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The Mercury Comet
Originally planned as an Edsel model, the Comet was not officially a Mercury until
1962, and was simply marketed in 1960 and 1961 as the Comet.
Developed concurrently with the Ford Falcon, early preproduction photographs of the
sedan show a car remarkably close to the Comet that emerged, but with a split grille
following the pattern established by Edsel models. Early Ford styling mules for the
station wagon model carried the Edsel name as well.
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Originally planned as an Edsel model, the Comet was not officially a Mercury until
1962, and was simply marketed in 1960 and 1961 as the Comet.
Developed concurrently with the Ford Falcon, early preproduction photographs of the
sedan show a car remarkably close to the Comet that emerged, but with a split grille
following the pattern established by Edsel models. Early Ford styling mules for the
station wagon model carried the Edsel name as well.
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When the cars were released, the split grille was replaced by one more in keeping
with Mercury's design themes. However, the canted elliptical taillights, first seen on the
Edsel prototype, were used and carried the "E" (Edsel) part number on them. While
the short lived 1960 Edsels used elliptical shaped taillights, the lenses used on both
cars differed in length and width. Certain other parts from the 1959 Edsel parts bin,
including the parking lights and dashboard knobs, were used on the first-year Comet.
Keys for the 1960 & 1961 Comets were shaped like Edsel keys, with the center bar of
the "E" removed to form a "C".
Read more about the Mercury Comets history and production
When the cars were released, the split grille was replaced by one more in keeping
with Mercury's design themes. However, the canted elliptical taillights, first seen on the
Edsel prototype, were used and carried the "E" (Edsel) part number on them. While
the short lived 1960 Edsels used elliptical shaped taillights, the lenses used on both
cars differed in length and width. Certain other parts from the 1959 Edsel parts bin,
including the parking lights and dashboard knobs, were used on the first-year Comet.
Keys for the 1960 & 1961 Comets were shaped like Edsel keys, with the center bar of
the "E" removed to form a "C".
Read more about the Mercury Comets history and production
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