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1965 Mercury Comet Cyclone Fully Restored Numbers Matching on 2040-cars

US $22,000.00
Year:1965 Mileage:58000 Color: Silver /
 Black and silver
Location:

Burkesville, Kentucky, United States

Burkesville, Kentucky, United States
Advertising:
Transmission:Manual
Body Type:Coupe
Vehicle Title:Clear
Engine:289
Fuel Type:Gasoline
For Sale By:Private Seller
VIN: 5h27a508945 Year: 1965
Number of Cylinders: 8
Make: Mercury
Model: Comet
Trim: Cyclone
Options: clarion 6x9 in back shelf area, powered by 1000 watt amp, sounds old school, just louder and clearer, dash is completely intact, radio hidden, CD Player
Drive Type: manual 4 spd
Mileage: 58,000
Sub Model: Cyclone
Disability Equipped: No
Exterior Color: Silver
Warranty: Vehicle does NOT have an existing warranty
Interior Color: Black and silver
Condition: Used: A vehicle is considered used if it has been registered and issued a title. Used vehicles have had at least one previous owner. The condition of the exterior, interior and engine can vary depending on the vehicle's history. See the seller's listing for full details and description of any imperfections. ... 

I have had this car personally for 15 years. My father owned it for ten years prior to then. So I can attest to the condition the car was kept in the past 25 years. Until restoration around 15 years ago It was stored in a garage and kept dry. The rust on this car was minimal when we bought it, it needed only floor pans on the drivers side. The underside was completed on a rotisserie at our family owned and operated body shop (we have more than 35 years experience in automotive repair and restoration). Floor pan replaced, entire body media blasted to inspect for straightness, minimal body work was needed. And I do mean minimal. All original glass, new weather stripping all around (in great shape), new head liner, trunk mat, carpet, rebuilt/re-cushioned/ recovered original seats. Gt grant steering wheel. Original shift knb (have grant knob to match). Older pioneer cd player hidden in dash piped to a 1000 watt UA (?) amp (im no car audio guru, but ill describe it as what you would want to hear when you step into a classic car and put on some rolling stones or bob dylan). Factory radio still sits in the dash, very pretty. New door panels made from scratch to match the seats using the factory arm rests. New dash pad. Original center console, kick panels, door jam plates. Original hub caps with new tires. New fuel tank. Extremely well maintained.

Original exquiptment not installed, but to go wtih car: Factory dash tach (needs refurb and is why i have a big ole tach on the dash at present, chrome rocker panel trims for each side, any thing misc that goes with it,. factory ignition points, I am fairly certain I had the original steering wheel.

non- original equptment installed on car at present: pertronix ignitor II which allows the igitnion system to see a full 12 volt. This provides a smoother idle, better throttle response, and I want to say a tad more power, but that was just from my opinion after installation, comparing before to after. Pertronix advertises better gas mileage, but I cannot substantiate that. What I will say is that it improved the drive-ability 10 fold. It also starts up much faster. Sound system (hidden as before mentioned). Steering wheel. Floor mats I had made that say CYCLONE on them. thick rubber ones over that.

Drive train: aside from the aforementioned ignition system, I am using very expensive plug wires (nascar quality at the time of the build roughly 13-14 years ago, I have the original air cleaner, but am using a slightly larger one atm, good paper element, original intake manifold, edelbrock performer carb (fairly sure, its a good carb tho, never have trouble from it ever), brand new water pump (just last year), chrome fan, original radiotor (and this thing has NEVER EVER EVER over heated, ever. yep its good) suspension recently serviced, and was completely rebuilt/replaced (where necessary) 13-14 years ago. brakes always maintained (drums rebuilt at time of restoration and i know serviced last year). internally the motor has a mild cam and a set of  high flowing 302 heads ( I have the original heads for the motor and cam). You do not have to put led substitute in this car thanks to the 302 heads. The original heads are stock and have not been molested. The transmission is a 4spd manual, shifts great. The rear end is an 8in factory rear, rebuilt, and using factory 355 gears. Uses a custom exhaust, welded locally by my exhaust man and topped with glasspacks. It sounds old school mean. I built this car so that when I drove it and put on the mamas and papas everything about it sounded and felt 1965, the sound system the exhuast note. Until you see another car on the road, you can almost taste what it was like 48 years ago. Aside from that, the car drives much better than it would have new. The suspension was rebuilt with all quality components as was the motor, and I mean seals, etc, I used very very good materials. I will put anyone in touch with my father to hear the specifics on the motor as he did that for me at the time or restoration.

This car drives very strong, stops as good as a car with non powered drum brakes can (surprisingly well if using proper technique), rides smooth and feels planted in a curve. Now, this is not a corner carver by any means, but it is very fun to drive.

Body is in great shape, no rust (I mean that. In 25 years it hasn't seen rain. Its been uncovered and kept in a garage, started regularly (since restoration), driven gracefully, cared for and maintained. I only wash it maybe once a year and usually blow off the dust, clean the interior and then polish the paint with terry clothes and detail spray and it looks absolutely beautiful. Original chrome every where, so it must be polished quarterly through-out the year to maintain a brilliant shine.

You won't find many Cyclones in this kind of shape. At this point I feel more like preserver than an owner of this car. It is time that it passes to the next person, to be enjoyed, as I feel I must move on to another project.

Please call 270 250 5914 for any information about pricing, etc, anything you want to know.  This car has a clean title and has never been in an accident. I have had this car disassembled as far as you possibly can. I have personally been in the business of rebuilding cars for around 10 years now and can say it has never been in an accident, ever.

After uploading the pictures I noticed that there are some places in the engine compartment pictures that look like rust, this was some illusion created by the camera. Please feel free to come out and see the car in person, its very nice. If more detailed pictures are needed I can take some and upload them to a picture site or email if only something specific is needed.

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