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 ...

In 1976, Randy Honkala turned 18 and bought his first car. Who’s Randy Honkala? I’ll tell you in a minute, but in 1976, he was the proud owner of a six-year-old automobile built by Ford Motor Company.

Once planned by Ford Motor Co. as a compact model in the Edsel line, the new Comet was introduced instead as the Mercury version of the Ford Falcon economy car. By 1966, however, the Comet had moved ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. The 1966 Comet Caliente was the third generation Comet and included vertically stacked quad headlamps. Our Comet wasn’t ...

We may earn a commission from links on this page. Even though I grew up worshiping 60s Detroit muscle cars, I'm left a little cold by the tedious sameness of the ones I spot on the street today. If it ...

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 ...

Darel Dieringer was known as a talented mostly independent driver who had a number of high points in a NASCAR Cup, nee Grand National, career that lasted from 1957 through 1975. Some of his early ...

Our Comet wasn't spectacular by any means. It wasn't fast, glitzy or glamorous in any way. But, it was a pleasing car with nice, modern lines and in a neutral color which hardly anyone could object.