1965 Comet Cyclone'barn Find Driver!! Cold Dealer A/c!! 4spd 289!! Only 400 Made on 2040-cars
Cleveland, Mississippi, United States
Body Type:Coupe
Vehicle Title:Clear
Engine:289 v8
Fuel Type:Gasoline
For Sale By:Private Seller
Make: Mercury
Model: Comet
Trim: cyclone
Options: Leather Seats
Power Options: Air Conditioning
Drive Type: 2 wheel drive
Mileage: 170,000
Exterior Color: Green
Disability Equipped: No
Interior Color: White
Warranty: Vehicle does NOT have an existing warranty
Number of Cylinders: 8
Please watch Video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NGJrlV7JKlA&feature=c4-overview&list=UUD49JSXjjVrYuNi_IcASawg
http://www.hemmings.com/mus/stories/2005/07/01/hmn_feature6.html ... Since 4 people have told me I'm wrong on the description this is we're my information came from on the car . Any other questions please call thanks
Up for Auction is this incredible Mississippi Barn find 1965 Comet Cyclone 2 door hardtop 289 4 speed dealer installed A/C car. This is truly a rare find being only around 400 1965 Comet Cyclones were produced!!! This Car has been sitting 20+ years until falling into my possession. Everything is there to make a very easy restoration or simply drive and enjoy how it is. I have had the car for several months now and have rebuilt the carburetor, replaced starter, new alternator, new water pump, new dryer for the a/c and fittings for r134a Freon, new plugs and wires, and several tanks of premium gasoline haha. Because I have put atleast 400 miles on the car testing and tuning. The old car has no problem cruising 70+ mph or banging through the gears and coming to a nice stop with the drum brakes. Car seems to me to have a early restoration sporting vin code paint of Dark Ivy Green Metallic with Original Cream Color Interior. All Badges, Chrome, Fender Skirts, Air Cleaner, and Original Hubcaps are all with the car. The Original NUMBERS MATCHING 289 still sports its original chrome valve covers and chrome dip stick. Still runs very strong and sounds AWESOME!!!! The Original 4 Speed Top Loader shifts very nice with Original wood knob shifter. All mechanics work very nice together for a nice ride especially in the Cold Ford Dealer A/C. This is a very solid car with only 1 spot of rust behind passenger wheel well that is nothing major at all. The entire underside of the car, trunk, floor pans, door pillars, fire wall are all very very solid with only minor surface rusting/discoloring. Body is pretty strait with a few bumps here and there. The paint is driver quality with scratches and blemishes but hey its older than I am. Interior is nice and neat very nice carpet but missing the dash pad. All gauges and lights are working. Can only be missing minor things but, have a bucket full of miscellaneous parts that go with the car. All chrome and other parts are in the trunk. PLEASE CALL!!!! WITH ANY AND ALL QUESTIONS or Any Additional Pics 662-719-3694 JACK.
vehicle is being sold as is where is with no implied warranty. A bid is a binding contract to buy. I reserve the right to end the auction early due to sale locally. 500 dollar deposit due within 48 hrs and full payment in 7 days.
On Aug-10-13 at 06:07:21 PDT, seller added the following information:
Please retract my 1 of 400 statement so people will stop messaging me saying I'm wrong this is not a message forum. I'm just trying to put this car in the right hands. You can read where I gotta info from hemmings at the top.Hemmings is pretty realiable and usually pretty accurate . Thanks jack any other questions or comments please just call
Mercury Comet for Sale
1967 mercury comet voyager 4 door station wagon cyclone hood very rare(US $1,500.00)
1966 comet cyclone gt with 408 stroker sbf
1964 mercury comet villager "k" code station wagon 1 of 400
1969 mercury cyclone cj428-2 owner car w/marti report(US $44,000.00)
1964 mercury comet caliente convertible 260 v8 3spd(US $4,500.00)
1965 mercury comet caliente convertible
Auto Services in Mississippi
Welch Car Crushing Inc Scales ★★★★★
Tupelo Tint ★★★★★
Southland Auto Service Center ★★★★★
South Haven Auto & Truck Service ★★★★★
PDR-MAN | Paintless Dent Removal ★★★★★
Neill`s Radiator Service ★★★★★
Auto blog
Report: Lincoln getting all of Mercury's ad dollars
Mon, 03 Jan 2011Now that the curtain has closed on Mercury, Ford Motor Company will redirect all of its marketing dollars for the oft-overlooked brand to the Blue Oval's luxury outpost, Lincoln. In speaking to Automotive News, the chairman of the Lincoln National Dealer Council, Bob Tasca, Jr., said, "You'll see a lot stronger presence in the advertising of Lincoln in 2011."
Lincoln spokesperson Christian Bokich reminded AN that the automaker is "preparing the way for seven new or significantly refreshed vehicles" that will be launched over the next four years, and the largest ad blitz in 2011 will focus on the refreshed MKX crossover, as well as the MKZ sedan and its hybrid counterpart. Following that, Lincoln has plans to launch a completely overhauled version of its Navigator SUV, an all-new C-segment vehicle and the overhauled 2013 MKZ, which Tasca says will be "strikingly different from its Ford Fusion sibling."
[Source: Automotive News - sub. req. | Image: John Neff/Autoblog/AOL]Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
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.
Junkyard Gem: 1991 Mercury Capri
Mon, Sep 19 2016Ford has gotten a lot of use out of the Capri name in the United States. First, there was the Lincoln Capri in the 1950s, followed by the Ford Capri Mk1 (which was sold by Mercury dealers in the USA but never actually badged as a Mercury). Then came the 1979-1986 Mercury Capri, built on the very successful Fox Platform and essentially a clone of the Mustang. Finally, in 1991, the Australian Ford Capri came to the United States. Here is an example of this rare car that I spotted in a Northern California self-service yard not long ago. Mechanically speaking, the 1991-1994 Capri was a Mazda 323 under the skin, complete with a member of the same B-series engine family that went into such cars as the Miata and Ford Escort. So, for a few years in the early 1990s, car shoppers who wanted a sporty Mazda convertible could choose between a Miata and a Capri. The Capri had front-wheel-drive, but could be had with factory turbocharging. These cars were reliable and fun, but had a tough time competing with the Miata in the showroom battles. You'll see the occasional example now and then, but most of the 1991-1994 Capris have met the same fate that awaits this one. Related Video: