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!

[Che70velle]

Two thumbs way up!
Welcome to Lat G.

[Derale]

Here are a few more shots just before we start to tear her down. As you can see she has been sitting around for a while waiting to be resurrected.









@ TimeWarpF100, We really like that comic book...Way cool! Now I am going to have to go on a hunt to find one...LOL...Your Cyclone looks like it going to be mean at the drag-strip.

[gearheads78]

Can't wait to see what you do with this. I love well done out of the ordinary projects.

[TimeWarpF100]

Originally Posted by Derale

Here are a few more shots just before we start to tear her down. As you can see she has been sitting around for a while waiting to be resurrected.


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@ TimeWarpF100, We really like that comic book...Way cool! Now I am going to have to go on a hunt to find one...LOL...Your Cyclone looks like it going to be mean at the drag-strip.

My Cyclone may look like a drag car with this stance but actually has a road race style suspension front and rear. Front suspension and steering is from Coleman Machine in Menominee WI. They build roundy round cars.

Also Baer Brakes all around . .

I could scan the comic in a large PDF and or JPEG if you want. I also have a couple other old Comics with 1966 Cyclones in them.

I took them out of storage recently as want to blow up a few covers and frame them, put them up on walls in my shop bathroom.

Really looking forward to this build.

I still have a few '66 cyclone parts hanging around too.

Is your car a original "S" Code?

I have owned a dozen or so '66-'67 Comets including 3 original "R" codes.