This car was owned by Richard Pugmire himself before selling to my stepdad in 74-75. This big sales increase mostly due to 4-door sales was because of the fuel crisis. Although I ordered a standard it arrived with an slushbox automatic that I was not all all happy with even though they deleated the extra cost. The top-of-the-line continued to be known as the Villager. All original with 73 thousand miles. Then in descending order of trim levels were the Caliente, 404 and 202, replacing the previous Custom and base models. Transmission options were a column-shifted 3-speed and a 2-speed Merc-O-Matic unique to the Comet, despite sharing a name with the installed in other Mercurys.
A Comet Villager station wagon, basically a Comet Custom 4-door station wagon with side panels, was added to the lineup. By using this service, you accept the terms of our. In 1974, the Maverick was unchanged except for rear federal bumpers and larger trunk with a higher deck. Along with the redesign, the model designations were changed. A Comet 4-door sedan for 1969 was supposedly planned, but never offered. Standard Mavericks received another new grille and gained front as standard equipment along with a new foot-operated parking brake that replaced the old under-dash T-handle unit.
The Stallion option came with special paint and trim. Is that a driveshaft on the passenger seat?! The models produced were a two-door coupe, four-door sedan and two and four-door station wagons. In 1960, the only engine available was the 144 straight six with a single-barrel Holley carburetor which produced 90 hp 67 kW at 4200 rpm. The Comet model was discontinued in 1977 to pave the way for the Mercury Zephyr. It was now a direct crossover to the Ford Fairlane, but better appointed.
The coach company then was renamed Cotner-Bevington. There would be few changes to Mercury's mid-sized lineup for the 1969 model year, the last year that the Comet name would grace a mid-sized model. The changes to the 1961 Comet were minimal such as moving the Comet Script from the front fender to the rear quarter as well as a new grille design. Engine options ranged from the 210-hp, 302-cid V-8, all the way to the fire-breathing 370-hp, 429-cid Cobra-Jet V-8, to which a Ram-Air package could be added. The , Ford's compact offering since 1960 and main rival to the and , had seen its sales decimated by the introduction of the in 1964, and despite a redesign in 1966, was unable to meet the then forthcoming U.
The Comet was introduced to the Canadian market for the 1961 model year and replaced the Frontenac as the compact offering by Meteor-Mercury dealers. The Maverick Grabber trim package was introduced in mid-1970. Funny you should mention this. The 1960—1963 Comets share a similar basic shape. 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.
Early Ford styling mules for the station wagon model carried the Edsel name as well. Looks the same to me. It employed a rear wheel drive platform dating to the original 1960 Falcon. The front ends of these Comets differed from their Falcon counterparts in that they had four headlights instead of two; similar situations would resurface in the late 1970s, with the and the. The Comet model was dropped for the 1970 model year, but was revived from 1971-77 using the Ford Maverick platform.
A four-door model was introduced in 1971, available was a vinyl roof. So i started looking in some brake catalogs and saw a listing for 72 comet. FuelTypeFilter selectedFuelTypeList, null ; fuelTypeFilter. I have attached a picture of our car. However, Ford decided to keep selling both lines until the 1978 model year introduction of the. In the first half of production for the 1970 model, two engine options were available, a 105 hp 78 kW 170 2,800 and a 120 hp 89 kW 200 3,300 straight 6.
WheelSystemFilter selectedWheelSystemList, null ; wheelSystemFilter. Not to mention a similar package from a different dealer which they called the Bear Cat — also incredibly rare. You can see that it will need a full restoration, unfortunately. Also, the early models located the ignition switch in the instrument panel while the cars built after September 1, 1969 had the ignition switch mounted on a locking steering column, as did all other 1970 Fords in compliance with a new federal safety mandate that took effect with the 1970 model year. The was later Ford's primary competitor to the Beetle in the subcompact class, while also competing in that segment with the and subcompacts new to the market at that time. The base car had a 360-hp, 429-cid V-8 and a four-speed transmission.