The 1964 Mercury Comet Cyclone did not just roll quietly into showrooms, it arrived as Mercury’s opening punch in Detroit’s escalating performance wars. By turning a sensible compact into a ...

Vicki Boccuzzi’s mother bought a new 1965 Mercury Comet Caliente convertible in the fall of 1964. The car got passed to her and her husband, John Boccuzzi, in 1979 and they still own it. The Newtown ...