The Mercury Comet never seemed to find a niche ... even in Mercury showrooms, but their semi-fastback looks and 425-hp V8s ...

In 1964, three years before the Cougar arrived, Mercury introduced the Cyclone as a performance-oriented version of the Comet ... for at least 41 years. The fastback emerged as a low-mileage ...

So I was off to see a car I never knew existed, a 1967 Mercury Comet Caliente R-code 427 with dual four-barrels and a four-speed. Mercury Comets were produced from 1960 through roughly 1977.

The Mercury Comet started out as a Falcon twin in 1960, then became a Fairlane twin in 1964. Starting in 1971, it became the Mercury twin of the Maverick compact. Or perhaps someone tried to move ...