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1984 Mercury Capri Turbo RS
Radwood SoCal 2021
Quite a rare muscle car
#mercury#Mercury Capri RS#Ford#foxbody#Radwood#radwood SoCal 2021#American cars#1980s cars#automobile#automation#automotive#car photography#muscle cars#transportation#classic cars#Ford Mustang
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Definite davecore, my dream car right here
(I may also be the one who has shot the photo)
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These Mercury Capri Special Editions Offer An Alternative To Mustangs - Barry Kluczyk @Hemmings
5.0 performance came in more than one flavor
t’s commonly known that the 1979-’86 Mercury Capri was the corporate kissing cousin of the Fox-body Mustang, offered strictly as a three-door hatchback. Throughout its run, a number of uniquely trimmed special-edition Capri models were offered, including the Black Magic and Crimson Cat packages and the Turbo RS, which featured the same non-intercooled…
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#10 of the greatest NASCAR homologation specials#Alternative To Mustangs#Barry Kluczyk#Capri#Hemmings#mercury#Mercury Capri Special Editions
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Four-speed 1982 Mercury Capri RS 5.0 for auction on Hemmings.com.
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Mercury Capri RS 5.0 T-Roof, 1983. Mercury’s targa-roof version of the third generation Mustang. The Capri was discontinued in 1986 but reappeared in 1991 in the form of an Australian-made 2-seat convertible based on the Mazda 323
#Mercury#Mercury Capri#Mercury Capri RS 5.0 T-Roof#T-roof#targa#1983#1980s#Ford Mustang#Capri#dead brands#open roof
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Starring: Mercury Capri RS
By Jacob Frey 4A
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Slay Ride: Please welcome “Jett” to the BikeBound family — 1985 Mercury Capri RS 5.0.
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The first #MercuryCapri was actually just the German-built Ford Capri with some light alterations - the #Mercury label was never actually seen on the cars, imported from 1970-1977 (with a few leftovers sold in 1978). U.S. Capri sales, strong early on, cooled in 1974 as exchange rates pushed up its price and the very popular Mustang II - similar on paper but not in dynamics - stole its market. Ford began working on a domestic replacement for both cars that same year. For cost reasons, the two cars would ride the new “Fox” platform developed for the Fairmont. Prototypes for the 1979 Mustang ran the gamut from ultra-sleek fastbacks to very upright, formal-look cars that informed the later (U.S.) Ford Granada Mk2 and others. The prototype that won the day was done under Jack Telnack (from a sketch by Fritz Mayhew), recently returned to Detroit from a stint at Ford of Europe. Both a notchback and a hatchback/fastback were developed to customer clinic feedback, though the hatch required personal lobbying of Ford’s financiers and Henry Ford II on Telnack’s part. HFII was not a fan of swept-back front ends, hatches, or wedge shapes, had to be cajoled into approving it. Mercury’s version, perhaps more in line with HFII’s tastes, followed. It came only as a hatch with a more upright front end and lightly flared, boxed fenders reminiscent of contemporary Silhouette racers, but using the basic Mustang pieces. The new North-America-only Capri did well in 1979 (110K sold) but sales slackened considerably after that (36K in 1982) despite a plethora of special editions and incentives. In hopes of revival the Capri got a big refresh in 1983 - mostly confined to the rear of the car, which got a new “bubble back” hatch and a sloped rear end, a look echoed on the smaller Mercury LN7 coupe. The style update didn’t help, although the car got better and better. The top-spec was the RS 5.0, although aftermarket converter ASC offered rarer and even faster convertible and performance conversions (the ASC-McLaren Capri). 1986 was the Fox Capri’s final year, and this RS one of the last built and fastest, with a 210-hp 5.0 with sequential fuel injection. Just 18K ‘86 Capris were made. https://www.instagram.com/p/CErq0cBlske/?igshid=1a7q1r9tcf1z4
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1983 Mercury Capri RS 5.0
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Mercury Capri RS 1985
#mercury#capri#mercury capri#coupe#cars#coches#coche#car#auto#carro#1985#USA#United States#Estados Unidos
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What do you guys think are the most popular project car platforms right now? via /r/cars
What do you guys think are the most popular project car platforms right now?
Just curious as to what project car platforms you guys think are the most popular. I'm currently in the Fox Body club with a 1983 Mercury Capri RS. I'd say for the most part it's a good beginner project as most things are easy to work on. I've definitely learned a lot about cars since owning it though!
