See also Ford Capri

Ford Capri

Ford Capri was a name used by the Ford Motor Company for three different automobile models. The Ford Consul Capri coupé was produced by Ford of Britain between 1961 and 1964. The Ford Capri coupé was produced by Ford of Europe from 1969 to 1986...

The Mercury Capri was built in Cologne

Cologne

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, Germany

Germany

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, and was sold through Lincoln-Mercury dealers in North America. The Europe

Europe

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an Capri was first sold in the US

United States

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 in April 1970 and carried the Mercury marque identification as Ford already had a Mustang (and its twin, the Mercury Cougar

Mercury Cougar

The Mercury Cougar is an automobile which was sold under the Mercury brand of the Ford Motor Company's Lincoln-Mercury Division from 1967 to 2002. The name was first used in 1967 and was carried by a diverse series of cars over the next three decades. As is common with Mercury vehicles, the Cougar...

) for the same buyer market. The only type initially available used the British

United Kingdom

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 1600-cc Kent crossflow, with a starting price less than US$

United States dollar

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2300.