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Originally Posted by Paul Ceasrine

A 1965 Mercury Comet Cyclone
289 'HiPo' 271 HP,,,,Engine Code 'A'
Classed in C/S in 1965.
And with the very rare optional functional fiberglass hood.
Only 90 of these cars were built.
Not a regular car to order,,,,,,you had to go through a 'DSO'
District Special Order.

My late friend and partner on a 383 71 Dodge Challenger Gene Collins raced one in 1965 sponsored by "Dave Pyles" Mercury at various tracks such as Aquasco, Capitol, 75&80 in Md.. It was maroon with the silver stripes on the roof like most Jr. stockers of the era had. He also ran a dark green 202 sedan with the 225 HP combo in "F" Factory stock. He was a NASCAR Winternationals winner with a 271 HP Mustang with an automatic in Daytona in 1966 named "Pegasus". He prefered an automatic trans car after loosing a couple of toes in a clutch explosion racing a 1962 Corvette prior to racing the Comets. One thing I remember was he had Stahl Headers and had candy stripes painted on the long collectors exiting under the doors. They had a sound all of their own.