429 Super Cobra Jet 4-Speed 1970 Cyclone Spoiler | 750HP Mercury Goes 11s on Stock Tires!

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On the REVan Evan RU-vid was aim to bring you unique, entertaining, informative and educational automotive content. Here's a perfect example with Mike Rodgers awesome 1970 Mercury Cyclone Spoiler. Mike competes in the F.A.S.T. category (Factory Appearing Stock Tire) with his mega-inch 429 Super Cobra Jet. This is a challenging class, and as the name suggests, they runs on stock(ish) tires. Enjoy and please tell your friends about our channel. We're doing our best to grow but we need your help. If you're a REVan Evan fan, please share our page on your social media and ask your friends to subscribe. It's free!
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@aguyinnc2865 10 месяцев назад

Absolutely love this car. A guy had a Cyclone GT when we were in high school, but the Cyclone Spoilers were rare, even back then. True muscle cars!

@gordocarbo 8 месяцев назад

WAs a kid when these cars hit the street....seen a few but even scarce back then Watching him nail 3rd gear with that long throw...dude can drive!

@nickbonvino 10 месяцев назад

Just goes to show you the power of the 429 … I had a ‘69 Marquis429-4v, 11-1 compression in an almost 5000 pound car that beat most anything on the street in the ‘80s. I remember racing a Buick GS 400 4 speed and running neck and neck for a long stretch. We got to the next traffic light and he couldn’t believe this Marquis could run with him…

@bobuncle8704 10 месяцев назад

As you said, Evan, the restoration alone is fantastic. What a car.

@LoneWrencher 10 месяцев назад

love those mercurys,i have owned my 66 comet for over 40 years-428 , 4 speed ,nitrous ,4.11 gears.

@save16thave 10 месяцев назад

Cool, I've owned my 66 Comet for 24 years, bought it when I was 18. It's a Caliente with 351w swap, AFR heads, 150 shot, C6 and a 9 inch.

@LoneWrencher 10 месяцев назад

my 66 caliente came from the factory with a 390 4 speed,almost all calientes were 6 cyl or a 289@@save16thave

@save16thave 10 месяцев назад

@@LoneWrencher Nice! That's a rare find. My Caliente had the 289 2bbl a C4 and an 8 inch. I still have the 289 and C4 "Merc-o-Matic" if I ever want to make it original again.

@jerryfrederick6610 10 месяцев назад

429 SCJ were potent. My buddy had a Torino 429 SCJ. He also ran 11's at Detroit Dragway.

@Funtimes670 10 месяцев назад

I knew a guy back in early 2000’s that daily drove his beautiful red Cyclone to work every day that he owned from new. Love this car too!

@mcjams66 10 месяцев назад

Love this car. Of course anything with a 385 series BBF is awesome in my opinion.

@nhmtrhd 8 месяцев назад

When I was 12 my dad bought a new 1970 Cyclone GT with a 429 auto. Orange with the lower black. In 72 he bought Cougar XR7 with a 351CJ. I grew up with fast Fords. I miss those days. The two year run on the gun site grills were so bold and distinct and my favorite. Even though the Ford’s couldn’t quite keep up with the Chev’s and the Mopar’s they will always be my favorite 🤩

@Imnotyourdoormat 10 месяцев назад

Serious Car...Something tells me he's probably "Extrusion Honed" those Exhaust Manifolds within an inch of their life. And he's surely played that back and forth muffler and pipe juggle too many times to count...hahaha lol

@biscuitboy3617 10 месяцев назад

It's an awesome car. I think the weight of these out of the factory was around 4200 lbs. They're something you don't see very often. It's too bad Mercury didn't produce more of these!

@mkowboy13 9 месяцев назад

My 3rd generation is 3800lbs small block so with this havin 429 I guess so

@fordguy3032 10 месяцев назад

Beautiful Cyclone! I had a 70 Torino Cobra 429SCJ, Ram Air, 4:11 rear with top loader 4 speed on the street from 1978-79 to 1990 when I sold it. Still kicking myself for letting it go. Bought it for $600. Engine was apart in boxes and trans and interior were out of car. Took about 9 months to rebuild the 429SCJ, do body and paint and get all parts back on. Painted it lacquer B8217LM autumn maple firemist metallic which was a 1980 olds color. Looked like the same red Cobra peaking around the corner at 8:42. Good Luck with it and DON'T sell it 😀 Currently driving a 2021 Mustang GT/CS with lots of HP and torque but just doesn't have that classic pedigree.

