#Mercury Capri II

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1957 Mercury Turnpike Cruiser

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Capri II & Capri II S, 1976. The European Capri was marketed in the US via Lincoln Mercury dealers but it was simply badged as a Capri wearing neither Ford nor Mercury identities. The first generation had sold well but as the German-built models price increased with the increasing value of the Deutsche Mark against the US Dollar, sales dropped away and the Capri was discontinued in 1977

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JGT4434S TRW AMORTIGUADOR Ford Crown Victoria, Ford Custom, Ford Custom 500, Ford Galaxie, Ford GalJGT4434S TRW es la marca líder a nivel mundial en diseño y producción de partes automotrices, siendo proveedor de las más prestigiosas armadoras automotrices. TRW, siempre buscamos nuevas y mejores formas de suministrar amrtiguadores que ofrezcan un viaje más tranquilo y seguro. La seguridad es nuestra maxima prioridad. Ford Crown Victoria: 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002, Ford Custom: 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972, Ford Custom 500: 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977, Ford Galaxie: 1965 1966 1967, Ford Galaxie 500: 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974, Ford Grand Marquis: 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004, Ford LTD: 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986, Ford LTD Crown Victoria: 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991, Ford LTD II: 1977 1978 1979, Ford Ranchero: 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979, Ford Thunderbird: 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984, Ford Torino: 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976, Lincoln Continental: 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980, Lincoln Mark III: 1968 1969 1970 1971, Lincoln Mark IV: 1972, Lincoln Mark VI: 1980 1981 1982 1983, Lincoln Town Car: 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008, Mercury Brougham: 1967, Mercury Capri: 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986, Mercury Colony Park: 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991, Mercury Cougar: 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979, Mercury Grand Marquis: 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002, Mercury Marauder: 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970, Mercury Montclair: 1965 1966 1967 1968, Mercury Montego: 1968 1969 1970 1971, Mercury Monterey: 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974, Mercury Park Lane: 1965 1966 1967 1968, Mercury Zephyr: 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 Ford Crown Victoria: 1992 - 2002, Ford Custom: 1965 - 1972, Ford Custom 500: 1965 - 1977, Ford Galaxie: 1965 - 1967, Ford Galaxie 500: 1965 - 1974, Ford Grand Marquis: 1991 - 2004, Ford LTD: 1965 - 1986, Ford LTD Crown Victoria: 1987 - 1991, Ford LTD II: 1977 - 1979, Ford Ranchero: 1972 - 1979, Ford Thunderbird: 1967 - 1984, Ford Torino: 1968 - 1976, Lincoln Continental: 1968 - 1980, Lincoln Mark III: 1968 - 1971, Lincoln Mark IV: 1972 - 1972, Lincoln Mark VI: 1980 - 1983, Lincoln Town Car: 1996 - 2008, Mercury Brougham: 1967 - 1967, Mercury Capri: 1979 - 1986, Mercury Colony Park: 1987 - 1991, Mercury Cougar: 1974 - 1979, Mercury Grand Marquis: 1975 - 2002, Mercury Marauder: 1965 - 1970, Mercury Montclair: 1965 - 1968, Mercury Montego: 1968 - 1971, Mercury Monterey: 1965 - 1974, Mercury Park Lane: 1965 - 1968, Mercury Zephyr: 1978 - 1982 Ford Crown Victoria, Ford Custom, Ford Custom 500, Ford Galaxie, Ford Galaxie 500, Ford Grand Marquis, Ford LTD, Ford LTD Crown Victoria, Ford LTD II, Ford Ranchero, Ford Thunderbird, Ford Torino, Lincoln Continental, Lincoln Mark III, Lincoln Mark IV, Lincoln Mark VI, Lincoln Town Car, Mercury Brougham, Mercury Capri, Mercury Colony Park, Mercury Cougar, Mercury Grand Marquis, Mercury Marauder, Mercury Montclair, Mercury Montego, Mercury Monterey, Mercury Park Lane, Mercury Zephyr https://zf.tecalliance-solutions.com.mx/articles/detail/JGT4434S Mirar JGT4434S TRW AMORTIGUADOR Ford Crown Victoria, Ford Custom, Ford Custom 500, Ford Galaxie, Ford Gal

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The Sexy European. Capri II for 1976.

