Post by youpiao on Jul 7, 2020 13:19:56 GMT -5
Continuing a conversation from the Shout Box"
So you guys get my memories of old stirring, when, ca 1966, 67, my sister drove a 1960 Ford Falcon, the older brother of the Comet. I always liked the Falcon because the high school my sisters attended, and which I would later attend had the falcon as their mascot, the Santa Ana )CA) Valley Falcons (with a poor pitiable football team in that era). With these memories awakened, I couldn't help but satisfy my nostalgic yearnings by reading up on those 2 cars, and I found some interesting trivia I never knew. To wit:
The Comet, introduced for the 1960 model year and based on the Ford's Falcon, was originally intended as an Edsel model. But with the demise of that brand, near the end of 1959, the Comet was left homeless. Ford decided to market it as a stand-alone model, and it was simply Comet, for the 1960 and 1961 model years. In 1962, Ford then turned it over to the Mercury division, when it then became a model within that line.
(Aside: The Plymouth Valiant had a similar origin, introduced for 1960 as simply the Valiant, and in 1961 becoming the Plymouth Valiant.)
In 1966-1969, the Comet was based on the Ford Fairlane, and in 1970 the Comet name disappeared, having morphed into the Mercury Montego. But in in 1971, the Comet made its return trip to our part of the universe, this time as a thinly veiled Ford Maverick (erk!).
1962 Mercury Comet
kacyds: It's been a long time since I seen a comet too. Dodge use to manufacture them, huh?
khj: Technically, it belongs to the Mercury line I think. Last time I saw a Mercury Comet was back in high school. It was driven by a blond upper-classwoman (just stating the facts, I was only looking at the cars).
khj: Technically, it belongs to the Mercury line I think. Last time I saw a Mercury Comet was back in high school. It was driven by a blond upper-classwoman (just stating the facts, I was only looking at the cars).
So you guys get my memories of old stirring, when, ca 1966, 67, my sister drove a 1960 Ford Falcon, the older brother of the Comet. I always liked the Falcon because the high school my sisters attended, and which I would later attend had the falcon as their mascot, the Santa Ana )CA) Valley Falcons (with a poor pitiable football team in that era). With these memories awakened, I couldn't help but satisfy my nostalgic yearnings by reading up on those 2 cars, and I found some interesting trivia I never knew. To wit:
The Comet, introduced for the 1960 model year and based on the Ford's Falcon, was originally intended as an Edsel model. But with the demise of that brand, near the end of 1959, the Comet was left homeless. Ford decided to market it as a stand-alone model, and it was simply Comet, for the 1960 and 1961 model years. In 1962, Ford then turned it over to the Mercury division, when it then became a model within that line.
(Aside: The Plymouth Valiant had a similar origin, introduced for 1960 as simply the Valiant, and in 1961 becoming the Plymouth Valiant.)
In 1966-1969, the Comet was based on the Ford Fairlane, and in 1970 the Comet name disappeared, having morphed into the Mercury Montego. But in in 1971, the Comet made its return trip to our part of the universe, this time as a thinly veiled Ford Maverick (erk!).
1962 Mercury Comet
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