Cars are ordered by manufacturer claimed top speed. Everyone knows the big names ... some obscure rides that challenged them.

For the 1967 model year, the Lincoln-Mercury Division went with a "Mercury, the Man's Car" theme. Here's a magazine advertisement for the 1967 Cyclone, a sporty two-door derived from the Ford ...

A two-speed rear axle doubles the Hydramatic ... concern for a 52-year-old heirloom lumbering about. The Cyclone is a real car and can be driven like any Eisenhower/JFK-era Caddy.