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Mercury Capri II S (1977)

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View of racecar driver Jackie Stewart posing with a Mercury Capri II coupe. Label on sleeve: "Ford Motor Co., Mercury Capri II, 1975-76."

Courtesy of the National Automotive History Collection, Detroit Public Library

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Lincoln Mercury Capri II, 1976

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The 1976 Pontiac Sunbird was designed to compete with other small cars such as the Toyota Celica, Datsun 200SX, Mercury Capri, and the Ford Mustang II. 

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The first #MercuryCapri was actually just the German-built Ford Capri with some light alterations - the #Mercury label was never actually seen on the cars, imported from 1970-1977 (with a few leftovers sold in 1978). U.S. Capri sales, strong early on, cooled in 1974 as exchange rates pushed up its price and the very popular Mustang II - similar on paper but not in dynamics - stole its market. Ford began working on a domestic replacement for both cars that same year. For cost reasons, the two cars would ride the new “Fox” platform developed for the Fairmont. Prototypes for the 1979 Mustang ran the gamut from ultra-sleek fastbacks to very upright, formal-look cars that informed the later (U.S.) Ford Granada Mk2 and others. The prototype that won the day was done under Jack Telnack (from a sketch by Fritz Mayhew), recently returned to Detroit from a stint at Ford of Europe. Both a notchback and a hatchback/fastback were developed to customer clinic feedback, though the hatch required personal lobbying of Ford’s financiers and Henry Ford II on Telnack’s part. HFII was not a fan of swept-back front ends, hatches, or wedge shapes, had to be cajoled into approving it. Mercury’s version, perhaps more in line with HFII’s tastes, followed. It came only as a hatch with a more upright front end and lightly flared, boxed fenders reminiscent of contemporary Silhouette racers, but using the basic Mustang pieces. The new North-America-only Capri did well in 1979 (110K sold) but sales slackened considerably after that (36K in 1982) despite a plethora of special editions and incentives. In hopes of revival the Capri got a big refresh in 1983 - mostly confined to the rear of the car, which got a new “bubble back” hatch and a sloped rear end, a look echoed on the smaller Mercury LN7 coupe. The style update didn’t help, although the car got better and better. The top-spec was the RS 5.0, although aftermarket converter ASC offered rarer and even faster convertible and performance conversions (the ASC-McLaren Capri). 1986 was the Fox Capri’s final year, and this RS one of the last built and fastest, with a 210-hp 5.0 with sequential fuel injection. Just 18K ‘86 Capris were made. https://www.instagram.com/p/CErq0cBlske/?igshid=1a7q1r9tcf1z4

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Capri II

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RPM Magazine Releases the July Issue

RPM Magazine releases the full July issue.  READ IT NOW! FEATURE CAR - THE RED COBRA - A turbocharged Mod motored beast that hits with a deadly bite! In the early 2000s, “The Big Three” all had sports cars, but technically they weren’t in the same class. At the time, the only thing sporty Dodge had worth mentioning was the Viper, but we all know it was more expensive than most could afford. THE BAD APPLE - George Cunningham grew up racing the streets and eventually hit the track as he got a bit older. Now in his late 50s, he runs as close to the streets as he can in his big block nitrous Nova, hitting most any grudge/no time/no prep event he can, and his grandson Cohen is right there by his side. “Before I knew it, 40 plus years had gone by and here I am no-prep racing!” Cunningham exclaimed. CRAZY 'BOUT A MERCURY - The Mercury Capri is a brand marketed by the Lincoln- Mercury division of the Ford Motor Company on three different series of automobiles from 1970 to 1994. From 1970 to 1978, the “Ford” Capri was dubbed a sport compact known as a “captive import” produced and sourced from Ford of Europe. HAPPINESS IS....A Wild No Prep Lime Green Nova - There’s a popular saying, “never judge a book by its cover.” Take Luke Glass for example, he’s 25 years old and owns a 1966 Chevy Nova. It safe to say that judging by his age alone, Luke would be into anything but a classic muscle car and that something made after 2000 would fit the stereotype most of us have for his age, and up to point that was true, but all that changed when he saw a 1966 Chevy II. SPARK PLUG TIPS FOR BOOSTED ENGINES - There are several factors to consider to make sure you have the best horsepower gain after you supercharge your vehicle. Heat range is one of the most common things you can (and should) change when you add boost. The heat range is the spark plug’s ability to pull heat out of the chamber or away from the tip. Read the full article

