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1965 Mercury Comet Caliente on 2040-cars

Year:1965 Mileage:999999
Location:

Bedford, Pennsylvania, United States

Bedford, Pennsylvania, United States
Advertising:

I HAVE FOR SALE A 1965 COMET CALIENTE.  I PURCHASED THE CAR OVER TEN YEARS AGO. IN THE TEN YEARS I HAVE OWNED THE CAR  I MIGHT HAVE PUT 100 MILES ON IT. THE CAR SITS IN THE GARAGE. SO RATHER THEN LET THE CAR SIT IN MY GARAGE FOREVER I FIGURED I WOULD TRY TO SELL IT.

I HAVE DID NOTHING TO THE CAR SINCE I PURCHASED IT OTHER THEN CHANGING OIL AND SPARK PLUGS.

THE CAR IS IN GOOD SHAPE. THE FRAME AND TORQUE BOXES ARE GOOD. THE PASSENGER TORQUE BOX HAS BEEN REPAIRED(IN PICTURES). NO RUST HOLES IN FLOORS. THE FENDERS AND DOORS ARE SOLID . ROCKERS GOOD. THE BOTTOMS OF THE REAR QUARTERS HAVE BEEN REPARIED AT ONE TIME. THE HOOD AND TRUNK LID ARE SOLID. UNDER THE HOOD THE SHOCK TOWERS ARE SOLID. THE PAINT ON THE CAR STILL HAS SHINE BUT IS IN NO WAY PERFECT.

THE INTERIOR IN THE CAR IS IN GOOD SHAPE FOR THE YEAR. THE CARPET AND DOOR PANELS ARE  ORGINAL BUT IN DECENT SHAPE. THE  BACK SEAT IS NICE. THE DASH PAD IS GOOD. THE FRONT SEAT HAS A FEW TEARS WHERE THE SEAMS ARE. THE CAR HAS THE FACTORY AM RADIO. THE HEADLINER HAS BEEN REPLACED AT ONE TIME.

THE CAR STILL HAS THE ORGINAL 289 ENGINE IN IT. IT HAS THE ORGINAL FACTORY 2 SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. NO POWER STEERING OR POWER BRAKES. IT HAS DUAL EXHAUST WITH THE FACTORY EXHAUST MANIFOLDS. THE ENGINE STILL HAS THE ORGINAL YELLOW VALVE COVERS AND AIR CLE ANER. THE ODOMETER SHOWS 75000 BUT I AM SURE ITS OVER 100000. THE MILEAGE ON TITLE IS EXEMPT.

THE CAR RUNS AND DRIVES FINE. IF I WAS TO DO ANYTHING TO THE CAR, I WOULD PROBABLY REPLACE THE REAR WINDOW GLASS SEAL. IN FIFTY YEARS ITS STARTING TO DRY OUT BUT NEVERED WORRIED ABOUT IT CAUSE THE CAR SITS IN THE GARAGE. I WOULD LIKE TO SELL THE CAR BUT IN NO WAY GIVE IT AWAY. THESE CARS ARE GETTING HARD TO FIND LET ALONE ONES THAT ARE NOT ALL RUSTED UP. THIS CAR IS 49 YEARS OLD SO IT IS FAR FROM NEW. ITS A DECENT OLD CAR.

ANY QUESTIONS EMAIL ME AND I WILL ANSWER THEM.

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NHTSA investigating 725k Ford, Mercury vehicles for stalling issue

Mon, 25 Feb 2013

Owners of Ford Escape, Mercury Mariner, Ford Fusion and Mercury Milan models, listen up. According to a report on Automotive News, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has opened an investigation into these four vehicles totaling an estimated 725,000 units. The investigation appears to center around a malfunctioning throttle body on non-hybrid models of the 2005-2012 Escape and 2011-2012 Fusion. With Mercury dying off after the 2011 model year, this probe will also apply to the 2005 through 2011 Mariner and the 2011 Milan. There has been some discussion around the Escape stalling issue for some time now, but this investigation appears to be larger in scope than before.
Though not a recall yet, NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) has received 123 complaints of stalling or surging vehicles, while Ford itself has logged 1,472 complaints. The investigation report, which is posted below, seems to indicate that a faulty circuit board for the throttle body could cause the vehicle to go into limp mode, which, according to NHTSA, could cause complaints of both stalling and surging.

