The only time a V8 option was available in a first-generation Falcon was the 1963½ model, and these cars were produced in very limited numbers Sprint two-door hardtop bucket seats 10,479 produced and Sprint convertible bucket seats 4,602 produced. Engine options ranged from the 210-hp, 302-cid V-8, all the way to the fire-breathing 370-hp, 429-cid Cobra-Jet V-8, to which a Ram-Air package could be added. Transmissions were either a 3-speed manual or 3-speed automatic with either column or floor-mounted shifters. The car looked all original. The 202 version was an economical version while the 404 filled the gap between the offerings. They had the bucket seats, the console, the tach, the trim, the simulated chrome reversed wheel hub caps, they were ready to take Woodward ave. Towards the end of the 1950s, all three manufacturers realized that this strategy would no longer work.
The 1971 model year would see another major transformation for the Comet nameplate, now attached to the same compact platform that underpinned the Ford Maverick. They also had a pictures of one found with that combination. Getting things underway in earnest, Mercury put four Comet Caliente cars through a crucible of high performance punishment at Daytona Speedway, starting on September 21st, 1963. Code M : Cast-Iron, Overhead valve design 390 cubic inch displacement Compression rato: 10. The Frontenac was produced for only one year. It shows the codes do not carry from year to year or line to line.
The standard transmission continued as a column-shifted 3-speed manual transmission. The final model year for the Falcon in North America was 1970. I don't remember that particular thread, but if I deleted it I probably determined it contained no valuable data or it was repeating info that was on another thread. Do you have any idea of what it took even by 1969 standards to get a car emission certified? You ain't won round one yet buddy. The 289 V8 was available in three horsepower ratings, base 2-barrel 200 hp, 4-barrel 225 hp 168 kW and the premier driveline option was the 289 cubic inch, 271 hp 202 kW high-performance engine and four-speed manual transmission found on the.
That thread was in one of the quicker moving forums and I asked at that time if it and the two others same subject could be combined in some way so that portions would not be lost. Trim levels included the base 202 level, upgraded 404 level, and the top of the line Caliente and Cyclone models. The Comet had very distinct outer body panels. They gave away parts and cars like candy. . A local wrecking yard had a Cyclone scooped hood.
Frontenac was considered a marque in its own right and was a badge-engineered version of the Ford Falcon with only minor trim differences to distinguish it from the Falcon. Still using a single-barrel carburetor, it produced 120 hp 89 kW at 4400 rpm. Country Sedan Fairlane 76 6 Pass. The Cyclone continued to be the sportiest of the package offerings. The changes to the 1961 Comet were minimal such as moving the Comet Script from the front fender to the rear quarter as well as a new grille design. Mercury Comet collectors will want to gravitate to the Caliente and Cyclone editions with V-8 engines — the more powerful the better. Shrewsberry still owns his original 427 Comet in Caliente trim.
The two-door hardtop and convertible were dropped, while the station wagon and Ranchero were moved to a larger platform shared with the contemporary Fairlane. Always was and always will be since the standards were implimented by the Feds. Most likely for political reasons. The centerlink is hard to find. He bought the car because he liked it.
A new 4-speed manual transmission was also an option a Dagenham without 1st gear synchromesh. When all was said and done on October 30th, the four cars had logged 100,000 miles over 960 hours, with an average speed between 105 mph and 108 mph. Image: Hemmings As a testament to the brutality of the event, among the 91 cars entered in the event just 21 would actually finish. The Comet was initially based on the compact , then on the intermediate and finally on the compact. The Caliente was also a sports car option. Introduced in 1960 alongside the Ford Falcon and sharing its unibody platform, the Mercury Comet would undergo a number of transformations over the following decade and a half.
Currently the Search function is inoperative, but we are working on the problem. McNamara, who was promoted to Group Vice President of Cars and Trucks by the time the Falcon was launched, was intimately involved in development, insisting on keeping the costs and weight of the car as low as possible. Area of information needed are. The engine and trans will be professionally rebuilt. In 1960, introduced the Falcon-based.
Transmission options always started with a base three-speed column-shift manual, a Merc-o-Matic automatic, or a four-speed floor-mounted manual transmission as produced for the new Ford Mustang. Produced for the 1960 model year only, the Frontenac was essentially a rebadged 1960 Falcon with its own unique grille, tail lights, and external trim, including red maple-leaf insignia. You can use a mustang steering linkage, but only if you use all mustang, as they are different styles, and dont mix. What happened to the other post? The discovery of one of the Boss 9 Cougars was detailed in Mustangs And Fords a few years ago. And since Mercury had always had many of it's own engines that differed from Ford divisions, nobody noticed! For 1965, changes were minimal, including a simpler grille and revised side trim on deluxe models. When the car was introduced it was a smash in sales, both in the Caliente and Cyclone versions.