Mercury Cyclone
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The Mercury Cyclone was a mid-size muscle car produced by Ford's Mercury division in the 1960s and early 1970s, known for its powerful V8 engines and performance-oriented styling.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mercury Cyclone canonical | 1 |
| Mercury Cyclone 429 | 1 |
| Mercury Cyclone CJ | 1 |
| Mercury Cyclone GT | 1 |
| Mercury Cyclone Spoiler | 1 |
| Mercury Cyclone Spoiler II | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
aerodynamic homologation special
ⓘ
automobile model ⓘ muscle car ⓘ |
| automotiveClass | mid-size car ⓘ |
| basedOn | Mercury Comet ⓘ |
| bodyStyle |
2-door fastback
ⓘ
2-door hardtop ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| designedFor | NASCAR competition ⓘ |
| engineOption |
289 cu in V8
ⓘ
302 cu in V8 ⓘ 351 cu in V8 ⓘ 390 cu in V8 ⓘ Ford 385-series V8 ⓘ
surface form:
428 cu in Cobra Jet V8
429 cu in V8 ⓘ |
| engineType | V8 engine ⓘ |
| era |
1960s
ⓘ
early 1970s ⓘ |
| fuelType | gasoline ⓘ |
| introducedAs | top performance trim of Mercury Comet ⓘ |
| layout | front-engine, rear-wheel-drive ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Mercury ⓘ |
| marketedAs | performance model of the Mercury Comet and later mid-size line ⓘ |
| marketSegment | American muscle car market ⓘ |
| notableAttribute |
high horsepower ratings for its era
ⓘ
limited production compared to Ford counterparts ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
high-performance V8 options
ⓘ
performance-oriented styling ⓘ |
| notableUse | NASCAR stock car racing ⓘ |
| notableVariant |
Mercury Cyclone
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Mercury Cyclone 429
Mercury Cyclone self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Mercury Cyclone CJ
Mercury Cyclone self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Mercury Cyclone GT
Mercury Cyclone self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Mercury Cyclone Spoiler
Mercury Cyclone self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Mercury Cyclone Spoiler II
|
| parentCompany | Ford Motor Company ⓘ |
| predecessor | Mercury Comet performance models ⓘ |
| productionEnd | 1971 ⓘ |
| productionStart | 1964 ⓘ |
| relatedModel |
Ford Fairlane
ⓘ
Ford Torino ⓘ Mercury Montego ⓘ |
| stylingFeature |
distinctive striping and badging on performance trims
ⓘ
fastback roofline on later models ⓘ hood scoops on high-performance models ⓘ |
| successor |
Mercury Cougar performance models
ⓘ
Mercury Montego ⓘ
surface form:
Mercury Montego GT
|
| transmission |
3-speed manual transmission
ⓘ
4-speed manual transmission ⓘ automatic transmission ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Mercury Cyclone Spoiler
this entity surface form:
Mercury Cyclone Spoiler II
this entity surface form:
Mercury Cyclone GT
this entity surface form:
Mercury Cyclone CJ
this entity surface form:
Mercury Cyclone 429