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Car: Mercury Comet Cyclone GT 390 Hardtop Coupe

Year: 1966

What makes it special: Mercury’s Comet went from its previous compact status to intermediate beginning with the 1966 model year, and shared it’s shell with the new Ford Fairlane. For those who wanted muscle with a few more creature comforts, the Mercury Comet Cyclone GT was just what they needed.

What made it famous: The Cyclone GT was no poser. Under the hood was Ford’s 335hp, 390 cu in High Performance V8 with a 4-barrel Holley carburetor. It had a 10.5:1 compression ratio, a standard three-speed manual or optional 4-speed manual and even a C-6 Merc-O-Matic three-speed automatic transmission was available. A 3.25:1 ratio rear was standard, with 3.00:1, 3.50:1, 3.89:1 and 4:11.1 gear ratios as options. A heavy-duty suspension with stiffer spring and shock damping rates, larger sway bar kept the GT stable for hard cornering. Sport stripes, badging, an engine dress-up kit of a chrome air cleaner and valve covers, and optional wheels and wheel covers were also available for 1966.

Why I would want one: I have been a fan of the Mercury Comet and it’s performance built Cyclone GT for years. It’s on my “bucket list to own” in the Top 10.

Fun fact: The Mercury Comet Cyclone GT was about $100 more than the Ford Fairlane GT.
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GNR – Civil War
Tom Petty – The Waiting
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Steve Miller Band – Jungle Love
Foo Fighters – Times Like These
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Steve Miller Band – Swingtown
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Kinks – Lola
Bad Company – Shooting Star
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GNR – You Could Be Mine
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Van Halen – Dance the Night Away
KISS – Detroit Rock City
Lou Reed – Walk on the Wild Side
Cream – Sunshine of Your Love
Def Leppard – Armageddon It
Police – Synchronicity 2
Animals – House of the Rising Sun
Van Halen – Unchained
Buffalo Springfield – For What Its Worth
Doors – Peace Frog
Jethro Tull – Aqualung
David Bowie – Changes
Pink Floyd – Us and Them
Rolling Stones – Doo Doo Doo Doo Heartbreaker
Nazareth – Love Hurts
Sweet – Ballroom Blitz
Who – Squeezebox
Peter Frampton – Do You Feel Like We Do
Ted Nugent – Cat Scratch Fever
Steely Dan – Do It Again
Talking Heads – Once in a Lifetime
Styx – Blue Collar Man
Motorhead – Ace of Spades
Red Rider – Lunatic Fringe
Asia – Heat of the Moment
Motley Crue – Smokin in the Boys Room
Grateful Dead – Touch of Grey
White Stripes – Seven Nation Army
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