1965 Mercury Comet

V-8

5H27A533296

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1965 Mercury Comet Cyclone, This car was built in Lorain, Ohio on December 12th 1964... shes almost 50. Sold new at Macon county Ford/Mercury it lived most of its life in Macon, Georgia. Its been in NC for a few years now. This is my 5th comet, 2nd Cyclone- I hate to sell it but have too many projects going on at once to finish it. I have a clear title in my name. Ill describe the car as best I can- Original red with white vinyl top, I thought about painting top white to look factory but I have the trim pieces to make it a regular hardtop if you wanted to. Car was painted about 7 years ago and shines nicely, has a few minor spots on rh front fender that may buff out. Top is losing its shine a little bit. Frame rails are solid. Needs heater core, bypassed for now. This is one of the Cyclones that came with the uber-rare factory fiberglass hood. Original owner removed it for safekeeping replacing it with standard hood but it was painted to match when car was done. It is in excellent condition, you know what these hoods go for since only an estimated 200-300 were made- see pics. Doors, hood, deck lid and front fenders were removed when painted so both sides could be done and are in great shape. Painted in PPG Nason Holly Red, real sharp. interior was originally red carpet with white buckets. Now has black caliente bench seats. Car has 69 mustang 4 barrel 302 with 88 mustang GT H.O. heads for running unleaded. Early 70s vintage weiand intake and edelbrock carb. Mild cam. Original 4 speed. Runs strong, turns great, brakes well, shifts well, sounds great nice throaty exhaust note. Lights, signals, wipers and gauges work but amp gauge doesn't always indicate proper volts though car charges perfectly. 69 mach one chrome wheels with fairly new rubber. New parts include- dash pad, battery, leaf springs (St Louis spring company) shackles, bushings and all hardware with new KYB gas-adjust shocks. Headliner is new but needs tightened up some. Windsheild and seal, rear window seal, trunk seal and door seals. Door panels were recovered with new armrests a couple years ago. Freshly chromed front bumper- still in box. Needs rear bumper chromed and has a slight bend in it that could be straightened by any decent bumper shop. I have rear window trim but haven't installed it yet. Also have 2 lower windshield trim pieces both in good shape. Many extra parts including headlight buckets with entire headlight assembly and housing, gauge cluster taillights, turn signals, rear trim panels, front wheelwell trim, drip rails, cyclone bucket seats and rear seat- need recovered, console- needs restored but all there and not broken- more trim parts etc. I do not have rocker molding or rear wheelwell trim- these parts are unique to the Cyclone and are very difficult to find. I opted to leave it plain but you can fnd them on ebay sometimes. If you want a true red 65 cyclone 4 speed, here ya go, drive it while you finish it or just cruise as is, guaranteed to draw attention everywhere you go. No warranty expressed or implied- NO RESERVE. Thanks for looking!On Sep-23-14 at 18:59:27 PDT, seller added the following information: On Sep-25-14 at 12:35:44 PDT, seller added the following information: Tried to add this earlier, I have a friend on ebay who has the rocker moldings and wheelwell trim for a 65 cyclone. If winning bidder is interested ill put you in touch with them. To try and answer all the questions about rust issues- If youre familiar with these cars (Comets and Falcons) you know unless the little old lady from Pasadena owned it then it has had some rust- its the nature of the beast- however this car has had only a minimal of work done to my knowledge, trunk has had very minor repair to areas on left and right of tank- tank itself is near perfect, rest of trunk is very nice- see pics. Front and rear passenger floorboard has small repair. All repairs were welded sheetmetal, not bondo. The rest is minor surface rust on undercarriage. Most importantly- FRAME RAILS ARE SOLID Quarters are solid but had some very minor pitting which was glassed in professionally prior to paint- looks great, and solid. Difficult to even tell it was done, if I didn't tell you youd never know- Otherwise this Cyclone has had no other bodywork and never been wrecked to my knowledge. Ive been as truthful as possible about this car- you know what youre looking at if youre reading this ad. This rare color combo Cyclone is priced right. You rarely ever see one for sale so if ya want a 65 red Cyclone 4 speed get it! thanks for all your interest, someone is going to get a sweet ride, im gonna miss her