What year Zephyr is this? March 09, 2008, 10:33:57 PM I found this the other day and want to find some info about it. Any help will be appreciated.Thanks, John Quote Selected
What year Zephyr is this? Reply #1 – March 09, 2008, 10:43:58 PM Can't tell exactly, but the body syle was around from 78-81. We raced that style car on dirt tracks back about 15 years ago. the fox chasis handled good on the dirt, but the car was just too heavy to keep up with the off brands (SBC in a properly built camaro... we had a overbuilt cage made of heavy-wall pipe... we were giving up close to 400 lbs...) It was always a lot of fun! That's were I got the love for the fox body cars!Is that a Zephyr (Mercury), or a Fairmont (Ford). I see the Futura name on the side, and I thought that only went with the Fairmont. Quote Selected
What year Zephyr is this? Reply #2 – March 09, 2008, 10:44:50 PM It's not a Zephyr :hick: It's a '78-83 Fairmont Futura. Don't know the exact year, but one of the box Fox guys will likely be able to... Quote Selected
What year Zephyr is this? Reply #3 – March 09, 2008, 10:51:04 PM Yeah that's a 'Mont alright! Zephyrs had horizontal bars on the tails and a thin-slatted waterfall grille. Same car tho really! :hick: Didn't really change much over the 4 years tho so yep as above could be '78-'81. Looks good though don't see any rust!!! Quote Selected
What year Zephyr is this? Reply #4 – March 09, 2008, 11:56:11 PM I think it's an 82. Its been 20 years since i saw one. Quote Selected
What year Zephyr is this? Reply #5 – March 10, 2008, 01:07:12 AM It's hard to tell exactly the year without a VIN or knowing what engine is in it. They all look almost identical. :hick: Quote Selected
What year Zephyr is this? Reply #6 – March 10, 2008, 01:57:34 AM 4 lug,, wonder what diff it has. Quote Selected
What year Zephyr is this? Reply #7 – March 10, 2008, 07:00:36 AM Quote from: jcassity;2084154 lug,, wonder what diff it has.7.5 Quote Selected
What year Zephyr is this? Reply #8 – March 10, 2008, 08:40:34 AM I owned several of those back in the late '80s(buy and sell)... From looking at the Motors Manual grill ID and what I remember, I belive it's a '82 or '83... the '78-'81 had a black out grill inside the checkers... Quote Selected
What year Zephyr is this? Reply #9 – March 10, 2008, 11:17:10 AM there should be a date stamped on the tail light.... Quote Selected
What year Zephyr is this? Reply #10 – March 10, 2008, 11:21:11 AM why not just open the drivers door and check the sticker? Quote Selected
What year Zephyr is this? Reply #11 – March 10, 2008, 11:35:31 AM Don't even have to open the door...you could look at the bottom of the outside driver's mirror to get the last two numbers of the model year stamped in the glass. Works in most cases, unless it has glass from a leftover previous year or early glass from the next year (or doesn't have the number there, sometimes it's only on the pass. side glass). At least it gets you within 2 model years though.The 'look on the taillight' trick used to work when car mfrs. changed them every year. That stopped in the mid-1970's for the most part. I've found that the mirror glass trick is much more accurate. Quote Selected
What year Zephyr is this? Reply #12 – March 10, 2008, 12:03:09 PM 99% chance its a 200 six with an auto. I think I can see a column shifter in there. Quote Selected
What year Zephyr is this? Reply #13 – March 10, 2008, 04:22:59 PM Quote from: ZondaC12;208395Yeah that's a 'Mont alright! Zephyrs had horizontal bars on the tails and a thin-slatted waterfall grille. Same car tho really! :hick: Didn't really change much over the 4 years tho so yep as above could be '78-'81. Looks good though don't see any rust!!!Thanks guys and sorry about the mistake:hick: :D . I was surprised that it was rust free which is why im interested in it. Can't look at it now as its a little ways away from my house but im going back in a couple of weeks and i'll see who owns it and if they want to sell it. Quote Selected
What year Zephyr is this? Reply #14 – March 10, 2008, 05:50:08 PM the 200 i-6 is a great engine imo. i had an 81 fairmont with it, and i was always thinking that the car had stalled on me because it idled so smoothly and quietly. i misses it. :( Quote Selected
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