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<blockquote data-quote="Stryford" data-source="post: 79038" data-attributes="member: 860"><p>Merkur's were actually from Ford of Germany. they were excellent German engineered cars, but were highly underrated. plus, many didn't like the looks of them. they were imported by Ford to be sold in Lincoln-Mercury dealers. unfortunately for us, Lincoln-Mercury didn't know how to market them, and sales were always a bit slow, so Ford eventually discontinued importing them. they're still available in Europe, but not as Merkur's (i think). i would rather have a sleeper Merkur, than a turbo-4 Mustang. </p><p></p><p>right now, i can't find my book on Thunderbirds to give you an exact horsepower figure on '83-'88 Turbo Coupes, but if memory serves me right, the '87-'88 models with the 5-speed manual tranny had 190 hp, with the automatic tranny versions having about 15-20 hp LESS. i think the '83-'86 Turbo Coupes had around 140 hp. because of the hefty weight of the '87-'88 TC's, quarter-mile times were in the low to mid 16's, but back then, those numbers were pretty good. unfortunately, those Buick GN's will just about kick any stock TBird's butt, but only in a straight line. the GN's handling sucked.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Stryford, post: 79038, member: 860"] Merkur's were actually from Ford of Germany. they were excellent German engineered cars, but were highly underrated. plus, many didn't like the looks of them. they were imported by Ford to be sold in Lincoln-Mercury dealers. unfortunately for us, Lincoln-Mercury didn't know how to market them, and sales were always a bit slow, so Ford eventually discontinued importing them. they're still available in Europe, but not as Merkur's (i think). i would rather have a sleeper Merkur, than a turbo-4 Mustang. right now, i can't find my book on Thunderbirds to give you an exact horsepower figure on '83-'88 Turbo Coupes, but if memory serves me right, the '87-'88 models with the 5-speed manual tranny had 190 hp, with the automatic tranny versions having about 15-20 hp LESS. i think the '83-'86 Turbo Coupes had around 140 hp. because of the hefty weight of the '87-'88 TC's, quarter-mile times were in the low to mid 16's, but back then, those numbers were pretty good. unfortunately, those Buick GN's will just about kick any stock TBird's butt, but only in a straight line. the GN's handling sucked. [/QUOTE]
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