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Fully Restored To Show Standard. Everything Done & Ready To Go! on 2040-cars
US $29,000.00
Year:1965
Mileage:16000
Location:
Fox River Grove, Illinois, United States
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Comet Calienti convertible 1965
A real head turner!
This is a fantastic looking and presenting Comet convertible finished in Pillar box red with black seats and carpeting. It has a black electric convertible top.
Production of the 1965 Comet was only some 6,000 units of which only 1,200 were made with a benck seat and 289 V8 - 4 barrel combination. This is one of those cars.
The engine is powerful, responsive and smooth. Mechanically, the car has had a lot of money spent during the restoration. She has been brought entirely up to speed and is in great shape, needing nothing. Mileage is not verifiable and we are assuming 116,000 miles
Cosmetically she has been completely restored over, under and throughout and needs absolutely nothing!
This Comet is definitely a head turner for all car enthusiasts and is a delightful summer tourer.
Details:
Recent work on the car includes:
Please see the link to the photos which say it all.
Click HERE to see additional photos!
Please note, I am
only selling this car because I am space limited. If I had the choice, I would
keep her for sure. I will be a little sad to see her go. ~~oo00oo~~
This Comet is part of a private collection. I am a car collector of some 30 years with considerable experience and knowledge of cars generally. I love excellent condition cars of a wide variety and simply love cars! I take a lot of pride in my cars and have fun in collecting and restoring them. However, auctions are not a game so when you place a bid or offer, and you are the winning bidder, please understand you have entered a binding contract. You cannot bid and win the auction and expect not to meet the terms and conditions. Bidding and/or winning does not mean you are expecting me to “hold” the car until you have the opportunity to inspect it. Any inspection contemplated should be undertaken BEFORE you bid or make an offer and I openly welcome any potential buyer to come and personally inspect the car. Once you bid or make an offer, you are doing so to buy WITHOUT conditions. A $1000.00 deposit (non-refundable) is required within 24 hours of the close of the auction and payable by PayPal. The balance of funds are required within 7 days of the close of the auction and must be provided by cashier’s check or bank wire. I cannot accept PayPal for the balance unless you are willing to meet the cost of transfer fees. Full payment must be made (and payments cleared) before the title and/or the vehicle is released. All payments are non-refundable. Payments as described above form an important part of this purchase contract and so, if all the funds are not received as outlined above, I reserve the right to terminate the transaction without notice. If there has been any deposit or other part payments received and I elect to terminate the contract, I reserve the right to keep any such deposits or payments and resell the vehicle to another bidder or interested party or re-list the vehicle at any time. I am happy to assist with shipping arrangements on a national and worldwide basis but the winning bidder takes full responsibility for pickup and/or shipping and at his cost.
As a collector and experienced restorer of a variety of cars, I make every effort to bring my cars to a very high standard. Unless specifically stated, the car is not of show standard but of good quality "driver" condition. Please understand, the very nature of any classic car of any kind is such that it is not always possible to attend to every single item, or perhaps I may have inadvertently overlooked an item. Further, a feature or function that is working perfectly one moment, may decide to play-up the next. After all, it is some 50 years old. For this reason it is necessary for the following condition:
The vehicle is being sold "as-is/where-is" with
no warranty expressed, written or implied. Any descriptions or
representations are made with reasonable judgment and all efforts are made to
ensure fair assessment and accuracy but they are for descriptive and
identification purposes only and are not to be construed as a warranty of any
type. The seller shall not be responsible for errors in description,
authenticity, genuineness, or defects herein and makes no warranty in
connection therewith. No allowance or set aside will be made on account of any
incorrectness, unforeseen imperfection, defect or damage. It is the
responsibility of the buyer to have satisfied himself as to the condition and
value and to bid based upon that judgment solely. The seller shall and
will make every reasonable effort to disclose any known defects at the buyer’s
request prior to the close of the auction. Seller assumes no
responsibility for any repairs regardless of any oral statements about the
vehicle. Being a classic car in excess of 10 years of age, in most
PLEASE; IF YOU ARE UNABLE TO ABIDE BY THESE TERMS, DO NOT BID AS, RESPECTFULLY, THERE CAN BE NO EXCEPTIONS.
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