'61 Comet

I found one for $1500. It's cherry, looks completley stock, I checked it out for rust and there are 2 holes about the size of a quarter on the floor boards, any pictures of what one would look like customized?

 

http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r125/bustedknuckles_2006/62comet1stnightandday003.jpg , my 62 with a pearl flaked roof , before I added pinner whitewalls and bellflowers. I traded it 9 months ago and miss it!

 

sweet car for a kustom, jump on it. If it has a six, visit fordsix.com for tech and classicinlines.com for speed parts.

 

My 63. Lowered a little.

 

sold mine before I went insane on it..haha

 

cshabang , you arent around Saybrook are you, or the guy that bought it? I saw a noice 4 door red comet down there a few weeks ago, along with a totally original 62/63 impala 4 door with the old man driving it every where everyday!

 

Maybe not what you're lookin for, but here's my '61 saved from the crusher and a real fun ride:












Jack Clifford, legendary six cylinder racer, record holder and engine builder's, performance built Ford 250 six engine- 10:1 Pistons, Clifford Treated Rods, Clifford 272H Cam, line bored mains, balanced bottom end, Torque Plate .070 Overbore, ARP Fasteners, Cloyes timing set, Fisher balancer, 1.88 int. valves, Ported and relieved, Offy 3X1 w/3 modified Holleys, Re-curved distrib., Hooker dual out long tube Headers, the works, a few mysteries...

Powerband

 

Ah memories. I had a buddy in High School in the early 70's that owned a red 2 dr 61 Comet. That old Comet was a Mustang slayer. Ate em up a spit em out. It would ignite the tires and it ran really good. After school was out that summer the engine was getting tired and he decided to rebuild the old 260 cu in. The rebuild kit was ordered including new pistons and rings. Just one problem the pistons wouldn't go into the cylinders. They were too big! WTF? Did they sell us a kit for a 289? Nope, it turns out the engine was a 221 cu in V8. I didn't even know there was such an engine till then.

Hell on second thought maybe the car was a Meteor. I don't remember anymore.

 

Heres mine...


Shot at 2005-06-22

4"drop in the back and skirts and some cheesey 13" hubcaps. Fun cars, a little sluggish with the six cylinder and 2 speed tranny.

 

nope, no where near old saybrook, and its in the dirty Jerz now, torn down to be a mild custom

 

I think the guy sold it. I'm going to call him when I get off work tonight. I'm hoping not.

 

A '61 Comet looks like a customized Falcon.

If you have any interest in it, and it's available, buy it. They're cool little cars.