@gteefxr3094 10 месяцев назад

But, guess what, you let it go.

@ricklong3218 3 месяца назад

Doesn't have the pedigree OR the same sound. Sorry we have all let things go at some point 😢

@mylanmiller9656 10 месяцев назад

It is impressive to see how well He has that car planting the street tires, His car works better than a lot of cars with slicks.

@stacyhazelwood4033 10 месяцев назад

Wow, that is impressive. I love my 1970 Mercury Cyclone Spoiler 429cj 4spd. It is nothing like this one. He is right, it is hard to find parts for it. Thanks for showing the Merc Cyclone a little love. We don't get a lot of press.

@user-xl1hi6vg5y 10 месяцев назад

This is a beauty. Yeah it requires 750 horsepower to accelerate this much mass to that speed in that distance. The 127 says it all in my book. I used to own this car years ago, I sold it to Mike. It was nothing like this. Mike taught me alot about the 385 Ford many years ago. Man he did an incredible job with this thing, the video of the run demonstrates that. Amazing job.

@HighlanderNorth1 10 месяцев назад

I could be wrong, but I'd think that 750hp should move this car faster. I'm guessing he's having some serious traction issues. If he ran slicks he'd probably be running 10s

@chadkent1241 10 месяцев назад

It doesn't take 750 hp to trap 127. My 03 TT Mach trapped 126 @ 515 rwhp

@WyattWillis88 10 месяцев назад

@chadkent1241 wow your car that's over 3 decades newer did that 👏 😂

@RobertSiwik1968 8 месяцев назад

Awesome car! I wasn't expecting to hear 571 ci ! Thats gotta be a tough class!

@gordocarbo 8 месяцев назад

@@chadkent1241 That cyclone is no light car. With no nannies and hardly any tire thats a good time for his car

@1968fordman 10 месяцев назад

Absolutely beautiful Merc! Makes me wanna get my 68 Fairlane out! Thank you for showing these mid size Ford's, my all time favorite cars!

@Gdone 10 месяцев назад

The “W” nose is very unique. That cyclone is a beautiful car

@dgruvers 10 месяцев назад

Thought this was the coolest car ever, when I was 16, still cool I'm 66

@raymondleathers5921 10 месяцев назад

Cars like that don’t get enough attention. Cool car, cool class. Takes a lot of thinking to make them quicker. Not just a boost knob to turn up.

@Phillip-up3ip 10 месяцев назад

I love the car. In the late 80s, I rode around in a 351 GT 4 speed 3.55 gear car. Best times of my life.

@ronniebarksdale8528 10 месяцев назад

I absolutely love these cars. My second car as a kid was a 69 MACH 1 - 428 CJ and fell in love with the fast Fords. This Cyclone body was the one that the Woods Brothers ran so successfully.

@NEtrailrider1 10 месяцев назад

Great presentation on a great car, glad to see it's not stuck in someone's collection somewhere, and your out having fun with it, like you should.

@mikecurtis2585 10 месяцев назад

Beautiful Mercury love that Blue! Very fast for that weight!!!

@JC-gw3yo 7 месяцев назад

when I was Chevy guy, I use to blow a lot of cars off with my "70 Z28. The big Dodges took it hard. BUT I remember running up against a bone stock Cyclone of this vintage... And he ate my lunch. Give me a whole new respect for Fords

@mattfarahsmillionmilelexus 10 месяцев назад

What a cool, unique car, and you'll never see another at the race track.

@cayce56 10 месяцев назад

We special ordered ours. Gun metal blue, 429 cobra, sway bars and no power steering. To add to the fun we had a St Bernard who rode in the back seat. Loved that car

@godsowndrunk1118 10 месяцев назад

4.5 inch crank I'd imagine. My 65 427 is stroked to 468, but I'd never admit it .

@save16thave 10 месяцев назад

Beautiful and unique car. I love all old Fords but I'm a Mercury man by nature.

@shaneminor2367 10 месяцев назад

So impressive on those tires! Car is beautiful. Thanks Evan, we need to see more of these types of cars. I love those classes.

