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

In its hottest-tempered tuning, the 390 V8 fired 335 hp in the Mercury Comet Cyclone GT, a full 110 over the 289’s top performance of 225 hp. Surprisingly, overall weight only went up a mere 321 ...

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.

The Mercury Comet was built for 5 years in the60s and was based on the Ford Falcon. The Comet wasn't a memorable car, but here are some facts about it ...