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1969 Mercury Cyclone Spoiler Spoiler II Press Release

Below is a very interesting Press Release dated December 30, 1968 from the Lincoln-Mercury Division of Ford Motor Company. Although it first appears to be for the 1969 Mercury Cyclone Spoiler it contains some additional information that gives a hint of things to come. The standard equipment includes a 351-4V engine but it also states it can be ordered with a “special aerodynamic front end“!

So does this mean that the Spoiler II we know was actually an option on the Spoiler? If so, it means it is an option that eliminated the possibility of other options. As I understand it, the Spoiler II designation was never used by Mercury in any of its paperwork.

Does anyone have any original records from that time that would clearly explain how buyer could order a Spoiler II? Which raises another question; could you order a Spoiler II or were they simply shipped out to select dealers to be sold?

Any Team Members want to start a Form thread on this topic?

A big thank you goes out to Marty Burke for providing this document to us.

Richard

Some of my first and strongest memories from my childhood relate to cars. I still remember when things happened based on what car I was driving at the time. I grew up and lived in Iowa for nearly 40 years before moving to Southern California and now live in Tennessee. I was a Corvette fanatic for years but then re-discovered vintage American Muscle. My wife, Katrina, and I decided we wanted to focus on unique and rare muscle cars. After a lot of research we fell in love with the Ford Blue Oval Aero Cars. These were only built in 1969 and and aerodynamics became an important part of winning races. The only purpose of these limited production cars was to win NASCAR races using the Boss 429 and 427 power plants complimented with a special, wind cheating, aerodynamic body. The Ford Talladega and Mercury Cyclone Spoiler II are terrific and historic cars. This site is devoted to these car and their owners past and present. We provide an Online Registry for recording the long term history and ownership of every remaining Talladega, Spoiler and Spoiler II.

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