@jackflash6377 10 месяцев назад

Beautiful car, wonderful engine. If I could do it, I would make one exactly like that. I bet that car is a lot of fun to drive. Well done Mr. Evan. You seem to find some of the best content.

@davidmessenger7538 10 месяцев назад

Awesome! I love the view from the Corvette as this Cyclone caught and passed it!

@michaelmacek9433 10 месяцев назад

Nice car! I have a 1966 Cyclone GT that had been sitting in my barn since 1981. It has just over 49,000 miles on it. Those are actual miles. After watching this video , it makes me want to get the car out of storage and back on the road

@electrichellion5946 10 месяцев назад

You didn’t already want to get it out and going down the road? This was the final straw that gets you working on it. That’s awesome. Guilty of not working on my own classic.

@mx6726 10 месяцев назад

Talk about a rare GEM

@FiteTheGoodFight 10 месяцев назад

A autobody guy I used to know up here in Canada had a 70 Spoiler like this in Grabber Green. 4 speed car with the factory Quadrajet carburetor. Only had 30 000 original miles on it. He was the original owner. It had the Mercury chrome dogdish hubcap/beauty rings wheels from the factory, not the Magnum 500's. He eventually sold the car around the year 2000. I bet he's kicking himself for selling that car now! What a head turner that car was!

@mylanmiller9656 10 месяцев назад

That front end is another one known as the Knudson Nose! Knudson loved the Pontiac look.

@watchman11000 8 месяцев назад

I love that gunsight grill, very tough menacing looking. Had a friend in high school circa 1979 that had that exact Competition blue 429 SCJ Cyclone Spoiler 4 speed. He had fat tires on deep dish solid drag Centerline riveted wheels in rear with the matching rims in front. He was the tire frier king of the parking lot. Badass looking car.

@HoosierDaddy_ 10 месяцев назад

One of my favorite Fords of all time! 429 definitely my favorite engine. My 1at car was a 2 door 70 Thunderbird with the regular 429 Thunderjet 4bbl in it. It looks very similar to these Cyclones. I love the "beak"!

@colehara 10 месяцев назад

I love the Cyclones. I had a 68 back in the day. 👍

@frogman7874 10 месяцев назад

Crazy about a Mercury! What a beautiful car! WOW!😍

@American_Patriot1776__ 2 месяца назад

Both the cars that were racing in the beginning are my dream cars, C3 corvette and the mercury Cyclone, just beautiful cars

@fonzolatrundo9140 10 месяцев назад

Fantastic machine! Love that it’s being tracked. Beautiful and seriously quick!

@petebellanca4589 10 месяцев назад

I have a1970 spoiler which I ordered it was comp blue 4 sp. with sun roof unfortunately painted black it has 37000 original miles . This car is beautiful

@DLVRYMN 10 месяцев назад

Post pictures sometime

@robertclymer6948 10 месяцев назад

Beautiful car! I don't see anything about this car I do not like. A 4000# car running 11's? That in it's self is quite amazing. Would also like to see Evan's 68 cyclone Godzilla swap! Thanks for sharing. Much love from Motown, home of Detroit Muscle!

@abbottsplace8080 Месяц назад

Love the big Fords in those years. What a nice machine. Great video!

@michaelalberson126 10 месяцев назад

Love this Ford’s are always. First On Race Day!

@p1315 10 месяцев назад

It's a beauty...but...the 427 Vettes in FAST are 2 second quicker. So more like...Flip Over Read Directions. 🤣🤣🤣

@cobracharmer6178 10 месяцев назад

@@p1315: And? @ 3:51, the Vette ran a 11:60 @ 118mph to the Mercury's 11:67 @ 127mph. That Vette probably has a 383 stroker. And of course, the blue Nova had a 'stock factory' fiberglass hood. No one gives💩💩about a recycled plastic bathtub. I'm counting down the days when GMC sends Chitimgay out with Oldsmobile and Pontiac.

@loafbred 10 месяцев назад

A guy at my high school had this exact car (with front spoiler) in 1970, and I don't think I've ever seen another one on the road.

@louislepage5111 10 месяцев назад

I always thought that these things were the nicest cars 😊

@Bumblebee4788 10 месяцев назад

Had a poster of one on my wall as a teenager, I'm a GM man trough and though, but I love the body style of the 70 /71 Cyclone and the Montego..

