This vehicle is located in our showroom in Morgantown, Pennsylvania, conveniently located just 1-hour west of Philadelphia on the I-76 Pennsylvania Turnpike. Also, a 400 vehicle barn find collection is on display. What more could you want?īODY 63D-2 Door Hardtop Caliente Bench SeatĬlassic Auto Mall is a 336,000-square foot classic and special interest automobile showroom, featuring over 600 vehicles for sale with showroom space for up to 1,000 vehicles. All functions were working and there are a ton of receipts for this build so you can scrutinize all aspects of the rebuild.Ī very buttoned up sporty redux, 20 year old rust free paint, and a very clean interior with some 5 spoke Cragar wheels. Here it had snappy acceleration, good handling and was a smooth cruiser too. This Caliente Mercury right up and after a brief warm up it was off to the test track. Also noted is a Shelby 1-1/8 inch diameter front sway bar, and a heavy duty Shelby engine brace. Disc braking for the front, and drums for the rear. Independent coil springs are up front, and leaf springs are on the back. Underneath is looking very clean with not even road splash or dirt, no rust and a shiny H pipe exhaust. Our consignor states that less than 2000 miles have been put on this engine since its install in 2019. Headers and a Flowmaster exhaust are on for the exhale. To spin the rear wheels a Ford 8-inch 3.55 gear ratio rear axle is installed. On top is a 4-barrel Holley carb, and on back is the T5 5 speed manual transmission. Under the hood which has been completely restored for the engine bay, which houses a 302ci Blueprint crate engine. Nice clean black carpeting covers all the floors, and above is a tight white headliner. Below the dash are a trio of aftermarket gauges and on top of the dash is a Sun Pro Tachometer. In the middle we see the factory AM radio, and in front of the passenger is a C O M E T badged glovebox. A lineup of round gauges stretches across in front of the Shelby steering wheel. The original dash uses wood appliqué, satin aluminum, and padded black vinyl for the top. The Hurst shifter can be seen just in front of this console, and in the middle of the hump. Speaking of which front low back buckets which have some stitched panels for the inserts flank a center console which has a storage area, which doubles as an armrest. Names like a Shelby steering wheel, a Sun super tach, Hurst shifter, and factory vinyl for the seats. When we enter this car we can throw around some brand names of add ons that were put in. 15-inch Cragar 5 spoke wheels are on all 4 corners, and a shout out to the Crites ram air hood which is sporting dual openings on the front of the hood. On back the long sleek rear deck with a horizontal chrome ribbed trimming housing the tail lighting and backup lighting. Gaps are fairly straight, and all window glass trimmings are looking shiny. The front quarters have 3 faux vents above the wheel well, and a trim bar made of stainless steel just above the rockers. Leading the way are Pontiac inspired stacked headlights a thin front grille, (which is a rare Cyclone grille), is between the wrap around hood and bumper below. With a 20 year old respray of Polar White, which is still holding its shine, this steel paneled no rust car is showing nicely. This version has been modified with a 2019 302ci Blueprint engine, a Tremec T-5 transmission, and plenty of extra mods that have this car going fast and furious. As a Mercury, early Comets received better-grade interior trim than concurrent Falcons, and a slightly longer wheelbase.įor consignment, a 1965 version of the Mercury Comet in Caliente trim. The Comet was initially based on the compact Ford Falcon, then on the intermediate Ford Fairlane, and finally on the compact Ford Maverick. In its first two years, it was marketed as the "Comet" and from 1962 as the "Mercury Comet". The Mercury Comet is an automobile that was produced by Mercury from 1960–19–1977 variously as either a compact or an intermediate car.
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