The name Mercury Capri has been used for different cars over the years. All were sold by the Ford Motor Company's Lincoln-Mercury division in North America. The origin of the name after the Italian island of Capri dates back to the Lincoln Capri of the 1950s.
The European Ford Capri was developed as a "baby Mustang" for that market, a 2-door car with a short trunklid (later hatchback) and a long hood. North American-spec Capris were built in Colo...
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The name Mercury Capri has been used for different cars over the years. All were sold by the Ford Motor Company's Lincoln-Mercury division in North America. The origin of the name after the Italian island of Capri dates back to the Lincoln Capri of the 1950s.
The European Ford Capri was developed as a "baby Mustang" for that market, a 2-door car with a short trunklid (later hatchback) and a long hood. North American-spec Capris were built in Cologne, Germany, and were sold through Lincoln-Mercury dealers in North America. The European Capri was first sold in the US in April 1970. It carried no marque identification, and was named simply the Capri, but it was often (and inaccurately) called the Mercury Capri, as Ford already had a Mustang (and its twin, the Mercury Cougar) for the same buyer market. The only type initially available used the British 1600 cc Kent crossflow, with a price starting at less than US$2300. The 2.0 L OHC I4 was introduced for the 1971 model year. 1971 2.0...
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