Question for North American friends

[radar]

THE SHAPE OF WATER MOVIE
- great 45 seconds or so in c1950s Cadillac showroom, revolving floor stock and all.

Whimsical movie I was initially sceptical- really enjoyed it.

[Moyboy]

Radar, sounds like the US is much the same as here now with 4 WD Toyotas and NIssans etc taking over. Toyota still has to be the most popular ute here and even I drive the dual cab version. Now Holden won't be made here anymore I wonder what will happen to them as the latest offering looks like any other generic model.

[radar]

Saw THE POST yesterday - lotta nice 70s land yachts. Watching Mindhunter as well. Same same there.

[radar]

Ford to cease US car production.

Retain, trucks, utes, crossover SUVs and Mustang only.

From the company that put the world on wheels - Tin Lizzie.

Question for North American friends - did you ever see Cortinas, Zephyr/Zodiac/Consul, Prefects or Escorts in North America?

[Squid]

Question for North American friends - did you ever see Cortinas, Zephyr/Zodiac/Consul, Prefects or Escorts in North America?

I've never known of any Zephyr/Zodiac/Consul or Prefects here in the States. Ditto the early Escorts; we got Escorts from the early 1980s until they were replaced by the Focus. A few Cortinas managed to find their way over here.

Though your question pertains to British Fords, and the Capri was a German Ford, we did got Capris in the 1970s. Our Capris were marketed by through Mercury dealerships, but they only carried the Capri name.

And you mentioned Falcons in a much earlier post. We also got Falcons; at the time of their introduction, they were the smallest cars Ford sold in America. Of course, those Falcons later made very cost-effective development of the Mustang possible. However, the Falcon name in the States only lasted until 1970. The final "1970 1/2" Falcons were nothing more than bare-bones Torinos.

[ChFalkensteiner]

Though your question pertains to British Fords, and the Capri was a German Ford, we did got Capris in the 1970s. Our Capris were marketed by through Mercury dealerships, but they only carried the Capri name.

The Capri was manufactured in both Germany and the UK with different engines, and as the US issue versions had "Kent" engines, according to Wikipedia, they were probably from the UK.

Earlier British Fords were definitely sold in the USA, but only in relatively small quantities. The first and second generation Ford Anglia (1939-1953) seems to have been somewhat popular in the USA though, with some being converted to Hot Rods (as depicted by Hot Wheels).

[Squid]

The Capri was manufactured in both Germany and the UK with different engines, and as the US issue versions had "Kent" engines, according to Wikipedia, they were probably from the UK.

Earlier British Fords were definitely sold in the USA, but only in relatively small quantities. The first and second generation Ford Anglia (1939-1953) seems to have been somewhat popular in the USA though, with some being converted to Hot Rods (as depicted by Hot Wheels).

It's been a while since I've seen a Capri of any sort. Next time I see one of the 1970s models, I will check the VIN to determine where it was assembled. Our Capris sported quad round headlights, as the square units used on European models were not up to Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Sandards. Much as I'd like to own a Capri, they are getting scarce here, and I'd likely be terrified to drive one on these awful Michigan roads. A Matchbox 54C, Dinky 165, or Corgi 311 would more than suffice.

We did get a few Anglias, and many of them got the "gasser" treatment. The prewar Willys coupés were also popular gasser platforms. Hot Wheels also tooled up a Morris Minor Traveller in that style.

[radar]

Also an Australian designed and built Capri in late 80s was exported to USA. Used Mazda 323 components. Convertible 4 seater sports car. Came out about the same time as Classic MX5 so really up against it.
Sold in North America as Mercury Capri, built, designed and exported by Ford Australia.

[Squid]

In the States, the Capri name was used on Lincolns in the 1950s. The 1970s saw the European Capri sent to the States, and from 1979 to 1986, the Capri was Mercury's fraternal Mustang twin. Finally, as Radar stated in the previous post, the Capri name was used on an Australian-designed convertible.

It has been a long time since I've seen any Capri.

[Shane]

Much if the same these days in Canada, the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) anyways.
Land yachts are now extremely large SUV's and full four door pick ups made by Ford or GM.
Mid size SUV's are in abundance on our streets from Ford, Chrysler, GM, Hyundai, Toyota, Honda...
The mid and compact size SUV's seem to be dominated by the Japanese and Korean makers.
Hyundai is very popular here (cars and SUV. I own a Sonata).
VW, Mercedes, BMW, Land Rover are also plentiful for those with deeper pockets and status.
There are just as many Mini Vans as there are SUV's combined.
Chrysler Caravan having the monopoly (I'm on my third )
As for sedan type yachts, there aren't too many.
The really big cars are actually not American but German. Larger class Mercedes and 700 series BMW.
As mentioned before, the 4 door charger and even the Hyundai Genesis are considered full size now.
Long gone are the days of my 1977 Dodge Charger at 18 feet long (loved that car, and deeply miss it)

If you havent heard, Ford recently announced they will no longer produce any car for the North American market except the Mustang. Only doing pick ups and SUV in the near future. That's right, no more Focus, Fiesta, Fusion or Taurus.