M81 prototype Mercury twin
hand-built metal box flare 1980 Mercury Capri Prototype with Cosworth BDA is so awesome and unique! Check out the BAT auction!
https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1980-mercury-cosworth-capri/
M81 prototype Mercury twin
hand-built metal box flare 1980 Mercury Capri Prototype with Cosworth BDA is so awesome and unique! Check out the BAT auction!
https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1980-mercury-cosworth-capri/
Current FEP:
1980 M81 McLaren Carb Turbo 2.3T #003P ... IT'S ALIVE after a 22 year slumber thread!
Past FEP:
1986 Capri GS 5.0- very missed but in goods hands
1985 LTD SSP- quick little fox 5.0
Like the body and interior. I'm not sure about the Cosworth engine.
Cool car for sure!
Mike
Now stang-less.
88 Cougar 5.0
That's really cool!
Brad
'79 Mercury Zephyr ES 5.0L GT40 EFI, T-5
'17 Ford Focus ST
'14 Ford Fusion SE Manual
Freaking Awesome! I read that metal fabricators handbook front to back a few times. I believe I still have it buried somewhere in the house.
Kenny
Holy smokes this thing sold for $56K @ Mecum -edit- last year. It will be interesting to see what it goes for on BAT. That might be hard to top during the pandemic but Foxybody's are on a tear lately (and so is BAT because of the pandemic and no in-person auctions) so who knows...will be fun to watch either way and read the comments.
Last edited by m81mclaren; 09-10-2020 at 12:19 PM.
Current FEP:
1980 M81 McLaren Carb Turbo 2.3T #003P ... IT'S ALIVE after a 22 year slumber thread!
Past FEP:
1986 Capri GS 5.0- very missed but in goods hands
1985 LTD SSP- quick little fox 5.0
Current FEP:
1980 M81 McLaren Carb Turbo 2.3T #003P ... IT'S ALIVE after a 22 year slumber thread!
Past FEP:
1986 Capri GS 5.0- very missed but in goods hands
1985 LTD SSP- quick little fox 5.0
See below
Last edited by xctasy; 09-11-2020 at 02:51 AM.
About Respect https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2bk9WG8KWW0
X's Album http://vb.foureyedpride.com/album.php?albumid=2922
Oz JPS Stang http://www.nzmustang.com/Images/Hist...cecars/jps.htm
4V (A)US Race V8's https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tqk18A-ibjA
ITZOLD 81 Fox http://vb.foureyedpride.com/showthre...-fun-and-games
6V i6's @ http://www.xecltd.info/?rd=10 ; AWD i6's @ http://www.apetracing.co.nz/
113 mph 84 5.0 at Amaroo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iTezv3Pzdls&t=8s
Techno KCM Loop Out: Severed Heads 1m³ Angels 1985 https://youtu.be/Wll6G1KpLqQ
Future Shock https://youtu.be/rDKGkWU0lWQ
The engine is an iron block, Formula Atlantic or US Fiesta spec block with the bigger bearing version of the 1979 WRC winning RS2000 Works Cosworth BD head. The alloy block used in the World Rallaye Championship, well, it never really lasted as they were all competition engines that made 260 hp and reved to 10 grand. The detuned 1594 cc Iron Kent block base was taken out a little further, but with those carbs, its tractorable and just like a Toyota 4AGE with a little more power and torque. This was what the TRD 3SGE was modelled on. Ford didnt go ahead any further. The M81 and Cosworth Capri here got iron homologation blocks, the made the cars mobile and the M81 a class winner at Daytona.
About Respect https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2bk9WG8KWW0
X's Album http://vb.foureyedpride.com/album.php?albumid=2922
Oz JPS Stang http://www.nzmustang.com/Images/Hist...cecars/jps.htm
4V (A)US Race V8's https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tqk18A-ibjA
ITZOLD 81 Fox http://vb.foureyedpride.com/showthre...-fun-and-games
6V i6's @ http://www.xecltd.info/?rd=10 ; AWD i6's @ http://www.apetracing.co.nz/
113 mph 84 5.0 at Amaroo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iTezv3Pzdls&t=8s
Techno KCM Loop Out: Severed Heads 1m³ Angels 1985 https://youtu.be/Wll6G1KpLqQ
Future Shock https://youtu.be/rDKGkWU0lWQ
Us more "mature" members will tell you its ALL about the engine.
How many 4 cylinder cars need a ford 9 inch rear end so they don't break it.
"If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough."
Albert Einstein
1984 20th Anniversary GT350
Almost "Stock"
Sold For $47,500 On 9/16/20
Current FEP:
1980 M81 McLaren Carb Turbo 2.3T #003P ... IT'S ALIVE after a 22 year slumber thread!
Past FEP:
1986 Capri GS 5.0- very missed but in goods hands
1985 LTD SSP- quick little fox 5.0
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