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1965 Cyclone rear axle

Name: 1965 Cyclone rear axle
Brand: Mercury

axle · Mercury

Rear Axle reference for the 1965 Mercury Comet Cyclone 1965 Mercury Comet Cyclone

Why It Matters

Standard 289 applications used the 8-inch axle with documented 3.00 and 3.50 conventional or locking paths; the high-performance path requires separate special-order evidence.

Also Known As

1965 Comet 8-inch axleCyclone locking axle

Used On

1 linked car page.

63E two-door hardtop

1965 Mercury Comet Cyclone

Cyclone 63E two-door hardtop

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Source Trail

Mercury Division via XR793 1965 Mercury Comet sales brochure

Mercury Division via Over-Drive Magazine 1965 Mercury Comet Automobile Manufacturers Association specifications

Motor Trend via Over-Drive Magazine Two Comets road test, May 1965

Mercury Division via Over-Drive Magazine 1965 Mercury mid-size production summary

Over-Drive Magazine 1965 Mercury Comet-Cyclone fact sheet

MercuryStuff 1965 Comet vehicle identification

MercuryStuff 1965 Mercury models, prices, and production numbers

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