1965 Mercury Comet 202

Description for Mercury Comet 1965

This is a 1965 Mercury Comet with automatic transmission and a v8 engine. Though this car is no longer used for daily transportation. it is ready for a long tour without excuses. and has made numerous trips to Atlanta GA. Chattanooga TN. and Charleston S. C. The Comet has changed duty station with me 3 times in the last 7 years; I have always driven this car from station to station…never on a trailer. This car has taken me From Charleston to Atlanta. Atlanta to Panama City. Panama City to Tullahoma. AND numerous round trips between ATL/PC/Chattanooga. This is an unrestored 50 year old classic. and I’m fully confident of the cars reliability as well as my ability to maintain and repair---HOWEVER. as a 48 year old automobile it does require ongoing TLC. I will say that I have agreed with my wife. RELUCTANTLY. at this point in my life and career it makes since to sell this classic and concentrate on total restoration of my other classics (68 Cougar & 66 Mustang). If you are looking for a restored 1965 202 Mercury Comet. this is not what you want. nor is it priced as such…This vehicle is in good condition overall. It is a well-maintained original vehicle and is completely operable. The exterior paint. trim. and mechanics are presentable and serviceable inside and out. NADA price report for a “20 footer” (average retail) is $12. 82. and (low retail) is $5. 05; Hagerty price report is $11. 00 and $6. 00 correspondingly. If you are looking for a classic daily driver or an excellent candidate for full restoration. this might be what you were looking for and it is priced as such. The Comet body style offered for 1965 received a major revision. Where 1964 models came with horizontal dual headlamps. the 1965 version stacked the headlights. and further squared off the body. As noted above. this Comet does sport the base 202 trim. and as is typical. the 202 trim levels is not widely different from the 404 levels. or the top of the line Caliente and Cyclone models. The biggest difference between a 202 and 404 is the side trim molding on the fenders. and the Caliente featured a padded dashboard and loop carpeting. This 202 housed the 289-cid/200 hp engine. and its drive train consists of a three-speed column-shift automatic transmission. The 1965 Mercury Comet models are classic transition era cars. and one that is attractive to collectors and 1960s auto enthusiasts. The Comet handsome. and has great drag strip race car performance potential. Mercury Comet collectors gravitate to editions with V-8 engines – the more powerful the better. The Comet and its cousin the Cyclone were on the leading edge of the muscle car era. and the more muscular the better. Finding one of these factory lightweight cars with the 289 engine is become more and more difficult. Before you buy a 50 year old car. ask yourself; am I confident enough in my knowledge and abilities to own an antique? Keep in mind; I’m selling this reluctantly. so I will not go out of my way to close a deal. If I end up with this Detroit treasure until I expire then so be it. I will not be broken hearted. If you are serious contact me. even if you’re not serious and not looking to buy but are just “crazy about a Mercury”. you can still contact me to talk about this destine for extinction piece of history. Here is a list of the recent maintenance I have done and what I know needs to be done next on my maintenance schedule; Done: 1. Less than 10k on tires2. New sway bar bushings (2012) 3. New torsion bushing (2012) 4. Oil change 100 miles ago 5. Rebuilt transmission (December 2013) 6. New leaf spring bushings (December 2013) 7. New leaf spring shackles (December 2013) 8. New expansion plugs in engine block both sides and in rear while transmission was removed 9. Rear seat belts installed last year so my twin 7 year olds could ride along. 10. New paint (November 2014) 11. New steer gear Box assembly installed (November 2014) On list to do now: 1. Replace Brake shoes - they are wearing thin. 2. Get seats recovered. upholstery is shot and now that twins are older I’m ready to lose the seat covers 3. Replace tie rod ends…no problems. just because they are old 4. I have chrome valve covers that I bought and have yet to install 5. I want to install a Pertronix Electronic Ignition kit to replace the points (I’m ecstatic with the performance of the kit I installed on the Cougar)