ONE OF 33 VERY RARE!

TALK ABOUT 'LIMITED EDITION'. DUE TO CONFLICTING PRODUCTION FIGURES, THE ONLY THING THAT IS CERTAIN IS THAT MERCURY BUILT 2,158 CYCLONE GT 76H CONVERTIBLE'S AND OF THOSE 100 WERE MADE TO COMMEMORATE THE INDIANAPOLIS 500 ON MEMORIAL DAY, 1966 AND OF THOSE 100, ONLY 33 WERE COMMISSIONED TO BE "PARADE CARS" AND 'SPECIALLY EQUIPPED' FOR THE CELEBRITIES TO DRIVE ( 3 OF THEM RECVD. 427 V8's !**) . ALL OF THE 100 INDY PACE CARS WERE CANDY APPLE RED WITH PARCHMENT BUCKET SEATS AND EACH 'SPECIAL' (A.K.A. "OFFICIAL PACE CAR") CYCLONE GT CONVERTIBLE WAS EQUIPPED WITH THE 390/335 (355) H.P. 4V MOTOR W/ 10.5 TO :01 COMPRESSION / 427 LBS. TORQUE @3,200 RPM ( AVAIL. ONLY IN THE CYCLONE GT COUPE OR CONVERT.) W/ HIGH LIFT CAM, SPECIAL VALVE SPRINGS AND DISTRIBUTOR, LOW RESTRICTION AIR CLEANER, POWER FAN, AND DUAL EXHAUST, HANDLING PACKAGE, POWER brakes, CHROME "STEEL-STYLED WHEELS", RALLY PAC INSTRUMENT CLUSTER W/ DASH MOUNTED TACH, ENGINE DRESS-UP KIT WITH CHROME ACCENTS (VALVE COVERS, DIPSTICK, AIR CLEANER AND RADIATOR CAP),REMOTE DRIVERS DOOR MIRROR CONTROL. FOR HIGH SPEED, THE 3:25 DIFFERENTIAL AND THE STURDY AUTOMATIC C-6 TRANSMISSION ( NOT THE C-4). STANDARD EQUIPMENT INCLUDED DUAL EXHAUST, TWIN SCOOP FIBERGLASS HOOD, GT IDENTIFICATION , POWER TOP, POWER ASSIST STEERING, 'WOOD' FACIA CYCLONE GT STEERING WHEEl. THE 'VERY SPECIAL' "MERC-O-MATIC" C-6 HEAVY-DUTY AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION ( ALL PACE CARS WERE AUTOMATICS) COULD BE SHIFTED MANUALLY GEAR-TO-GEAR AND WAS CONSOLE MOUNTED.

On Oct-03-09 at 21:58:21 PDT, seller added the following information:

VIN # 76HTH524F8444

On Oct-07-09 at 18:27:41 PDT, seller added the following information:

full VIN# 76HTH524F8444

Auto Transport Quote