1976 Mercury Capri Hatchback 2-door 2.8l on 2040-cars
Kingston, New York, United States
Body Type:Coupe
Engine:V-6
Vehicle Title:Clear
Fuel Type:GAS
For Sale By:Private Seller
Interior Color: Black
Make: Mercury
Number of Cylinders: 6
Model: Capri
Trim: hatchback
Drive Type: Rear wheel Drive
Options: Sunroof
Mileage: 76,000
Power Options: Power Seats
Sub Model: hatchback
Exterior Color: RedOrange
1976 Mercury Capri. Interesting Capri. Saw limited time as an Ice Racer #42, The Spanish Red Racer" with AMEC but the RWD was not the best for racing on ice with all other carshaving front wheel drive. Retired in 2007. Great interior seats and has the fold down rear seats like a fastback Mustang. Custom Steering wheel. Needs a good paint job. V-6 2.8 has a mild cam, Offenhauser intake and a Holley carb. Headers and dual exhaust. Also has a five core custom radiator so would not overheat when racing. Standard shift with four speed Ford transmission. Extremely quick and can top 100 miles per hour. Comes with a choice of wheels. Either the 13 " American racing wheels with radial tires or the 13 " MOMOs with Bridgestone/Firestone snow sponge tires. Your choice. Starts and drives very nice. Power steering rebuilt in Florida and new reverse gear in transmission. Some rust but nothing major as it is a sound car. Original spare wheel and tire. Had a vinyl top at one time but that has been removed. Also factory sun roof in working order. Registered and inspected in New York. Good luck bidding, Seller Adding two photos from 2007 at Algonquin Lake in Wells, NY with #42 Steet Legal Unstudded( SLU) with Bridgestone/Firestone Tires.
On Oct-07-13 at 16:24:41 PDT, seller added the following information: Adding a few notes to answer questions from inquirers. VIN # 97735001984. Title Massachusetts Sept. 2000 Mileage :52,223 Hope this will assist, Thanks Seller On Oct-07-13 at 16:32:37 PDT, seller added the following information: Ignore "Adding a few notes" and additional info as was for a1973 Saab also listed and made a mistake adding info to wrong listing, Thanks and sorry Seller |
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