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From the lost era of downsized American performance comes a low-mileage 1979 Mercury Capri RS Turbo - Daniel Strohl @Hemmings
From the lost era of downsized American performance comes a low-mileage 1979 Mercury Capri RS Turbo – Daniel Strohl @Hemmings
Of course, I’m partial to the late Seventies American performance hatches, which seem to have largely gone overlooked in the fervor to embrace Eighties and Nineties cars as the next wave of collectibles.
These were the cars that showed how Wangers-era sticker packages didn’t have to be all-show-and-no-go and how performance cars didn’t need to be overwrought, overtestosteroned sledgehammers.…
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1986 Mercury Capri RS 5.0 litre Growing up in the '80s was really cool for a car guy, such as myself. I read any car magazines I could get my hands on, sucking up as much knowledge as I my brain could. One of my favorite all time sports cars was a 1986 Mercury Capri RS 5.0, which was the last year for the Mercury Capri second generation. I was only about 14 years old and actually had a poster of the car in my bedroom. It has been 33 years since the Capri and Mustang shared the Fox body platform. They additionally shared an inexpensivep 5.0 litre Ford Windsor with EFI, rated as 200 horsepower. These engines, in continuous use since the 1960s by Ford, are bombproof and allow for easy horsepower with bolt-on parts, for inexpensive. It came with both an automatic transmission as well as a *manual transmission*. The Capri tips the.scales at 3000 pounds. With a tuned suspension, the Capri was a quick, well-handling car that gave even the European elite cars a run for their money, all for a $12,000 sticker price when new.. Note: When these cars sold in 1986, had a MSRP of $12,000. Current average used prices currently are also about $12,000. The 1986 Mercury Capri RS 5.0 looks 100% better than the Fox body Mustang. Additionally, these 33; year old cars still look relevant today a ' Capri was parked next to a '86 Mustang, most people would likely to think both were Mustangs, though they would likely to go on to think the Capri had the best front profile. Pros: manual transmission, Windsor is a good platform to build on, front end looks better than Mustang front Cons: engine is only 200 HP, most people would think you were in a Mustang, hard to find one to buy https://www.instagram.com/p/B_K3me6AKf4/?igshid=1nbx1uxy430u4
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Chevrolet Camaro vs. Ford Mustang: The All-Time MotorTrend Winner
You don’t need me to tell you that the Chevrolet Camaro and Ford Mustang rivalry is the stuff of legend. When the Mustang burst onto the scene in 1964 it created the pony car—essentially a smaller, more-nimble muscle car. Ford’s rivals couldn’t fire back fast enough.
While many pony car rivals have come and gone, the biggest Mustang challenger is undoubtedly the Chevrolet Camaro, which first went on sale in 1967. The moment we got our hands on a fifth-generation Camaro, we immediately put it up against the Mustang in a head to head battle. We weren’t the only ones; in sales, on racetracks, and on the streets across the country, the Mustang and Camaro have been trading blows since the late 1960s.
With the 2019 Camaro SS and 2019 Mustang GT convertibles in for another round of the never-ending fight, we dug through the MotorTrend achieves to tally up the results from more than 50 years of comparison tests to see which car currently has the lead. Here’s how it shook out:
May 1967: Chevrolet Camaro vs. Ford Mustang vs. Plymouth Barracuda (full-lineup)
Much to my dismay, we didn’t always pick a comparison test winner back in the day. Sadly, this is the first of five “ties” in MT history between the Mustang and Camaro. For what it’s worth, we seemed to like the way the Camaro drove most. Winner: Tie
January 1968: AMC Javelin vs. Chevrolet Camaro vs. Ford Mustang vs. Mercury Cougar vs. Plymouth Barracuda vs. Pontiac Firebird (full-lineup)
Sigh. Another tie, though we seemed to like to drive the Camaro more than the Mustang again. Winner: Tie
October 1971: AMC Javelin vs. Chevrolet Camaro vs. Ford Mustang vs. Plymouth Barracuda (base V-8s)
