Just saying hi from the "great" State of New Jersey
Note: NJ = also famously known as the utopian capital of "Clown World"
This is the most I'll post for a long time so bear with me. Yes I immediately confess I'm totally ga-ga about the Mercury Capri. And I love 1980's-1990's "Ford Motorsport" accessories (if/when I can afford them!). Ok I was a member here many years ago but had deleted my old email a long time ago and lost all my old FEP account info etc. I've taken a peek in on the forum from time-to-time but have been out of the car scene for quite some time now, and honestly over the last 10-years or so I've had many more serious things to deal with than luxury hobbies. Okay anyway . . .
My first Mustang was a 1971 Ford Mustang Sportsroof 351C 4V.
My next two Mustangs were both 1973 Ford Mustang Mach 1 cars - one a 302 4V and the other a 351C 4V
Then - my first Fox - was a 1988 Ford Mustang 5.0 LX Hatchback Automatic AOD with A/C
But I ALWAYS loved (and still do) the Fox Mercury Capri - particularly the 1983-1986 Aero "Bubble Back". The Capri is one of my favorite cars of all-time and I'm pretty adamant about it. What a FUN "1980's awesome" car!
The first time I saw a "Mercury Capri" (it was a silver 1986 5.0L) I was driving my '73 Mach 1 home and stopped by a local junkyard for some parts I needed. Out front by the parking area (in the "recently arrived" car-accident section) was what I thought was a silver Mustang. It was hit in the front pretty good. But I took a good look at it and was like "wait a minute - that's not a Mustang!". What is that?? I'd never seen or heard of a Capri before but I really liked the looks of the car. Back then I wasn't "super-keen" on the Bubble-hatch until later when I bought my first '85 Capri. Then I grew to love the look of the whole car and never looked back. Funny about that Capri - my Uncle worked (as a 1st Class Bodyman) for a major Ford dealership and he actually bought that Capri and totally re-did the whole car with all-factory sheetmetal & other parts and it came out really nice (I wish I'd bought it back when he had it). I know he painted the car black, drove it for a few years then sold it.
Ok - so I currently own 3x 1985 Mercury Capri 5.0L 4V 5-Speed T-Roof cars
My first Capri is still in storage now (under an inch of dust), kind of a stalled project I put away almost 10-years ago or so. Was a factory A/C car but already had some performance parts installed. What I wasn't aware of (when I bought it) was the seller hid frame-rail rot under a metal plate and the rail cracked in-half one day. Well my Dad & I put countless hours of work & money into saving it (replaced one frame rail & apron & radiator support, put a lot of brand new speed parts on it + more) and I really have a small fortune tied up in this car. Hopefully I'll get back to it someday - hopefully sooner than later but right now it looks doubtful.
My second Capri - is wrecked. I'd just bought maybe 4 years ago. I was trying to work on it (in hindsight it obviously had a major carb/fuel issue) and I totalled it the very first time I drove it. Was a completely stock A/C car too. The 4180C carb float stuck, it flooded, which floored the car out of control and head-on into a tree. A huge loss and all I can say is never EVER take carb flooding issues lightly. It's now a spare-parts car I guess.
The third Capri I bought almost 2-years ago and haven't had the money to do much with it. 53K miles on the car, not perfect but decent. The first year I've had it I stored it indoors and the second year it's been outside under cover(s). I've faithfully started it up at least once a month & check it over. It's going to need some work as it has a noise which I'm pretty sure (I hope anyway) is the transmission input shaft bearing or possibly clutch springs. Plus the timing cover and rear main seals both are leaking and it needs a few other odds & ends so I'm trying to set aside some money to get the car repaired right. I haven't paid-off the car yet (just a couple more months!) so it's been hard to set aside any money. Bought it sight-unseen from out-of-state so it naturally came with a few surprises I wasn't aware of.
Just wanted to give a little background and say hello. I don't "do Facebook" (though I read a couple of Capri pages now & then) so this forum is pretty much my only interest in the Fox Body online community. I commend the forum Foureyedpride staff with such a fine forum, I've liked it since I first discovered it (maybe 12-15 years ago?). I used to moderate a forum years ago so I know what it takes to keep one going and it's a lot of work - so hats-off to you all. I particularly like that the forum is especially dedicated to 1979-1986 Fox Capri and Mustang (lets not forget the Zephyr & Fairmont too!). Thanks for providing such a wonderful website and hope it continues to grow as these beautiful fun cars become ever-more desirable classics and more & more people discover the fun & pride that can come with owning these vehicles
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