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Mercury Capri is an automobile that has been marketed in North America by the Ford Lincoln Mercury Division from 1970 to 1994 The Capri was sold in the US as three cars significantly different in three decades, Capri 1971 74 years of model Capri II 1976 77 were Ford by Ford of Europe products captive imports in Germany they bear no badging brand and everyone was simply Capri February 1 Mercury Capri 1979 86 was a Ford Mustang style recreated in the United States, and 1991 final 94 was a convertible produced by Ford Australia.
The name after the Italian island of Capri dates back to the Lincoln Capri 1950 Ford Capri European was developed as a baby Mustang for this market, 2 door car with a short trunklid latest sedan and a long cover.
The Capri was built in Cologne, Germany, and was sold by Lincoln-Mercury dealers in North America European Capri was first sold in the US in April 1970, he was not wearing a Lincoln or identification Mercury brand 1 the only type available initially used the British in 1600 -CC Kent crossflow, with a price of less than 2,300 2-l 0 OHC I4 was introduced for model year 1971 71 2 0 liter Capris are particularly desirable because they have a 9 0 1 compression ratio was reduced to 8 2 1 1972 June 2-liter V6 Cologne was introduced at the end of the model year 1972.
In 1973, the Capri was redesigned for model year with a revised grille, the large taillights, grilles and revised rear quarter North American spec Capris received a brow at 5 mph federal loaded bumpers The visor chrome shocks was mounted in front of a steel pipe and fixed to the frame by damping linings revised received within seat, dashboard, steering wheel and the a new, different wiring harness has been used.
North American-spec 1974 capris adopted big, bumper federal mandated 5 mph front and rear of the car bumpers were covered in plastic body color 2nd 6 liter Cologne V6 was replaced by February 1 8 liters Cologne V6 with moldings revised both the engine block and heads.
The Capri was restyled sedan in 1974, and arrived in the US in 1975, but sold in North America as the first model in 1976 named Capri II, although in the world, it was generally known as the Capri Mk II Like its predecessor, it does not carry Lincoln or Mercury identification Brand engine 2 options were the two 3-liter 4-cylinder and Lima 2 8 liters Cologne V6 using the name Capri II followed the introduction of the Ford Mustang II in September 1973.
After the model year 1977, the Capri II was not imported from Europe in 1977 remaining Capris were sold in 1978 models More than half a million capris made in Germany were sold in North America from 1970 to 1978 From 1979 European Capri was replaced on the north American market by the chassis Fox Capri Capri European production continued for the European market until 1986.
At its peak, the Capri sales in North America were the highest for all import models except the Volkswagen Beetle These capris, now rare, are most sought for restoration because of their style of relative performance affordability.
Road and Track magazine on Capri 1970 1600 But the style and image, sells cars right and if this is true, then it is our opinion that Lincoln-Mercury has a real winner in Capri 4.
R T on February 1971 Capri 2000 Capri has much to recommend it is a solidly built car, sport compact and above all with the pleasure of the 2-liter engine to 5 lead.
R T on Capri 2600 V6 March 1972 Capri 2600 V6 is a great car, we'll bet Lincoln-Mercury dealers won t be able to get enough to meet demand 6.
RT on 2800 Capri V6 V6 Capri remains a very attractive sports car is solid as Mercedes, still compact and light in the context of 1974 barrier busters, fast, reasonably economical fuel, fast and precise handling to stop his engine and transmission are both sporty and refined, is not surprising Lincoln-Mercury sold nearly 120,000 of them in 1973 7.
RT Capri II February 8 V6 Again, we can report that the Capri V6 is an attractive car, competent and pleasant at a reasonable price it goes, stops and handles, it's well built and has a robust, European accurate character which makes it something special for Americans and Canadians in addition to all this, it's more practical car for its new sedan body quality, European car at a realistic price what more 8.
1976 77 JPS II Capri, Capri II S - black or white body with gold stripes, black chrome trim, gold and black wheels style steel and gold badging In Europe, the JPS Capri II celebrated the success of cigarettes John Player special Formula 1 team and emulated his black and gold livery in the United States, anti-smoking laws for cars were called Capri S II the interior received special seats and black door panels with cloth inserts Golden.
During this period, a version of the Ford Mustang was sold in Lincoln Mercury dealerships as the Mercury Capri, giving Mercury for the first time a pony car from the Mercury Cougar was migrated in 1974 to complete the Thunderbird Ford Capri was built on the Ford Fox platform that was used for the Mustang 1979-1993 with a 1994 series design change included Trim the base Capri, Capri Ghia, GS Capri, Capri RS and the Capri RS Turbo modified versions of the Capri, including 2- door convertibles are ASC McLaren were produced as an effort American Sunroof Company McLaren Automotive and the second generation 1 Capri Capri was the only model to be equipped with a V8 engine.
The Fox-based Mercury Capri was quite stable throughout its entire stroke He maintained his square front fairing and horizontal grid-bar with respect to the front slope and eggcrate Mustang grille and distinctive flared fenders The only major iteration arrived in 1983 with the addition of a hatchback inspired race with an aerodynamic rear window also made known the bubble back, a new rear bumper and taillights in 1984, the high performance RS Capri received a front air dam which continued until 1986 the powertrain and interior options closely matched that of the Mustang year to year there are differences, but they are usually minor.
