OWNER: Jim "Ringo" Martin, Seattle
OCCUPATION: Salesman at Ford Lincoln Mercury of Bellevue / drummer for British Export
CAR'S MAKE AND MODEL: 1966 Mercury Comet
"I LOVE MY CAR BECAUSE ... I restored it myself, starting in the 1970s when I was a teenager. Little did I know I'd be selling Mercurys 35 years later."
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7 Comments
By ilhami ak on December 8, 2009 8:41 AM
You have a very nice car.
I'd like to have this beautiful car
By ilhami ak on December 8, 2009 8:42 AM
You have a very nice car.
I'd like to have this beautiful car
By sedanman on December 9, 2009 12:40 PM
Great restoration - and the redlines/cougar wheels give it a nice touch. Not many people restoring the Sedan models - way to go!
By Frita on December 9, 2009 12:45 PM
Not only is that a Comet...It's a Comet Cyclone too!
Not many of those around no more!
By Frita on December 9, 2009 2:24 PM
Or at least that's a Cyclone hood! (bonnet)
By JIM MARTIN on January 30, 2010 7:51 PM
CORRECT, IT IS NOT A CYCLONE. IT IS THE 202 VERSION OF THE 1966 MERCURY COMET. THE RIMS WERE A MERCURY CYCLONE OPTION. AS IS THE FACTORY FIBRE GLASS HOOD. IT STARTED OUT AS WHITE, WITH THE BLACK VINYL TOP, AND RED INTERIOR. NOW BLACK ON BLACK. STARTED OUT WITH A STRAIGHT 6, NOW HAS A BORED OUT 289.
By Drummer on February 26, 2010 9:24 AM
Great Car. My Grandfather used to have one.