| Articles and Technical Information |
| Comet East Car Club |
Install Air Conditioning With a kit from Vintage Air & Mustangs & Fords magazine. By Wayne Cook
| Use the keyword search boxto search the Comet East Website or Internet. |
| Technical Data Center |
| 1961 Comet V8 and Upgrade By Mike Schnur |
Decode your warranty door tag using the links below.
They include all mechanical and interior code data
They include all mechanical and interior code data
Use the links below to research all body specifications
and option information for your Comet or Cyclone
and option information for your Comet or Cyclone
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| Building a HOT inline 6 Mustangs and Fords magazine |
| Correct Engine Detailing By Tom Show Muscle-Car Enthusiast Magazine |
| By Dick Harrington |
| Brake Plumbing: The Granada disc brake swap |
| Front-End Alignment Basics |
| Autolite 4-barrel carburetors Hemmings Muscle MachinesBy Jim O'Clair |
| Ford 9-inch differentials Hemmings Muscle Machines By Jim O'Clair |
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| Collectible Automobile a history of the Mercury Comet 1960 - 1963 |
| Collectible Automobile a history of the Mercury Comet 1964 - 1965 |
| An overview of the Mercury Comet Horse Power -By Phil Hall |
| Original Road Test, and More |
| 1960 |
| Motor Life Magazine 1960 Comet Road Test By Motor Life Magazine Staff Write |
| 1961 |
| Road & Track 1961 Comet Road Test By Road & Track Magazine Staff |
| 1962 |
| Motor Trend - 3 from Mercury Monterey-Meteor-Comet |
| 1963 |
| 1963 Comet S-22 260 V8 Road Test Motor Trend August 1963 |
| 1964 |
| Before the Storm Car Exchange 64 1/2 Comet Cyclone September 1987 By Mike Mueller |
| 1964 Year of the Comet Cars & Parts Magazine By Tom Shaw |
| The 1964 Durability Run Comet Classic Sixties Magazine September 1983 By Robert Mannel & Terry Boyce |
| Comets on Safari May 1964 HotRod Magazine By Ray Brock |
| Comets on the Carrousel Car Life January 1964 By Gene Booth |
| 1964 Cyclone Press Release!! From Lincoln Mercury |
| Doug Nash's "Weberizes" B/FX Cyclone By Alex Waldordy Speed Mechanics Magazine |
| Start of the Storm The 64 Comet Cyclone By Tom Shaw |
| Motor Trend August 1964 Comet Cyclone Road Test By Jim Wright |
| 1965 |
| 65 Comet Cyclone Road Test HotRodders & Super Stock By Martyn L Schorr |
| Danny's Cool Blue Cyclone Mustang & Ford Magazine By Dr John Craft |
| Mustang & Fords 1965 Cyclone Activity By John R Smith |
| Dave Zizzo's '65 Mercury Comet Cyclone Popular Hot Rodding By Stephen Kim |
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| The 1965 Comet Mechanix Illustrated November 1964 by Tom McCahill |
| Special Effects BFX Comet Muscle Car Review February 1990 By Dr John Craft |
| 1965 Cyclone Stripper B/FX Comet Drag Car Mustang & Ford Magazine By Alex Gabbaro |
| Scott's Wheelstanding Comet 202 Hot Rod Magazine By Steve Magnate |
| Mercury Comet Field Guide a Short History Legendary Ford Magazine By Donald Harding |
| Journey from the Bottom to the top of the World 1965 Durability Run |
| 1965 Comet Cyclone Tornado Warnings Mustangs and Fords Magazine |
| 1965 Mercury Comet Caliente - Return Of The Comet By Dale Amy Mustangs & Ford Magazine |
| Motor Trend May 1965 Comet Hot & Cool Road Test By John Ethridge |
| 65 HIPO 289 CYCLONE Hemmings Muscle Machines By George Mattar |
| Consumers Guide April 1965 Road Test Comet & Fairlane Side by Side |
| "Dyno" Don's 65 Comet Cyclone Restored !! Super Rods Magazine By Stephen Anderson |
| Out Of This World! Don Bell's 65 Mercury Comet Mustang & Ford Magazine |
| BFX Winning Comet Muscle Car Review By Jerry Heansley |
| Ride Like The Wind Gary Stielow's 1965 Cyclone M&F Magazine By Mark Ehlen |
| Jack Chrisman's 65 Super Cyclone HotRod Magazine July 1965 |
| Fast & Fancy Comet Cyclone Speed Mechanics Magazine By Lowell Jay |
| Don Nicholson's 1965 AFX SOHC Cyclone Hot Rod Magizine April 1965 By Eric Richman |
| 1966 |
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| How the Mercury Meteor Influenced the 1960's By Bob Mannel |
1964 Comet AFX wagon clone Car Craft Magazine By John McGann
| Mercury Comet and Cyclone History |
| Danny & Mary's Wagon By Jim Smart Mustangs & Fords, October 2006 |
The technical articles below were all written by Dick
Harrington. He has been published in numerous publications
and newsletters including Legendary Fords Magazine.
Harrington. He has been published in numerous publications
and newsletters including Legendary Fords Magazine.
| 66 Comet Cyclone Closeup March 1966 Car Craft By Roger Huntington |
| 1966 Cyclone GT Road Test, by Cars Magazine September 1966 By Martyn Schorr |
| 1966 Mercury Comet Cyclone GT Restoration Hemmings Muscle Machines By George Mattar |
| Fiery Comet 66 Indy Pace Car May 1983 Classic Sixties Magazine By Terry Boyce |
| 1966 Indy Pace Car Car Exchange Magazine May 1983 By Richard Johnson |
| Mercury Comet Performance News September 12, 1966 |
| Car Life April 1966 Road Test Cyclone GT Big Wind or Little Breeze |
| The Perfect Storm Muscle Car Review November 2000 Text and Photo of 66 Cyclone By Jerry Heasley |
| The 1966 Cyclone Drag Cars May 1983 Classic Sixties Magazine |
| Super Stock Magazine 1966 Mercury Comet Performance Car of the Year ! |
| 1967 |
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| 1967 Comet 427 202 - Black Plague Text and Photos by Tom Shaw |
| 1967 Mercury Comet - Unexpected Sighting By Jim Smart |
| Living On the Fault Line 1967 R Code Comet 202 Muscle - Car Enthusiast Magazine By Thomas Glatch |
| 1967 Flamin Comet Jet Powered Drag Car Super Stock Magazine November 1967 |
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| 1968 |
| 428 Street Cyclone, Can Mercury's Daytona Image Deliver Car Life Road Test July 1968 |
| 1969 |
| Test Driving a 69 Cyclone Cobra Jet SuperCar Magazine |
| Macho 69 Cyclone Cobra Jet Muscle Car Review Magazine |
| 1970 |
| The Cyclone Zone Legendary Ford Magazine February 2004 |
| Stormin 429 Cobra Jet Mustang & Fast Ford Magazine |
| NASCAR 1970 Spoiler II Experimental By Jerry Heasley Muscle Car Review |
| 1971 |
| The Comet Stabber Project By M.M. Blackburn |
| How to correctly paint your engine - 1960 thru 1966 By Donald Harding |
1965 Comet Cyclone Tornado Warnings Mustangs and Fords Magazine
| Production number data may be found below from Mercurystuff.com |
Car Craft -1967 Mercury Comet - Join The Newest Trend and
Build a Stock Car Replica. Part 1 Part 2 Part 3
Build a Stock Car Replica. Part 1 Part 2 Part 3
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