1965 Mercury Comet V8 Hot Rod Yellow With Cragars on 2040-cars
East Setauket, New York, United States
Up for sale is my 1965 Mercury Comet. It is Yellow with Black interior. Here is everything I know about the car but you can also email me if I leave anything out and I will get right back to you
The motor: I believe its a 302 (check the pics) my friend who I bought the car from said it was a 302 probably out of a Mustang. It runs great. Starts right up and has a lot of power for a little car. The carburetor has a few rough spots but the more I drive it the more it smooths out. New Clutch: Shifts nice and is brand new as of about 10 months ago. The body: The body is very solid. The paint is nice but not mint. Looks better than an amateur but not high end. There are some dents above the rear driver tail light with some surface rust (see pic). Nothing bad. Someone put new floor boards in but never cut away the old rot. So it looks like rot but you can see the brand new grey primed floor pans (lazy) Interior: When I got the car there was no interior but it came with it so I put it back in piece by piece. I cheaped out and just put a black carpet in from Lowes with no sound dampener. It needs a headliner. History: My buddy bought this car 2 years ago stripped down. He told me someone had done a really nice job putting the motor in and he did the clutch. He always talked about how great it ran but didn't have the time to finish it. I told him I'd take it because I knew mechanically everything was done. I brought it home and put things back together. I haven't don't the wipers (everything is there) and was really lazy about the headlights and grill. I put the headlight in whether it worked or not kind of thing. The brights work but one low beam is out. I put Cragars on it. I never put a headliner in. It is a weekend warrior but would be very easy to restore to mint. It never gets driven so it rattles and drives like a 49 year old car. When I do take it out, the more I drive it, the smoother it gets. I think for the price its a home run.
Please, Please Please...ask questions. Don't just bid and then bail. Email me your phone number and we can talk about it anytime. I've bought cars on ebay before so I understand the stress of getting something sight un-seen. If you want to come by and drive it, please do. Thanks so much for looking. |
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