The W-30 cold-air package consisted of two big ducts that surrounded the turn signals, blasting cold air into the air cleaner via flexible hoses. Ram-Air induction, at $133 extra, consisted of a fiberglass hood scoop with special air cleaner assembly. Fewer than 20,000 Cyclones had left the assembly lines in two years, but the name already was established and another generation was on its way. With an optional Tri-Carb assembly underhood, a 4-4-2 streaked to 60 mph in 7.2 seconds. Quarter-mile time was 15.5 seconds (at 91 mph), besting the Cutlass by a full second. It is a great time saver around the house and it’s perfect for getting those small areas. If you plan to mount your recycled bird house on a pole, leave the center of the floor solid. Dealers offered a total of 24,833 in 1967. Oldsmobile was preparing a new look for its Cutlass series, and the 4-4-2 would again be part of the program. Dealers were able to install a special option late in the 1967 model year. Read about changes for the 1967 model year on the next page.

Even if Oldsmobile’s tri-digit performance model didn’t have a song written about it like Chevrolet’s “409,” it was coming on strong enough in the showrooms. All told, Mercury Comet Cyclones were starting to look like performance cars — just as they added the goodies to behave like one. This is one of the ways the body maintains a constant volume of blood. Produced in SportsRoof (fastback) and notchback body styles, Cobras all carried a 428-cid V-8, “conservatively” rated at 335 bhp (according to Ford), first used in the Mercury Cyclone. Other Comet models used a two-barrel version, rated at 200 horsepower. Adding $265 to the car’s price and 10 digits to its horsepower rating, the trio of two-barrel carbs “brightens performance several magnitudes,” according to Motor Trend. The claimed 360 horsepower of a W-30 engine was considered a conservative estimate. An engine dress-up kit was standard gear, brightening the rocker covers, air cleaner, dipstick, and radiator cap. According to research, it also fixes misfiring and reduces engine knock problems. When tarnished silver and these household cleaners combine, a chemical reaction reduces the coating of silver sulfide (tarnish) back into silver. Please bear in mind that we have used the toughest of tarnish situations in this test – So some of them may work better on less problematic situations.

If the effect is tiny, this wouldn’t work. A Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) medical team supporting the Bab al-Hawa hospital, near the Turkish border, confirmed, external similar symptoms in eight patients brought there from Khan Sheikhoun. Meanwhile, a team of Comets ran the rigorous East African Safari. Yet Comets and Cyclones were proving their mettle on many battlefields. The 1965 Mercury Comet Cyclone restyle brought vertical headlights and horizontal taillights, and Cyclones gained twin hood scoops to differentiate them from regular Comets. In addition to feeling the surge of power, 4-4-2 drivers tuned into the alluring rumble of acoustically tuned twin pipes. Even though the new front-drive Toronado stole much of the spotlight from Oldsmobile’s existing models, the sporty 1966-1967 Oldsmobile 4-4-2 was catching hold. Car and Driver ranked 4-4-2 the “best-handling car of its type we’ve ever tested,” describing the muscular Oldsmobile as “a driver’s car.” As for swiftness, it needed 7.8 seconds to hit 60 — with automatic yet — and 15.8 to run the quarter-mile (at 91 mph).

The quarter-mile demanded 15.2 seconds. Hot Rod magazine breezed through the quarter-mile in 14.5 seconds with its automatic-equipped W-30, and 13.9 seconds with a four-speed stick. Other road testers weren’t quite so quick, taking as long as 11.8 seconds to 60 with the 210-bhp edition. The 1965 Mercury Comet Cyclone, with an additional 15 horses waiting, the 0-60 figure dropped to 8.8 seconds. Production rose sharply for the 1965 Mercury Comet Cyclone, reaching 12,347 units. Mercury Comet Cyclone’s standard 289-cid V-8 earned a boost to 225 bhp and 305 pounds/feet of torque, running with a four-barrel carburetor and 10:1 compression. Changes were less than drastic under the hood, which carried the 400-cubic-inch V-8 introduced a year earlier, churning out 350 frenzied horses (five more than before). Performance fans could have their fun in a choice of five models: the F-85 club coupe and Holiday coupe, and a trio of Cutlasses. Prices ranged from $2,604 for a 4-4-2 coupe to the $3,118 convertible (about $150 above a plain Cutlass).