61 Thrift Power, Comet

First Name: 
Len
Last Name: 
Arzoomanian
Town / City: 
North Providence
State / Province: 
Rhode Island
Image: 
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Year: 
1961
Make: 
Just Comet, it was not a mercury until 1962
Model: 
Comet
Description: 
The Comet was developed as a compact car for the Edsel line. But with the Edsel brand eliminated before the 1960 model year, Ford released the Comet as a seperate model, that was sold by Lincoln-Mercury dealers. The Comet was based on a stretched Falcon frame. The sedan's wheelbase of 114 inches suggested intermediate, but Mercury positioned it as a compact. The Comet became a Mercury in 1962