![]() These examples all took place when home computers, digital newspapers, cell phones and hundreds of television stations just didn’t exist. Theodore (TJ) Aeckerle, Clyde, New YorkĪ: Well TJ, I admit not only do I remember that Mercury Comet high-speed endurance test, I will also add a few other ways the car companies utilized extraordinary tests to increase floor traffic. I really enjoy your articles and look forward to them every week in the Wayne County Times. Do you remember these ad campaigns and could you maybe find an ad of this Comet test? ![]() I’m 82-years-old now and my memory is a little rusty. I remember these type of events going on but don’t recall ever seeing the ads for this Comet 100,000-mile run in print. During the 100,000-mile run, they would run wide open at over 100 mph and would only stop to change drivers, get gasoline or change oil. Ray told me he took part in a 100,000-mile non-stop reliability test at Daytona International Speedway for an endurance promotion campaign for the Mercury Comet. Q: Greg in early 1963, I talked to a buddy of mine and a race driver by the name of Ray Murray.
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