The first winner of a Mustang-Camaro shootout was the Ford. We picked it because, in an era where pony cars were becoming muscle cars, the Mustang most lived up to the segment’s origins. Winner: Mustang
March 1979: Chevrolet Camaro Z28 vs. Ford Mustang Cobra
In the Fox Body Ford’s first outing it lost to the older Camaro Z28 because the Chevy was quicker and more comfortable, despite being more expensive. Winner: Camaro
May 1982: Chevrolet Camaro Z28 vs. Ford Mustang 302 GT
This would be the F-Body Camaro’s first of many wins over the Mustang. We liked the Ford’s comfort and powertrain, but found the Camaro’s cornering ability and visual appeal hard to ignore. Winner: Camaro
July 1983: Chevrolet Camaro Z28 vs. Dodge Daytona Turbo Z vs. Ford Mustang GT vs. Mercury Capri RS
Another tie, though we did seem to prefer the Camaro’s performance abilities. Winner: Tie
July 1985: Chevrolet Camaro IROC-Z vs. Ford Mustang SVO
We picked the Ford. How could you not be smitten by its high-revving little turbo-four? Winner: Mustang
January 1988: Chevrolet Camaro IROC-Z vs. Ford Mustang GT vs. Pontiac Firebird Formula
Another tie, this comparison matched the Mustang and Camaro up against a Firebird, too. Winner: Tie
July 1990: Chevrolet Camaro RS vs. Ford Mustang LX
We wimped out on picking a winner again, but we really seemed to dig the Mustang LX’s old school muscle car appeal. Winner: Tie
September 1990: Chevrolet Beretta GTZ vs. Chevrolet Camaro Z28 vs. Chevrolet Corvette vs. Eagle Talon TSi AWD vs. Dodge Stealth R/T vs. Ford Mustang LX vs. Ford Probe GT vs. Ford Thunderbird SC vs. Mazda MX-6 GT vs. Mazda RX-7 Turbo II vs. Mercury Capri XR2 Turbo vs. Mitsubishi Eclipse GSX vs. Nissan 300ZX Turbo vs. Oldsmobile Cutlass Calais Quad 442 vs. Pontiac Firebird Formula vs. Pontiac Grand Am SE Quad 4 vs. Pontiac Sunbird Turbo vs. Plymouth Laser RS Turbo vs. Toyota Celica All-Trac Turbo vs. Toyota MR2 Turbo
In this massive bang-for-your buck performance test, we picked the Toyota MR2 Turbo for first. Our runner up, though, was the Camaro. The Ford was fourth overall, behind the Firebird. We’ll call this a Chevy victory. Winner: Camaro (second overall)
February 1993: Chevrolet Camaro Z28 vs. Ford Mustang Cobra
Though the Mustang was comfortable, we said the Camaro was faster, drove better, and looked cooler. This was an easy Chevy win. Winner: Camaro
August 1994: Acura Integra GSR vs. BMW 325i vs. Chevrolet Camaro Z28 vs. Chevrolet Corvette vs. Eagle Talon TSi vs. Ford Mustang GT vs. Ford Probe GT vs. Honda Civic del Sol VTEC vs. Honda Prelude VTEC vs. Mazda MX-6 LS vs. Mazda RX-7 R2 vs. Mitsubishi Eclipse GS-T vs. Nissan Sentra SE-R vs. Toyota MR2 Turbo vs. Toyota Supra Turbo vs. Volkswagen Corrado SLC
Despite tough company, the Camaro won first-overall in this bang-for-your-buck performance comparo. Winner: Camaro
August 1995: Chevrolet Camaro 3800 vs. Ford Mustang 3.8
In this V-6 shootout, we preferred the F-Body Camaro’s overall performance to the Ford’s again. Winner: Camaro
October 1995: Chevrolet Camaro Z28 vs. Ford Mustang Cobra SVT
We loved the New Edge Mustang Cobra’s performance, but not enough to overlook its steep price tag over the nearly-as-good Camaro. Winner: Camaro
February 1998: Chevrolet Camaro Z28 vs. Ford SVT Mustang Cobra vs. Pontiac Firebird Formula
Price no object, we said, we’d take the Mustang Cobra over the F-Bodies because of the Mustang’s higher levels of refinement. Winner: Mustang
December 2001: Chevrolet Camaro SS vs. Ford SVT Mustang Cobra
With the Camaro going out of production in 2002, this was the final matchup for almost a decade. The Mustang Cobra, thanks in part to its independent rear suspension, won here. Winner: Mustang
March 2009: Chevrolet Camaro SS vs. Dodge Challenger R/T vs. Ford Mustang GT
Eight years passed before our next pony car shootout, and while Chevy (and Dodge) spent that time developing the Camaro and Challenger, Ford didn’t take its foot off the gas on the Mustang. Nevertheless, the old 4.6-liter V-8-powered Mustang just lost the edge here to the more powerful Camaro. Winner: Camaro
July 2009: Chevrolet Camaro SS vs. Ford Shelby GT500
