<Tr> <Th> Successor </Th> <Td> Mercury Zephyr Mercury Monarch </Td> </Tr> <P> The Mercury Comet is an automobile that was produced by Mercury from 1962--1969 and 1971 - 1977--variously as either a compact or an intermediate car . </P> <P> The Comet was initially based on the compact Edsel Ford Falcon, then on the intermediate Ford Fairlane and finally on the compact Ford Maverick . As a Mercury, early Comets received better grade interior trim than concurrent Falcons, and a slightly longer wheelbase . </P> <P> The Comet was originally planned as an Edsel model . It was reassigned to Mercury dealerships, where it was marketed as a standalone product for 1960 and 1961 as the Comet . There was a 1960 Edsel, the final model year for Edsel, but there was no Edsel Comet, only the Comet sold at Mercury - Comet dealers starting in 1960 . </P>

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