This guy built a homemade electric car out of a 1962 Mercury Comet and it actually runs

This Mercury Comet received a complete overhaul when one guy turned it into the ultimate homemade electric car project.

The Comet, from 1962, had most of its original features, and the classic body was in good condition, but it needed a helping hand from a car from the 2010s to really help it achieve this guy’s EV dreams.

So, to help his EV take form, he enlisted the parts from a Nissan Leaf, as well as DIYing other parts.

But, due to the age of the car and the components needed to take it from using gas to electric, the journey wasn’t exactly plain sailing.

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Take a look at this homemade electric car

EVs are big in the car world right now, and thanks to environmental and economic factors, are often favored over gas-powered cars.

So, it will come as no surprise that some car enthusiasts are modifying vintage cars to adapt to the times.

YouTuber This Old Jalopy decided to transform his 1962 Mercury Comet, and it was all thanks to one of the most affordable EVs on the market – the Nissan Leaf.

He built a custom rear axle and then installed the motor, charger, and inverter from the Nissan Leaf by wiring them all together.

The car was a brief success and was actually able to run, but unfortunately, disaster soon struck.

In the previous installment of his Mercury Comet journey, the creator explained that his car conked out, so his big mission this time was getting it driving again.

“It’s like the resolve doesn’t have any power,” he said.

The brakes were locked up, and the root cause ended up being a blown fuse.

However, after replacing the fuse and cleaning up the car, the YouTuber managed to drive three miles to a car show.

The Mercury Comet transformation didn’t come without challenges

After getting the car driving again, he explained the brake issues were down to too much pressure, which then triggered the brake lights.

Keen to share more about his homemade electric car, he took it on a drive and went into more detail about the EV power pack under the hood.

The Mercury Comet was powered by a 2013 Nissan Leaf power pack that was able to produce 107hp, which he joked is ‘not going to knock your socks off, but feels good. ‘

He went on to explain that the power of the Leaf components was more than capable of picking up speed when required, and when it came to range, things got interesting.

“I’ve driven about eight, maybe nine miles, and it’s gone from 85 to 74 percent,” he said, but also prefaced that he wasn’t actually sure how the resolve calculated the exact state of charge.

The Mercury Comet was also still on old brakes, and was using regenerative braking with work still to do.

Next on the Mercury Comet homemade electric car conversion?

Finishing the wiring and brake work, and even redoing the battery work.

But hey, you have to admit that a 1962 EV is definitely not something you see every day, that’s for sure.

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