From its very inception into the Ford family in 1960, the Mercury Comet was the model that Ford apparently couldn’t figure ...

Mercury redesigned the Comet in 1964, but in addition to the new look, the big news this year was the introduction of the top-of-the-line Cyclone trim level. Considered a performance-oriented ...

Prices shown are the prices you can expect to pay for a 1974 Mercury Comet 2 Door Sedan across different levels of condition. Edit options.

while the head of the comet (called the coma) easily rivaled the planet Mercury — which was then shining at magnitude -0.3 — in brightness. The comet reached perihelion on Jan. 13 at around ...