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1967 Mercury Comet Cyclone Gt Clone 390 4 Speed 9 Inch Ford Fairlane 1966 on 2040-cars

Year:1967 Mileage:50000
Location:

Suffern, New York, United States

Suffern, New York, United States
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Up for auction is my Mercury Cyclone GT clone.  I bought the car 2 years ago as a birthday present for myself.  I'll give you two descriptions, the long and the short.

The short:

This car was originally a Texas car.  It was a Capri model with a 289 and automatic on the column.  The car now has a 390 built for this car a few years ago, 4 speed top loader, 9- inch posi rear, lakewood style traction bars, Aluminum radiator, electric cooling fan, hurst 4 speed shifter, hydraulic clutch, front disk brakes, billet aluminum serpentine pulleys, electronic ignition, remote oil filter, edelbrock intake and carb, and a cold air induction set up.  The car also has a pair of dodge neon front bucket seats and an aftermarket radio in the glove box with a cd player and aux input.  The car is very solid, but the front floor pans should be changed if you want the car to look perfect from underneath.  They've been patched, but they don't look great.  The car could use paint and some body work.

I put a couple thousand miles on this car and it has performed very well in traffic and on the open road.  Although she could use a little TLC, she is one fun car that will turn heads.  I need to sell the car as my job is making me move and can't take her with me. You could enjoy this car the way it is, or you could use the extra parts and make her gorgeous. 

Long version:

This car spent it's entire life in Texas until July 2012 when it was finally delivered to me.  The car was originally a Capri with a 289 automatic on the column.  I bought this car from a Veteran who had bought this car about 10 years ago and slowly started the conversion from a Capri to Cyclone.  He had the engine built as a present to himself after returning from a tour in Afghanistan.  He got the car driving and enjoyed it while he set out to perfect it.  He was deployed again and put the car in storage until he returned.  He came back, retired, and decided it was time for the car to be sold because he wanted to start a small business.  I bought the car sight unseen and finally got it delivered a month later.

There were a few things I needed to have sorted out when I got the car and had most of the work done by a man at the local Ford dealer who specializes in Shelbys and FE Mustangs in VA, as well as tuned by a race engine builder in NY.  Once they were done with it, she ran like a top.  The engine was built in Washington state, but I don't remember by whom.  It's supposed to be 10.5:1 with a hydraulic cam.  It has an edelbrock manifold and carb, hooker headers, milodon oil pan, and a billet serpentine belt set up.  The car has a dual exhaust set up with x-pipe and possibly flow masters. The engine ran great and I put a couple thousand miles on her, taking her to shows and even running errands.  She is comfortable in traffic and the open road. 

When I got the car, I installed a new Hurst Shifter and linkage setup, clutch, flywheel, and starter.  The previous owner installed a hydraulic clutch, but it needs some fine tuning.  The car also was assembled with a custom drive shaft.  It has a 9 inch rear with posi, but it is loaded with highway gears.  The tires have a lot of tread on them and they are on Cragar s/s wheels which were installed a little while before I bought the car.  I put a new Interstate battery in it in 2013 and it had a new aluminum radiator installed with an electric fan by the previous owner.  Mechanically, this car is very nice.

Cosmetically, the car is a little rough around the edges.  Although the metal is extremely solid, especially for one of these mid-year fords which were prone to dissolving, it does have a couple areas that could use some attention.  The last owner patched the front floors which had rotted, but didn't do so in a great looking way.  They feel solid, but I would replace them.  There is a little bit of rust bubbling through the paint, along the bottom, but she sounds like very solid steel all around. 

I had brought the car to a friend last November to have the car finished including, installation of a replacement windshield (included), straightening the panels, cleaning up the rust, patching the front floor boards (included with toe boards), installing the new headliner (included); but instead, it hasn't gotten touched in his shop yet and I haven't gotten to use it since last fall.  I'm annoyed with the car, seeing it just sitting, but every week I am promised it's turn is coming.  It's now too late, I am moving and can't take the car with me.  It has to go in the shape it's in.  You can use and enjoy this car, or you can do it up; either way, it's time for it to switch hands.

This car comes with:
Newly reupholstered front BUCKET seats and rear bench seat from a 1967 Cyclone GT still fresh in the box
Brand new Cyclone GT door panels still fresh in the box
Brand new Red headliner
New front floor pans and toe boards for both sides
Pair of original cyclone GT hood hinges with lighter weight springs
Lower grille aluminum trim
GT grille with blacked out grille bars
head light trim rings
CYCLONE front fender badges
very nice near mint tail lights and housings
1 nice passenger side 1/4 extension
restored jack assembly with hold down clamp
rubber for rear windshield, trunk seal, hood, and side windows (window felts)
Floor shift steering column collar
cyclone GT glove box door trim
wood grained radio full length dash piece
wood grained instrument surround
15" Superior 500 Walnut steering wheel
Wooden shifter knob
cyclone GT cluster with tach
very nice dash pad with one minor crack between two speaker grille holes
1967 cyclone AM radio
1967 Cyclone only tear drop mast antenna
pair of 1967 cyclone front emblems
1 pair of STRAIGHT bumpers front and rear, they are painted and the condition of the chrome is unknown, they come with some brackets

I miss driving this car, the thrill of the torquey FE engine, the rumble of the exhaust, and the feel of shifting through the gears.  This car put a smile on my face every day, once it was sorted out and it should do the same for you.  I haven't driven it in months and it has just been sitting.  I hope the next owner can give her the love she deserves.  I'm sure I missed something, so PLEASE feel free to ask any questions.  These photos are the best photos of the car that I have at the moment and were taken during the last 2 years, some details may be different.  The shop where she is located is in NY but is 5.5 hours away.  Also the car was an A/C car, I have not touched the heat or a/c system at all, I only used the fresh air vents.


This car is in AS-IS condition with NO warranty.  Buyer is to pay for all shipping expenses, if you need help arranging shipping, please let me know.  Buyer to pay a deposit of $500 within 5 days of auction end.  Full payment to be made prior to release of car.  I will accept cash, USPSMO, check, cashiers check, bank check.

Thanks for looking

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