58L-Y8 Posted October 3, 2020 Share Posted October 3, 2020 For Sale: 1962 Mercury Comet S22- $4,500 - Gardner, CO https://cosprings.craigslist.org/cto/d/gardner-1962-mercury-comet/7195416455.html Selling my 2 door Comet S22. New tires, exhaust, gas tank and brakes. Asking $4500 of offer. 200 6-cylinder engine and 3 speed on the column. Runs great!! Bucket seats and console. Contact: Ronald (719) 7-three-8-six-4-4-two Copy and paste in your email: 88b629b08b1c3a95b5ab41863fd48bde@sale.craigslist.org I have no personal interest or stake in the eventual sale of this For Sale: 1962 Mercury Comet S22 two door coupe. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesR Posted October 3, 2020 Share Posted October 3, 2020 Wow, I love it! Great price, and it would look swell next to my '61 Monterey. Actually, I think Laughing Coyote should buy it! 😉 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
58L-Y8 Posted October 3, 2020 Author Share Posted October 3, 2020 Yes, For 1962, a "Mercury Comet", not just a "Comet". High plains Colorado cars tend to be nice, solid rust-free chassis, worth the trouble and expense to get. Check out the taillight lens, they're recycled from a prior Lincoln model. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesR Posted October 4, 2020 Share Posted October 4, 2020 1 hour ago, 58L-Y8 said: Yes, For 1962, a "Mercury Comet", not just a "Comet". Oh, that's right...I recall that the Comet was - for a year or two - a model without a brand or something. How did that work? I don't believe it was it's own brand within FoMoCo, but I could be wrong. Thanks for the reminder about the Comet history. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
58L-Y8 Posted October 4, 2020 Author Share Posted October 4, 2020 24 minutes ago, JamesR said: Oh, that's right...I recall that the Comet was - for a year or two - a model without a brand or something. How did that work? I don't believe it was it's own brand within FoMoCo, but I could be wrong. Thanks for the reminder about the Comet history. Initially, for 1960, it was to be 'Edsel Comet'. When the decision was made to drop the Edsel, it became simply 'Comet'. Lincoln-Mercury dealerships had received Edsel franchises with the 1959 reorganization into the Mercury-Edsel-Lincoln Division, and Comet was the upmarket 'senior compact' off the Falcon platform for M-E-L dealerships to sell. For years after 'Comet' was supplanted by Montego and those that supplanted it, a yellow 'Comet' neon sign glowed in Molyneaux Lincoln-Mercury dealership, Dansville, NY. 'Comet' just never returned. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8E45E Posted October 15, 2020 Share Posted October 15, 2020 (edited) On 10/3/2020 at 7:58 PM, 58L-Y8 said: Initially, for 1960, it was to be 'Edsel Comet'. When the decision was made to drop the Edsel, it became simply 'Comet'. Lincoln-Mercury dealerships had received Edsel franchises with the 1959 reorganization into the Mercury-Edsel-Lincoln Division, and Comet was the upmarket 'senior compact' off the Falcon platform for M-E-L dealerships to sell. For years after 'Comet' was supplanted by Montego and those that supplanted it, a yellow 'Comet' neon sign glowed in Molyneaux Lincoln-Mercury dealership, Dansville, NY. 'Comet' just never returned. In 1968 & '69, it was simply downgraded to a model name for the base level Montego. The Comet took a one-year hiatus in 1970; then it returned from 1971-'77 as the Mercury version of the Maverick. Craig Edited October 15, 2020 by 8E45E (see edit history) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laughing Coyote Posted October 15, 2020 Share Posted October 15, 2020 On 10/3/2020 at 4:21 PM, JamesR said: I think Laughing Coyote should buy it! 😉 Looking at it. Same colors as mine. Not bad at all. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suchan Posted October 19, 2020 Share Posted October 19, 2020 Nice. Those 200 C.I. sixes are peppy little motors with three on the tree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
58L-Y8 Posted December 7, 2020 Author Share Posted December 7, 2020 Still available for the same price, this is your chance, again! 1962 Mercury Comet - cars & trucks - by owner - vehicle automotive... (craigslist.org) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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