differences from comet gt and regular comet?

Im sure its been asked but is there any difference between the comet and the comet gt other than the hood scoop and a few little chrome add ons?


supposing both a comet and a comet gt were side by side in the same over all good condition is there a real value difference between the two?

 

Ok I got this.....Comet = parts car.....Comet GT = better parts car!
Sorry couldn't help myself.

 

I would say, in my opinion, that a real Comet GT would be worth more than a standard Comet if all other things are equal.

 

Comet GT is faster.

 

Aside from the obvious hood scoop stripes and unique grille, the GT's also had no chrome drip rail--a subtle, yet easily verified difference. It's often overlooked when creating a GT 'clone'.

I would have to say that the GT (proven REAL via a Marti-Report or other documentation) would have to be worth more than a 2dr Comet, all else being equal.

Further to that, I would also have to say that if one considered value to be a function of rarity or the number of GT's ever made, the GT should theoretically be worth more than a Grabber. The total number of Comets ever made was only a small fraction of Maverick production, and the GT numbers are quite smaller than Grabbers, so I am still surprised that REAL Comet GT's aren't fetching bigger numbers. At the end of the day, they ARE more RARE...

My two-cents worth.

 

Paul, I have never heard of this. Very interesting! Do you or anyone have pictures of this?

 

I totally agree, Paul.

The list of cars with similar situations:
Camaro / Firebird
Torino / Cyclone
Mustang / Cougar
Fox Mustang / Fox Capri
Dodge Dart / Plymouth Valiant

 

I figure my GT clone is what should have been built, has bright drip rails & trim at belt line plus a Maverick duck tail spoiler... It's a lot like my '88 Turbo Coupe that I swapped a 5.0(now 331) into, the car Ford should have built... The TC guys all whine I ruined a rare car, yeah right, they built over 35,000(or 25% production of four T-Bird models)... I've had as much fun with the Bird since the swap as any vehicle I've owned, hoping I can say same for the Comet...

 

It's hard to find pictures that clearly show the body colour on the drip rail. Most pictures "look" like they have chrome, due to the high reflection on the drip rail.

This is blugene's 1972 Comet GT:

 

My 73 has the drip rail pieces. They are stainless..

 

Now my 72 has/had the wheel opening moldings but my 73 did not. I'm not sure if they were removed though. The screw holes are there.

 

Rare is such a fickle word though. There was an article in Car Craft years ago where they discussed rare and the fact that it does not always equate to value. One example they used was the 1969 Impala with the two barrel 396. Very few were made but they are not any more desirable than a small block car. Personally I could care less if mine was the real thing as I like to mess with them and make them what I want so it wouldn't be stock anyway.

 

'Rare' and 'Desirable' aren't synonyms either. And I made sure to say, based on numbers, that "Theoretically" the GT's should bring more money.

I guess we have to all look at what we'd do if we had two identical 2-door V8 Comets equally optioned and visibly identical, with the exception that we could only PROVE ONE was a REAL Comet GT. Assuming mileage was identical too, what would you ask (moneywise) for each of the two cars if you had to sell them. Would you ask a bit more for the REAL GT, or ask the same for both the Clone and the Real Deal? I think THAT was the OP's point.

 

Thanks Gene! Maybe it was just a 71-72 thing with the drip rail trim delete?

 

I once was out of my mind and was selling my 73 GT for $200 cash. Now I wouldn't sell it for less