carsntrucks4you Posted July 19, 2021 Share Posted July 19, 2021 Here the new car for our quiz. As usual sent PM with Year, Make and Type. Thanks to Earl Marischal for this idea Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dw1603 Posted July 19, 2021 Share Posted July 19, 2021 And a happy birthday to Earl Marischal too! If you carry on at this rate, you will soon be as old as me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earl Marischal Posted July 20, 2021 Share Posted July 20, 2021 18 hours ago, dw1603 said: And a happy birthday to Earl Marischal too! If you carry on at this rate, you will soon be as old as me. 😄 Thanks! steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carsntrucks4you Posted July 25, 2021 Author Share Posted July 25, 2021 I was looking for the 1988/89 Merkur Scorpio.The US derivative of the European Ford Scorpio/Granada. Merkur was a sub-brand from Lincoln-Mercury. Two Merkur models Sierra XR4ti and Scorpio) were sold by selected Lincon-Mercury dealers in the US and Canada. The Scorpio was build in Cologne /Germany. It was powered by a 2.9l V6 well known in the Ford Ranger, Bronco II and Aerostar. The Scorpio was a competitor of the BMW 5-Series, Audi 200, Mercedes-Benz 180, Volvo 740, Sterling 827 and Saab 9000. Following the 1989 model year, Lincoln-Mercury ended imports of the Scorpio (closing down the Merkur brand). Along with unstable pricing resulting in insufficient sales figures, continued sales of the model line would required a costly redesign to remain in compliance with American safety regulations From my own experience the Scorpio had a bigger interior with more leg and head room than a Mercedes Benz 180. The Scorpio was in my opinion the better car than a Mercedes Benz 180, but it was just a Ford here in Germany. The following members sent in the correct answer: dw1603 Brizio sjordan2 Matt Bacon Bucky gbtr6 matthijsgrit Thom Well done, congratulations Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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