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Mercury Capri II S "Le Cat Black", 1976. A special edition of the second generation European Capri that was sold under the Mercury marque North America

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People that have married in the Royal Families since 1800

Sweden

Victoria of Baden (Sophie Marie Viktoria; 7 August 1862 – 4 April 1930)

Princess Viktoria was born on 7 August 1862 at the castle in Karlsruhe, Baden. Her parents were Grand Duke Frederick I of Baden, and Princess Louise of Prussia. Viktoria was named after her aunt, Crown Princess Victoria of Prussia

Princess Viktoria married in Karlsruhe on 20 September 1881 Crown Prince Gustaf of Sweden and Norway, the son of King Oscar II of Sweden and Norway and Sofia of Nassau. From then on, she used the name Victoria. The German Emperor and Empress were present at the wedding, and marriage was arranged as a sign that Sweden belonged to the German sphere in Europe. The marriage was popular in Sweden where she was called "The Vasa Princess", because of her descent from the old Vasa dynasty, and she received a very elaborate welcome on the official cortege into Stockholm 1 October 1881. 

On 1 February 1882, Victoria and Gustaf visited Oslo, where they were welcomed with a procession of 3,000 torch bearers. She and Gustaf were brought together by their families and their marriage was reported not to have been a happy one. Their marriage produced three children. 

In 1890–1891, Victoria and Gustaf travelled to Egypt to repair their relationship, but it did not succeed, allegedly due to Victoria's interest in one of the courtiers, and she repeated the trip to Egypt in 1891–1892. After 1889, the personal relationship between Victoria and Gustaf is considered to have been finished, in part, as estimated by Lars Elgklou, due to the bisexuality of Gustaf.She suffered depression after the birth of her first child in 1882, and after this, she often spent the winters at spas abroad. She would continue to spend the winters outside Sweden from that year until her death. By 1888, her winter trips had made her unpopular, and she was described as very haughty.

In 1889, she had pneumonia, and was formally ordered by the doctors to spend the cold Swedish winters in a southern climate. She had conflicts with her parents-in-law about her expensive stays abroad. She greatly disapproved of the marriage between her brother-in-law prince Oscar and her lady-in-waiting Ebba Munck af Fulkila in 1888.

She is described as strong-willed and artistically talented. She was an accomplished amateur photographer and painter and she also sculpted. On her travels in Egypt and Italy she both photographed and painted extensively, and experimented with various photo-developing techniques, producing high-quality photographic work. She was also an excellent pianist and, for example, could play through the complete Ring of the Nibelung by Wagner without notes. She had had a good music education and in her youth she had turned the notes on court concerts for Franz Liszt. Her favourite composers were Schubert and Beethoven. She was also described as a skillful rider.

Victoria became Queen-consort of Sweden with her father-in-law's death on 8 December 1907. As queen, she was only present in Sweden during the summers, but she still dominated the court. She arranged the marriage between her son Wilhelm and Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna of Russia in 1908.

