Mercury Comet Trivia
Answer questions about Mercury Comets 1960-1965.
Check your answers after completing the test to see how you did!
1. The Comet was originally planned as a compact car in what Ford Motor Company line?
"The Edsel Comet", the Edsel Division.
"The Lincoln Comet", the Lincoln Division.
"The Mercury Comet", the Mercury Division.
"The Ford Comet", the Ford Division.
2. What year did the "no divisional badging Comet" finally become the "Mercury Comet"?
1960
1961
1962
1963
3. What size (Cubic inch Displacement) was the standard "Thriftpower Six"?
170cid I4 engine
200cid I6 engine
144cid I6 engine
250cid I6 engine
4. From 1960-1965, the Comet sedans, hardtops and convertibles wheelbase was 114" and the wagons shared the same smaller109 1/2" wheelbase with what other car?
1957-1960 Edsel, Corsair.
1960-1965 Ford Falcon.
1960-1965 Mercury Parklane.
1957-1960 Edsel Villager Wagon.
5. Up-scale option for the Mercury Comet station wagons?
Woodie
Squire
Villager
Safari
6. What famous race track did Ford Engineering and Advertising run (5 started, 4 finished) specialy pre-paired 1964 Comets for 40 continuous days at the average speed of 105 mph during this test, racking up 100,000 miles while doing so and became "The world's 100,000-mile durability champion".
Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Elko Raceway
Daytona International Speedway
Riverside Raceway Park
7. 1960's Lincolin-Mercury Division adverising touted that the new Comet was sized between a mid-sized sedan and a compact car! What Ford models did it compete with?
Fairlane/Falcon
Marauder/Metor
Galaxie/Thunderbird
Maverick/Pinto
8. The "K" code on the VIN or Data plate mean this Comet came from the factory with a 271hp-Hipo 289cid V8 just like the "K" code on a VIN, data plate on a Ford Mustang or Fairlane.
True
False
9. In 1960 model year, Mercury-Meteor dealers in Canada sold a compact car model called the?
The Maple Leaf.
Frontenac.
Acadian Beaumont.
The Canuck.
10. What was the first year for verticaly stacked quad headlamp styling?
1965
1964
1966
