Welcome to Down On The Street, where we admire old vehicles found parked on the streets of the Island That Rust Forgot: Alameda, California. Today we're going to head over to the former Naval Air ...

Caliente is the Spanish word for hot, but there was a time when it was a trim in the now defunct’s Mercury brand. It is a word made famous back in the 1960s and 1970s by the Comet, one of the ...

Mercury's Comet was the Falcon's corporate competition during the '60s, only more upscale. When you sit a '65 Falcon and Comet side by side, these cars have similar features, including the same ...

In 1974, when I turned 16, I was able to buy a 1965 Mercury Comet at what was a very advantageous price from my grandfather’s used car lot. It was a 4-door sedan, painted a metallic blue/green, had ...

The classic 60s Ford Mustang gets all the love. Even other models from Lincoln and Mercury that might use components borrowed from the Mustang don't receive nearly as much attention. This 1965 Mercury ...

Thirty-five years of age is a bit late to get into the hot rodding game, but there's no doubt that Josh Martin is a real-deal car guy. No, he doesn't have the requisite yard full of decrepit jalopies, ...

In the spring of 1965, while the rest of the world was swooning for the Mustang, Don Watson was planning his own hot rod. Don's brother-in-law at the time, George Pils, had just ordered an oddball ...

Having had a history with muscled Corvettes and Camaros, Dave LeVere hadn't considered owning a Mercury Comet. However, his performance horizons broadened in 2006 while seeking a classic car to keep ...

Thirty-four years ago, baby boomers were invited to come aboard the "Love Train" by the O'Jays-a popular two-minute-and-59-second tune that got us hitting the dance floor in great numbers during the ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. The 1966 Comet Caliente was the third generation Comet and included vertically stacked quad headlamps. Our Comet wasn’t ...