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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

Mercury was having its clock cleaned on several fronts in the late s and early s. Sales had eroded to dangerously low levels, thanks to an economy that could only be described as "sluggish" in the kindest of terms. The road irons and land barges of the late s had almost universally lost their appeal as job prospects dwindled and inflation set in. Aggravating the situation was the relatively new competition from Europe. Volkswagen sold upwards of 55, Beetles in , and the American public was clamoring for more. Smaller, lighter, more fuel efficient and responsive cars were high on the want list of many American consumers, especially those who were looking for a second car to fill the other half of their two-car garage. The original idea for a small Mercury was hatched in by Lewis Crusoe, who was recently installed as the Vice President for car and truck production of the entire Ford Motor Company. Crusoe had been working with the newly anointed Mercury pre-production studio head Arnott "Buzz" Grisinger, and asked Grisinger to begin work on a new small car for Mercury. The concept car came to be known as L'Avion, French for "the airplane. Its reverse-canted rear window was a hint at what was to come for the Mercury Marauder.

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They added 2. Mercury Sable to Your Profile. Mercury Zephyr to Apr 23, 10 months ago. Mercury Zephyr Mercury Monarch. However, production of Edsels continued until late November. Showing 24 of 40 related listings. The Cyclone was a performance model of the Comet. The base six-cylinder engine was increased from to cubic inches 2.

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The Comet wagon introduced a Dual-Action tailgate, able to both fold down or swing aside, an idea soon copied by all the major U. While the short-lived Edsels used elliptical-shaped taillights, the lenses used on both cars differed in length and width. Ford bought the name in Transmissions were either a three-speed manual or three-speed automatic with either column or floor-mounted shifters. May 13, 9 months ago. Lot Mercury Comet Not Sold. Comet was officially made a Mercury model for the model year, and it received some minor restyling, mainly a redesign of the trunk and taillight area to bring the car more in line with the Mercury look. For Sale 0. 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. Mar 10, 12 months ago. These are sometimes referred to as the "round body" Comets. Looking to sell your Mercury Comet? Forgot password? Park Lane.