1966 Mercury S55 Q Code 428 on 2040-cars
Fontana, California, United States
Vehicle Title:Clear
Engine:428ci
Fuel Type:Gasoline
For Sale By:Private Seller
Number of Cylinders: 8
Make: Mercury
Model: Monterey
Trim: black
Power Options: Air Conditioning, Power Seats
Drive Type: automatic
Mileage: 100,400
Number of Doors: 2
Exterior Color: emberglo metallic
Warranty: Vehicle does NOT have an existing warranty
Interior Color: Black
Im selling my 1966 mercury s55 fastback automatic. It came from factory with emberglo metallic, was sent out from dearborn on 1/19/66 to La. Its a one of 2916, a marty report would show with color and options it could be one of maybe one hundred or less. It came with the c6 merc-o-matic pb, ac,ps. The car is complete and in great condition minus paint fade and a cracked dash. Engine was taken out for a fresh rebuild but has since sat in the garage. It ran great before it was taken out and was only went that far into after the brake booster needed rebuilding and we really thought about reliability.
The body is still in the original emberglo and has not a spot of rust showing anywhere on the car. Being a california car most of its life and at one point arizona, its completly rust free. These cars came with a Q code 428 which any ford lover knows is gold for a 1967 Q code mustang gt500 or 66 thunderbird 428. It has all the chrome most of which has no pitting or very little. The only thing you would need is one rear quarter s55 badge. Door code and fender tag are there and untouched aswell.
The last owner had it in a shed for 15 years and bought it from a lady out of arizona. My name is collin call me for info or pic email isnt as available to me. my number is 909 645 2895. For more info on the car like options and production #s heres the wiki page http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercury_S-55.
As a side note that wiki page was supposedly writen by the guy my wife and I bought the car off. He claimed to own the yellow convertable used as the wiki pic. I never saw it tho because when we bought the s55 off him it was in an airport hanger with about 15 other original unrestored 7ls in it.
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