Cars Inwards Yards: 1973 Mercury Comet
Move over, Maverick! The phrase “Ford Lincoln Mercury” did non accurately represent the pecking guild of affordability. If it did, it would cause got read “Ford Mercury Lincoln” on the dealer signage. The Ford Maverick, introduced inwards 1971, was developed equally a replacement for the Ford Falcon that traditionally offered the frugal motoring alternative to a used car. Maverick was an affordable agency of transportation as well as served many families. Mercury offered a slightly nicer platform of what Ford had going on across the hall. Built on the same platform, the Comet was Mercury’s version of the Ford Maverick. Although the Mercury Comet nomenclature was null new, this torso trend was a compact car, no longer the mid-sized Comet of the 1966-1969 generation.
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| Cloth bench topographic point is inwards neat status on this 1973 Mercury Comet. Watch your head, gravity is pulling difficult on the headliner. |
Comfy cruiser
This 1973 Mercury Comet was a neat example. Example of what? It was essentially a Maverick amongst a few nicer features for your money. Check out what y'all would get. Simple, yet a tad nicer. This 1 was optioned amongst stuff seats as well as air conditioning. It also had a 302-V8 amongst a C-4 automatic transmission as well as a moderately geared 3.0:1 ratio non-locking parent end. The color is awesome inwards the seldom seen code 5H Ginger. Rolling stock — predictable hub caps as well as 14-inch white walls.
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| Close your eyes as well as imagine a 1973 musculus car. Now opened upward them as well as cheque out the Comet. Nice, right? Just wait, these may last the hot rods of the future. |
Look deep
Why is this a find? Well, it is if y'all are a Mercury enthusiast. Even if y'all are non y'all all the same cause got to appreciate the fact that this overlooked auto is hither at all. H5N1 lot tin dismiss tumble out betwixt 1973 as well as now. Consider this: For every 3 Mavericks built as well as sold inwards 1973, in that location was solely 1 Comet sold. Also, how many times along the way has individual needed an unabused 302? Somehow this 1 was hidden from the engine hoist of potential swappers.
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| Blue air cleaner lid denotes the 302-2 barrel carb on the 1973 Mercury Comet. |
Details
Our characteristic auto was sold novel inwards Tennessee. It was purchased past times an older lady as well as was driven sparingly. (Editor’s note: Lets’ all lookout adult man as well as run across how long Ron tin dismiss hold this going without using the historic catamenia one-time cliche “only driven to church building as well as the grocery store.” We know he wants to.) Obviously, non a basis traveler or a commuter, she managed to hold the miles depression as well as stayed on transcend of all preventive maintenance. The auto stayed amongst her until the belatedly 1980’s when it was purchased past times a gentleman inwards North Alabama. The electrical flow possessor took possession of the Ginger brownish Comet inwards the early on 2000’s. He is solely the tertiary possessor of this rare Mercury.
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| Aluminum trim back is hung all over the Comet. Bling! Economy compact auto amongst class. |
Cheap, musculus auto of the future
Maverick/Comet owners nosotros salute y'all as well as promise y'all proceed to relieve as well as restore these cars. Many may non empathise y'all or appreciate you, but nosotros do! This generation of Comets as well as Mavericks are an affordable pick to those who desire a vintage American classic on the cheap. Rear bike drive, V8 engine, tardily to maintain, has chrome bumpers, 2-door. Check yes on all that! Undoubtedly these are a certain bet to growth inwards value equally the omphalos (everybody has one) Mustangs, Camaros, Tri-Fives croak also costly to purchase as well as also valuable to daily drive.
You tin dismiss count on Junkyard Life to halt as well as accept pictures when nosotros run across 1 on the street or inwards a yard. The fate of our characteristic car? To last brought dorsum to life soon. The gentleman who owns this appreciates it as well as refuses to allow it last a parts car. It is indeed inwards skillful hands.
Ron Kidd
— Junkyard Life
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| 1973 Mercury Comet script canvass panel emblem. |
Junkyard Life’s Maverick/Comet Fun Facts
- Hot Wheels gave Maverick fans a process inwards the early on 1970’s amongst a few variations of a Maverick amongst simply about custom touches such equally hide-away headlights. It was called The Mighty Maverick as well as after The Street Snorter.
- Then inwards 2012 Hot Wheels offered fans a Super Treasure Hunt 1971 Grabber as well as simply about other custom Maverick inwards 2018. Represented!
- Due to their calorie-free weight, depression toll as well as the chassis mightiness to sustain a V8, many Mavericks as well as Comets ended upward on the drag strip.
- To marking the playing plain for the Pony auto wars (then on the decline) Ford offered a functioning oriented Grabber bundle on the Maverick as well as Mercury offered upward the GT bundle on the Comet. The alternative Mustang?
- The Mercury Comet buyer was a rare demographic. If essentially the same auto was offered inwards the Maverick, how many buyers amongst a lilliputian to a greater extent than budget would cause got opted for simply about other car?
- No 1970 Comet offered on whatsoever chassis inwards 1970 but the 1971 models started production inwards Apr of 1970.
- The Falcon line, which was replaced past times the Maverick/Comet line, was offered inwards several torso styles including a station wagon. Maverick/Comet was non offered inwards a wagon. H5N1 iv door sedan was equally unopen equally y'all could come.
- Why so few Mercury Comets? Do the math ….according to forums they made 282,218 Mavericks inwards 1973, but solely 82,716 Comets. They were non hither to commence with!
- Our characteristic auto was purchased to last a parts auto for a Maverick projection the possessor has going on. He got it abode as well as deemed it also prissy to last a parts car. Whew!
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| The giant bumper, force guards create detract from the overall prepare clean lines of the Comet, but what is your security worth to you? |
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| Sleeper 1973 Comet amongst 14-inch wheels as well as a V8. These cars cause got been frowned upon as well as ridiculed for many years but nosotros believe the “little one-time lady” cars volition brand a strong investment. Really. |
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| Original Comet decal for tires/air pressure level inwards mint status on the master paint. |
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| You tin dismiss all the same discovery an master 302-V8/210hp Mercury Comet inwards driver status for a fraction of what 1964-1970 musculus auto projects are commanding. Those projects involve a total rebuild. You tin dismiss choose grip of a Comet as well as accept off! |