1965 Mercury Comet Cyclone

1965 Mercury Comet Cyclone for sale in California. A 1965 restyling gave the Comet vertically stacked headlights that made it look more like a Ford than a Mercury. The grille used a horizontal bars theme. The cyclone came only as a hardtop.Cyclones had all the standard equipment including bucket seats, console tach, unique wheel covers and a distinctive twin air scoop fiberglass hood. The 1965 Mercury Comet Cyclone was priced at $3,544.00.

A 289 cubic inch engine that developed 225 horsepower was standard and had a 9.3:1 compression ratio. Option engine was a 289 cubic inch with 271 horsepower. A three speed transmission and a four speed was $188.00 extra. In a quarter mile the Cyclone ran at 82 MPH in 17.1 seconds.

1970 AMX For Sale

In 1970 the AMX was built tougher with its new 360 cubic inch V-8 that developed 290 horsepower. Other options included a 390 cubic inch V-8 engine with 325 horsepower A four speed transmission on the floor was standard and a Hurst shifter was also standard.

AMC built only 4,116 1970 AMX for sale. On the outside the AMX got new rear lamps and a restyled front end shared with Javelins. The grille was flush with the hood and a redesigned bumper housed square parking lamps. A horizontally divided, crosshatched grille had four very prominent bright horizontal moldings. The grille also incorporated circular rally light. The bumper even included an air scoop to cool the front brakes. The restyled hood had a large ram-induction scoop and the 1970 AMX looked more like its pony car rivals. Factory price for the 1970 AMC was $3,395.

1960s 1970s Muscle Cars For Sale

1960s 1970s Muscle Cars For Sale. Muscle Car is a term used to refer to a variety of high performance automobiles. The popularity of the American Muscle Car grew in the early 1960s. The term principally refers to American Super Cars from the 1960s and early 1970s. Muscle Car generally describes a 2 door rear wheel drive mid size car with a powerful V8 engine intended for maximum torque on the street or in drag racing competition. The term "muscle car" did not enter common usage until after production of the cars had essentially ended. It is generally accepted that popular, widespread usage of the term took hold by the early to mid-1980s.

Car and Driver created a list of the 10 Best muscle cars for its January 1990 issue. The magazine focused on the engines and included:

1966–1971 Plymouth/Dodge with 426 Hemi
1966–1967 Chevy II SS327
1966–1969 Chevrolet Chevelle SS396
1968–1969 Chevy II Nova SS396
1969 Ford Torino Cobra 428
1969 Plymouth Road Runner/Dodge Super Bee 440 Six Pack
1970 Chevrolet Chevelle SS454
1969 Pontiac GTO