MERCURY COMET & CYCLONE LIMITED EDITION EXTRA 1960-1975

MERCURY COMET & CYCLONE LIMITED EDITION EXTRA 1960-1975

 

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Código:
7601
Idioma:
INGLES
Editorial:
BROOKLANDS BOOKS LTD
Materia
Mercury
ISBN:
978-1-85520-713-4
Páginas:
128
Encuadernación:
PORTADA EN RUSTICA
Medidas:
270 mm x 200 mm
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The Lincoln-Mercury division of Ford needed to have its own mid-sized compact to go head-to-head with GMs emerging fleet of cars, the so-called Buick-Oldsmobile-Pontiac (BOP) trio. However, where the BOP cars were substantially new, the Lincoln-Mercury Comet was little more than a mildly modified Falcon. Does this begin to sound familiar? However, it was not long before the Comet gained a 260-cubic inch V8 engine and took on a somewhat more sporting persona that went down very well with buyers. The inexorable growth in engine capacity saw the Comet available with an enormous 390-cubic inch V8 by 1964. However, it was not only the engines that were increased in size. The Comet range quickly outgrew its mid-compact roots and was soon a mid-sized saloon that was projected against Pontiac and its sporting range of saloons. By 1968 there was the Comet Cyclone GT which was a real performance machine that has become something of a collectible today. Sadly, Lincoln-Mercury lost focus and the Comet range was allowed to wither and die which was a rather dire end to a brand for which Edsel Ford had greater dreams.

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