@Scott-ec4ux 10 месяцев назад

I'm a Mopar guy , However the 1st time I saw that car I was in love , in a class of its own * , It really stood apart from the rest of the Fords / I'd be a proud owner of that car !

@georgecooke9010 5 дней назад

GREAT CAR! LOTS OF ELIMINATORS BUT SPOILERS ARE NOT AS COMMON AS COUGARS. THE FRONT END IS CRAZY LOOKING AND REALLY COOL! IT'S LIKE TALEDAGA LOOKS. MERCURY IS THE ONLY TRUE LUXURY MOTOR HEAD BRAND FOR REGULAR FOLKS! GOTTA LOVE YOUR VIDS EVAN.

@1951RKP 9 месяцев назад

I cut my teeth in drag racing driving a 1970 and a 1971 Torino Cobra Jets. My brother bought one brand new and let me drive it. Pure stock back in 1970 it ran low 14 second 1/4 miles at about 104. He kept making modifications until it ran in the 11’s. That was around 1975. A friend had a 1971 SCJ that ran low 12 seconds at 112 MPH I drove for him. When I quit racing I was a licensed NHRA Pro Stock driver in the late 1980’s. These cars are fun to drive and he does a nice job driving. 127 MPH is definitely enough power to run mid 10’s with drag slicks and more rear end gear. Grabber blue. I had a 1970 Boss 302 that color.

@Enigma-Sapiens 10 месяцев назад

Fantastic car & driver, thanks, Evan!

@travislostaglia8861 10 месяцев назад

Thanks Evan and Mike

@iggyfritz7150 Месяц назад

A Gentleman here mentioned the 429 thunderjet caught my attention. Back in the late 70's-early 80's I had a 1970 2-door thunderbird. It was a living room on wheels 😅, it was the party mobile. having the 429 thunderjet motor, with 4 of us on our way to an Ozzy concert going up a steep bridge that was 150ft high I went from 120mph to 0 and it was still pulling. I venture say we were at least going 130mph. Anyway the front end started to shake so I let off. With that said that engine had so much torque that I actually broke the frame in half doing a burnout 😮. So thats the end of my story and the car, RIP thunderchicken 😂

@dougrollison7040 10 месяцев назад

Mike really knows that machine inside and out. It'd probably take one of the original designers to top his knowledge!

@gsmith207 10 месяцев назад

thanks for the ride down the track that was awesome! what a beast

@kylevantassel7259 10 месяцев назад

Love the car and LOVE the FAST class . Frankly I could live just the old gassers like Down South Gassers and the cars in FAST . Better times and you really had to be sharp to get those cars in the numbers.. Now they just slap on an Ebay hair drier and they are in the 8s,,,, The FAST class doesnt get the attention it deserves Evan..... I think thats your job.... 😎😎

@edsmachine93 10 месяцев назад

Nice car. Very rare. Thanks for sharing.

@Shotgunwilly1588 10 месяцев назад

some more or less this engine is a NASCAR engine as far as power and everything and he's running on the drag strip and the 11's thats amazing🤯🤯

@redren77 10 месяцев назад

Had one of these in the late 90’s. Didn’t have the original motor/trans but was a Spoiler. Miss that car.

@smirkinatu5512 10 месяцев назад

Thank you for recording and posting this video of a beautiful car.

@JC-gy4xs 10 месяцев назад

Great job! I love how nice it looks!

@billdedrick1914 10 месяцев назад

Absolutely incredible....very impressive...

@markreibson7030 10 месяцев назад

enjoyed your work since the MM+FF days. the cyclone is completely awesome.

@JohnCunningham-sv4oz 10 месяцев назад

Thanks Evan Love the car!

@timrayburn2461 10 месяцев назад

Great car.Thanks

@bjcycle 9 месяцев назад

Fricking great. Love this car

@philipstephan5451 10 месяцев назад

Awesome unique muscle car. Great coverage video of the car racing and showing and getting owner input after. Great interview.😊

@fernandochaves9665 10 месяцев назад

Outstanding BBF, with a beautiful body! Love this classes showing real cars. Please keep covering more F.A.S.T. and Super stock Fords and Mercurys. Great car and video.

@earleholt4380 10 месяцев назад

Wow! What a cool car/class!

