Found a car to replace the Cougar.

Topic: Found a car to replace the Cougar. (Read 2151 times) previous topic - next topic

Found a car to replace the Cougar.

Reply #15 – February 13, 2006, 07:59:58 PM

At the time I got my '89 Mark, if someone had shown me a Capri in similar condition to it for the same price, I may have gone with the Capri. (now, I probably favor the Mark slightly) I miss the two I had, and would love to have another someday.. just as long as they don't have the infamous "bubble-hatch". (83-85, I think)

Found a car to replace the Cougar.

Reply #16 – February 13, 2006, 09:17:21 PM

This one has the bubble hatch. That will be the first thing to go.

Found a car to replace the Cougar.

Reply #17 – February 13, 2006, 09:28:23 PM

Will a 'Stang hatch work?

Found a car to replace the Cougar.

Reply #18 – February 13, 2006, 09:35:35 PM

Yup. Look at the pics it has the same rear quarters and quarter glass. So in all reality I could make this a Murcury Mustang.

Found a car to replace the Cougar.

Reply #19 – February 13, 2006, 11:06:23 PM

AFAIK, all Capris from '83 to the end had that Euro-hatch.
My McLaren had it, and it was an '86.
Nice lookin' car, wish I'd kept mine...

Found a car to replace the Cougar.

Reply #20 – February 13, 2006, 11:06:36 PM

The Capris had the cooler fenders though. I love the way they flare out over the whole fender rather than just at the tire.

Found a car to replace the Cougar.

Reply #21 – February 13, 2006, 11:49:51 PM

man that guy was in the prosses of making a me to car. he totally doesnt deserve that car anymore. .... i disslike when people kill the 4eyes to make the aero look. to many aero cars around (i know i own one but thats how it came)

Found a car to replace the Cougar.

Reply #22 – February 14, 2006, 01:21:04 AM

*Sigh* last year my friend and I discovered a once-beautiful RS (2.3 Turbo and, if memory serves it was only a 4-speed? Maybe a SROD?) Anyway, it had the black with orange stripe and what not. The kicker was, the ed thing even had T-tops. T'was quite a shame that it ended up in the junkyard.

nice find!

Reply #23 – February 14, 2006, 08:32:15 PM

I have an 82 capri sitting at a buddy's house that is mine for when I can afford to start working on it. I need one of them full time jobs first though! Its a 4 cyl, 4 speed that has been parked since 1994 with a locked up motor. not a total loss, has potential.
Hope you have fun with yours!

Found a car to replace the Cougar.

Reply #24 – February 14, 2006, 08:37:41 PM

Take the drive line from your Vic and put it in the Capri.

Found a car to replace the Cougar.

Reply #25 – February 15, 2006, 09:48:33 AM

yah, i had an 80 RS with a 200 6, problem was it was previously in an accicdent (rolled and front end) but I didn't learn this till I started tearing it down after i bought it. It got pretty obvious when things didn't start lining up right. but the body went away on me too fast, the floor rotted right now, it was bad, I had to let her go, but an uncle of mine is still driving it as far as I know. leaking rusty thing that it is.

Found a car to replace the Cougar.

Reply #26 – February 16, 2006, 09:25:04 PM

I sold the Crown Vic to get the Cougar on the road, it went to a friend of mine's girlfriend. They put some money and time into it and still driving it, runs great. I got $450 for it, enough to get my exhaust finished and transmission serviced with shift kit and title and registration for Cougar.

Found a car to replace the Cougar.

Reply #27 – February 16, 2006, 09:32:40 PM

If you want to build a 5.0 for the Capri come get one I only have 3 spares sitting around and tranys to match.