1970 Mercury Cyclone Gt on 2040-cars
Smithfield, Virginia, United States
Engine:351 cleveland
Vehicle Title:Clear
Fuel Type:Gasoline
For Sale By:Private Seller
Exterior Color: Calypso Coral
Model: Montego
Number of Cylinders: 8
Trim: GT
Drive Type: rear drive
Mileage: 111,111
This vehicle has been stored in a garage for the past 20 years. Only 3 spots of rust evident, around the rear wheels (see pictures). Now that replacement panels are available for these sections of the rear quarters this repair is straight-forward. The previous owner cut out the rust on the driver side; the rust on the passenger side is minimal. The rest of the car is rust free, no rust in the frame, doors, trunk, trunk lid, tail panel, roof, rear valence, hood, or front fenders. I did notice a rust hole on the driver side rear quarter panel around the wheel well, probably sits under the GT side trim, very small and appears to be superficial. Torque boxes and floor pans are great. There are four quarter inch holes in the roof just above the rear window where someone attempted to mount a rear set of louvers. As you can see in the pictures the car comes with both front and rear bumpers with brackets. The front grille is complete and almost flawless, but there is a piece of the black louvered plastic missing that is less than 2 inches long x half inch tall just behind the gun sight, should be easy to fix. The car includes all of the hard to get and correct parts to install power disc brakes and power steering (correct steering box, brake pedal, power brake booster, spindles, steering control valve and slave cylinder, brake proportioning valve). The car also comes with the spring loaded rear license plate bracket in excellent condition. Fender caps all around are in great condition. Car includes parts stacked on the hood and roof and on the floor (drive shaft, valve covers, hub caps, D0OE radiator) as shown in pictures. Does not include windshield seen in picture with bumpers. There is also a 351 cleveland block in the engine compartment, but it is not original to the car, no transmission in the car. Mileage listed above was only entered to satisfy eBay, mileage is unknown.
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