| The 1970 Mercury Cyclone is a stylish version of its | | | | The 1970 Mercury Cyclone's automatic rear-wheel |
| rivals from Chevy, Dodge, and other American muscle | | | | transmission came as a 3-speed, with optional |
| car brands like Plymouth and Oldsmobile. Although it's | | | | upgrades. You can just rev the engine and the sense |
| under the competition's performance ranks, the 1970 | | | | of history hits you; indeed, craftsmanship of car |
| Mercury Cyclone is a true stallion if you consider it's | | | | makers in the 70s was outstanding. |
| interior and exterior looks. | | | | Hop into any 1970 Mercury and start it up; considering |
| Mercury created a few competitors to its own | | | | that the car is 40 years old, you may be surprised by |
| Cyclone in order to market them differently. For | | | | its sounds and just the general feel of the vehicle. In |
| example, the Mercury Comet came out in the 70's, but | | | | regards to handling, this vehicle does not disappoint; the |
| the 1970 Mercury Cyclone is still considered more | | | | 1970 Mercury Cyclone offers luxurious comfort with |
| elegant. Other brands like Ford Torino were natural | | | | great stability around hills and curves. It's almost a |
| competition, but Mercury's swag was considered more | | | | Buick-like experience. |
| futuristic than any of those other muscle cars. | | | | Mercury's efforts to make this American muscle car a |
| The 1970 Cyclone came in a few designs, one of | | | | success earned the 1970 Cyclone a Motor Trends |
| which became known as the coke bottle. This | | | | "Car Of The Year" award - and righteously so. |
| particular model featured a 429-cid V8, competing with | | | | For around $4,400, you could buy a brand spankin' |
| some hemi models, but still being blown out of the | | | | new Cyclone, which wasn't too bad, but lowers it's |
| water in speed competitions: the Cyclone continued to | | | | "bang for your buck" value. After all, a muscle car is a |
| compromise speed for looks. Still, this 370 hp beast | | | | cheap car that produces a lot of horse power, but |
| (which featured Thunderbird's baseline engine) | | | | with this vehicle, Mercury chose to provide comfort to |
| outperformed the 250 hp Cyclone GT, although they | | | | compliment its speed. The cheaper versions went |
| were both 1970 Mercury Cyclones. For car collectors | | | | from 0 to 60mph in 6.2 seconds; the baseline 1970 |
| who like unique antiques, the Cyclone Spoiler is a truly | | | | Mercury Cyclone (the 250 hp engine) is quicker than |
| rare catch, because there were less than 1,700 built | | | | most modern compact cars, but better yet, hop in a |
| and only under a thousand of them remain today in | | | | V8 and you're on a whole new playing field. |
| presentable condition. | | | | |