Powering this 2nd-gen Mercury Comet is a 482 ci V8 mated to a five-speed manual gearbox ... Read Also: It Took 3 Years To Restore This ’70 Mercury Cougar Boss 302 Eliminator.

The cards were stacked against Mercury in the classic muscle car era, both living in the shadow of the Mustang, and having to compete with the likes of the Charger, Road Runner, Chevelle, and Firebird ...

The Comet would end up being Mercury's last car made available with such a setup, and it does make for a much breezier footwell area for both driver and front passenger. Craigslist.

Of course, the nameplate's revival as a compact in 1971 was anything but spectacular. With the Malaise Era around the corner, Mercury dropped the big engines from the lineup, leaving only the 302 ...

It was June 1964 when Carolyn L. Dean of Coral Gables, Florida, purchased a six-cylinder, two-door 1964 Mercury Comet 202 from Strickland Motors, a Lincoln-Mercury dealership in Indianapolis ...