1964 Mercury Comet

Caliente Other

8 - Cyl.

Manual

Gasoline

1964 COMET CALIENTE REAL DEAL HIPO,WITH ALL THE REVISIONS AND OVERWHELMING RESPONSE ON THIS CAR I DECIDED TO END THIS AND RELIST TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYBODY UNDERSTANDS THIS CAR.I HAVE DEALER PROOF THAT THIS CAR HAD A HIPO WHEN IT LEFT THE DEALER SHIP NEW JULY 13 TH, 1964.ORIGINAL OWNER C.B.HUNTER FROM SALT LAKE CITY UTAH PURCHASED THIS CAR FROM THE DEALER EXACTLY THE WAY YOU SEE IT.JOHNSON MOTOR CO. OF SALT LAKE,LOOK AT PICS.ORIGINAL BUILD SHEETS DO NOT PROVE THAT THIS WAS A FACTORY INSTALLED HIPO BUT THIS WAS MARKED IN THE ORIGINAL MANUAL BY THE DEALER THAT THIS CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AT 6101 MILES ON 1-27-65 AND REFERENCES PG.4 OF THE MANUAL WHICH IS HIGHLIGHTED WORD FOR WORD, 90 DAYS OR 4000 MILES WHICHEVER COMES FIRST FOR THE COMET CYCLONE HIGH PERFORMANCE 289 V8 ENGINE AND RELATED POWER TRAIN COMPONENTS.I WAS CORRECTED THAT 51 DSO WAS DENVER CO. THANKS AGAIN FOR THAT. ALL OF THE VIN #'S ARE CORRECT ALL THE WAY THROUGH FROM THE PAPER WORK TO THE CAR,THE ONLY THING MISSING IS THE ORIGINAL DUAL POINT DISTRIBUTOR FROM BEING STOLEN. BODY 63D CALIENTE 2 DR HT, COLOR M WIMBLEDON WHITE,TRIM 22 BLUE VINYL W/ CLOTH , DATE 03F JUNE 3RD 1964, DSO51 DENVER CO. TRANS 5 4 SPEED MANUAL,AXLE 5 3.50:1 RATIO. ORIGINAL K CODE CAR,IM SELLING THIS FOR A CLOSE FRIEND OF THE FAMILY THAT BOUGHT THIS CAR NEARLY 26 YEARS AGO BECAUSE HE KNEW WHAT HE WAS BUYING,PLEASE LOOK AT ALL THE PICTURES THIS CAR DOES NEED FLOOR PANS,LOWER QUARTERS,THE ROCKERS ARE STILL SOLID,ALL OF THE CALIENTE TRIM IS IN TACT OR IN THE TRUNK FOR THE CAR, I DO RESTORE CARS MYSELF AND THIS IS RESTORABLE,BUT IF YOU WANTED IT FOR A TRANSPLANT ITS PERFECT FOR THAT 2.THIS IS A REAL NEAT PIECE OF HISTORY,DRAG CAR,DAYTONA ENDURANCE CAR,COOL PERIOD CRUISER,4E15B MAY 15TH 1964 DATE CODED BLOCK,STAMPING 5439 BELOW Z BAR ON BLOCK WAS FORDS WAY IN EARLY HIPO'S TO AUTHENTICATE THE MOTOR,HIPO GOODIES FROM TOP TO BOTTOM,THIS IS A MERCURY SO PLEASE DO NOT COMPARE IT TO A FAIRLANE OR OTHERWISE UNDER THE HOOD,THERE ARE DIFFERENCES.ORIGINAL 1964 SERVICE MANUAL ONLY LIST 1 CARB FOR A HIPO AND C30F-9510AJ IS IT,NO OTHER! AS WELL AS COMET 289-V8 1 OR 2,THIS CAR BEING #2 WHICH WAS A 4 BARREL K CODE.THE #1 C CODE CAR WAS A 2BARREL CARB, THE CODE D ON A COMET WAS ONLY FOR TRANS AND IGNITION ONLY, D MUSTANG 1964 1/2 ONLY.THERE WAS NO D CODE COMET IN 1964.I HAVE 2 ORIGINAL BUILD SHEETS ON THE CAR 1 IN PICTURES WHICH WAS IN THE LEFT DOOR AND THE OTHER NOT IN GREAT SHAPE FROM THE BACK SEAT AND THE ORIGINAL ROUTE TAG WHEN THE CAR WAS DELIVERED, ORIGINAL OWNERS MANUAL NO WARRANTY TAG FOR THE CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AT A YOUNG AGE DUE TO ITS HOT DRIVETRAIN, BORG WARNER T10 4 SPEED TRANS ALUMINUM BELL CAST IRON CASE AND TAIL,AND IT RUNS EXTREMELY WELL. BRAKES ARE SHOT HAVE ALL NEW PARTS IN THE TRUNK WITH EVERYTHING ELSE,ORIGINAL SEAT COVERS, SEATS NOW BLACK. SPENT FROM 1964 TO 1982 IN SALT LAKE AND CALIFORNIA, NEAT CHANCE FOR SOMEONE TO SAVE SOME HISTORY,I THANK ALL THE PEOPLE I'VE TALKED TO FOR ALL THE INFO,I HAVE DONE A TON OF FOOT WORK ON THIS CAR JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYBODY UNDERSTANDS EXACTLY WHAT THIS CAR IS ABOUT.I WILL LIST THIS CAR NO RESERVE JUST TO GET A LITTLE MORE TO THE POINT OF WHAT WE WOULD LIKE TO GET FOR IT,THE REST IS UP TO YOU.THIS IS A LEGAL AND BINDING CONTRACT SO PLEASE BID TO WIN,YOU DON'T FIND THESE EVERY DAY,500 DOLLAR DEPOSIT WITHIN 24 HOURS VIA PAYPAL NON-REFUNDABLE AND FULL PAYMENT WITHIN 7 DAYS OF THE END OF THE AUCTION,THE PROOF IS OVERWHELMING AND YOU COULD DO JUST ABOUT WHATEVER YOU WANTED TO YOUR CAR AT THE DEALERS IN THOSE DAYS,THANKS AGAIN AND GOOD LUCK!THIS DRIVETRAIN IS WORTH THE PURCHASE OF THE CAR,4K IS ROCK BOTTOM FOR THE PRICE SO BID TO WIN THANKS