Thursday, September 4, 2014

Junkyard Find: 1988 Merkur XR4Ti

09 - 1988 Merkur XR4Ti Down On the Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee MartinThe Merkur XR4Ti (turbo-Pinto-engined Ford Sierra XR4i to you European types) wasn't selling so well by the 1988 model year, but enough were built that I was able to find this example in a Northern California wrecking yard. In fact, this is just the second XR4Ti in this series, after this '89 from two years back.
122-UG-IMG_8386Quite a few of these cars compete in the 24 Hours of LeMons, in spite of their well-known proclivity for breaking down early and often under the strain of endurance racing.
05 - 1988 Merkur XR4Ti Down On the Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee MartinWithout the distinctive double spoiler, the '88 and '89 XR4Tis don't stand out from the crowd quite as much as the earlier cars.

Perhaps this car would have sold better in the United States if the Argentina-market advertising had been used.
01 - 1988 Merkur XR4Ti Down On the Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee Martin 02 - 1988 Merkur XR4Ti Down On the Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee Martin 03 - 1988 Merkur XR4Ti Down On the Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee Martin 04 - 1988 Merkur XR4Ti Down On the Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee Martin 05 - 1988 Merkur XR4Ti Down On the Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee Martin 06 - 1988 Merkur XR4Ti Down On the Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee Martin 07 - 1988 Merkur XR4Ti Down On the Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee Martin 08 - 1988 Merkur XR4Ti Down On the Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee Martin 09 - 1988 Merkur XR4Ti Down On the Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee Martin 10 - 1988 Merkur XR4Ti Down On the Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee Martin 11 - 1988 Merkur XR4Ti Down On the Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee Martin 12 - 1988 Merkur XR4Ti Down On the Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee Martin 13 - 1988 Merkur XR4Ti Down On the Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee Martin

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