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1969 Mercury Cyclone Spoiler II Drag Car

| Nov 03, 2010 | Comments 4

It is so much fun when you hear about some wild car out there in the hinter lands that sounds to good to be true and then you see it for yourself and it is better! When we went to the Ford Talladega Family Reunion I knew a couple of NASCAR Talladegas would be there but was pleasantly surprised to find a drag car there in Spoiler II skin! It was Randy Dolensek’s 1969 Spoiler II in dark green with 600 cubic inch of power. It can do 8:05 seconds (for a quarter mile) at a speed of 172 miles per hour.

Randy stated that when he switched from the standard Cyclone “W” nose to the more aerodynamic Spoiler II nose it made an improvement of several miles per hour in the quarter mile. We know from history that the nose did wonders on the NASCAR Super Speedway but in the quarter mile…wow.

Randy has been drag racing up in the Wisconsin area since he was 15 and it has always been in a Mercury Cyclone. Now 50, Randy is better than ever and so is the Cyclone!

Here are some more photos of this seldom seen race car.

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About the Author: I grew up and lived in Iowa for nearly 40 years before moving to Southern California. The time there was very rewarding but the urge for a slower pace moved us to Tennessee a few years ago and we love it. I have been into cars since I was old enough to remember. I don't have a brand loyalty although I do prefer American Muscle. As long as it has four wheels on it I get excited. Few men are lucky enough to be able to share their passion for cars with the woman they love. Fortunately, my wife Katriana is also a gear head and many of our activities revolve around the cars. When they don't we are usually out with our miniature donkeys. You can see more about that part of our lives at http://www.LegendaryFarms.com.

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  1. Randy Dolensek says:
    November 6, 2010 at 5:46 pm

    Thanks Richard for the really cool story on the car.The fastest 1/4 mile et to date is 7:66 @179.85 mph.The car drives perfect @ that speed.Thanks again Randy Dolensek

  2. tom kau says:
    November 6, 2010 at 8:57 pm

    I’ve watched this car race — great fun! best time so far is 7:66 and 179.85 miles per hour

  3. monica collins-blackey says:
    November 16, 2010 at 2:27 pm

    My father bought brand new the Mercury Cyclone Spoiler 2 special, Cale from Long Beach Ford brand new. He saw it and had to have it. When I turned 16, he freshened it up for me and I drove it. In between,life and kids, it has been garaged. At one time, we were going to pass it down to my daughter, but way too many people following her at every stop made us really nervous. So now the car sits in garage. It was registered through mark moses when he had registry. Would love to have Cale see it and sign it.Have all original papers, pictures, documents. All it needs right now is the stripes back on,as we recently had her repainted. Have never thought of parting with it EVER. Now, mortgage co wants to auction my house, Im scared. It may be a possibility. Im heartbroken

  4. Jason says:
    November 17, 2010 at 11:19 pm

    Its too bad there is not a sound clip of this car here. I got to see the car at The Forge show recently and it’s really cool. The car just looks and sounds killer!!

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