1961 Comet S22 Coupe ? Mustang Ii Ifs ? 350 V8 ? Disc ? Bluetooth ? Daily Driver on 2040-cars
Aurora, Illinois, United States
|
1961 Ford/Mercury Comet S22. Rare car with cool history, very modified, daily driven. NO RESERVE it's selling to highest
? Mustang II subframe/suspension ? 4 bolt 350 & TH350 transmission w/ external cooler ? Custom driveshaft ? approx 3:00 8" Mustang rear ? 2 Chamber master cylinder & disc front brakes, new brake lines front/back ? Relatively new dual exhaust, good sound, quiet ? Fresh professional rebuilt late 70s Quadrajet 750, starts & runs easy ? Corvette C4 floor shifter ? New KYB shocks up front ? 5 new tires, couple thousand miles ? "Invisible" bluetooth amp setup to sync your phone. ? Polk 3.5's up front, TBD rears (I have a couple pairs, might swap) Hifonics 4 chan amp running the set. Sounds great ? New gas tank, fuel lines ? Factory optioned electric wipers ? All original badging & trim exterior (save for "Comet" hood script, easy if you want it) ? etc etc. Runner, not a project! Car is daily driven at over 70mph in rush hour traffic on I88. I drive it to work every day weather allowing. Starts easy every time, runs like a champ with steady idle or at 70. Feels real good on road. I've put easily 10K miles on the setup. M2 swap and shock tower delete done right - far better welders than me agree it looks good & solid. Goes straight down the road at speed. 350 combo is from a late 70's truck I believe. Does puff a little smoke on startup, has since I got it, common for 350, you will need to feed it oil here and there but it's solid. Exterior looks like a well-driven survivor. Original paint is chalky, surface rust starting to come in on some edges and paint chips, some dents, some rust - driver side mostly, the lower fender needs a half dollar patch and the driver door is the roughest panel. Driver front floor could use a little metal, rest of floor looked very solid from what I've inspected. The usual more difficult repair spots for this car - quarters, trunk, suspension and esp. the infamous leaky cowl -- look real good to me. Passenger C-pillar might have a little bondo by visual inspection, I absolutely have put no filler in (but have hammered out a bit of bodywork to 90%) Not a perfect body by any stretch but it's solid in the right spots. I shipped it here from Oregon. I have replaced with very very good chrome or will give you with car - the rear quarter runs, the trunk emblem ($$/rare!), the comet c-pillar small emblem, the C-pillar wraps. A good trunk emblem is rare as hen's teeth! Interior shows some wear in a couple spots - headliner is dry w/ a few sizeable tears, armrest has a sweet elbow divot that took 50 years to make -- but overall interior is great condition, it's a high point of the car. All dash gauges work, heater blows heat. Speedo does read exactly 2x as high, you can swap drive gear fairly easy if it bothers you. Both 'fin' windows dropped the bottom nut and flop around. Leaves a couple drips of coolant here and there, has since I bought it. Valve cover weeps a bit but not enough to drip. Trunk gets a bit gas smelly, might want for a new gas fill nozzle coupler. Puffs a bit of smoke on startup and eats some oil, I just check it every 2-3 fillups. Both "fin" windows dropped the bottom nut and flop around if opened (workable but obnoxious) I'm not trying to dress this car up like it's mint, it's definitely not, but it's a reliable solid example with great customization that you can drive daily. It runs really well, I drive it to work every day I can. Hoping to find someone who will drive it regularly like me, it's meant to be driven and is the only one I've seen on the road. A great candidate for a unique air ride suspension application too if that's your bag --- you will probably never see another S22 with a Mustang II suspension and the shock towers deleted. Even as is it's real popular with the hot rod, rat rod, and general public crowds because nobody's driving one and it looks bone stock from the outside. --- Would it drive to where you live? *I'd* probably do it yes. But I don't know how you drive or if you're going to check fluids when you fill up the gas. I guarantee nothing. --- Can you come see it? Yes please do!!! You should judge the condition for yourself. I work bank hours and am flexible. Can you drive it, maybe, depends on age and attitude. --- Can your mechanic look at it? If you can arrange it sure, I'm happy to put it on jacks at home but I'm not fixing to drive it all over for people. I might suggest ringing Brian's Auto, Tuffys (a chain) on Eola rd., Robinsons, all in Aurora IL. All good honest shops and might be able to arrange something. --- If you're not awake when this closes, look into sites/programs that will bid on your behalf. They're great I use them all the time. --- Don't be scared to ship, it cost me only $700 to ship this over 2000 miles here! --- Please, please ask any questions and come see the car. I'm honest, upfront, and frankly a pretty good fellow - but have zero tolerance for people changing minds/making excuses after auction closes or looking for me to promise any outcome. It's a 53 year old car man. No guarantees express or implied, sold strictly as is. That said it's served me well and I hope will do same for you. Good luck! |
Mercury Comet for Sale
1965 mercury comet caliente hdtp--factory b;ack-black--cold air lo mi
S-22 mercury comet
1964 mercury comet convertible 4.3l
1971 mercury comet gt, 347 performance built v8, 12.1 car, extensive restoration
1964 comet caliente 289 3 speed floor shift
1966 mercury cometAuto Services in Illinois
Wickstrom Chrysler Jeep Dodge ★★★★★
White Eagle Auto Body Shop ★★★★★
