New Hartford car collector Jim White shares the story of his 1964 Mercury Comet Cyclone, a project that took a lot of parts, ...

The Mercury Comet never seemed to find a niche ... the R-Code 427 engine that could be made to put out in excess of 500 hp.

Mercury redesigned the Comet in 1964, but in addition to the new look, the big news this year was the introduction of the top-of-the-line Cyclone trim level. Considered a performance-oriented ...

Engine 427ci V-8 Horsepower 425 HP Torque Even less serious ... In 1964, while Mercury was presenting the underpowered Comet Cyclone to the public, they made a factory drag car exclusively for ...

while the head of the comet (called the coma) easily rivaled the planet Mercury — which was then shining at magnitude -0.3 — in brightness. The comet reached perihelion on Jan. 13 at around ...