Friday, January 23, 2015

Junkyard Find: 1989 Merkur Scorpio Touring Edition

17 - 1989 Merkur Scorpio Down On the Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee MartinNow here's a rare one: a 1989 Merkur Scorpio. While the Merkur XR4Ti (a rebadged Ford Sierra XR4i) sold well enough that most of us have seen one, the other Merkur— a rebadged Ford Scorpio— flopped miserably and sank without leaving much of a trace. This '89, which I found on Half Price Day in a Denver yard, is the first Scorpio I've seen anywhere in at least five years.
06 - 1989 Merkur Scorpio Down On the Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee MartinNearly 100,000 miles on the odometer.
03 - 1989 Merkur Scorpio Down On the Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee MartinThe leather is a bit cracked, but otherwise the interior is in nice shape.
11 - 1989 Merkur Scorpio Down On the Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee MartinI couldn't get the hood open, but the sight of a Cologne V6 is nothing to get excited over.
18 - 1989 Merkur Scorpio Down On the Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee MartinThis is the 209th Touring Edition.
16 - 1989 Merkur Scorpio Down On the Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee MartinLots of good stuff left on this car, but will there be any parts bought before the car gets crushed?


I think the Scorpio would have sold better in America if Ford had used this song in the advertising.

Instead, they had Jackie Stewart reclining in the rear seat.

In Taiwan, the Scorpio got hooned a bit more in the ads.

02 - 1989 Merkur Scorpio Down On the Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee Martin 03 - 1989 Merkur Scorpio Down On the Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee Martin 04 - 1989 Merkur Scorpio Down On the Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee Martin 05 - 1989 Merkur Scorpio Down On the Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee Martin 06 - 1989 Merkur Scorpio Down On the Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee Martin 07 - 1989 Merkur Scorpio Down On the Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee Martin 08 - 1989 Merkur Scorpio Down On the Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee Martin 09 - 1989 Merkur Scorpio Down On the Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee Martin 10 - 1989 Merkur Scorpio Down On the Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee Martin 11 - 1989 Merkur Scorpio Down On the Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee Martin 12 - 1989 Merkur Scorpio Down On the Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee Martin 13 - 1989 Merkur Scorpio Down On the Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee Martin 14 - 1989 Merkur Scorpio Down On the Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee Martin 15 - 1989 Merkur Scorpio Down On the Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee Martin 16 - 1989 Merkur Scorpio Down On the Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee Martin 17 - 1989 Merkur Scorpio Down On the Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee Martin 18 - 1989 Merkur Scorpio Down On the Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee Martin

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