i think the car should be both driven and in a museum aka give it to jay leno . he is a real enthusiast and take car of them, plus she has already met and showed it to him so ...

I agree with Someone, and in fact that's where I thought this story was going.

 

And TXMX, I'd take it if it was offered to me. Sure, it's not a '57 Bel Air or a '66 GTO, but it's still a classic and to me, pretty much any old car that is a survivor like that one is "cool". Yeah, you won't have little kids and women gawking at it, but car guys will be super impressed when they realize it's original condition with that mileage. And no, I wouldn't use it as a daily driver, but for an occasional car show or weekend toy, it'd be fun.

 

Also, a Comet has quite a few parts in common with the same year Mustang, (the Stang was actually based on the Falcon/Comet platform) so most mechanical parts will be readily available, and MUCH cheaper, than you'd think. For things other than body and interior, I'd be willing to bet you'd spend much more on parts for say a new Camry or Accord. And since that Comet is most likely sporting a small straight 6 and a 1 barrel carb, it's probably more fuel efficient than you'd imagine. But really, with a non-daily driven classic, who cares about fuel effiency??

In the world of sought after collectibles this vehicle ranks pretty much nowhere. However when the seemingly mundane and ordinary survives longer than all the other simliar types, it becomes special just by surviving and being a bit of a time capsule to those that are into that sort of thing. Slightly cool but not paricularly valuable. Drive it and enjoy it for what it is, a slice of life and times past.

PS, if Leno took possesion he would probably stuff a new GT500 engine in it.

My vote is museum somewhere.  I commend this lady for keeping the same car for nearly 50 years, and not being wasteful and just buying a new car every few years like everyone does.  Having said that, if my great grandparents offered me a car like this, I would probably politely decline.  I would rather buy my own new car and make my own history with it.  That's why I am taking so long to pick my next car, I want to pick right this time and not set foot in a car dealer again for a very long time.

I need to put on a flame proof suit for this, but I don't think there is anything special about a '64 Comet.  An older car like that will require special attention (i.e. expensive), parts are increasingly difficult to find, and it's not very fuel efficient.  I love older cars, but there are some that just aren't all that special.