She was also devoted to various kinds of charity, in Sweden, Germany and Italy. Queen Victoria had substantial political influence over her husband, who was often considered pro-German. In 1908, Victoria made an official visit to Berlin with Gustaf, where she was made an honorary Prussian Colonel: she was described as strict and militant and it was said that she had the heart of a Prussian soldier. She was very strict with discipline, and if any of the member of the palace guard forgot to salute her, he was generally put under arrest.Swedish court life was also dominated by a certain stiffness, upheld by her favoured lady in waiting, Helene Taube. She was deeply conservative in her views and resented the dissolution of the Swedish-Norwegian union (1905), the Great Strike of 1909, the 1911 election victory of the radicals and the Socialists as well as the liberals, and when her son was temporary regent in 1912, she warned him in letters from Italy that he should not be too "intimate" with the elected government.

Queen Victoria lost much popularity among Swedes for her often noted pro-German attitude, particularly politically during World War I when she is said to have influenced her husband to a large extent. During World War I, she gave a personal gift to every Swedish volunteer to the German forces. She kept up a close contact with the German emperor, whom she often visited during the war  She founded "Drottningens centralkomittée" ("The Queen's Central Committee") for defence equipment. She deeply resented the social democratic election victories in 1917 and worked to prevent them from taking part in the government. Victoria's political influence was founded upon the power position of her first cousin, German Emperor William II, and in 1918–19, after he was deposed, she lost all political influence in Sweden.

Queen Victoria suffered from very poor health (much due to poor treatment by several doctors in her youth), and often went on trips to make her health better (she suffered from bronchitis and possibly tuberculosis). She was treated with mercury and undue heavy medications during her difficult pregnancies, possibly the cause of her chronic conditions. From 1892 to her death, Axel Munthe was her personal physician and recommended for health reasons that she spend winters on the Italian island of Capri. While initially hesitant, in the autumn of 1901 she travelled to Capri, arriving to an official welcome and a crowd which escorted her from the Marina Grand to the Hotel Paradise. From then on, except during World War I and for the last two years of her life, she spent several months a year on Capri. After some time, she decided to purchase her own residence on Capri, an intimate rustic two-story farmhouse she named Casa Caprile, which she had extensively landscaped, surrounding it with a dense park. In the 1950s, twenty years after her death, the property became a hotel. The Queen went to Munthe's residence, the Villa San Michele, most mornings in order to join Munthe for walks around the island. 

Munthe and the Queen also arranged evening concerts at San Michele, at which the Queen played the piano. They also shared a love of animals, with the Queen frequently being seen with a leashed dog, and she was known to support Munthe's (eventually successful) efforts to purchase Mount Barbarossa for use as a bird sanctuary. It was rumoured that Munthe and the Queen were lovers, but this has never been confirmed. Queen Victoria spent a lot of her time abroad because of health reasons, as the Swedish climate was not considered good for her, and during her last years as Queen, she was seldom present in Sweden: she participated in an official visit to Norrland in 1921, a visit to Dalarna in 1924, and to Finland in 1925. The visit to Finland was her last official appearance as Queen; although she did visit Sweden at her husband's birthday 1928, she did not show herself to the public. During those celebrations, however, someone noticed the figure of a woman behind a curtain in the Royal Palace of Stockholm: he waved to her, and she waved back with her handkerchief. After this, she left Sweden for Italy for good: she died two years afterwards.

Toward the end of her life, with her health declining, Munthe recommended she no longer spend time in Capri, and she returned to Sweden for some time, building a Capri-styled villa there. She then moved to Rome. Her final visit to Sweden was on her husband's 70th birthday in June 1928, and Queen Victoria died on 4 April 1930 in her home Villa Svezia in Rome aged 67.

