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californiajohnny
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looks like a pretty complete car! please tell me he got rid of that 80's truck bug guard that somebody put on there the ram air sounds rare, definitely worth seriously researching further !
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74 GRAN TORINO S&H CLONE 74 VETTE CUSTOM 90 S10 BLAZER 4X4 LIFTED 77 CELICA CUSTOM 75 V8 MONZA SUPERCHARGED 79 COURIER VERT. SLAMMED 75 VEGA V6 5 SPD 70 CHEV C10 P/U 68 MUSTANG FB CONVERSION |
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Ram air 72 MGT
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Thanks for posting the pics! It has the 3.25 traction lok I do not believe it to be a cyclone but I sure was hoping... It is blue on black by the way. It is also still wearing 1973 Utah plates. And I did take off the bug shield first thing. LOL it also came with the Good Year G70X14 tires trim rings and hubcaps.
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I hope the 71-73 mustang seal is the same for the breather mine is missing.
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I will post some more information, pictures and literature of the 1972 cyclone option below. The advertisement below is from an original early Mercury Dealer Brochure.
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72 RS 351
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That sounds like a great car to restore, with lots of desirable features or options.
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Don
73 Ranchero "Sport 72 front end", floor shift/console, planning EFI 7000+ rpm 351-4V &4R70W 73 Ranchero GT 351C-4V &4R70W for sale later. 92 Lincoln Mark VII SE GTC, OBDII 347/4R70W |
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There is a picture below of the entire ram air system that had came from the factory originally equipped on the 1972 Cyclones that had the 351 Cobra Jet Engines.
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The pictures below are of another original 1972 cyclone that was found.
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I will post more pictures of this car below.
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That's cool mine is even higher on the VIN. I had hopes it would be.
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I'm excited to have to have another new member...With a rare car as well!
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Tom, if your VIN is even higher then I would go on the assumption that this was not an original Ram Air car. From all we have seen and heard the FACTORY ram air stuff was early production on both the Montego and the Gran Torinos. It could be a dealer add-on so the original owner bought it as a "ram air car" Either way, The Ram Air setup you have is pretty damn rare and the car is absolutely worth a nice restoration! We are here to help with anything we can.
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I'm just glad another one is saved and living on!!! (Did I mention I really like Montegos? lol)
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Yes like I said before I was hoping, but still very excited to find a rare piece of Mercury history. I am hoping to find the original owner or his family as I said I have the original title. The owner lived in Ogden where I found the car, which is only 35 miles from here, so with help from a friend in law enforcement hopefully I can track someone down. Also I was fortunate to find the center grille emblem in the car. I've read that is hard to find.
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Yeah I see that! I just text Paul and Scott. I am sure they will look into it today. ALL of these measures are in place to keep out the Spambots and some of the riff raff. |
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That's a really nice green Cyclone, thanks for the pics Dave. I also see it has the super rare full length rug inserts. I'm going to have to get that again, for my RS at some point.
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Don
73 Ranchero "Sport 72 front end", floor shift/console, planning EFI 7000+ rpm 351-4V &4R70W 73 Ranchero GT 351C-4V &4R70W for sale later. 92 Lincoln Mark VII SE GTC, OBDII 347/4R70W |
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Edited by dave302 - 23-November-2014 at 5:51PM |
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There is another picture of the carpet below.
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