FORD COMET DRIVERS
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FORD COMET FULL

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Other Cyclone features included contoured bucket seats, special nameplates and full lower bodyside mouldings, available vinyl roof coverings, plus a floor console, tachometer, and three-spoke steering wheel. They were initially available as a 2-door hardtop coupe with an aggressive stance, reduced bright trim, chrome reverse-style wheel covers, and a 289 small-block V8 engine. The intermediate Comet Cyclone, introduced in January of 1964, was based on the newly restyled Comet, with its Lincoln-style front end and clean overall styling. 21 examples of the 1964 A/FX Comet Calientes were built by Detroit Steel Tubing and it is believed that 15 still exist. The supercharged Comet racecars ran in A/FX, the stock-bodied precursor to AA/FC Funny Cars, while their Ford Fairlane stablemates ran in Super Stock.

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With drivers that included Jack Chrisman, Dyno Don Nicholson, and Ronnie Sox, the 427-powered Comets were the scourge of the competition. With the new performance options, the Comet entered the fast-growing muscle-car market, with engine choices that included the full-race 427 cubic-inch V8 built by Detroit Steel Tubing for A/FX drag racing. In 1964 the Comet was promoted from its economy compact position to the intermediate category with a full facelift, additional power and luxury, and a new performance model called the Cyclone. The 19 Comet shared many body and mechanical components with the Fairlane-based Mercury Meteor intermediate. From 1960 through 1965, the Comet was developed concurrently and based on the Ford Falcon platform for the sedans, but not the wagons. It was sold as a stand-alone product for 19 as the Comet without any Mercury divisional badging.Д®arly photographs displayed a prototype vehicle with an Edsel-style vertical grille insert, and later on slanted quad headlights. The Comet was assigned to the Lincoln-Mercury division. However, the end of Edsel was announced on November 19th of 1959, and the production of the 1960 models continued until late November.

Ford bought the name in 1959.The Comet was originally to be part of the Edsel line. I love Falcons, Fairlanes and Mavericks, so itвЂ™s no surprise that IвЂ™d also want the Mercury variants of those sister models.ДЇun fact: The вЂњCometвЂќ name was trademarked to Cotner-Bevington as the Comet Coach Company, building ambulance and hearse commercial vehicles. Why I would want one: Well, this oneвЂ™s not to hard to figure out.

FORD COMET MANUAL

The 289 V8 was available in three horsepower ratings, base 2-barrel 200В hp, 4-barrel 225В hp, and the premier driveline option was the 289 cubic inch, 271В hp, high-performance engine and 4-speed manual transmission found on the Ford Mustang. The optional automatic was changed to a вЂњMerc-O-MaticвЂќ 3-speed automatic transmission, essentially a Ford C4 transmission. The standard transmission continued as a column-shifted 3-speed manual transmission.

The base 8-cylinder engine was increased from 260 to 289 cid and, using a 2-barrel carburetor, it produced 200В hp at 4400В rpm. Still using a single-barrel carburetor, it produced 120В hp at 4400В rpm. The base 6-cylinder engine was increased from 170 cid to 200 cid. What made it famous: For 1965, the Comet received updated styling front and rear, including stacked headlights, similar to what Pontiacs and Cadillacs would use at the same time. As a Mercury, early Comets received better grade interior trim than concurrent Falcons, and a slightly longer wheelbase. It was initially based on the compact Ford Falcon, then on the intermediate Ford Fairlane and finally on the compact Ford Maverick. What makes it special: The Comet was produced by Mercury from 1962вЂ“19-197, variously as either a compact or an intermediate car.

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