Read about Josh Martin's Eaton supercharged 1965 Mercury Comet with Borla mufflers, six-speed manual transmission, Art Morrison suspension, and BF Goodrich tires, inside Popular Hot Rodding Magazine.

But in late April 1965 their hometown dealer, Scarritt Lincoln-Mercury in St. Petersburg, Florida, called George to tell him his specially ordered Comet 202 was in.

1965 Mercury Comet Caliente - Return Of The Comet Nearly Four Decades After Buying His First Comet, Another One Lands In John Chandler's Backyard Dale Amy Writer Feb 01, 2008 ...

Classics • 1965 Mercury Comet Caliente. ... Draped in a tan exterior color over a tan interior, the car gets its kicks from a 289ci (4.7-liter) engine running with a C4 automatic transmission.

In 1974, when I turned 16, I was able to buy a 1965 Mercury Comet at what was a very advantageous price from my grandfather’s used car lot. It was a 4-door sedan, painted a metallic blue/green ...

In its day, the Comet Caliente sported anything from a 170-cubic inch (2.8-liter) straight-six engine to a 427-cubic inch (7.0-liter) Ford FE V8. None of these engines are present under the hood ...

What we have here is not your run of the mill second-generation Mercury Comet. Aside from the restmod aspect, we have to note that this is a 1965 car, which was the second-gen model’s last year ...

As you might expect from a loaded Mercury Comet, there's V-8 power beneath the bonnet-the 225-horse 289-4V mill along with a C4 Merc-O-Matic and 2.80 cogs in the 8-inch rearend.