1976 Mercury Comet 2 Door 5.0 302 V8 on 2040-cars

I've had this Comet for about 3 years now. Don't have the time or money to go any further with it.

It's been off the road for almost 10 years, so it's not ready for the next owner to drive it home. Please plan on having it towed.

The engine is a 302 from a 1969 Mustang. I saw the Mustang that it came out of (The owner installed a 429 in place of the 302) and checked the casting number on the block to verify. It has an Edelbrock Performer intake manifold and a Holley 600 vacuum secondary carb. The Carburetor runs a little rich and could stand to be rebuilt or replaced with a better one.

I've replaced the starter, water pump ,hoses, belts, plugs and wires, along with the starter solenoid and battery.

The Transmission is a C4 automatic. I added a large Hayden tranny cooler in front of the radiator.

The radiator is a 3 core brass, if I recall correctly. It came with the car and I installed it when the original one disintegrated. The hoses are pieced together because of the early style water pump mixed with the later style radiator.

The exhaust is factory manifold to a "custom" (hacked together) dual exhaust system with Flowmaster mufflers. It's not pretty, but it sounds nice. The drivers side chrome tip has rusted off and the passenger side isn't too far behind. The rest of the piping is solid, but as I said, not pretty to look at.

It has power steering and manual brakes. The power steering is that awful hydraulic ram style. I was planning on replacing with a manual box. Brakes are disc front and drum rear. Currently they are pretty rusted and the car doesn't move easily.

Tires are decent front and rear. 14 inch Coopers on Cragar SS wheels. I believe they are 205's in the rear and 185's in the front.

Body is in good shape for a Northeast car. A tree branch fell on the driver's side door last year breaking the window and leaving a baseball sized dent. I replaced the window and haven't really had time to do anything else since then. Small dents/dings and scratches here and there. Grille is missing some slats. Have a spare grille in similar condition for repair that goes with it. Also have a nos front bumper that goes with it if desired. Very little rust bubbling up here and there. No major rot except for a small patch visible on the upper support under the driver's side fender. Its visible in the underhood photo. There is a small section of cracked filler on the upper driver's side 1/4. The bondo is very thin. It looks like a skim coat for the paint.

The paint has seen better days. Looks decent in the pics and from 10-20 feet.

The door locks have recently stopped working with the keys. I'm certain that these are the only keys I have had. The key works in the ignition and the trunk key works.

The interior is tan and dirty. The carpet is torn. The vinyl on the seat is split on the bottom .Headliner is up and in nice shape. Rear package tray is missing. The dash top has a crack on it. It's missing the fuse box cover. There is no radio, but there is a set of Pioneer speakers in the rear.

This is definitely a nice project car. It is sold as is. Please remember this when bidding. I encourage you to come and take a look if you have the time.

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