1965 Mercury Comet Cyclone

This is a 1965 Mercury Comet Cyclone 2 door hardtop. It is an original black with a red interior 4 speed car (see door tag photo). It is a real Cyclone. not a clone and has all the original and correct emblems and trim pieces. This car has never been raced and has been adult driven. The engine is a rebuilt 302 with TFS iron heads. ported and polished. Shelby Cobra single 4 barrel intake with Demon carb. . mild hydraulic cam. roller rockers. Holman and Moody valve covers. Mallory distributor with Protronics electronics added. cast aluminum oil pan. Hooker headers with dual exhaust. Crites Performance aluminum oversize radiator with fiberglass shroud. The transmission is a Tremec TKO 3550 5 speed (bought new) with a McCloed flywheel. new pressure plate. disc and release bearing. The rear end is a Ford 9 inch with new 3:50 ring and pinion. Traction Lock with new clutches. new brakes. air shocks. traction bars and Lokar parking brake cables. The car has the frame rails tied together with Crites frame rail connectors. In the front. Wilwood front disc brakes have been added with a dual master cylinder. All brake lines. gas lines and hoses have been replaced. The upper and lower control arms have been completely rebuilt. new shocks. bushings and a larger sway bar have been installed. The interior has new and correct door and rear seat panels and kick panels with speakers. new front and rear seat belts. Autosound radio with CD player. new dash pad (not installed). rechromed dash cluster (not installed). nbsp; brand new Vintage Air AC and heat designed for Falcon and Comet (not installed). 8. 00 RPM Faria tach and factory radio delete plate. The original steering wheel. horn ring. air cleaner with snorkel and windshield washer reservoir. and original hood are included. Also. brand new Carpenter Industries front windshield and rear window seals. vent window seals. rear side window seals and roof rail seals are included (not installed). This was originally a Texas car and has never been wrecked. The body. floors and trunk are very solid (see photos). Most of the paint is original with quite a few chips and several spots where the paint flaked off and touched up. All the hard work has been done. This car needs paint to be show quality. All the modifications made to this car have been done to make it very streetable. comfortable. dependable and quick. Please check out all the photos of this special. very rare car and all the additional parts. Due to recent non-paying bidders and internet scams I will not accept wire transfers. checks or money orders. I require a non-refundable $500 deposit on Pay Pal within 24 hours of auction close. The balance is to be paid in person. in cash within 5 days of end of auction. Please call Bernie on 708-254-4492 with any questions or concerns (between 8am - 9pm CST). Happy bidding! On Apr-21-15 at 13:22:46 PDT. seller added the following information:Note: A bidder asked about any modification to the car: A portion of the transmission tunnel was cut out and raised 1 1/2 inches to allow the installation of the Tremec 5 Speed. The transmission cross member was also cut and modified to allow the 5 speed to be installed.