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1976 Mercury Capri Base Coupe 2-door 2.8l on 2040-cars

Year:1976 Mileage:98000
Location:

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States
Advertising:

Condition: Fair, needs work.

Features: Adjustable Map Light

History: Second Owner - since 2005.

Shipping:  Will need to come pick up car (in Mount Pleasant, Washington DC)

Payment: Will accept Cash, Check, or possibly an online payment (must discuss in person - may require coverage of any transaction fees)

This is a posting for a 1976 Mercury (Ford) Capri II 2.8V6 manual 4-speed. It was once pretty common, but is now extremely rare.

Not to be confused with the giant boat of a ‘Caprice’, this is the ‘Sexy European’ (imported from Ford’s German factory): a lean 2-dr hatchback version of the Mustang for that year (which is why Ford sold it under the Mercury label - to try to cover more market appeal).

As featured in Prince of Petworth’s ‘Sweet City Ride’ find:

http://www.popville.com/2013/02/sweet-city-ride-ford-capri/


I am the second owner (it was garage kept for many years, then bought off an estate sale), and it has just under 100K on it - though I've driven it to Iowa and all over the East coast in the past 7 years.


I love this car, and don't want to sell it. So why am I selling it? Well, easy answer: I had two kids. We live in the city (DC), with no parking, no place to work on it, and no time left to do that even if I did. We're still a couple years or more from moving (and hopefully getting that garage I've been dreaming of) - so if it can find it a good home, I'm willing to (begrudgingly) wish it well.


The car needs a lot of work (starting with a leaking headgasket - so yes, real work), and shouldn't be considered by anyone who isn't either mechanically jazzed by the opportunity, or doesn't have the money to pay someone who is jazzed (and capable) to make this car the awesome vehicle it’s been waiting to be.

I will be very upfront about what needs to be done, and give you my contacts (parts are pretty hard to come by), but I will only entertain offers that make it worth parting with a car that is pretty kickass - and will be completely awesome once a little time and money go into restoring it (otherwise I'll just happily drag it along until I get that chance myself).


Thanks, let me know if you're interested.


- Vegas


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