As the horsepower war was heating up in Detroit, Mercury improved its Comet Cyclone, turning the sporty senior compact into a genuine muscle car ...

Front and side view of a 1964 Mercury Comet Cyclone Mecum Auctions One of the most common sedans produced by the Ford Motor Corporation in the early '60s was undoubtedly the Ford Falcon. Mercury ...

Bob Thorpe, of Freyburg, stands between his 1964 Mercury Comet Cyclone, left, and his 1967 Cyclone.

Take Ross Jackson and his '64 Mercury Cyclone, for example. With nothing more than a stack of steel tubing, a low-buck welder, and his own two hands, Ross converted a breathless beater into this ...

James Rivera built this '64 Mercury Comet by the time he was 24 years old for less than $3000, but you'd never know to look at it. The emblems and the door hand ...

By 1966, however, the Comet had moved up in size to become an intermediate, and the Cyclone GT was the top of the Comet line. The Cyclone was a hot car in Detroit's increasing muscle-car mania.

Discover the rare 1966 Mercury Comet Cyclone GT Pace Car, one of only 100 produced and impeccably restored.