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Back in the groovy days of 1964, Super Stock drag racing was all the rage with cars that looked normal but zoomed faster than a cheetah on roller skates. Enter the Factory Experimental class, where manufacturers got a little wild under the hood while keeping showroom appearances. This 1964 Mercury Comet is an A/FX beast, one of just 21 built. It’s still rocking the same “experimental” speed parts it had back then, like the roaring 425 HP high-riser 427 engine and lightweight fiberglass body panels.

For 1964, Ford produced about 50 ultra-high performance lightweight Comet Cyclones, equipped with their racing two-carburetor 427 engine, similar to their cousin, the Ford Thunderbolt. To avoid competing with each other, the Thunderbolts ran in […]

Title: Mercury Comet 1963

Once upon a time in Tyler, Texas, a little old lady bought a brand new Mercury Comet from Holley Lincoln Mercury, and she drove it well past bingo nights into her 90s. This 45,000-mile marvel has been pampered more than a cat in a yarn shop. If you’re a detective on the hunt for a rare 1963 Mercury Comet sedan with a 260 V8 engine and air conditioning, look no further—though you might need a magnifying glass for this needle-in-a-haystack find!

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