Photo: Imperial Toy Store
The classic 60s Ford Mustang gets all the love. Even other models from Lincoln and Mercury that might use components borrowed from the Mustang don't receive nearly as much attention. This 1965 Mercury Comet Caliente may not share much with the Mustang apart from the chassis, but it should share the limelight.
Based largely on the Ford Falcon on which the first-gen Mustang also got its start, the Comet was a more up-scale model with creature comforts and an extra layer of refinement you wouldn't find on most regular Fords of the time. In its day, the Comet Caliente sported anything from a 170-cubic inch (2.8-liter) straight-six engine to a 427-cubic inch (7.0-liter) Ford FE V8. None of these engines are present under the hood of this particular example.
Instead, this fully restored example for sale via the Imperial Toy Store in Mendon, Massachusetts, is modified with the iconic 429-cubic inch (7.03-liter) Ford Cobra engine. Why? Because sometimes raw horsepower is better than originality. Indeed, this restoration leaves very little indication that the car in question rocks nearly 80,000 miles (128,747.5-km) on the odometer. With a fresh orange paint job, and shiny, polished alloy wheels, your only thought when you see this thing pass you on the street is, "Wow, I really wished I owned that car."
Power is fed to a five-speed manual transmission to the stock rear axle, and we don't think anyone will complain about that. Moving to the interior, it's clear a fair amount of work went into it as well. With an aftermarket Bluetooth stereo, a nice cue-ball style stick shift, and modern temp gauges, so you don't have to guess if your car is overheating, there's more than an acceptable level of features for a modern restomod. The price for it all? That'll be $38,000 before taxes and fees. All in all, this has to be one of the sweetest restomods we've seen all month.
Instead, this fully restored example for sale via the Imperial Toy Store in Mendon, Massachusetts, is modified with the iconic 429-cubic inch (7.03-liter) Ford Cobra engine. Why? Because sometimes raw horsepower is better than originality. Indeed, this restoration leaves very little indication that the car in question rocks nearly 80,000 miles (128,747.5-km) on the odometer. With a fresh orange paint job, and shiny, polished alloy wheels, your only thought when you see this thing pass you on the street is, "Wow, I really wished I owned that car."
Power is fed to a five-speed manual transmission to the stock rear axle, and we don't think anyone will complain about that. Moving to the interior, it's clear a fair amount of work went into it as well. With an aftermarket Bluetooth stereo, a nice cue-ball style stick shift, and modern temp gauges, so you don't have to guess if your car is overheating, there's more than an acceptable level of features for a modern restomod. The price for it all? That'll be $38,000 before taxes and fees. All in all, this has to be one of the sweetest restomods we've seen all month.
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