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I saw this car at Lake Murray this morning.

@MitchWagner Is it a AMC-someting?

@odd Ford Pinto. Around ‘74-76.

@Pilchuck It looks a little bit like the Ford Capri we had over here in Europe. Although it had an older look, and probably a much less powerful motor. @mitchwagner

@odd The Capri was sold in the US as a “Mercury”, rather than a Ford. Mercury was an upscale division. The Capri was the nicer and more powerful of the two, in U.S. trim.

@MitchWagner I love the classic slotted wheels! Please tell me the paint was metalflake?

@Pilchuck I didn’t know that. When I was a kid in the ‘70s, we boys thought the Capri was one of the coolest (European) cars made. That, and the Volkswagen Scirrocco. But American cars was of course much cooler. I remember especially liking the car that Cannon had. Edit: Apparently a Lincoln Mk IV.

@MitchWagner Did you tap the bumper to see if it was authentic?

@Pilchuck @Odd @MitchWagner Here's a photo of my Mercury Capri from (I think) 1984. flic.kr/p/2EkNh

@jack @odd @MitchWagner The ‘70s Capri was sourced from Germany and used Ford of Germany engines, including a sweet V6. The ‘80s Capri was based on the Fox-bodied Mustang, and was a more mainstream (for the U.S.) domestic product. Same name on entirely different vehicles. You could get a V8 (5.0L) in the 80s version.

@cliffordbeshers The car doesn’t have a lighter. It is the lighter.

@hjalm I didn’t look closely.

@jack Nice!

@jack Nice ride! Too bad you crashed it. Hope you didn’t get hurt much!

@MitchWagner 😃👍 @pilchuck told me.

@Pilchuck Yeah, the '70s version was definitely cooler.