers to report in to have the PSCM inspected, and if necessary, replaced (along with the torque sensor, or in dramatic cases, the entire steering column). That would only happen, though, if trouble codes were being thrown. If there weren't any problems, dealers were told to simply update the PSCM's software so that any issues between it and the torque sensor would simply throw a visual and audio warning – power steering would still be maintained. The petitioner claimed that following the recall work, he still experienced a problem with the torque sensor. According to NHTSA, a claim was made that Ford didn't go far enough in its solution to the problem, and that "the software update itself may in fact cause further issues with the affected vehicle's power steering, causing it to fail, and ultimately requiring replacement of the torque sensor or entire steering column." The petition was filed in early February and is now officially being looked into by NHTSA.

Junkyard Gem: 1970 Mercury Cougar

Tue, Oct 10 2017

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eBay Find of the Day: Craterface's '49 Mercury convertible from Grease

Wed, 29 Jan 2014

Here is your chance to own your very own piece of greased lightning. Well, not the Greased Lighting, it's actually the black, flamed 1949 Mercury convertible that races against John Travolta in the classic 1978 movie Grease, and it's for auction on eBay Motors.
While it appeared in the film's exciting drag race in a Los Angeles storm drain, the hot rod was reportedly lost until last year, when the seller found it as a shell. He verified that it was the actual car with original builder, Eddie Paul, and sent the car for a complete restoration.
The auction includes original parts like the exhaust tips used in the movie and bent bumper from when it hit Travolta's car in the scene. The restorer recreated the scorpion stickers on the doors, razor hubcaps and license plate. He also installed a 1949 Mercury 255-cubic-inch (4.2-liter), flathead V8 and three-speed manual transmission with overdrive.