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The Mercury Comet is an automobile that was produced by Mercury from — and — — variously as either a compact or an intermediate car. In its first two years, it was marketed as the "Comet" and from as the "Mercury Comet". The compact Comet shared a naming convention associated with the ongoing Space Race of the early s with the Mercury Meteor , which was introduced as the base-trim full-size Mercury sedan. The Comet was initially based on the compact Ford Falcon , then on the intermediate Ford Fairlane , and finally on the compact Ford Maverick. As a Mercury, early Comets received better-grade interior trim than concurrent Falcons, and a slightly longer wheelbase. The Comet was originally planned as an Edsel model. Ford announced the end of the Edsel program on November 19,

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1963 comet convertible

Lesley Weller never considered herself a car enthusiast, but a Mercury Comet she saw in a TV show made a deep impression on her year-old mind. After years of dreaming, ownership is now a happy reality. Many readers of a certain age will acknowledge the role TV played in nurturing their interest in American cars. The coming-of-age series revolved around five students at the University of North Carolina as they matured into adulthood. A number of classic cars featured prominently, but none more so than the Comet of cheerleader Peyton Sawyer. Like many people, Lesley has always been able to appreciate and admire old cars without necessarily considering herself an enthusiast but, with the Comet always in the back of her mind, she eventually gave in to the urge to become an owner. I saw it in One Tree Hill and loved its shape and styling. I never dreamt I would have one until one day when I was in the situation where I could afford to buy one. The story goes that it was a one-owner California car which changed hands only when its owner died. Having received a respray and an engine rebuild, it was offered for sale by Hayes Classics in Roseville, which sold it to Lesley.

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The Comet was initially released without any divisional badging, only "Comet" badges, similar to Valiant, which did not have Plymouth badging at first. The GT featured a blacked-out grille, dual body-side tape stripes, high-back bucket seats, wheel trim rings, dual racing mirrors, bright window frames, black instrument panel, deluxe door trim panels, and a simulated hood scoop. Ford Motor Company. New engines available in the Comet for included a cid V8 engine with a two-barrel carburetor producing hp kW at rpm, a cid V8 engine with a four-barrel carburetor producing hp kW , and cid V8 engine that produced hp kW. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Mercury Comet. Mercury Cyclone to Other models were now referred to by what had previously been their subseries names. Mecum Auction. Mercury Milan to Ford Maverick. Mercury Park Lane to The two-door station wagon bodystyle was discontinued. A Dan Gurney special edition had a dark blue roof, striping, and a signature decal on the white lowers, while the Cale Yarborough edition was red and white like his Woods Brothers car, with a signature.

From the pre-muscle bucket-seats-in-a-compact-equals-sporty era comes this Mercury Comet S convertible for sale on Hemmings.

For models, the base cid six was dropped and the cid six became the base engine. The Comet was available as two- and four-door sedans and in base — , and " muscle car " Comet GT series two-door sedan-only Transmission options were a column-shifted three-speed manual and a two-speed Merc-O-Matic automatic transmission unique to the Comet, despite sharing a name with the Merc-O-Matic installed in other Mercurys. The Mercury Comet is an automobile that was produced by Mercury from — and — — variously as either a compact or an intermediate car. Sell Your Car. Sep 18, 5 months ago. Mercury Montclair to The Villager name had previously been used to denote the four-door, steel-sided station wagon in the Edsel Ranger series. Mercury Medalist to Some sources list it as producing 85 hp 63 kW at rpm. New engine options included a cid V-8 engine using a four-barrel carburetor and generating hp kW at rpm standard on the Cyclone , a cid V-8 using a four-barrel carburetor generating hp kW at rpm standard on the Cyclone Spoiler , and a cid V-8 using a four-barrel carburetor generating hp kW at rpm standard on the Cyclone CJ [11]. M series. It was sold through Lincoln-Mercury-Comet dealers, but was not branded as a Mercury Comet for two more years. A cid inline-six using a single-barrel carburetor and generating hp kW at rpm replaced the previous cid 6 as standard. Lot Mercury Comet S Sold.