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12 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. Mercury Comet 1973 ca 4100cc at Knebworth 2013: Charles01· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 2. 1962 Mercury Comet 4-door sedan (black, front left): Mr.choppers· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 3. 1962 Mercury Comet 4-dr Station Wagon, front left: Mr.choppers· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 4. 1963 Mercury Comet Convertible: Sicnag· CC BY 2.0
- 5. 1964 Mercury Comet Caliente Convertible, front right (2022 Ellwood City Fall Fest & Car Cruise): MercurySable99· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 6. 1964 Mercury Comet Caliente Coupe (9321170381): Sicnag· CC BY 2.0
- 7. 1964 Mercury Comet Villager 4-Door Station Wagon in Polar White, Front Left, 06-28-2023: Elise240SX· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 8. 1966 Mercury Comet Cyclone GT in Turquoise Frost, Front Right, 06-18-2022: Elise240SX· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 9. 1966 Mercury Comet Cyclone GT in Turquoise Frost, Rear Right, 06-18-2022: Elise240SX· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 10. 1969 Mercury Comet 2 door Hardtop (33299531595) (cropped): Sicnag· CC BY 2.0
- 11. 1971 Mercury Comet - rear (cropped): Greg Gjerdingen· CC BY 2.0
- 12. 1973 Mercury Comet (27327911476) (cropped): Greg Gjerdingen from Willmar, USA· CC BY 2.0
base stats
Bars compare against all cars: 600 hp, 0 g CO₂, 400k registrations, €150k.
what the fuel types mean
- petrol Cheapest to buy, simple, but fuel is expensive in NL.
- LPG Runs on autogas (cheap fuel) via a conversion; extra road tax in NL.
spec sheet
- built
- 1962–1964
- body
- sedan
- engine
- 3.4 L
- cylinders
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- turbo
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- power
- 99 hp
- drive
- —
- gearbox
- —
- seats
- 5
- doors
- 4
- weight
- 1,405 kg
- fuel use
- —
- CO₂
- —
- US rating
- —
- EV range
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- US size class
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- avg new price NL
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Ranges cover every version ever sold. Blank means the sources don't say.
🇳🇱 on Dutch roads
20 are registered in the Netherlands today, #2698 of all models. Most common build year: 1962 (6 cars).
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Cars still registered, by year of first registration (RDW).
Sources: RDW open data.Updated 2026-10-24.