![]() The standard engine was the 200 cubic-inch inline-6 that produced 120 hp and we assume that’s what’s under the hood of this car. Overall Comet production would represent 46% of total Mercury output that year, so the compact car line was a key contributor to Mercury’s bottom line. This ’65 202 is one of more than 32,000 2-door sedans built that year. The 202 model, like the seller’s car, would be the basic entry point, followed by the 404, the upscale Caliente, and finally the Cyclone muscle car (to compete with the Mustang before the Cougar came along?). The 1965 Comet gained stacked dual headlights which were becoming quite the thing with Ford and Mercury products in the mid-1960s. The nameplate would flop back and forth between compact and mid-sized cars until it was retired in 1977. The first and second generations of the Comet were based on the Ford Falcon unibody, which would later lend its platform to the Mustang and Maverick. ![]() Thanks to our Barn Finds associate Montana Danford for the tip on this one! ![]() Located in Polson, Montana, this Mercury is offered here on craigslist for $2,500. This 1965 Comet 202, the entry-level model, looks to have been stored for many years and might not be a tough restoration. That’s because the car was intended to be an Edsel and the early demise of that marque left the Comet on its own for a time. Though the Comet had been a FOMOCO product since 1960, it didn’t get badged as a Mercury until 1962.
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