The seller’s asking price will have to be multiplied to get all the remaining rust and body issues in check. Named after the Roman Messenger of the Gods. About one-third that amount if in Fair condition. The Mercury Comet is an automobile rolled out from 1960 to 1977. Hagerty says they can run as high as $36,000 for a Concours edition. Spare parts are also part of the deal, including an NOS taillight, extra carb grill, Stewart-Warner gauges and a five-foot, color Comet shop poster.ġ964 Cyclones can be worth some big bucks – when well preserved.
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Besides the car itself, the buyer will be treated to the car’s original shop manual, a separate shop manual for recalls (?), past repair receipts and other documentation. Fortunately, the seller says this is a complete car with no missing parts to have to hunt down. However, this one is mated with an automatic transmission rather than a four-speed. Working in the car’s favor is that it’s a numbers-matching machine, so the 289 is intact but doesn’t run as there is no gas tank attached. However, the photos provided really don’t tell the extent of the story, but ample video clips are provided on the seller’s Facebook profile that really show the degree of the challenges that lie ahead for the buyer. The frame rails are rusted out, but the seller has two sets of good frame rails and topside gas tank sheet metal to go along with the sale. Then the 289 CI V8 replaced the 260 mill early in the 1964 assembly line. They 86’ed the 144 CI base engine and replaced it with the 170 CI powerplant. The seller tells us that the floors were rusted out and new Autocrafters pans were about 80% installed, meaning there is more to be done. Second Generation: 1964-1965 Mercury Comet For 1964, Mercury considerably squared off the Comet’s exterior styling, making it look like a mini me version of the Lincoln Continental. This 1964 Cyclone is said to have been in storage for the past three decades, collecting its fair share of rust along with way. However, that apparently wasn’t a role that Mercury wanted as the Cyclone was less than four percent of Comet production for 1964. The Cyclone was already part of the Mercury roster when Ford introduced the Mustang, so it also served as a quasi-pony car until the Cougar would come along a couple of years later. Unusual for most production cars, some of the engine parts were chromed. It was a 2-door hardtop that came equipped with sporty items like bucket seats and a spoked steering wheel. The Cyclone started out as an option on the ‘64 Mercury Comet.
The unfinished project can be found in a garage in Greenfield, Massachusetts (north of Springfield) and is available here on Facebook Marketplace for $4,000. View car 30+ days ago 5 Pictures 1964 Mercury Comet 27,500 57006, Brookings County, SD 1964 33,000 Miles This Red 1964 Mercury Comet Calente Convertible located at B and BAuto Sales in White SD.
This 1964 Cyclone has been in storage for 30 years and some of the infrastructure has been replaced due to rust. 1964 Mercury Comet Caliente Convertible, 64,000 miles, Pearl White, Blue bucket seat interior w/ console, 200 cu in 116HP 6 cyl, 4-speed trans. The cars came with a 210-hp version of the new 289 V-8 and are somewhat rare today as production was under 7,500 units that year. When ‘64 rolled around, the S-22 was out, and the Cyclone was in for the next eight model years. The Comet had been Mercury’s compact car since 1960 and – prior to 1964 – the S-22 was the performance-minded edition.
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