Junkyard Gem: 1996 Nissan Quest XE with 338,549 miles

Sun, Jul 9 2023

When I hit the junkyard, I always look for vehicles with impressive final figures showing on their odometers. I find so many Hondas and Toyotas with better than 300,000 miles that I don't consider them especially noteworthy (the exception being super-low-spec cheap models, such as a Tercel or Civic VX), and it goes without saying that the bar is quite high for Mercedes-Benzes as well. It has been surprisingly difficult to find discarded Nissans that made it past the 300k mark; today's Junkyard Gem is just the fourth I've documented. The highest-mile junked Nissan I'd found prior to today's minivan is a 1994 Maxima with 364,238 miles, followed by a 1987 Maxima with 341,176 miles and a 1986 200SX with 309,222 miles. Keep in mind that Nissan didn't go to six-digit odometers on most of its US-market cars until the early 1980s, and then went to tough-to-read-in-the-junkyard electronic odometers in the early 2000s; this means the pool of potential high-mile Nissans is limited to about the 1983-2000 range of model years. Ford has just as much right to claim credit to this van's impressive mile total as does Nissan, since the Quest was a collaboration between Ford and Nissan that also produced the Mercury Villager; this van was built by Ford at the Ohio Assembly plant. The Quest/Villager platform was derived from the Maxima's, and the engine is pure Nissan: a 3.0-liter VG30 V6 rated at 151 horsepower. The only transmission available in the first-generation (1993-1999) Quest/Villager was a four-speed automatic. This one appears to have been sold new at Landrum Nissan in Pueblo. The rear glass has been painted flat black, possibly to keep prying eyes from seeing valuable cargo. The rear seats are long gone, so this van probably hauled cargo for much of its long life. The front interior seems to be in good shape. Why is this van here? There's body damage on the left rear and right front, suggesting a crash that may have bent the suspension past the worth-fixing threshold. Perhaps the crinkled metal just made this van too unsightly, or maybe some powertrain problem was the culprit. This content is hosted by a third party. To view it, please update your privacy preferences. Manage Settings. It's time to expect more from a minivan. This content is hosted by a third party. To view it, please update your privacy preferences. Manage Settings. It's all fun and games until the toddler takes the wheel.

NHTSA upgrades Ford floor mat unintended acceleration probe

Mon, 17 Dec 2012

According to a Bloomberg report, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has upgraded an investigation into complaints of unintended acceleration lodged against Ford vehicles. The investigation began in June of 2010 when just three complaints had been received and it only concerned the Ford Fusion and Mercury Milan, but this was at a time when the phrase "unintended acceleration" made grown men go pale. With 49 additional complaints received since then, the investigation has been reclassified as an engineering analysis - the last phase before a recall - and it has been expanded to include the Lincoln MKZ, making for a total of "around 480,000" units affected between the three sedans from the 2008 to 2010 model years.
The ostensible cause is that floor mats are trapping the accelerator pedal, but according to a Ford statement at the time, the entrapment is due to owners placing the optional all-weather floor mats, or aftermarket floor mats, on top of the car's standard floor mats. NHTSA has backed up that assessment, pinning the blame on "unsecured or double stacked floor mats."
On the face of it, it would appear that NHTSA has upgraded the status not because of Ford's error, but owner error, and Ford has stated publicly that it is "disappointed" in NHTSA's move. On top of NHTSA still being skittish after that other unintended acceleration debacle, it could be seen to be taking its time investigating all of the variables: it's reported that Ford changed its accelerator pedal design in 2010, a "heel blocker" in the floorpan has been considered a potential culprit in how the floor mats could be trapping the pedal, some drivers have said the floor mats weren't anywhere near the pedal, and according to a report in the LA Times, in "a letter sent by Ford to NHTSA in August 2010, the automaker said it found three injuries and one fatality that 'may have resulted from the alleged defect.'"