Mercury introduced the Comet in March of 1960, six months after the introduction of the highly popular Ford Falcon. Auto reviews called the Comet a Falcon in a Mercury suit. The Big Three of the U ...

As was the case with nearly every Mercury since Edsel Ford introduced his new brand in 1938, the 1960 Comet was a slightly more prestigious and better-equipped version of its Ford twin (there was ...

First-Gen Mercury Comet Cyclone The Mercury Comet was introduced in 1960 as a compact version of the Ford Falcon, and then became the sister car to the intermediate Fairlane.

Richard Rawlings bought a 1974 Mercury Comet like the one he had in high school. It was a love and hate affair as he called his old car "Vomit Comit" ...