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The 1967 Mercury Cyclone’s major competition was Pontiac’s GTO!

A Comet Cyclone GT paced the 1966 Indy 500. This brought a lot of attention to Mercury with everything from street racing by civilians all the way up to the ELIMINATOR 1 funny car run by Don Nicholson. You will turn heads on the street or the track with a Mercury muscle car that you won’t see at every car show.

From a collecting standpoint, the best of the Comets are indeed the 1966 and 1967 cars, and genuine GTs command a significant premium. Styling that still looks killer today — and at a price that won’t break the bank — the Cyclone GT could be for you.

Beginning in 1966, the Mercury Comet grew from a compact to become a mid-sized car. It was now based on the same chassis as the Ford Fairlane intermediate (and the previous Mercury Meteor intermediate which was only offered in 1962-1963). The Comet Cyclone started life in 1964 as a hardtop coupe and in 1966 Mercury added the GT hardtop coupe, the GT convertible coupe, and the convertible coupe. The GT coupe was a 3,419 units production run.

Engines technology available in the Comet for 1966 included a:

1) 390 cid. V8 engine with a 2-barrel carburetor producing 265 hp. at 4400 rpm.,

2) a 390 cid. V8 engine with a 4-barrel carburetor producing 275 hp.,

3) and 390 cid. V8 engine that produced 335 hp. The 335 hp. 390 cid V8 engine was standard on the Cyclone GT and optional on other models.

The Cyclone GT; when equipped with an automatic transmission was referred to as the Cyclone GTA. * see YouTube for the original author

The Comet really came into its own in 1966, with an all-new body on a two inch longer (116 total) wheelbase, new trim, and beautiful styling which was especially fetching in 2 door hardtop and convertible form.

It could be had as a Comet Caliente, Comet Cyclone or Comet Cyclone GT.

The other major news for 1966 was the addition of the big Ford FE block 390 V-8, with 265 hp standard on the Comet Cyclone GT. Two additional power upgrades were available at extra cost; 275 hp (automatic transmission only) and 335 hp.

For 1967, a new instrument panel and new padded steering wheel center were the biggest changes to the car itself, with a new grille and trim changes seen outside. Under the hood, the 390 was now down to two versions; 270 hp and 320 hp (now standard on the Cyclone GT).

Also in 1966, the Mercury Cougar brand welcomed the new SR-7 which came standard with leather upholstery.

Fewer Cyclone models are finished in the extremely unique soft color pallette and can boast the rare factory fiberglass hood ( and front bumpers for weight reduction ). The factory accurate GT’s are powered by the 330hp 390V8 and have (the option?) of a T6 transmission. It’s stopped by power disc brakes, not often found on cars of this era. Look for the A/C vents also for factory Air Conditioning. Mercury Sport-O_Matic automatic transmission ‘shifting’ is a cool option too.

The Mercury Comet was — a nicer version of the Ford Falcon — so they got the big block FE Ford engines. The 390 & 427 from 66 to 68.

Then Comet was a Mercury version of the Maverick up to 1976; when they quit building them to make way for the Fairmont /Zephr compacts which were more a mid size car by then because of the down sizing industry wide because of the Arab Oil embargo/gas crisis and the changing mind of the country on how big a car should be …

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