A Rare Ride

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This is one of the cars I wanted when I was a teenager...but could never swing it...now that I'm a baby-boomer and a little better off...I can...although these cars are much more expensive now than when they were new.

Especially when they are well restored, and this one is.

It's a 1971 Mercury Cyclone GT and was one of only 444 made in 1971.

It's a real head turner on the street because of the rarity and its unique front end.

I purchased it about two years ago and have dropped in a new TCI Super Streetfighter transmission, 4.11 gears, Tru-Lock rear end and a few other goodies that really let it bark off the line.

You see lots of old Mustangs and other muscle cars, but you very rarely, if ever, see one of these out and about.

Added on 06-29-2007 by Cyclone