Walter`s Foreign Car Serv ★★★★★
Tyson Motor Corp ★★★★★
Triple X Transport Refrigeration & Trailer Repair ★★★★★
Total Car Total Care Inc ★★★★★
Auto blog
2023 Grand National Roadster Show Mega Photo Gallery | Hot rod heaven
Wed, Feb 8 2023POMONA, Calif. — From an outsider's perspective, it would be easy to assume that the Grand National Roadster Show has always been a Southern California institution. After all, it celebrates the diverse postwar car culture of the region — hot rods, lead sleds, lowriders, and more. However, the show had its roots in NorCal in 1950 when Al Slonaker and his hot rod club showed their custom cars at the Oakland Expo. The GNRS moved to Pomona, California, in 2004. By then it had grown exponentially and seen about a dozen more car customization trends come and go. However, the show and its centerpiece award, the America's Most Beautiful Roadster prize, celebrate what is perhaps the first of those trends: the American hot rod in its purest form. Today, in its 73rd year, the GNRS is the oldest indoor car show in America. Annually it welcomes 500-800 cars, gathered into special themes like Tri-Five Chevys or Volkswagen Bugs. At this year's show, which was last weekend, a special hall was dedicated to pickup trucks built between 1948-98, including mini-trucks, groovy camper bed conversions, and resto-mods. However, of all the vehicles presented, only nine are eligible for the America's Most Beautiful Roadster award. Winners get their names engraved on a 9-foot-tall perpetual trophy that was, according to The Ultimate Hot Rod Dictionary, the largest in the world when it debuted in 1950. Slonaker chose the word "roadster" initially because "hot rod" bore slightly negative outlaw connotations in 1950. Only American cars built before 1937 of certain body styles — roadsters, roadster pickups, phaetons, touring cars — are eligible, and they cannot have roll-down side windows. Cars in the running for the cup cannot have been shown anywhere else before their debut at the GNRS. Contestants for this accolade essentially build their cars to the a platonic ideal of a hot rod. This year the honors went to Jack Chisenhall of San Antonio, Texas, for his "Champ Deuce," a 1932 Ford Roadster. It's exactly what you picture when you think of a hot rod, but distilled to its absolute essence. Other standouts included "Green Eyes," a two-tone green 1959 Chevy El Camino with a heavily metal-flaked bed, "Blue Monday," a 1964 Buick Riviera lowrider, and a personal favorite, "Purple Reign," a purple and black 1951 Mercury. Cars may have started out as tools, but there aren't shows like this filled with custom refrigerators.
NHTSA probing 2000-2003 Ford Taurus and Mercury Sable models over throttle issue
Mon, 29 Oct 2012A potential issue with the speed control cable collar has got the 2003-20003 Ford Taurus and Mercury Sable under the spotlight of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. If the collar breaks it can cause the throttle to be stuck open.
The issue is limited to vehicles with the 3.0-liter V6 Duratec. There are just 50 complaints so far out of 310,000 cars, but the NHTSA has begun an investigation into whether a recall should be issued.
Ford recalling 450,000 Fusion, Mercury Milan sedans
Tue, Nov 24 2015Ford has announced a pair of recalls, and both are critical safety issues. The exponentially larger of the two recall campaigns affects over 450,000 Ford Fusion and Mercury Milan sedans manufactured at the Hermosillo plant between July 21, 2008, and March 4, 2011. The canister purge valve in the fuel tank could malfunction and could cause the top of the tank to crack and leak fuel. That could cause a fire, although Ford "is not aware of any accidents, injuries or fires" resulting from the issue. Affected vehicles will have their ECU software updated and their fuel tanks inspected for potential replacement. The company estimates there are 411,205 affected units in the United States (and its federalized territories), plus another 33,605 in Canada, and 7,055 in Mexico. The second recall affects 13 F-650 trucks. The column shifter's park position mechanism may fracture and let the truck roll away unexpectedly. Those 2016 models built in Ohio between July 29 and September 3, 2015 are all located in the US. Fixing the problem will require replacing the steering column and reconfiguring the instrument panel. FORD ISSUES TWO SAFETY RECALLS IN NORTH AMERICA DEARBORN, Mich., Nov. 23, 2015 – Ford Motor Company is issuing two safety recalls in North America. Ford is not aware of any accidents, injuries or fires related to these conditions. Details are as follows: Ford issues safety recall for certain 2010-2011 Ford Fusion and Mercury Milan vehicles in North America for potential fuel tank issue Ford Motor Company is issuing a safety recall for approximately 450,000 2010-2011 Ford Fusion and Mercury Milan vehicles for a potential issue with the fuel tank. Some of these vehicles might have a canister purge valve that does not work properly, causing internal pressure changes inside the fuel tank. Repeated pressure changes inside the tank could result in a crack on the top of the tank, possibly allowing fuel to leak. A fuel leak in the presence of an ignition source can lead to a fire. Ford is not aware of any accidents, injuries or fires related to this condition. Affected vehicles include certain 2010-2011 Ford Fusion and Mercury Milan vehicles built at Hermosillo Assembly Plant from July 21, 2008 through March 4, 2011. There are a total of approximately 451,865 vehicles that might be affected in North America, including 411,205 vehicles in the United States and federalized territories, 33,605 in Canada and 7,055 in Mexico.