64 Durability Comet

comethead · Post by **comethead** » Fri Feb 11, 2011 2:23 pm

Not sure if you guys have seen this...pretty cool pictures and info on one of the Hipo Durability Comets...a Caliente!
http://meguiarsonline.com/forums/showth ... =20803?1=1

Joe

Post by **Boss/Cyclone** » Fri Feb 11, 2011 8:49 pm

That car is still in great shape and that guy is a great detailer.

marydan1965 · Post by **marydan1965** » Sat Feb 12, 2011 10:54 am

Thank you for the pictures of a great piece of history.

Anyone have any idea about the other (3)??? THANKS

Falconred · Post by **Falconred** » Sat Feb 12, 2011 3:35 pm

One, a blue one, was made into Doug Nash's B/FX car. I don't know about any of the others.

I once had an Anniversary Silver '64, Caliente, black interior, 260 automatic. Wish I still had it.

I tried to add a photo of the Doug Nash car but got a notice:

"Sorry, the board attachment quota has been reached."

BJB · Post by **BJB** » Sat Feb 12, 2011 4:51 pm

Nice car. Those hubcaps? Are they standard Mercury Comet? I think I have seen them on some of the Australian Fords from the mid sixties, possibly on the Fairlanes. Are the Comet wheels in this picture 14" or 15"?

If 14" I wouldn't mind a set on my Fairmont.

popscomet · Post by **popscomet** » Sat Feb 12, 2011 6:25 pm

When I bought my comrt yrs ago,,a set of those caps were in trunk[14 in.]I'll go over to old shop,they might still be there.Let ya know in day or so.,,,,POP

BJB · Post by **BJB** » Sat Feb 12, 2011 8:34 pm

popscomet wrote:When I bought my comrt yrs ago,,a set of those caps were in trunk[14 in.]I'll go over to old shop,they might still be there.Let ya know in day or so.,,,,POP

Thanks Mate.

Bruce

riverbum · Post by **riverbum** » Sat Feb 12, 2011 9:09 pm

i wish i had the full program for this video. it's pretty cool and you can see the little blue lights on the tops of the cars

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uz3JdH28N3I

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q6qGjLxp ... re=related

popscomet · Post by **popscomet** » Sat Feb 12, 2011 10:21 pm

Falconred wrote:One, a blue one, was made into Doug Nash's B/FX car. I don't know about any of the others.

I once had an Anniversary Silver '64, Caliente, black interior, 260 automatic. Wish I still had it.

I tried to add a photo of the Doug Nash car but got a notice:

"Sorry, the board attachment quota has been reached."

MY uncle bought new a ANNIVRSY SILVER 64 202 6cyl auto,2dr..took my drivers test in it ,,had black int.,also....YEP!...POP

comethead · Post by **comethead** » Sun Feb 13, 2011 2:42 pm

Another thing...that car sits kinda low. I wonder if its old springs or some kind of factory spring set up to assist in the Durability Run.

Joe

Falconred · Post by **Falconred** » Mon Feb 14, 2011 3:12 pm

BJB wrote:Nice car. Those hubcaps? Are they standard Mercury Comet? I think I have seen them on some of the Australian Fords from the mid sixties, possibly on the Fairlanes. Are the Comet wheels in this picture 14" or 15"?

If 14" I wouldn't mind a set on my Fairmont.

Those are the correct hubcaps, my '64 had them when I bought it from my aunt the original owner. The wheels were 14"

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