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GRUNTY
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Ford Mercury Comet

Post by GRUNTY » Fri 22 Feb 2008, 20:42

Maybe nobody read my question. Does anyone remember Fords East African rally car nonevent .289ci screamer?
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GRUNTY
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Re: Ford Mercury Comet

Post by GRUNTY » Wed 13 Apr 2011, 23:14

Just browsing through some old posts and I never got a reply on the post Ford Mercury Comet! I have been searching the net and can't find anything.The cars were built for Lincoln Mercury race division with Bill Stroppe prepared 289 ci motors for the East African Safari. There was one in PMB for a few years in about 1965.Anyone know of its whereabouts today?
Grunty.
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shoedoos
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Re: Ford Mercury Comet

Post by shoedoos » Mon 27 Jun 2011, 00:11

May 1995 issue of Street & Strip magazine had a feature on one of the surviving Comets. It was found in Natal and semi-restored to run in that year's Safari....interesting story...
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GRUNTY
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Re: Ford Mercury Comet

Post by GRUNTY » Tue 28 Jun 2011, 21:57

Hi Shoedoos ,thanks for response and any idea where I could get a copy of the article.
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Re: Ford Mercury Comet

Post by shoedoos » Sat 02 Jul 2011, 05:48

will dig it up and post it here.....
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Re: Ford Mercury Comet

Post by GRUNTY » Sat 02 Jul 2011, 21:38

Thanks mate I eagerly await the article. Cheers, Grunty
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