1971 Mercury Cyclone Spoiler on 2040-cars
Alexandria, Ohio, United States
Engine:m
Body Type:Coupe
Vehicle Title:Clear
For Sale By:owner
Sub Model: cyclone spoiler
Make: Mercury
Exterior Color: Red
Model: Comet
Number of Cylinders: 8
Trim: red
Drive Type: 4 sp
Mileage: 101,000
1971 mercury cyclone spoiler red/red 4 sp. 351 cleveland, 2 owners. i purchased this car from the original owner in calif. 12 years ago and did a restoration of a rust free body. everything was done but the interior. I started other projects and this car has sat where it is since 2004. drive train was gone thru in 2003 and i drove it to storage. ran great at the time. The body, paint, glass. chrome, etc. are all in great shape. 1970 grill in perfect shape. I did nothing on the interior but install a nos dash pad with gauges. Many NOS parts and the car is all original. Very rare and complete. It will need brakes and a complete interior plus whatever it needs to get running from sitting. On old wheels but i have 3 original spoke wheels with new tires. I have the original door panels that can be restored. I also have 2 wheel opening moldings in good shape. If you are into these cars this is a super rare, great color combo, marti says only 15 red/red cars made. email questions . won't take much to finish
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R.L. Polk Associates estimates there are more than 18 million cars from 16 discontinued makes on the road today. Those "orphan owners" have sales-hungry competitors seeing dollar signs. GM is offering Saturn owners $1,000 cash toward a Chevy Cruze, Cadillac CTS or a GMC Acadia. Ford is giving its Mercury lease customers a chance to get out of their contracts with no early-termination penalty and offering to waive six remaining payments if they drive off in a Ford or Lincoln.
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