In 1976, Randy Honkala turned 18 and bought his first car. Who’s Randy Honkala? I’ll tell you in a minute, but in 1976, he was the proud owner of a six-year-old automobile built by Ford Motor Company.

The Cyclone, part of the Comet lineup, underwent several big changes in 1966, starting with the redesigned body and the longer wheelbase. The Comet lineup included three versions: Caliente, Cyclone, ...

Once planned by Ford Motor Co. as a compact model in the Edsel line, the new Comet was introduced instead as the Mercury version of the Ford Falcon economy car. By 1966, however, the Comet had moved ...