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My 61 Comet In July of 2004 I was searching E-Bay for bargins and a thought came into my head to search for a 1961 Comet. You may ask, "Why a 61 comet?". The answer to that questions is simple. I had a 61 Comet as my first car! I bought it for $100 from my Uncle Louie (1915 - 2005) and to this day I always wanted another one. So getting back to E-Bay. I put in my search and actually a few cars came up! As I went through the listings I got the surprise of my life! There was one for sale right in my home town! Skip to July, 31st 2004 and me driving my new Comet home! Here is a picture of my Comet just before the North Attleboro Christmas Parade, taken by my friend Al! Now my origional 61 was a different color, Colombia Blue Haze   . This one is Blue Haze .Updates from 2005 12/17/05 Added Comet Promo Shipping Box Added the shipping box for a promo car. 12/22/05 Added Custom Model Added custom AMT built model. 12/17/05 Added Comet Glass A glass with the 61 Comet logo and gun-sights. 12/15/05 Added Logo Key Added a logo key still in the package. 12/02/05 Added Missing Dataplate Codes Added missing Trany and Axle codes for 1960 to the Dataplate decode. 12/02/05 Added Premier Comet Model Added a complete untouched Premier Comet Model Kit, 11/29/05 Added Power Punch Battery Added a picture of my new Ford Power Punch battery! 11/28/05 Added Premier 4 Model Set Great little set of 4 compacts in one box.! 11/21/05 Added Motor Age Pagent of 1961 Cars Has a great article on the 61 Comet called the "A Sparkling Comet"! 11/20/05 Added Comet-Lancer Brochure Compares the Dodge Lancer to the Comet for 1961. 11/20/05 Added Rinshed-Mason 1961 Ford Corp Colors Added paint chips for all the 1961 Ford Motor Company cars. 11/29/05 Added 1960 Ford Annual Report This report introduces the new 61 Comet wagon!. 11/14/05 Added Mercury-Comet Prize Phamplet Added a Prize Phamplet sent to Comet customers!. 11/14/05 Added Comet Promo Car Added a Comet Promo Car given away by dealers 11/09/05 Added Comet Logo Print Block Added a Comet logo print block. Craziest memorabilia yet!. 10/20/05 Added April 61 CARS Magazine Added a CARS magazine with a Comet restyle article. 10/20/05 Added SOHIO Service Digest Added a 3rd party service digest for 1961 cars. 10/13/05 Added Colth Samples Added a sample card of Comet cloth samples. 10/13/05 Added 50 Car Give Away Added 50 car give away dealer phamplet 10/13/05 Added Promo Model Paper Added the papers and stickers that came with the dealer promo models! 10/07/05 Added 2 New Models to my Wanted List Another company made a Comet model other than AMT and a Comet Wagon model! 10/07/05 Added Last A&W Cruise of 2005 Sorry to see 2005 Cruise Season Go. 10/01/05 Added Foxcraft Skirt Ad Added an ad for Foxcraft fender skirts. 9/26/05 Added Gas Cap Restore Added a picture of my restored gas cap. 9/26/05 Added FoMoCo Decals to Engine Compartment Added some decals to the engine compartment to make it more origional. 9/19/05 Added Motor Life Added the magazine Motor Life for November 1960.!. 9/17/05 Added X-Ray Booklet Added a Rambler booklet that compares 1961 compact cars, including Comet!. 9/17/05 Added Stock Holders Booklet Added stock holders booklet that shows the 1961 Ford cars!. 9/17/05 Added New Motor Trends Added 4 new Motor Trend magazines for 1960 & 1961 with articles on the Comet!. 9/10/05 Added Tasca All Mustang Show Even though it was an all Mustang show they let our Comets in!! 9/09/05 Added Promo Page This page shows an example of a dealer promo model!. 9/09/05 Added Fender Skirts Fender skirts cleaned up and on the car!. 9/09/05 Added The September 6th A&W Cruise Night Two Comets back again! I think these cars like being parked next to each other! 8/21/05 Added Also Comet page This page has things other than cars named Comet. 8/13/05 Added clear red spark plug wires Made a set of clear red spark plug wires! Brings back fond memories of my Dad. 8/10/05 Added Transmission Codes for 62 I add 1962 Transmission codes to my Data Plate Decode thanks to Bud. 8/06/05 Added Carburetor I add a way to decode your Carburetor tag for 1959-1968 Comet/Lincoln/Mercury 8/06/05 Added The August 10th Tasca All Ford Show I actually took home a trophy from this show! My first! 8/06/05 Updated Engine Compartment Restoration Page Added re-painted valve cover pic and new radiator pic! 7/23/05 Added The K of C Antique Car Show This was my first judged car show!! 7/12/05 Added The July 12th A&W Cruise Night Two Comets in the same place! 7/10/05 Added Engine Compartment Restoration Page I added a engine compartment page restoration page! 7/10/05 Added Tire and Rim Restoration Page I added a tire restoration page! 7/10/05 Added FM converter I installed a FM converter in the car! 6/21/05 Added a wanted part to the Wanted Page The last part of the backup light kit I need is a little jumper wire. 6/21/05 Created New Old Style Plate I used to have a made up license plate on the welcome page. Now it is a 61 style Rhode Island plate. 6/16/05 Created New Site Logo The logo you see at the top of each page is a composite of a scan and touch up of the Comet logo from the back of a 1961 Comet Maintainence Manual and a decal for use on the top of the air cleaner. 6/9/05 Added Comet 1/24 Scale Model in Origional Sealed Box Added Comet toy, this time AMT Comet 1/24 Scale Model in Origional Sealed Box! 6/2/05 Added Anguplas Toy To Comet Toys Added Comet toy, this time made by Anguplas! 5/31/05 Added Link To FalconParts.com Added a page for FalconParts.com, great source for Comet parts too! 5/27/05 Added More Comet Toys Added a page for 1/86 scale EKO Comet and 1/86 scale cereal box prize Comet. 5/25/05 Added Backup Lights Part 3 Added a page for the pair of backup lights I found. 5/25/05 Added Seat Belts Added a page for the seat belts I am going to add to the car. 5/12/05 Added Comet Toys Added a page for Comet toys and my first toy a Comet model. 5/6/05 Added info on the Ford Lorain, Ohio Plant Information on the Fort Lorain, Ohio plant where a lot of our Comets were born.. 5/5/05 Added excerpt from a Bill Adams interview of chief Comet designer Robin B Jones Great insight into where the early Comet styling came from. 5/5/05 Added AM Radio Restoration Strange story of why my AM Radio didn't work since I owned the car. 5/4/05 Added National Automobile Show program that introduces the 61 Comet 1960 National Automobile Show 4/21/05 Added 2005 Rhode Island area Cruise Nights and Car Shows. 2005 Rhode Island area Cruise Nights and Car Shows 4/18/05 Added CARS magazine article on conveting your 144 engine to a 170. 144 to 170 Conversion Article 4/15/05 New personal Comet website added. While your looking at the new site, why don't you add your own! Personal Comet Links 4/14/05 Added a great Dealers Manual that has just about everything you wanted to know about the 1961 Comet Dealers Manual |
