The seventeen years of existence and production of the Mercury comet series has marked its legacy in the constellation of the car industry. The Mercury division is a line up of automobiles under the Ford Motor Company. The Mercury Comet lineup started to hit the road in 1960. Due to its many alterations and modifications in the seventeen years that it was produced, the car was hardly classified as a compact or as a mid sized car.
When it was initially introduced on March of 1960, the car was out with two styles either as a 2 or 4 door sedan or a 2 or 4 door wagon. Six years after the Comet grew from being a compact car to a middle size car. When it reached its zenith in 1977, the Mercury Comet series went through a lot of modifications to better the outlook and the performance of the car. The production was ceased on the same year to make way for other Mercury models for the next generation.
With this case to consider and the limited number of Mercury Comets around, the car became an instant classic. Not only was it made to be up with the fashion statement of the late sixties and the mid seventies but it also had the reputation of being a sturdy car of its kind....