1966 Mercury Comet Capri – Call It… Persuasion
When you see this ’66 Mercury leap off the starting line and turn high-9s at 135, you know this isn’t an average street/strip intermediate. Of course, it’s natural to want to know the source of the big power, with any number of candidates coming to mind.
When you see this ’66 Mercury leap off the starting line and turn high-9s at 135, you know this isn’t an average street/strip intermediate. Of course, it’s natural to want to know the source of the big power, with any number of candidates coming to mind. Most likely would be a big-inch small-block with some kind of assist; a big shot of nitrous or a centrifugal blower, perhaps? Dare you guess a GT500 engine swap? All such answers are dead wrong, because if you knew owner Shawn Carlson or his dad, John, you’d also know they aren’t into the predictable. They chose to use a big-block, and in this case, it’s not even the easy way out via a mega-inch 385-series Ford. Instead, they built an aluminum FE. You don’t build Mercury if you’re looking for Easy Street.
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Photo Gallery: 1966 Mercury Comet Capri – Call It… Persuasion – Car Craft Magazine
Photo Gallery: 1966 Mercury Comet Capri – Call It… Persuasion – Car Craft Magazine
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