1962 Mercury Comet

Robert Warren
recent  |  interesting  |  random  |  favorites  |  contacts  |  sets  |  tags:  
1962 Mercury Comet
1962 Mercury Comet

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.

© All Rights Reserved
Taken on: June 5, 2011
Tags: Everybody's photos tagged with HDR HDR Everybody's photos tagged with cars cars Everybody's photos tagged with decay decay more » Everybody's photos tagged with abandoned abandoned Everybody's photos tagged with Edsel Edsel Everybody's photos tagged with Ford Ford Everybody's photos tagged with Mercury Mercury Everybody's photos tagged with Comet Comet « less
Sets appears in:   • Killarney / Georgian Bay    • Decaying cars    more » • HDR    « less
Groups appears in:   • Canon DSLR User Group    • Abandoned    more » • HDR    • Carmageddon    • Photomatix    • Quality HDR    • HDR NO HOLDS BARRED    • Pure HDR    • Constructive Criticism HDR    • Adobe Photoshop CS (all CS versions)    • HDR Unlimited    • HDR Extremes    • 1-2-3 Canon (post 1,comment on ANY 2, view 3)    • 1-2-3 HDR (Post 1 - Comment 2 - View 3)    • HDR ADDICTED    • Canada from Sea to Sea to Sea    • CBC Radio 3    • Decayed yet Hauntingly Beautiful    • I Love Abandonment! - NO people shots!    • DSLR Canon 30D    • HDR Club    • Historical and architectural gems    • HDR Pro    • Old Time People Movers    • PLANET EARTH OUR HOME    • Artistic HDR and Tonemapping    • Cars: Rusty & Abandoned    • HDR City...    • Mississauga Camera Club    • HDR Life (Post 1, Award 2)    • I am Canadian!    • the joys of HDR    • WONDERFUL WORLD OF HDR - ( POST 1 / AWARD 1 PLEASE )    • Canon EOS Digital Ontario    • COLORS IN YOUR EYES*** Post 1/ Award 1    • Henry's Photo Club    • HDR World Map, Geotagged HDRI Only!    • HDR - COLOUR SELECTION & MACRO Group    • PLANET EARTH IN HDR    • Great Photography in Action - photoExplode.com    « less
Camera: Canon EOS 30D, f/8.0, 1/50 sec, 70mm, ISO 400 (more info) (hide info)
Camera: Canon EOS 30D
Lens: EF70-200mm f/4L IS USM
Aperture: f/8.0
Exposure Time: 0.02 sec (1/50)
Focal Length: 70mm
ISO: 400
Color Space: Unknown (-1)
Software: Adobe Photoshop CS3 Macintosh
Show full info
Stats: 2,900 views / 11 comments