58L-Y8 Posted November 17, 2021 Share Posted November 17, 2021 (edited) For Sale: 1963 MERCURY COMET 4dr sedan, V8, manual shift, 51k orig mi - $9,500 - Oak Point, TX - Still Available, Price Reduced to $8,850: December 2021: See New Link Below: 1963 MERCURY COMET 51k orig mi - cars & trucks - by owner - vehicle... (craigslist.org)1963 MERCURY COMET, 260 V8 3SPD 51k ORIGINAL MI, EXCELLENT CONDITION. odometer: 51671 Contact: (972) 9-7-nine-2-3-four-8 Copy and paste in your email: 4b427cff88ab35079cb22d72058c7a88@sale.craigslist.org I have no personal interest or stake in the eventual sale of this 1963 MERCURY COMET 4dr sedan. Edited December 3, 2021 by 58L-Y8 Still Available, Price Reduced to $8,850: December 2021: (see edit history) 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossil Posted November 17, 2021 Share Posted November 17, 2021 Nice car in desirable condition. Those have always seemed to me to be a nice looking car. Attractive styling. Much nicer looking than the 63 Dart my Dad chose in my opinion. The drive train in the Dart's and Valiant's is hard to beat for reliability though. Come to think of it both Ford and Chevrolet had nice looking cars that year. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexRiv_63 Posted November 17, 2021 Share Posted November 17, 2021 My Mom had a 64 Comet for a few years back in the late 60s, whatever the upscale trim model was with a small v-8, nice car. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plymouthcranbrook Posted November 18, 2021 Share Posted November 18, 2021 (edited) I'm some what surprised by the 260. Wasn't the base V-8 for Comets in 63 something like a 223 or so? 260 special up grade? Edited November 18, 2021 by plymouthcranbrook (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
58L-Y8 Posted November 18, 2021 Author Share Posted November 18, 2021 8 hours ago, plymouthcranbrook said: I'm some what surprised by the 260. Wasn't the base V-8 for Comets in 63 something like a 223 or so? 260 special up grade? The 144 ci six was the Comet base engine, the 170 ci six and 260 V8 were optional. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plymouthcranbrook Posted November 18, 2021 Share Posted November 18, 2021 (edited) I remember a friend back in the late 60’s who had what I remember as a Comet for a winter car and I could have sworn he said it had a 223 v8. Guess as Elvis said, “Them memories isn’t clear” Thanks for the clarification. Edited November 18, 2021 by plymouthcranbrook (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossil Posted November 20, 2021 Share Posted November 20, 2021 (edited) On 11/18/2021 at 2:54 PM, plymouthcranbrook said: I could have sworn he said it had a 223 v8. Mercury did have a 221 cu.in. v-8. My neighbor put one in a 37 Ford. When I asked him about it he said it was the 260's little brother and he got it out of a small Merc. Edited December 4, 2021 by Fossil (see edit history) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaron65 Posted November 20, 2021 Share Posted November 20, 2021 (edited) The small-block Ford was introduced in the '62 Fairlane and Mercury Meteor, but it was a 221, not a 223. Edited November 20, 2021 by Aaron65 (see edit history) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossil Posted November 21, 2021 Share Posted November 21, 2021 17 hours ago, Aaron65 said: but it was a 221, not a 223 Your more than likely right. It's been decades since I've even heard anyone mention this engine. Thanks for the correction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
58L-Y8 Posted December 3, 2021 Author Share Posted December 3, 2021 Still Available, Price Reduced to $8,850: December 2021: 1963 MERCURY COMET 51k orig mi - cars & trucks - by owner - vehicle... (craigslist.org) Contact: (972) 9-7-nine-2-3-four-8 Copy and paste in your email: 9b0a17505e9830c0a793799e6471e318@sale.craigslist.org Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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