Ford does not build many cars like the Ford Comète: a 2-door coupé / 2-door cabriolet / (only 2 produced) with 2,158 , built from 1951 to 1954 at the height of the post-war boom.
The background
The Ford Comète (later known as the Simca Comète) is a car that was built between 1951 and 1954 in France by Ford SAF. Intended as the luxury model in the range, the Comète's bodywork was built by FACEL, who later produced the better-known Facel Vega luxury cars under their own name.
The original engine was a 2.2 L V8 produced by Ford SAF of French design, also used in the Ford Vedette, with a Pont-à-Mousson 4-speed manual transmission fitted. The original model had a single horizontal bar across the grille with a chromed shield or bullet in the centre, somewhat similar to contemporary Studebaker products, among others, with steel wheels and chromed hubcaps.
The engineering
Under the skin sits 2,158 other versions carried different engines, listed in the specification table below. Kerb weight is 1290 kg. The gearbox is a 4-speed manual. The layout matters: a front engine drives the rear wheels, the classic proportion — long bonnet, cabin set back — that most people picture when they picture a sports saloon or a grand tourer. These are manufacturer figures carried by Wikipedia and Wikidata, not road-test measurements.
Where it sits
Where it sits in Ford's history is not in doubt: it was built at Poissy, Yvelines (Poissy Plant), France. On a showroom list of its day it stood against the Toyota Land Cruiser, the Cadillac Eldorado, the Chevrolet Bel Air. Its Ford stablemates include the Ford 021C and the Ford Escort.
The money
There is no federal ownership record for the Ford Comète — it predates the complaint database or was never sold in the United States — so MotorJury publishes no running-cost figure for it. For a car of this age the price is set by the collector market and the condition of the individual example, not by a formula.