'81 Mercury Capri arrives!

Well, after more than 2 & a 1/2 months since first finding her in LA, my new Capri is arriving at home tomorrow, Monday. She has been locked up at Corio Quay for the past 2 weeks because of a Patricks dock workers dispute! Tomorrow she escapes and finally arrives at her new home. Stay tuned for more pics and an update.

Get a permit and bring it to the meeting tomorrow night [88]

The motif on the front guards is the Mercury Cougar Cat. These were used on this model, known as a 'Black Magic', but this one is a rare version as it has the only other paint option, that is, Polar White. So, it's a White 'Black Magic' model, also sometimes referred to as a 'White Lightning'! The line decals are not unlike the JPS models that came out in the Mk.2 Capri's. Tomorrow I'll get to have a good look at it as I'm now back home from my trip up north.

As for music, it has the cassette option, thank goodness, rather than the 8-track and I'll be playing George Thorogood and the Delaware Destroyers, as Steppenwolf were really a late 60's & 70's band, not an 80's band, the Merc being an '81 model!