1971 Capri MkI

1971 Capri MkI in Zodiac, Movie, 2007

Class: Cars, Coupé — Model origin: — Made for: USA

02:34:36 Background vehicle

Author	Message
garco ◊ 2007-07-14 14:22	Seen 3 or 4 times as background car.
Buc84 ◊ 2007-07-14 19:44	In the US,it was sold as a Mercury.Everywhere else,it's a Ford.This would be a 1971-72 model.And you seldom see them anymore!!!
antp ◊ 2007-07-14 19:54	Sold by Mercury, not as Mercury
Buc84 ◊ 2007-07-14 20:50	antp wrote Sold by Mercury, not as Mercury Actually,you are correct.It was sold -by- Mercury as the Capri,but they always got titled & registered as a "Mercury Capri".The DMV's (never known for their actual intelligence ) did the same stunt 15 yrs later when they sold the Merkur/Scorpio(Ford Sierra)here?(almost always titled/tagged as a "Mercury Merkur" or a "Mercury Merkur Scorpio"??)I've even known of 1960's Opel Kadetts(then sold by Buick dealers)being titled as a "Buick Opel Kadett" (Though I seem to recall the same in reverse in Europe,example:"Ford Mercury Cougar")