The Comet looks sinister with its altered wheelbase

What is that one type of car that you have always wanted or really just had a desire to know more about? As a youngster I grew up around my uncle who had a 1963 1/2 Galaxie that I always loved and when I would see such cars as the A/FX Fords I could relate to them. I have had a love for these style of race cars for many years now and still to this day I think that are very unique and still have a ton of appeal to them in the racing world. Honestly its where a lot of today’s inspiration came from and hopefully the nostalgia will live in forever.

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While browsing across one of my most recent finds in the internet wor,ld I found a 1964 Mercury Comet A/FX car for sale. It had such an interesting story that I felt compelled to share it for this installment of Flashback Friday. Much as in my history the builder of this car had a pure passion for the A/FX style of cars and started to build this one in the remembrance of the ones he had seen in his childhood. The project took seventeen years to complete as he started with a solid west coast car and began the transformation.

The 557 cubic inch big block looks right at home behind the tilt front end.

Under the hood the engine started with 460 cubic inches of FE Ford power and was stroked and poked to 557 cubic inches. It does have some modern pieces on it like the Trick Flow aluminum heads and Demon carburetor. Another modern toy it has is the two stage nitrous system that is good up to an additional 600 horsepower. Backing up all that power is a C6 transmission with all the billet and kevlar goodies inside to handle the power. You can use your imagination for the chassis setup but it is all correct and will certify. The paint is period correct and is complimented by the tilt front end. It’s one and only trip to the track to date netted a 11.20 pass which certainly seems conservative for the engine combination. Cars like this one don’t come along everyday so you may just want to jump on buy it now.