Autoquiz #621 - Finished

[carsntrucks4you]

This rearend shows to a 1983 Mercury Capri RS Crimson Cat. The Mercury Capri was based on the fox bodied Mustang and only sold as a hatchback model.  Main difference to the Ford Mustang where the flared fenders and a different front facias. For 1983, the Capri received a redesign of the rear hatchback, distinguished with a large compound-curve "bubble-back" rear window. Along with that revision came newly styled tail lights, rear bumper cover and front end grille. The car in the picture shows the one-year only Crimson Cat package. The Gold striping, TRX wheels and bright crimson red (code 27) paint, with black sport performance seating and red inserts gave this Capri a distinctive appearance.

I got a lot of correct answers and a few refers to the Crimson Cat . Therefore I split the result into Gold and Silver award  

Gold - 1983 Mercury Capri RS Crimson Rat:

• Fabrux
• otherunicorn
• thatz4u
• DonW

Silver - 1983 Mercury Capri RS

• TarheelRick
• Bucky
• Meriva
• Bainford

Congratulations to all of you, well done.

 

Edited November 11, 2024 by carsntrucks4you

[TarheelRick]

PM sent

[Fabrux]

???

[Bucky]

PM sent. 

[MERIVA]

PM sent

[thatz4u]

pm'd

[Raoul Ross]

I really didn't need to look this one up...

Edited November 7, 2024 by Raoul Ross

[DonW]

Thanks Michael

Note it's Crimson Cat, not Crimson Rat!?

Cheers,

-Don.

[carsntrucks4you]

3 hours ago, DonW said:

Thanks Michael

Note it's Crimson Cat, not Crimson Rat!?

Cheers,

-Don.

Sorry

[Can-Con]

Michael, the wheels on that particular car are from a later year Thunderbird. They are not the TRX wheels it came with.

Probably changed because the TRX wheels were a metric size ,usually hard to come by in some places. 

[Fabrux]

1 hour ago, Can-Con said:

Michael, the wheels on that particular car are from a later year Thunderbird. They are not the TRX wheels it came with.

I thought so! Didn't look like TRX wheels to me. But the gold stripes were the giveaway. ?

[DonW]

You make so few mistakes, Michael - hope our comments don't put you off the great job you do!