@RonNorman-qu4qz 10 месяцев назад

Beautiful car just beautiful you seen it come to life when it was walking out of 2nd gear

@rodneyharouff5739 10 месяцев назад

that's one cool ride!

@maxr4448 5 месяцев назад

I have a 1970 Montego MX 351 Cleveland. I love the frontend of this car.

@cudadude2 10 месяцев назад

One of the coolest F. A. S. T. Cars on the planet.

@douglasrizzo9210 10 месяцев назад

One gorgeous Merc!

@douglorimer5985 10 месяцев назад

Love it,always wanted 1

@trillrifaxegrindor4411 10 месяцев назад

car is stunning,get the wheelspin down and it will be a rocket ship

@garenmcvay2695 10 месяцев назад

Great looking Cyclone, I love the Cyclones, my favorites though is the 64, and 65. I almost bought 1970 Torino 429 SJ, but I would have only beat it to death, so I passed. It was beautiful, and all yellow. I’m not really a big fan of yellow cars, it sue looked good, on the Ford. I had a 65 Lemans that was yellow, with a black vinyl top, that also was pretty sharp, for a yellow car.

@Synthesis904 10 месяцев назад

That's my boss! Cool car 👍

@CanIbeFrank 10 месяцев назад

Beautiful

@kirklandracing 10 месяцев назад

Thanks Evan. You said you would post this video. It made my morning whole lot better seeing that Cyclone pulled those front wheels. I would assume the rest of the exhaust is less restrictive he didn’t mention. Also the manual brakes & no power steering is definitely tricks of the trade. I would assume the battery could be disguised under the hood and a real one mounted in the back to help with weight & traction. He didn’t mention the best feature of the grille, I believe it flips up to help with cam swap changes. Those 460 are big & heavy motors this car is very impressed. ❤

@revanevan 10 месяцев назад

You're welcome.

@GTP427cobra 10 месяцев назад

Absolutely a beautiful car and rare

@LORISSABOOBMAN 10 месяцев назад

Very nice, keep it.

@dougpendleton1266 10 месяцев назад

Bring back the wagon, bring back the wagon!!!!

@revanevan 10 месяцев назад

As Christopher Walken said... More Wagon!

@adamrodgers2377 10 месяцев назад

That is a beautiful Car!

@oscarpuente2029 10 месяцев назад

outstanding! use to have a 70 Montego with a 351c.

@jakespeed63 10 месяцев назад

Super cool 😎

@GrandPitoVic 10 месяцев назад

That car is gorgeous

@wade998 10 месяцев назад

The FAST series is awesome!

@nashvillelewis-jones5666 10 месяцев назад

Beautiful car! Love these cars, my friend has a wintergreen one with the drag pack, full rotisserie restoration. But it's a garage ornament unlike this one enjoying thats out and about enjoying itself lol.

@terryhalligan9344 7 месяцев назад

I love those cars

@N-Scale 10 месяцев назад

Beautiful Car !!!!

@anoldsman 10 месяцев назад

Amazing car!

@joefergerson5243 10 месяцев назад

Absolutely gorgeous car❤❤❤🤟🤟🤟🤟

@johntempest267 10 месяцев назад

What an awesome build. 429 is a monster. I'm sure Cyclone's and Torino's won races on the street, I've never seen it though.

@vrm86gt 10 месяцев назад

cool car!

@GooglePixelGoogle 10 месяцев назад

Very nice Cyclone!!! Love the front end and hood on that car! I understand your pain when it comes to finding parts. I have a 72 Gran Torino Sport 351CJ 4spd and parts have been very difficult to attain. If I have a 68-71 Torino I could get all the parts I need.

@bladerunner6087 9 месяцев назад

HELL OF A CAR

@The_Performance_Laboratory 10 месяцев назад

Super cool car!

@revanevan 10 месяцев назад

Thanks Ed.

@justinprest2473 10 месяцев назад

Man another awesome video E rock ! I love these things ! Esp that front end . I believe it was lee I accolade that approved the design . And Bunin Knudsen had some influence too. As well as Larry shanoda possibly .

@gteefxr3094 10 месяцев назад

Is your profession "proofreading", you have a mastery of the spelling arts.👍

@justinprest2473 10 месяцев назад

@@gteefxr3094 haha just typing too fast . And not checking . Iam a busy man