Introduced in 1960 as the company's take on the Ford Falcon, the Mercury Comet is not a hot classic right. Sure, there are a few high-power models produced while the nameplate was applied to a midsize ...

's son and once known for luxury, will soon join the ranks of other extinct American makes, such as Pontiac and Plymouth. Ford Motor Co. 's announced Wednesday it will halt production of the ...

In the early 1960s, the Big Three were finding ways to circumvent the restrictions placed on them by the 1957 AMA ban on factory-sponsored racing. As the old saying went, winning on Sunday translated ...

Because we're die-hard Ford freaks at Mustang & Fords, we get a big kick out of unusual Fords, Mercs, and Lincolns. Honestly, we're just not interested in Johnny-come-lately Ford divisions acquired in ...

Back in the '80s, Hot Rod magazine coined a term, and subsequent hot rodding movement, called "Dare to Be Different." It sparked a wonderful wave of great and innovative builds based on brands and ...

Ford Motor Co. launches sales of the compact Comet on March 17, 1960, through Lincoln-Mercury stores. The Comet, a stretched version of the Ford Falcon, was created to serve as an entry-level, compact ...

The 1966 Mercury Comet could be considered the perfect example of ‘if at first you don’t succeed, give it another go.’ The first generation, built between 1960 and 1963, somehow missed the mark in the ...

Ford Motor Co. will cease production of its 72-year-old Mercury brand by the end of 2010 after years of declining sales. Mercury's death is the latest in a string of casualties as Detroit carmakers ...

Welcome to Down On The Street, where we admire old vehicles found parked on the streets of the Island That Rust Forgot: Alameda, California. Today we're going to head over to the former Naval Air ...

I love the modern world sometimes. I was surfing the internet and came across a post from a guy asking about this car in his barn. He knew what it was; he just wanted to show what a cool car it was.

Q: Greg, I always look forward to reading your columns and you’re “the go to guy” for tough questions. Back in 1974, my fiancée (now my wife) went car shopping with her parents. Her parents were Ford ...

Approach this 1964 Mercury Comet from the back, and it almost looks like a normal classic hot rod. It’s rough around the edges with uneven paint and the trunk bungeed shut, but the side creases are ...