I've had many automobiles since I started driving in 1969, but three stand out as the ones I'd still like to own. My first car, a bright banana yellow with black stripe accents 1969 Cougar Eliminator would be one, my 1973 German Ford Capri would be another, and finally, my 1988 German Ford Merkur Scorpio would be the third. The Scorpio, especially, a big 4 door hatchback, with the most luxurious interior of any car I've ever owned, with massive amounts of interior space and a huge trunk, when it ran well, was a magnificent big driving car.
I love it!! I had a Scorpio (Exact color as yours) for several years. Loved that car as well, but as you know, when they started having electrical problems, boy o boy lol.... Mine would randomly lock you out of the car when running.. I.e. run into the store with the car running, bad idea. Then it would just unlock then lock, unlock, then lock... Would only do this like once every couple of months as well.... Boy my wife HATED that car because of that...
Remember that the back seats had electrical adjustments as well....
Sadly, I don't have a car from my past that I really long to have back, but I'd almost give up the XKR for any one of my old motorcycles. But then again, the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex is a pretty crappy place to ride around in a motorcycle, so my current reality is pretty good at swatting down nostalgia.
Cars I've had that I would still like to have:
64 Plymouth Fury convertible
64 Olds Cutlass convertible
84 Honda CRX
Cars I've had that I don't ever want to have again:
64 Ford Falcon (3 on the tree)
68 Dodge Dart
72 Ford Pinto
72 Chevy Vega
68 Chevy Nova
96 Mercedes C220
78 Chevy Camaro
82 Dodge Daytona
1979 Thunderbird. I'd repainted it and cleaned it up a bit. What I never DID do is work on the drive train. If I miraculously had it back, I'm sure my memories are much fonder than the realities. It'd need an engine rebuild and no doubt the tranny wouldn't have a ton of time left either. The body and interior were IMMACULATE when I sold it (for more than triple what I had bought it for).
(stock pic, not mine. Mine was a gorgeous Highlight Blue Pearl with Baby Blue trim and top vinyl)
My Clan Crusader which being glassfibre bodied would have survived the last 40 years and would still be a blast to drive today.
While not a car I owned I always loved the opportunity of driving the TR7 V8 convertible when I worked at Triumph & would love to have one now but I'm not sure the body would have survived 40 years of corrosion.
I'd like to have My 72 Mercury Capri. It was the size of a Pinto, and had a, 2600 V6, 4spd. and 3,89 gears as I remember. A top speed of 105 to 110mph, but it would pull 3 gears of rubber, and stop at the next stop light! Much to the dismay of the Trans Am boys. They couldn't believe it was faster, block to block, then their "Screaming Chicken"
1979 Thunderbird. I'd repainted it and cleaned it up a bit. What I never DID do is work on the drive train. If I miraculously had it back, I'm sure my memories are much fonder than the realities. It'd need an engine rebuild and no doubt the tranny wouldn't have a ton of time left either. The body and interior were IMMACULATE when I sold it (for more than triple what I had bought it for).
(stock pic, not mine. Mine was a gorgeous Highlight Blue Pearl with Baby Blue trim and top vinyl)
love it, I had a 1966. I liked it but I wouldn't want it back 😁
89 Jacobra,
I had one as well, we called it the poor man's BMW 2002. But didn't they only get imported to the US for 1973 and 1974 or was it 1972 and 1973? The last year of importation got the 2.8L engine but had those large clunky looking bumpers, I had the one like your picture only in brown.
Super V8 (Daimler) 2005, X350 still the best sedan Jag has made to date, IMHO. I sold it in 2012 because I was offered a generous amount for it but wish now I had not, actually, regretted shortly after the sale.
