| Mercury Comet | |
|---|---|
.jpg) 1964 Mercury Comet Caliente coupé | |
| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Mercury (Ford) |
| Also called | Comet |
| Production | 1960–1961 ("Comet") 1962–1977 ("Mercury Comet") |
| Assembly | Oakville, Ontario, Canada Claycomo, Missouri, United States Lorain, Ohio, United States Milpitas, California, United States Wayne, Michigan, United States |
| Body and chassis | |
| Class | compact (1960–1965, 1971–1977) Mid-size (1966–1969) |
| Layout | FR layout |
| Related | Ford Fairlane Ford Falcon Ford Maverick Ford Torino Mercury Montego |
| Chronology | |
| Successor | Mercury Zephyr Mercury Monarch |
The Mercury Comet is an automobile that was produced by Mercury from 1960–1969 and 1971–1977 — variously as either a compact or an intermediate car. In its first two years, it was marketed as the "Comet" and from 1962 as the "Mercury Comet".
The compact Comet shared a naming convention associated with the ongoing Space Race of the early 1960s with the Mercury Meteor, which was introduced as the base-trim full-size Mercury sedan.
The Comet was initially based on the compact Ford Falcon, then on the intermediate Ford Fairlane, and finally on the compact Ford Maverick. As a Mercury, early Comets received better-grade interior trim than concurrent Falcons, and a slightly longer wheelbase.