1974 Mercury Comet- 4 Doors! Working AC! 302 V8 Sleeper - Maverick

1974 Mercury Comet Additional Info:

This Comet has been constantly maintained and is in remarkable condition for its age. It starts, runs, and drives beautifully. The patina on this car is storytelling - it’s clearly been in daily use for 51 years.There’s small bits of other project’s paint. These are highlighted in the photos. There are two areas on the roof where the UV ate through the color. The car was professionally detailed 2 years ago, compounding off the oxidized paint, showing the Saddle Bronze Metallic Paint, Ford #5145-A, and removing the mid-body factory trim. Regularly washed and waxed with Meguiar's Quick Detailer.
The Comet was the Ford Maverick with different badges, hood, grill, and rear light assemblies.
To fit the “Sleeper” appearance it has fancy Mercury hubcaps and genuine whitewall 14-inch tires. Dogdish hubcaps come with the car if you prefer the simpler look.
It has the famed Ford 302 V8 from the factory. This is the 5.0 in the later Mustang. Automatic transmission. Shifts smoothly if you like and if you just floor it, she’ll bark the tires going into second gear.
Classic appearing stereo with USB input and Bluetooth! 4 quality speakers. I have brand new uncut kick panels if you’d like to remove the front speakers and make that area look stock.
Comes with a brand new factory type dash pad in the box! Not a cheap cover, the real replacement bolt-in padded dash!
The technical details, for those so inclined:.
The engine appears stock, with the factory-style 2-barrel carb and factory air-cleaner assembly. It has been hand-tuned by famed Ford tuner Bill Brown of Oregon. The previous owner added a slightly lumpier cam and a discretely more free-flowing exhaust. It’s not loud - but it sounds nice. Lots of sound examples in the video.
The cam gives it a little dip right off idle which fades as it warms.
The aftermarket A/C system blows cold and was professionally installed.
It has an aluminum radiator to handle the additional performance and A/C system.
Mechanical fan replaced with the largest electric fan for optimal heat removal.
The stock alternator has been replaced with a single-wire truck alternator to power the fan.
A Davies-Craig electronic controller manages the fan, even running it after shutdown until the preset temp is reached, allowing the system to cool through thermosyphon cooling.
Needs front seatbelts and fuel gauge repaired.
Marti Report included
New windshield professionally installed 2023
I've spent a lot of time hunting down rattles, creaks, and squeaks that were just part of the deal in 1974, adding small pieces of foam to quiet rattling trunk-lid torsion springs, adding Dynamat over some areas, etc, to make this the most pleasant Mercury Comet to drive, even enthusiastically. People do not expect this whitewall-shod 4 door to do what she do.