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Mercury Comet

A performance car will always mean a vehicle that is responsive, with blasting power, elegant designs and sporty appeals; well, at least for those auto enthusiasts out there. And when it comes to performance car, the automotive market is just glad to give their buyers wide array of choices; the many automotive manufacturer in the industry are all pleased to create and innovate for their buyers and so many vehicles in different makes and models are available in the market every year. Mercury, a brand name of automobile created by Ford under its Lincoln-Mercury Division, is among the name of those automobiles parading both display centers and prodding the streets. Mercury includes models such as Mercury Comet, Mercury Commuter, Mercury Bobcat, etc.

The Mercury marquee has been to many up and downs since it was founded by Ford Motor Company in 1939 to market semi-luxury cars. During its early years in the industry, it was known for its fast cars and so to stand by its name, after the Roman God Mercury. In 1945, Ford combined Mercury with Lincoln, making the Lincoln-Mercury Division; L-M were then joined by Edsel to form the Mercury-Edsel-Lincoln Division in 1958. Edsel was totally banished in 1960, leaving the L-M; it has been the Lincoln-Mercury Division from then on. After some more image sufferings, Mercury has managed to be stable in the market; providing, until now, vehicle models with simple yet elegant luxuries.

Mercury have many previous models discontinued due to some circumstances or another; Mercury Comet is among such models. The Comet was introduced in 1960 and was sold and manufactured until 1977. The Mercury Comet has shared many body and mechanical parts with the Mercury Meteor for its 1962 and 1963 models. During the 1960 to1964 model years, the Mercury Comet was based on the Ford Falcon; its manufacturers shifted its basis to Ford Fairlane from 1965 to 1969. The Mercury Comet was then available with Ford's then highest performance muscle car engines. From 1971, the Mercury Comet was based on Ford's Maverick; coupes and sedans were the only platform available. In1977, Comet was discontinued to give way for the Mercury Zephyr.