The style of the rear window Bubbleback was also shared with stable small hatchback with two doors of Capri, called the Mercury LN7.
1981 83 Black Magic - Black cars with gold striping, gold wheels metric TRX and the head of a golden cat on each side of the front skirt The interior received special black seats with inserts code colored sand AY, with Recaro seats as an option in 1982 code TA and sports seats in 1983 HA option code Performance in 1981 and 1982 model years the black magic option can be ordered with the polar code 9D white paint but otherwise had the same appointment as external striping or black cars, gold wheels and gold cat TRX s heads ads for Black magic 9D magazine used the term White Lightning, but the package name was Black magic still 1983 model is extremely rare and the only black magic to get the back window of the compound.
1983 Crimson Cat - bright red Code 27 paint with gold stripes and wheels Cougar XR-7 TRX set this car apart Crimson Cat received black Performance sports seats with red inserts code KA.
1984 Charcoal Turbo RS - A Capri RS Turbo which was only available in silver outer bottom paint than coal with Gray Light friction moldings striped, Garret 60 lining turbocharger reinforced multiport EFI engine 4 packet cylinders Michelin TRX, 5 0 HO stabilizer bars, 1 March 45 limited slip rear axle, hood scoop, and orange and red lettering and striping sun roof and T Top were optional.
1984 86 ASC McLaren Coupes and Cabriolets - American Sunroof ASC Corporation, now known as American Specialty Cars converted capris in convertibles and hatchbacks improved standard they renamed Cut The Cut has been developed and improved with a number of updates suspension and visuals, including striping, built -In radar detector, ground effects, Hella fog lights, rear lights and headlight covers and honey comb wheels Campagnolo imported from Italy in 1984 cut 25 products were all painted midnight blue cut 1985-1986 150 produced in 1985 were either painted in blue and white in 1986, 115 fact, last year coupes customers had an even greater choice of colors, including dark gray smoke Raven Black , join the white Oxford and Midnight Blue and metallic silver.
Cups were equipped with camshaft Motorsport Ford B303, 9 creating a lot more power than the 200 hp rating 149 kilowatts 210 hp 157 kW standard 5 0 engines more, all cuts were shod with BF Goodrich Comp TA radials 225 50 15 low profile size of these tires, as opposed to the 5 standard 0L Capri 225 60 15 raised the effective gear ratio of AUC McLaren Cup 3 08 1 to about 3 35 1 these are the most automobiles rapid produced by Ford in 1985 and 1986 with zero to sixty time and less than six seconds and quarter mile times in the mid-range 13 seconds.
Convertibles were a lot more involved project This required the redesign of the construction of the car unit and the manufacture of a rear deck lid replacement soil reinforcements quarter panel ceilings, and a cargo cover windshield that has been raked back an additional 10 degrees they received manual soft top that is housed in the area once designated for the rear seats ASC McLaren convertibles use a smaller higher than the Mustang convertible that is unique to this car, like seals, caulking, windshield moldings, etc. Only 557 convertibles were built during its production run from 1984 to 1986 10.
1985 Motorsport Mercury Capri - Built as cars rhythm replicas to commemorate Mercury Motorcity 100, the Trans Am racing series race during the fourth year of the weekend Grand Detroit Price They have also been modified by the ASC McLaren for mercury and are highly sought after for their racing heritage low production of 55 total units replica 50 s, 4 Car track 1 prototype.
This particular generation was successful in winning the 1984-1985 Trans Am series championship with a V8 engine spare Mercury Capri 5 0L was the car used by the Jack Rousch team with Wally Dallenbach Jr. Lead to win the 1985 Sport Car Club of America SCCA Trans AM Championship in 1985.
1982-1983 Ford Mustang Coupe, the version of the Mexican market.
In Mexico, the Ford Mustang received a hybrid appearance from 1981 to 1984, using body parts Mercury Capri All these Mustangs early in the model year received Capri taillights, while 1982 and 1983 were the before Capri and Capri 1983-1986 bubble glass trap was also used.
Ford Australia has produced a Mazda MX-5 rival named the Ford Capri 1989, which, ironically, was based on many Mazda 323 mechanics from model year 1991 the car was sold in North America as the Mercury Capri the car was sold until 1994 model year with minimal changes of 1994 models get a minor update aesthetic that included new bumpers front and rear, and the rear lights the XR2 also came standard with a independent rear suspension, and offers enhanced front and rear stabilizer bars.
Ford sought to import Australian convertible in response to Mazda Miata, which requires the addition of a driver airbag for the US market Capri presented four seats - if the rear seats were unusable except by small children - a high storage locked and double locked down rear seat that has the trunk accessible inside when the top is popular options included a hard top citation needed removable.
Two versions have been proposed for all base and XR2 model years The base model featured a Mazda 1 6L DOHC 4-cylinder rated at 100 hp 75 kW XR2 introduced a turbocharged version 1 6L engine rated at 132 hp 98 kilowatts Both base model and XR2 had a 5-speed manual transmission standard; a 4-speed automatic is optional only for the basic model.
Mercury Capri, Mercury Capri, sold in North America.