Comet (marque)
| Overview | |
|---|---|
1960 Comet 2-Door Sedan | |
| Overview | |
| Also called | Mercury Comet Edsel Comet |
| Production | 1960-1961. |
| Body and chassis | |
| Class | Compact |
| Body style | 2-door sedan 4-door sedan 4-door station wagon 2-door station wagon |
| Related | Ford Falcon Frontenac Mercury Comet |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | 144 cu in (2.4 L) Thriftpower Six 170 cu in (2.8 L) Thriftpower Six |
| Transmission | 3-speed manual 2-speed Comet Drive automatic |
| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | 114 in (2,896 mm) (sedan) 109.5 in (2,781 mm) (wagon) |
| Length | 194.5 in (4,940 mm) |
| Width | 70.4 in (1,788 mm) |
| Height | 54.5 in (1,384 mm) |
Comet is a defunct American automobile brand of compact cars marketed by the Lincoln-Mercury division of Ford Motor Company from 1960 to 1961. Comet vehicles were promoted as "the First Compact Car with Fine Car Styling" and were offered in 4 body styles:
- 2-Door Sedan
- 2-Door Station Wagon
- 4-Door Sedan
- 4-Door Station Wagon
Comet cars were originally meant to be introduced under the Edsel brand as the 1960 Edsel Comet before Edsel was shut down in November of 1959. Comet was subsequently released on March 17th, 1960 in the United States and was sold through Lincoln-Mercury-Comet and Mercury-Comet dealerships. Comet was introduced to the Canadian market for 1961 as a replacement for the one-year-only 1960 Frontenac. Lincoln-Mercury announced the consolidation of the Comet and Mercury lines on September 20, 1961 for both markets. For the 1962 model year onward, all Comet cars were sold under the Mercury brand as the Mercury Comet and distributed through Lincoln-Mercury dealerships.
Although never marketed as Mercury Comets when new, 1960 - 1961 Comet models are often historically and incorrectly referred to as Mercury Comets.