As I recall; they were sold as Mercurys down here.
I agree!
My friend's husband still has his! We drove it to Colorado to ski one time and in western Kansas in the middle of the night, we had to push it to pop the clutch to restart it. Dead tired by the time we got to the slopes.
As I recall; they were sold as Mercurys down here.
Originally Posted by PrairieSpyder
I agree!
My friend's husband still has his! We drove it to Colorado to ski one time and in western Kansas in the middle of the night, we had to push it to pop the clutch to restart it. Dead tired by the time we got to the slopes.
Yes, it depended on where they were sold but were the same car. Then there were the Capri II models which were the same as the Mustang models but for some cosmetic differences.
I took my drivers test on my Mom's '58 Edsel (passed the first time). My first car was a '60 Ford Fairlane, that I received as partial payment for working on my Uncle's farm that summer. I then bought a '67 Mustang fastback from another Uncle (wish I still had that one). Next, I had a '74 Lincoln Mercury Capri V6, loved that little car. I've also had an '85 Dodge Daytona 2x2 turbo. Dale
This was my favorite of the cars I have owned. 'Cuda.jpg My '65 Impala SS was a close second. Factory 300hp 327 with a 4 speed Muncie.
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Not one of your "main stream" cars. Mopars etc were a dime a dozen. Nice but plentiful.
Not exactly from my youth but not common either. Ford Capri V6
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Teacher at school had one and I loved that car. I got the new body style and it wasn't the same. Traded it for my Duster and then a custom RX7 with an engine build by a guy that built them for Roger Mandeville who raced for Mazda.
Had a long list of toys including my '72 Duster, '72 Triumph TR6, '79 Fiat x 1/9, custom built '79 RX7. The Triumph was probably a favorite and more of an accomplishment as I did a ground up rebuild in an apartment parking lot while an airman stationed at MacDill. The first photo was after some guys from the lab came over and helped lift the body off the frame and put it on 4X4's and the second was after it was back together and I was driving it. Took it all the way to painting but never did. Knew that would be it's best shape and time to sell and I didn't want to.
this looks a lot like my 1948 Chevy Fleetmaster Convertible. GMC truck engine bored and stroked to 301,36 chev transmission,3 deuces on a home made manifold, it was hot for the day. The color is close. Iridescent Plum from a 1956 Dodge. 1948 Chev.jpg
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I was living in the little town of Mahopac in '69-70 and test drove one of these with the 390 go-pak and 4-speed stick. Wanted to buy it in the worst way but a two-hour commute to White Plains every day killed that. The gas bill would have been way too much even in those "good old" days.
Interestingly, you can still find cherry AMX's and Javelin's fairly cheap. When I bought my Spyder it was a decision between a restored '70 AMX and the Spyder.
Had a long list of toys including my '72 Duster, '72 Triumph TR6, '79 Fiat x 1/9, custom built '79 RX7. The Triumph was probably a favorite and more of an accomplishment as I did a ground up rebuild in an apartment parking lot while an airman stationed at MacDill. The first photo was after some guys from the lab came over and helped lift the body off the frame and put it on 4X4's and the second was after it was back together and I was driving it. Took it all the way to painting but never did. Knew that would be it's best shape and time to sell and I didn't want to.
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I had a 70 tr6
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Had a long list of toys including my '72 Duster, '72 Triumph TR6, '79 Fiat x 1/9, custom built '79 RX7. The Triumph was probably a favorite and more of an accomplishment as I did a ground up rebuild in an apartment parking lot while an airman stationed at MacDill. The first photo was after some guys from the lab came over and helped lift the body off the frame and put it on 4X4's and the second was after it was back together and I was driving it. Took it all the way to painting but never did. Knew that would be it's best shape and time to sell and I didn't want to.
CJ JAX
I owned a '63 TR3 (rare B version) and several years later a '71 TR6. Wish I still had both of them now.
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Traded it for my Duster and then a custom RX7 with an engine build by a guy that built them for Roger Mandeville who raced for Mazda.
