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◊ 2006-12-25 18:38 |
Isn't that the European-based one? Then it is just Capri, not Mercury Capri, which was another car. |
◊ 2006-12-25 19:20 |
Early no bears Ford name in USA,but were sold by Mercury Dealers'network(model of Seventies'end,1976 or 1977;not 1978,'cause by then share same coque with the 1979 Ford Mustang) |
◊ 2006-12-25 19:21 |
Sold by Lincoln-Mercury dealers, but the car didn't get the make of these dealers (like Opel that were sold by Buick dealers). |
◊ 2006-12-26 01:20 |
1974-77 Ford Capri Mk II 2.0 (in Europe), so was it just 'Capri' 2.0 - but they were known however as the Mercury Capri? |
◊ 2006-12-26 01:31 |
According to Wikipedia, they are wrongly known as Mercury Capri, the real name was just Capri. |
◊ 2006-12-26 10:44 |
Many world car annuals of my collection enlist them for USA into Mercury range;now discover that they were badged only Capri,like a Brand,not a name into Ford trust |
◊ 2006-12-26 12:06 |
Here, when we speak about a sixties and seventies Opel Kadett or GT, we refer to it as a Buick-Opel. Even if the car didn't get a Buick badge, it was advertized by Buick as Buick's Opel just like other cars were advertized as Buick's GS 455... see: ![]() The Lincoln-Mercury dealers didn't associate the german Capri's name with Mercury but when the second generation, Mustang-based Capri was introduced, it was badged as a Mercury. That's why the German model is often called a Mercury. |
◊ 2006-12-26 13:56 |
[quote=philr The Lincoln-Mercury dealers didn't associate the german Capri's name with Mercury but when the second generation, Mustang-based Capri was introduced, it was badged as a Mercury. That's why the German model is often called a Mercury. [/quote] Agree with you -- Last edit: 2006-12-26 13:57:14 |
◊ 2010-12-28 13:51 |
Is that 1973 or later? ![]() |
◊ 2010-12-28 22:11 |
1974-76 ![]() |
◊ 2010-12-28 22:19 |
Capri II was only model years 1976-78 in the US. There were no 1975 Capris. |