Continuing with my series on decaying, abandoned cars.
This is a 1962 Mercury Comet, a car produced by the Mercury division of the Ford Motor Company from 1960–1969 and 1971-1977 — variously as either a compact or an intermediate car.
The Comet was based on the compact Ford Falcon and later the Ford Maverick. As a Mercury, early Comets received better grade interior trim than its relative, the Ford Falcon, and a slightly longer wheelbase.
Note all those protruding surfaces and edges: the hand brake, the door handle / window crank, the vent pulls and that oversized steering wheel - all sources of serious injury in a crash.
The Comet was originally planned as a Ford Edsel model. It was reassigned to Mercury dealerships after the demise of the Edsel brand.
3-shot handheld HDR; CS3, Photomatix Pro 4.1.
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