Ford fans were pissed when the 315-hp Mustang GT lost to the 426-hp Camaro SS a few months prior, and so we redid the comparison to see if the 540-horse Shelby GT500 Mustang would change things. Although the Camaro SS could hang with the Shelby in a straight line, the Ford snuck off with the win. Winner: Mustang
April 2010: Chevrolet Camaro SS vs. Dodge Challenger SRT8 vs. Ford Mustang GT
A year later, with a new 5.0-liter Coyote V-8 in tow, the Mustang GT would exact revenge on the Camaro SS and the new Challenger SRT8. Winner: Mustang
December 2010: Chevrolet Camaro vs. Dodge Challenger vs. Ford Mustang vs. Hyundai Genesis Coupe (V-6 shootout)
Turns out that the heavy Camaro and Challenger weren’t any better with smaller engines. Another victory for the Ford. Winner: Mustang
January 2011: Chevrolet Camaro SS Convertible vs. Ford Mustang GT Convertible
In this rainy drop-top Camaro-Mustang shootout the 5.0-powered Ford helped the Mustang continue its dominance. Winner: Mustang
January 2012: Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 vs. Ford Mustang Boss 302 Laguna Seca
By 2012 Chevy figured out to manage the Camaro’s weight issue, and the resulting supercharged ZL1 just beat out the nearly-as-fantastic Mustang Boss 302 Laguna Seca. Winner: Camaro
June 2012: Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 vs. Ford Shelby GT500
Despite singlehandedly starting the horsepower wars with its 662-hp supercharged V-8, the new Shelby Mustang wasn’t able to knock the mighty Camaro ZL1 off balance. Winner: Camaro
January 2013: Chevrolet Camaro SS 1LE vs. Ford Mustang GT Track Pack
A similar story here; the Camaro SS 1LE was again the better balanced pony car, especially on winding roads. Winner: Camaro
October 2014: Chevrolet Camaro SS 1LE vs. Dodge Challenger R/T Scat Pack vs. Ford Mustang GT Performance Package
The first of the sixth-generation Mustangs still couldn’t beat back the exceptionally-well-balanced fifth-gen Camaro SS 1LE in this shootout. The Mustang finished a close second. Winner: Camaro
November 2015: Chevrolet Camaro SS vs. Ford Mustang GT Performance Pack
In the first sixth-gen Camaro-Mustang shootout, the Camaro dazzled us with its smaller size, lower curb weight, exceptional balance, and monstrous engine. The car would go on to win Car of the Year after beating the Mustang in this test. Winner: Camaro
December 2015: Chevrolet Camaro Z/28 vs. Ford Shelby GT350R
Armed with a new flat-plane crank V-8 among other track goodies, the current-generation Mustang got its first comparo win against one of the greatest Camaros ever made, the Best Driver’s Car-winning Camaro Z/28. Winner: Mustang
June 2016: Chevrolet Camaro RS vs. Ford Mustang EcoBoost
Four-cylinder Mustangs are something special. The EcoBoost-powered Ford skated away fairly easily in this test. Winner: Mustang
November 2016: Acura NSX vs. Aston Martin V12 Vantage S vs. Audi R8 V10 Plus vs. BMW M4 GTS vs. Chevrolet Camaro SS 1LE vs. Dodge Viper ACR vs. Ford Shelby GT350R vs. Jaguar F-Type SVR vs. Mercedes-AMG GT S vs. McLaren 570S vs Nissan GT-R vs. Porsche 911 Carrera S
In this crowded Best Driver’s Car field the Mustang finished in second place behind the McLaren while the Camaro finished fourth. Winner: Mustang (second overall)
May 2017: Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 vs. Ford Shelby GT350R
The Shelby GT350R is one of those special cars where it seems like whatever you throw at it, the car beats it. Again, the Camaro ZL1 (in non-1LE form) lost out to the Shelby Mustang. Winner: Mustang
January 2018: Chevrolet Camaro SS 1LE vs. Ford Mustang GT Performance Package 1
Just like our November 2015 comparison test between the Camaro SS and Mustang GT, the Camaro SS, now with the 1LE track pack, was the better-balanced performance car than the Performance Pack 1-equipped Mustang GT. Winner: Camaro
May 2019: Chevrolet Camaro SS Convertible vs. Ford Mustang GT Convertible Performance Pack 1
It seems like bad weather follows us when we test convertible Camaros and Mustangs. At any rate, despite the Camaro’s superior limit-performance, the Mustang is the ragtop we’d want. Winner: Mustang
Overall Results:
Camaro: 14
Mustang: 13
Tie: 5
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