1966 Mercury Cyclone Derale 2015 SEMA booth build

[Derale]

Hello everyone!

We are very excited with this new build and would like to share with everyone the journey we take to celebrate our 60th anniversary at SEMA 2015. We are building a unique race inspired 1966 Mercury Cyclone focusing on the mid-60's era stock car racers. We will be running a Dart 427 and a state of the art TCI suspension. This will be a complete street-legal build and will attend various cars shows and road track events. The entire Derale Performance team will be in on this build and are pumped up for this very cool build.

Here are a few shots of the vehicle right after we rolled it in the shop.

[TimeWarpF100]

Oh WOW!

My all time favorite car the 1966 Cyclone. My first look at one was on the cover of a comic book way back in 1966. Told myself some day I would build one.

I had a very good start after 15yrs of trying but unfortunate had to sell it a couple years back.

One thing you will find is easy perfect body panel alignment with no welding or fitting.

Not to take away from your post but here are a few shots of mine.

What are plans for car once finished?

Being 7" longer behind axle centerline than the sibling the '66-67 Fairlanes I think they look better.

[TimeWarpF100]

Just in case you were interested in the Comic cover. I happened to have it on my desk . .



My 1966 Cyclone had a 700hp Big Block Ford (92 octane daily driver)

[FETorino]

you know I'm loving this idea.

[WSSix]

Sounds like an interesting build. Welcome to the site!

[WILWAXU]

Cool car!

[Derale]

Time to get dirty, let the tear down begin!





This Cyclone's towing days are over!







Helps when you have a forklift with extensions to help.









Now on to the front suspension.

[Derale]

Before we pull this old engine we wanted to see if she would even fire up after years of sitting.





Not much of a start up, but she fired! Not sure what we are going to do with it because we are building a new Dart 427 for her.

[Derale]

Time to pull the engine








Out with the old to make room for a bad 427!

[Vince@Meanstreets]

I can tell that car has history....could have gone a bunch longer with a little carb overhaul and a new gas tank.

cool project