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The #FordCapri is rarely seen in the States now - so much so you’d never realize that almost half a million of them (yes, half a million) were sold in the U.S. between 1970 and 1978 (a trailing year in which leftover ‘77s were retitled and fire-saled). When it came to the U.S., of course, Ford’s European pony car was a small sporty coupe of an entirely different class of vehicle than the Mustang that had inspired it, and had more in common with the Fiat 124 Coupe and BMW 2002 than any U.S. #Fords. The blue oval wanted to avoid confusing buyers with the similarly-sized Pinto, so the Capri was sold through Lincoln-Mercury dealers in the U.S. - the first “Mercury” Capri, although the #Mercury badges never actually appeared on the cars. In hindsight it’s hard to see how anybody could’ve confused cars as different as the Capri and the Pinto, but in the early days only the 1600 was offered in the Capri - which spoke “economy,” not speed, even it was labeled as “Mercury’s Sexy European.” This was followed by the 2-liter in 1971 and, in ’72, the 2.6 liter #CologneV6. The V6 actually made the car a fairly potent and responsive machine for the era. Sales trended steadily upward and the V6 really made the car quite desirable - sales peaked at 113,069 for 1973. This trend might have continued but for #Ford releasing the Pinto-based #MustangII for 1974. On paper the Mustang II looked just like the Capri (which it was imitating) but was vastly inferior in most respects. It was, however, very popular and appreciably cheaper than the Capri (the top-spec Mustang II Mach 1 cost less than the V6 Capri, and the Capri was hurt by exchange rates), whose sales it immediately began to cannibalize. For 1974, big bumpers arrived and in early ’75 all the Mk1 Capris were cleared out to make way for the MkII - which never quite recaptured the magic, especially after the Mustang II got a V8. But the Capri was still a better handling, higher quality car. With sales declining, importation ended a few months before the Mk3 #Capri debuted, and remaining stocks were sold until the introduction of the “Fox” Capri in 1978. #MercuryCapri #CapriV6 #FoMoCo #Coupe #CapriV6 #ig_autoshow #classicFord  https://www.instagram.com/p/BnHGSFKnKiZ/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=rc7csyz24c7p

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Ford Mercury Capri II (1976) 2.3 V6 Le Car Black by H2O74 Via Flickr: Le Cat Black. The Sexiest Capri II. Flashes of gold on sleek, sinewy, black. Le Cat Black: Sexy handling with rack-and-pinion steering, wide rear track, special suspension system and steel belted radials. Overhead cam engine, golden steel wheels, tachometer. Le Cat Black. Imported for Lincoln-Mercury. CAPRI II “S” FORD LINCOLN-MERCURY DIVISION

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RPM Magazine Releases the July Issue

RPM Magazine has released the July issue of the magazine.  Check out the 15 page teaser here or subscribe to get your copy in your email. The full issue is released for all readers on July 10th. FEATURE CAR - THE RED COBRA - A turbocharged Mod motored beast that hits with a deadly bite! In the early 2000s, “The Big Three” all had sports cars, but technically they weren’t in the same class. At the time, the only thing sporty Dodge had worth mentioning was the Viper, but we all know it was more expensive than most could afford. THE BAD APPLE - George Cunningham grew up racing the streets and eventually hit the track as he got a bit older. Now in his late 50s, he runs as close to the streets as he can in his big block nitrous Nova, hitting most any grudge/no time/no prep event he can, and his grandson Cohen is right there by his side. “Before I knew it, 40 plus years had gone by and here I am no-prep racing!” Cunningham exclaimed. CRAZY 'BOUT A MERCURY - The Mercury Capri is a brand marketed by the Lincoln- Mercury division of the Ford Motor Company on three different series of automobiles from 1970 to 1994. From 1970 to 1978, the “Ford” Capri was dubbed a sport compact known as a “captive import” produced and sourced from Ford of Europe. HAPPINESS IS....A Wild No Prep Lime Green Nova - There’s a popular saying, “never judge a book by its cover.” Take Luke Glass for example, he’s 25 years old and owns a 1966 Chevy Nova. It safe to say that judging by his age alone, Luke would be into anything but a classic muscle car and that something made after 2000 would fit the stereotype most of us have for his age, and up to point that was true, but all that changed when he saw a 1966 Chevy II. SPARK PLUG TIPS FOR BOOSTED ENGINES - There are several factors to consider to make sure you have the best horsepower gain after you supercharge your vehicle. Heat range is one of the most common things you can (and should) change when you add boost. The heat range is the spark plug’s ability to pull heat out of the chamber or away from the tip. Read the full article