1969 Mercury Cyclone Spoiler II Dan Gurney Special Coupe

The Mercury Cyclone Spoiler II is what legends are made of. With numerous unique features specifically designed to create a faster automobile for NASCAR racing, the boys from Mercury were certainly successful.

Starting with an extended nose that required extensive special handling, a full 19 inches was added making the fenders even longer than the also much-modified Ford Talladega. The nose would be treated to a 35 degree slope, compared to the 30 degree slope of the Talladega. These were just a few of the many aerodynamic tricks that were used so that they could beat up on the Dodge and Plymouth entries with their more powerful 426 Hemi engines. It takes more than just horsepower to win races!

Much like the Talladega, the Cyclone Spoiler II's were built specifically to win races. Just 15 days after the order was given to produce the Talladegas, Mercury received the green light to produce the Cyclone Spoiler II.

It is believed that even though NASCAR required a minimum production run of 500 units to be legal for competition, Mercury may have done some creative parking when the cars were counted, and fewer than 400 were produced.

Spoiler II's were offered either as the Red and White Cale Yarborough Special or the Blue and White Dan Gurney Special. The current owners grandfather purchased this car at Stu Evans Lincoln-Mercury in June of 1969.