Details on the Merkur pics
08-31-2003, 03:55 PM
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Details on the Merkur pics
This is my father's 88 Merkur. He bought it new & has been working on it ever since.
The body kit is a Cosworth replica. Car has Koni adj. shocks, lowering springs, 16" Ford rims inported from England, dual stainless exhaust, shaved trunk & more.
Also has El Kameleon stereo with Focal speakers + Blaupunkt amp & sub.
He had the car at the May Carlisle Ford show this year & placed 2nd or 3rd. He will be back with a new motor next year with around 250hp from a 4cyl.
I drove the car after he put on the suspension & exhaust & it was damn quick.
For more Merkur info check out
http://merkurdesktop.com
For those who don't understand the rear wing, do a Google search for a Ford Cosworth RS500.
Again, the US got short changed on the performance end.
Enjoy the pics.
The body kit is a Cosworth replica. Car has Koni adj. shocks, lowering springs, 16" Ford rims inported from England, dual stainless exhaust, shaved trunk & more.
Also has El Kameleon stereo with Focal speakers + Blaupunkt amp & sub.
He had the car at the May Carlisle Ford show this year & placed 2nd or 3rd. He will be back with a new motor next year with around 250hp from a 4cyl.
I drove the car after he put on the suspension & exhaust & it was damn quick.
For more Merkur info check out
http://merkurdesktop.com
For those who don't understand the rear wing, do a Google search for a Ford Cosworth RS500.
Again, the US got short changed on the performance end.
Enjoy the pics.
08-31-2003, 04:11 PM
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Dude, your dad is a BAD BAD man, does he happen to post on turboford?
I met a guy named larry that lives out on norview, almost the same car, except red, real nice and smart guy.. he was the first turboford guy I met when I bought my car..
Would he feel weird if you had a guy come over to take a look at the car? I would wear some baggy pants so you couldnt see anythign if it popped up.. lol
Im more into modding hte engine right now but I cant get enough of the whale tail and rs kits.. I will try to invest in the head lights though.. those are useful as is the kit over 135mph.. hehe Like a 4 cylinder could ever do that??!?!?!?! lol
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I met a guy named larry that lives out on norview, almost the same car, except red, real nice and smart guy.. he was the first turboford guy I met when I bought my car..
Would he feel weird if you had a guy come over to take a look at the car? I would wear some baggy pants so you couldnt see anythign if it popped up.. lol
Im more into modding hte engine right now but I cant get enough of the whale tail and rs kits.. I will try to invest in the head lights though.. those are useful as is the kit over 135mph.. hehe Like a 4 cylinder could ever do that??!?!?!?! lol
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08-31-2003, 04:26 PM
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Originally posted by Ambient
Beautiful. My neighbor has one and never realized the potential until not too long ago. They let theirs go to hell.
I'll take two.
Beautiful. My neighbor has one and never realized the potential until not too long ago. They let theirs go to hell.
I'll take two.
Thats a story I hear from many people that see my car.. .. my car has lived in my neighborhood all its life, Im the 3rd owner... Ford could have done a MUCH better marketing campainge on the SVO TurboCoupe and Merkur and seen sales sky rocket, but instead the Lima turbo was a flop and production stopped on them...
08-31-2003, 05:18 PM
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nope, I dont care for the personally, its one of 3 kinds you have, I would go for the smoked lights or stock but all red, no yellow
That actually look nice on that car, its clean, but some I have seen with those lights are all ricey and look like trash.. probably why I dont care for them...
Poop colored hatch's are dope
That actually look nice on that car, its clean, but some I have seen with those lights are all ricey and look like trash.. probably why I dont care for them...
Poop colored hatch's are dope
08-31-2003, 05:18 PM
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Originally posted by direb0y
are those taillights stock?
are those taillights stock?
Personally I don't like the tails, but it's not my car.
