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

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On the REVan Evan KZfaq 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 Жыл бұрын

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 9 ай бұрын

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 11 ай бұрын

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 Жыл бұрын

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

@LoneWrencher Жыл бұрын

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

@save16thave Жыл бұрын

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 11 ай бұрын

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

@save16thave 11 ай бұрын

@@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.

@fordguy3032 Жыл бұрын

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 Жыл бұрын

But, guess what, you let it go.

@ricklong3218 4 ай бұрын

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

@user-xl1hi6vg5y 11 ай бұрын

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 11 ай бұрын

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 11 ай бұрын

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

@WyattWillis88 11 ай бұрын

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

@RobertSiwik1968 9 ай бұрын

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

@gordocarbo 9 ай бұрын

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

@biscuitboy3617 Жыл бұрын

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 10 ай бұрын

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

@jerryfrederick6610 11 ай бұрын

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

@Funtimes670 11 ай бұрын

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 11 ай бұрын

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

@mylanmiller9656 11 ай бұрын

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 Жыл бұрын

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.

@dgruvers Жыл бұрын

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

@Imnotyourdoormat 11 ай бұрын

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

@nhmtrhd 9 ай бұрын

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 🤩

@raymondleathers5921 11 ай бұрын

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.

@Gdone 11 ай бұрын

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

@1968fordman Жыл бұрын

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!

@Phillip-up3ip Жыл бұрын

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 11 ай бұрын

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 11 ай бұрын

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.

@mattfarahsmillionmilelexus Жыл бұрын

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

@mikecurtis2585 Жыл бұрын

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

@michaelmacek9433 11 ай бұрын

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 11 ай бұрын

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.

@godsowndrunk1118 Жыл бұрын

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

@shaneminor2367 Жыл бұрын

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 Жыл бұрын

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.

@cayce56 11 ай бұрын

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

@JC-gw3yo 8 ай бұрын

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

@mx6726 Жыл бұрын

Talk about a rare GEM

@save16thave Жыл бұрын

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

@davidmessenger7538 11 ай бұрын

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

@FiteTheGoodFight 11 ай бұрын

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!

@frogman7874 Жыл бұрын

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

@HoosierDaddy_ 11 ай бұрын

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 11 ай бұрын

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

@mylanmiller9656 11 ай бұрын

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

@fonzolatrundo9140 11 ай бұрын

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

@robertclymer6948 Жыл бұрын

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!

@watchman11000 9 ай бұрын

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.

@petebellanca4589 Жыл бұрын

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 11 ай бұрын

Post pictures sometime

@loafbred 11 ай бұрын

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.

@michaelalberson126 Жыл бұрын

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

@p1315 Жыл бұрын

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

@cobracharmer6178 Жыл бұрын

@@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.

@louislepage5111 11 ай бұрын

I always thought that these things were the nicest cars 😊

@1951RKP 10 ай бұрын

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 11 ай бұрын

Fantastic car & driver, thanks, Evan!

@American_Patriot1776__ 3 ай бұрын

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

@abbottsplace8080 2 ай бұрын

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

@dougrollison7040 11 ай бұрын

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

@edsmachine93 11 ай бұрын

Nice car. Very rare. Thanks for sharing.

@Bumblebee4788 11 ай бұрын

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..

@georgecooke9010 Ай бұрын

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.

@iggyfritz7150 3 ай бұрын

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 😂

@Scott-ec4ux 11 ай бұрын

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 !

@redren77 Жыл бұрын

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

@smirkinatu5512 Жыл бұрын

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

@travislostaglia8861 Жыл бұрын

Thanks Evan and Mike

@markreibson7030 11 ай бұрын

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

@gsmith207 11 ай бұрын

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

@chuckselvage3157 Ай бұрын

Nice colour Grabber Blue and a beast of a motor.

@fernandochaves9665 11 ай бұрын

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.

@kirklandracing Жыл бұрын

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 Жыл бұрын

You're welcome.

@philipstephan5451 11 ай бұрын

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

@JC-gy4xs Жыл бұрын

Great job! I love how nice it looks!

@billdedrick1914 11 ай бұрын

Absolutely incredible....very impressive...

@kylevantassel7259 Жыл бұрын

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.... 😎😎

@RonNorman-qu4qz 11 ай бұрын

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

@cudadude2 Жыл бұрын

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

@Shotgunwilly1588 11 ай бұрын

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🤯🤯

@bjcycle 10 ай бұрын

Fricking great. Love this car

@JohnCunningham-sv4oz Жыл бұрын

Thanks Evan Love the car!

@nashvillelewis-jones5666 11 ай бұрын

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.

@timrayburn2461 Жыл бұрын

Great car.Thanks

@douglasrizzo9210 Жыл бұрын

One gorgeous Merc!

@CanIbeFrank Жыл бұрын

Beautiful

@wade998 11 ай бұрын

The FAST series is awesome!

@earleholt4380 Жыл бұрын

Wow! What a cool car/class!

@justinprest2473 Жыл бұрын

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 Жыл бұрын

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

@justinprest2473 Жыл бұрын

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

@rodneyharouff5739 11 ай бұрын

that's one cool ride!

@dougpendleton1266 Жыл бұрын

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

@revanevan Жыл бұрын

As Christopher Walken said... More Wagon!

@trillrifaxegrindor4411 11 ай бұрын

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

@johntempest267 11 ай бұрын

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.

@GooglePixelGoogle 11 ай бұрын

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.

@douglorimer5985 11 ай бұрын

Love it,always wanted 1

@kimmorrison9169 Жыл бұрын

Man there is cubic money in this ride! Wondering if the numbers matching engine is in the garage or if this engine is the original?

@LORISSABOOBMAN 11 ай бұрын

Very nice, keep it.

@GTP427cobra Жыл бұрын

Absolutely a beautiful car and rare

@jakespeed63 11 ай бұрын

Super cool 😎

@Synthesis904 Жыл бұрын

That's my boss! Cool car 👍

@maxr4448 6 ай бұрын

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

@garenmcvay2695 11 ай бұрын

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.

@GrandPitoVic Жыл бұрын

That car is gorgeous

@oscarpuente2029 11 ай бұрын

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

@terryhalligan9344 8 ай бұрын

I love those cars

@adamrodgers2377 11 ай бұрын

That is a beautiful Car!

@billkerstein1637 11 ай бұрын

Incredible it is! Kudos to this man to keep it stock looking but to put the labor of love into it to restore it and make it faster! This is an amazing car and fast for being heavy on running on stock tires! Amazing!