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    Earl Ingstad evlgt85's Avatar
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    Default FourEyed Factoid of the day: Mustang vs. Capri Production #s

    Although production numbers seem to vary depending on source, there were more Ford Mustangs built in 1979 than there were Mercury Capris built during the entire 1979-1986 production run.

    Numbers vary on the 79 Mustang from between ~330,000 to ~369,000
    Numbers vary on the 79-86 Capri from between ~300,000 to ~350,000

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    wow...

    makes me want a capri even more...
    1985 Ford LTD LX. 4 eyes, 4 doors-cobra powered
    2006 Ford F-150 Ashley/Smith special edition--the "daily driver"
    1986 ford mustang SVO--a man can always dream right?

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    *All figures taken/quoted from the Fox Body Recognition Guide (Shreiner/Sessler)

    1979 Mustang

    Notch 156,666
    Hatch 120,535
    Notch Ghia 56,351
    Hatch Ghia 36,384
    Total 369,936

    5.0L Equipped 47,568
    Pace Car Replicas 10,478

    No detailed Capri data....
    -Mike Malone
    69 Mach1, 81 LX, 83 GT Turbo, 85.5 SVO 9L, 86 SVO 2A, 86 GT, 90 LX 5.0 - and a badass 84 LTD Wagon

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    Yeah, I was sitting down with the stuff I have here, and saw two versions of numbers for both the Mustangs and Capris. I'm still not sold on who to believe, but I hadn't really thought of it that way until I had the numbers side-by-side...

    Chances are you've seen more 79 Mustangs than 79-86 Capris. Unless you live near me. We just blow all that to hell.

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    and yet i hardly ever see any 79 coupes! gees. haha
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    1974 IH 1010 6.4L
    1983 Crimson Cat 5.0L
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    1989 Mustang Coupe 5.0L

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    Sweet this just proves what my mom always told me. I'm special I own a capri woooohoooo. I just hope she didn't mean special in a mentally disabled kind of way..........

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    We have 2 capris sitting here at the house
    1983 Capri RS Turbo
    1986 Bronco 351ho
    VP Berks County Mustang Car Club
    http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2462250

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    We have *counts again* four here.

    Yes, we are insane.

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    Quote Originally Posted by sleepercoupe
    and yet i hardly ever see any 79 coupes! gees. haha
    79 coupe in my driveway behind my 82 coupe.

    For sale ad in the for sale forum.

    -Steve in NJ

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    Three Capris sittin on our patch of real-estate. and numorus others lurking around.

    Neil
    Check out the Northwest "4-Eye" BBQ here >>> WWW.NWFOUREYEBBQ.COM

    foureyebbq@hotmail.com (to be put on the BBQ list )

    Lots of pics of my ride for your viewing pleasure....
    http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2052657/1

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    AND THIS IS Y I LOVE MY CAPRI....


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    My brother has a 79 coupe. God is it ugly. It's black with an orange vinyl top and an orange and black checkered interior.

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    My brother has a 79 coupe. God is it ugly. It's black with an orange vinyl top and an orange and black checkered interior.

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    Quote Originally Posted by sleepercoupe
    and yet i hardly ever see any 79 coupes! gees. haha
    Go down to your local dirt track, then you'll know why .

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    Quote Originally Posted by sleepercoupe
    and yet i hardly ever see any 79 coupes! gees. haha
    Go down to your local dirt track, then you'll know why .

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