1975 Ford Video Network - Mercury Comet - Closing

1975 Dealer/Customer Sales Video

[@dinocracchiolo1006]

I absolutely love these old promotional videos, I was 10 at the time ,always loved cars, this is the closest to time travel we have.

[@jeffreystoner5131]

Just finished rebuilding mine. Pulled it out of a junk pile and payed for the restoration that my dad and I did together.

[@keno3312]

Learned to drive in one of these!

[@landyachtfan79]

Even though I have been told that Jean Stapleton drove a Plymouth Duster to the set of All In the Family, I have always had this picture in my mind of Edith Bunker driving either a Maverick or Comet with the Luxury Decor Group/Option. Basic & frugal, but still dressy enough for her take to church, shopping, or a night on the town with Archie.

[@emeyer6963]

LDO's made for a nice pkg.Nicer carpet than we had in our house back then.Dad had a 1972 Brown 4 door with vinyl roof and tan buckets.Had the color keyed racing mirrors on it and looked sharp.All for $3200 with 250 6 cyl.

[@SpockvsMcCoy]

Back in 1975 my garage would be filled with a Mercury Comet coupe with a 250 inline six for errand running and a Lincoln Continental Sedan for long distance driving.

[@citymedic406]

I had a 76 Comet( baby blue) my junior and senior year 87-88. It was a bullet proof car with the 200 straight six. I never changed the oil and drove it dry The oil light came on so I checked the oil. It was quite a surprise when the dipstick was bone dry. 5 quarts later I drove the car another 8 months before I sold it. Should have kept it. Not pretty but a great car with a lot of memories.

[@dinocracchiolo1006]

Dude, that is funny!

[@jimdayton8837]

Thanks for posting! I hope to own a Comet someday.

[@nknighton70]

I used to have a 76 comet. It was fast.

[@wademullis7377]

The last Comets that were made were in the 1970s. And the company that made them went out of business.

[@white_rook2060]

Damn still can't believe we drove cars with those battering ram style bumpers!

[@OM61777]

I had a '72 Comet that had the better flowing 250 CI head on the 200 CI block. Definitely not fast, but it had plenty of torque and got 30 MPG easy.

[@emeyer6963]

Used to get 26 mpg on a 250 Comet back when new.

[@OM61777]

E Meyer Great cars, and bulletproof engines couldn’t believe the mileage it got.

[@emeyer6963]

@@OM61777 My family and subsequent 2 owners ran our 72' over 250000 miles before the rust monster ate it up.Great simple cars .

[@Buffstang76]

Do you have any of these videos for 1975 Mavericks or 74-78 Mustangs?

[@303nitzubishi4]

1975 didn't the Monarch/Granada come out that year? I can't imagine why someone would buy a Maverick/Comet when the newer version was so much better. Maybe Ford incentives for buying the older model made it work for ppl financially

[@tenfourproductionsllc]

0:56 - lol, they had to include that in their dealer promo.. as other videos said, that's when the government introduced asthma into the engines killing the horsepower and speed.

[@jerryolson3746]

Comet the well tested economy car from Mercury

[@ricomartinez2869]

How in the god's name a 190 inches length car could be considered "little???"

[@jasperdilincoln2341]

Its was for the other road Hogs back in the day 😆

[@CamoShirt]

i think they were 187 inches and before the new safety bumpers they were 179.4 inches or about the same as a honda civic so they arent that big

[@michaeltutty1540]

These went head to head with the Dodge Dart/Plymouth Valiant and the Chevy Nova, Pontiac Ventura II, Oldsmobile Omega, and Buick Apollo/Skylark. They were compacts at a time when Marquis was the full "Standard Size"

[@michaeltutty1540]

These could be really lovely cars or they could be bare bones basic. Nice to drive, particularly with the 302V8.

[@terrybaptist795]

What was the difference between the Mercury Comet and the Ford Maverick?

[@CamoShirt]

the hood and grill. the hood had came out further in the middle

[@michaeltutty1540]

@@CamoShirt Different tail lamps and side trim. Slightly up market interiors, too.

[@tenfourproductionsllc]

the interiors were identical including the dashboard. Some grill and tailight differences.. Ford didn't spend much to make them different.. The bigger Mercury's is where Ford went out of their way to make them look distinct.

[@hunnerd4566]

“Little”

[@jamesr.schroensr8361]

I own one.

[@HassanSra]

Looks like a Chevy Vega to me...