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Mercury Comet Archive
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![The compact Comet, the bigger, plusher version of the Ford Falcon, was Mercury’s only real hit in the early ’60s, appealing to buyers who wanted a slightly more upscale smaller […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/1963-Mercury-Comet-4SD-Sultana-White-Orlando-Classic-Cars-front-3q-right-e1791455577911-115x115.webp "1963 Mercury Comet V-8 Sedan: “For Better Or For Worse, Something Different Under The Hood”")
1963 Mercury Comet V-8 Sedan: “For Better Or For Worse, Something Different Under The Hood”
Posted on October 10, 2026 | 14 CommentsThe compact Comet, the bigger, plusher version of the Ford Falcon, was Mercury’s only real hit in the early ’60s, appealing to buyers who wanted a slightly more upscale smaller […] -
![It’s no secret that four-door cars are much less likely to be preserved than convertibles or two-door sedans, but 1967 Mercury Comet sedans weren’t common even when they were new, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/1967-Mercury-Comet-Caliente-4SD-Burgundy-Orlando-Classic-Cars-front-3q-left-level-115x115.webp "1967 Mercury Comet Caliente Sedan: Rare, Ultra-Low-Mileage Four-Door In One-Year-Only Grandé Luxury Trim")
1967 Mercury Comet Caliente Sedan: Rare, Ultra-Low-Mileage Four-Door In One-Year-Only Grandé Luxury Trim
Posted on June 23, 2026 | 20 CommentsIt’s no secret that four-door cars are much less likely to be preserved than convertibles or two-door sedans, but 1967 Mercury Comet sedans weren’t common even when they were new, […] -
![In my recent posts about the structural design of the Falcon and Fairlane and Mustang, Cougar, and Maverick, I mentioned that (until about 1971) all these cars used the top […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/1964-Ford-Falcon-4SD-Wimbledon-White-Bring-a-Trailer-28-fuel-tank-115x115.webp "Here’s Why The Mustang, Falcon, And Fairlane Had “Drop-In” Gas Tanks – Were They A Fire Hazard?")
Here’s Why The Mustang, Falcon, And Fairlane Had “Drop-In” Gas Tanks – Were They A Fire Hazard?
Posted on December 7, 2025 | 39 CommentsIn my recent posts about the structural design of the Falcon and Fairlane and Mustang, Cougar, and Maverick, I mentioned that (until about 1971) all these cars used the top […] -
![Ford Motor Company built and sold a lot of 1970–1977 Mavericks and quite a few 1971–1977 Mercury Comets, but most of the ones that haven’t gone to the boneyard seem […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/1971-Mercury-Comet-Med.-Gray-Gold-Bring-a-Trailer-front-garage-crop-115x115.webp "1971 Mercury Comet: Refreshingly Original, Surprisingly Well-Equipped Econobox Survivor")
1971 Mercury Comet: Refreshingly Original, Surprisingly Well-Equipped Econobox Survivor
Posted on November 29, 2025 | 37 CommentsFord Motor Company built and sold a lot of 1970–1977 Mavericks and quite a few 1971–1977 Mercury Comets, but most of the ones that haven’t gone to the boneyard seem […] -
![In late 1959, Ford introduced a new lightweight unit-body compact called Falcon. As Paul has previously chronicled, the Ford Falcon “platform” survived in the U.S. through 1980, and spawned some […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Ford-Falcon-Comet-Fairlane-Mustang-Classic-Auto-Mall-front-composite-115x115.webp "CC Tech: Ford Falcon, Comet, and Fairlane – How These Unit-Body Fords Were Alike (And Different)")
CC Tech: Ford Falcon, Comet, and Fairlane – How These Unit-Body Fords Were Alike (And Different)
Posted on November 23, 2025 | 39 CommentsIn late 1959, Ford introduced a new lightweight unit-body compact called Falcon. As Paul has previously chronicled, the Ford Falcon “platform” survived in the U.S. through 1980, and spawned some […] -
![Text by Patrick Bell. Our feature today is the grand opening of a new building for Jackson Motor Company, a dealer in Walla Walla, Washington, which had a very unusual […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/194588425_2891688564431092_1984727299831202368_n-115x115.jpg "Opening Day: A Look At a Lincoln-Mercury AND Rambler Dealer Debut")
Opening Day: A Look At a Lincoln-Mercury AND Rambler Dealer Debut
Posted on October 28, 2025 | 9 CommentsText by Patrick Bell. Our feature today is the grand opening of a new building for Jackson Motor Company, a dealer in Walla Walla, Washington, which had a very unusual […] -
![The cars of the mid-1970s to the early 1980s are often looked down up on by car enthusiasts. Much of this is for good reason. Styling was compromised by the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/s-l1600-17.jpg "15 CC’s For Sale: The eBay Malaise Market Place – Which Would You Buy?")
15 CC’s For Sale: The eBay Malaise Market Place – Which Would You Buy?
Posted on March 2, 2020 | 68 CommentsThe cars of the mid-1970s to the early 1980s are often looked down up on by car enthusiasts. Much of this is for good reason. Styling was compromised by the […] -
![I’m ambivalent about art cars. Sometimes I feel it’s a waste to cover a perfectly decent-looking car in elaborate paint designs. But when it’s a Ford Maverick I simply say, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/ford-maverick-art-car-4.jpg "CC Outtake: Ford Maverick – Goodbye Old Paint, Hello New Paint")
CC Outtake: Ford Maverick – Goodbye Old Paint, Hello New Paint
Posted on October 15, 2017 | 31 CommentsI’m ambivalent about art cars. Sometimes I feel it’s a waste to cover a perfectly decent-looking car in elaborate paint designs. But when it’s a Ford Maverick I simply say, […] -
![This isn’t the first time we’ve featured a fifth-generation Mercury Comet at Curbside Classic. Some time ago, Paul wrote about a 1972 two-door Comet GT, and this past summer, JPCavanaugh […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/IMG_2652.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1974 Mercury Comet – Can You See Those Bumpers From Space Yet?")
Curbside Classic: 1974 Mercury Comet – Can You See Those Bumpers From Space Yet?
Posted on January 16, 2014 | 70 CommentsThis isn’t the first time we’ve featured a fifth-generation Mercury Comet at Curbside Classic. Some time ago, Paul wrote about a 1972 two-door Comet GT, and this past summer, JPCavanaugh […] -
![If you’re in the market for a midsize car today, you have plenty of choices–providing you want a four-door bar of soap. Oh sure, there are several nameplates from which […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/1965-Rambler-Classic-02-03-e1353866887887.jpg "Automotive History: Mid-Size Madness – What Would You Have Chosen In ’65?")
Automotive History: Mid-Size Madness – What Would You Have Chosen In ’65?
Posted on November 29, 2012 | 102 CommentsIf you’re in the market for a midsize car today, you have plenty of choices–providing you want a four-door bar of soap. Oh sure, there are several nameplates from which […]
