Vehicle Description
To Be OFFERED AT AUCTION WITHOUT RESERVE at RM Sothebys' Auburn
Fall event, 30 August - 2 September 2018.
Estimate:
$14,000 - $18,000
Offered from The Shrine of the Holy GrilleThe "Baby Edsel"Older
restoration with attractive custom paint; original rear seat
upholsterySpare radio included, along with original owner's
manual101-hp, 170-cu. in. OHV inline six-cylinder engine and
three-speed manual transmissionA charming little entry-level
collectible automobile
Why a Mercury Comet in an Edsel collection? It actually makes
perfect sense to the Edsel historian. The story begins with the
planned 1961 Edsel, a model that was, of course, never to come to
fruition, but had been planned far enough to need to be produced in
some form. Thus the 1960 Mercury Comet, which, not by coincidence,
had an 8/10-scale 1959 Edsel dashboard, shared many of its
dashboard and interior components with the 1959 Edsel, and had
parts numbers in sequence after the 1960 Edsel. The 1960 Comet did
not even have the Mercury name anywhere on the car - something that
had changed by 1961, when the Shrine of the Holy Grille's example
was built. Largely original but for an attractive custom paint
scheme and new front seat upholstery, it is offered with a spare
radio and original owner's manual. It would be a charming addition
to any Mercury collection or someone's ideal first antique
automobile.To view this car and others currently consigned to this
auction, please visit the RM website at
rmsothebys.com/en/auctions/AF18.
