1978 Mercury Bobcat

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    OrthmannJ Always looking for old ford crew cabs

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    Interesting. I am willing to bet this will go for way more than I would expect.
     
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    I bet too
     
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    Sold for $4,900 on 1/8/24
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    This one was very sparsley-equipped for a Bobcat. Lots of Pinto wagons had more features than this one.

    Here's the upgraded interior you could order. Probably wasn't much money in '78....
    Mercury Bobcat interior 78 plaid.jpg
     
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    I had a ‘79 Pinto Squire in baby blue with that exact interior. It was a really good car. Had the German engine.
     
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    I think the buyer got a good deal
     
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    They were only available with German engines, the very same ones dropped into Mercury Capris
     
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    By ‘79 or ‘80 I guess that’s right. Also had a flange behind the gas tank, so I guess they had a lot of stuff figured out by then.
     
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    Yeah, they figured out that by installing that flange, Pintos and Bobcats can take a rear-end hit above 28 miles per hour, before exploding. I guess, the bean-conters over at Ford figured that installing a plate behind the tank was more cost-effective than to pay out liability damages settled in court
     
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