1965 Comet Caliente on 2040-cars
Cumberland, Ohio, United States
1965 COMET Calinete...................59 FORD SOLD.............. GONE............NOT AVAILABLE... 3rd owner VERY LITTLE RUST... VERY MINOR SPOTS... DRIVER FLOOR PAN.... WORST SPOT... SMALL...!! WHOLE UNDERNEATH IS EXCELLANT....!! _______________________________________________________________________ ALL OUTSIDE SHEET METEL IS PERFECT.. NO DENTS CAN I SEE.. RIGHT FRONT FENDER IS "BRIGHTER" IN COLOR AS I PUT "POLISH" ON IT AND RUBBED IT OUT.. THATS HOW NICE THE PAINT IS... BUT HAS SMALL MINOR SPOTS THAT NEED TOUCHED UP..... ____________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ EVERY PART OF THE ORIGINAL RUNNING CAR IS THERE.... EXCEPT CARB.. TORQUE CONVERTER .. ALL MOTOR PARTS RADIATOR.. ETC.. CAR WAS A RUNNING CAR WHEN THE MOTOR WAS REMOVED AND THEN STORED.. I GOT EVERYTHING LESS THE CARB.. COULD NOT BE FOUND... _____________________________________________________________________ I worked at the Ford Plant in Lorain in 1965 .. I know... WHAT TYPE OF COMETS WERE BUILT... 225 HP motors did not have 271 heads.... 225 were 4 Bbl... ALSO... FYI......ALL CYCLONES WITH AUTOMATIC TRANS......HAD.......225 HP... NOT.... 271... BECAUSE OF THAT......AUTOMATIC CYCLONES HAD 8 1/4 REAR ENDS..... THIS CAR WAS NOT BUILT WITH "CYCLONE" TRIM..... BUT ALL CYCLONES WERE "Caliente bodys" with SPECIAL TRIM etc.....:) hint hint all of the advertisments show RED CYCLONES WITH 271 AND 4 SPEED..... 4 spd REQUIRED !! FORD DID NOT ADVERTISE THE AUTOMATIC CYCLONES.. BUT COULD BE "ORDERED" WITH AUTOMATICS AND 225 HP motors...... I KNOW...... I WORKED ON THE LINE BUILDING THEM. If you want to "build" an automatic Cyclone.. you need a.... 225 hp built Caliente......:) hint hint...
Picture shows driver floor pan.. easy fix.. Rest of car is SUPERB Presently stored in building and hard to get more pics.. 289 HP.. 4BBL... flat top HIGH COMPRESSION PISTONS.. .030 over pistons... ALL ORIGINAL.. NUMBERS MATCING CAR !! LESS CARBURATOR..!! MOTOR IS OUT AND APART.. ALL IS THERE BUT CARB.. Transmission still in car. NO RUSTOUT in side motor compartment.. INSIDE CHROME AROUND FRONT WINDSHIELD HAS LOTS OF SURFACE RUST.. Rest of TRIM IS ALL SUPERB... I don't think there is a "nick" on any trim.. KEYSTONE MAGS.. ORIGINAL KEYSTONE... high dollor wheels.. Come take a look at it..... EASY RESTORATION... I don't have time any more to restore it as I had planned.. PRICE IS FIRM.. don't even ask...:) Motor has been rebuilt in the past.. VERY LITTLE RING WEAR 0.30 OVER SIZE PISTONS.. Original engine tag on 4 bbl manifold NO RUSTOUT ON ROCKER PANELS.. just some surface stuff on paint THIS IS THE 65 COMET YOU WISH YOU COULD FIND TO RESTORE...!!!!!!!!!!!!! COME AND INSPECT.... BODY 63D COLOR 8 TRIM 68A DATE 10F DSO 21 AXLE 1 TRANS 6 _____________________________________________________ CAR TO BE PAID FOR in FULL.. WITHIN 5 DAYS....!!!!!!!!!!!!!! NO EXCEPTIONS....
ANY payments other then cash may be considered..
BUT..
FULL CASH IN MY HAND..
BEFORE REMOVING CAR....!!!!!!!!! ________________________________________________________ Info at 740 638 5059 SE OHIO Near Cambridge Ohio Mike
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Junkyard Gem: 1993 Mercury Topaz GS Sedan
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