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WIIO
KNOWS
WHATDEVIL
UJRKS
IN
!lIE
LINCOLN-MERCURY
IEALERSIIIPS
•••
TIlEEADOW
KmWS!
well-handling,
economical
vehicle.Wehappenedtohave
one
of
the
firstCapri
II
"S"
carsinthearea,so
immediately
grewaccustomedtoquestions
frompassers-by,
but
it's
nothing
comparedtotakingthe
car
out
now,even
on
a
normallittle
shopping
spree.The
combination
of
the
UOP-typepaint,molded-in
road
racefenderflares,louveredrear
win
dow
and
the
beautiful
BBS
magnesium/aluminum
racingwheels
withPirelli
fat-guy
tires,
is
strange
enough
asastreet
combination
that
onlookers
reallyfreak
out
over
the
Black/gold
Capri
Interior
Isfinished
nicely
withRacemarkwheel,RadioShackCBandPanasonlcradio.
car.Tousthisis
accomplishing
agoal,asweliketocreate
excitement
which
could
easilycause
someone
elsetogetanideaanddo-it-to-it.
WHATCANYOUDOTOME
NOW?
Although
your
basicCapri
II
"S"
isaneatautomobile,thereare
improve
ments,bothmechanicalandcosmetic,thatcanaddtoitsoverall
driving
pleasure.And
without
getting
intoaseriousdiscussionover
whatconsti-
The
Panasonlc
multiple
cassetteplayerandradio
took
some
workto
Install,
but
givesstocklook.
tutes
a
driveablepackage(those
thingstendtobesosubjective),
let's
considerthat
theupgraded
"S"
sus
pension
packagecan
be
improved
upon.The
Europeans
don't
bother
themselveswithsuch
worries
asFederal
bumper
standards,sotheyare
capableofsortingoutsuspension
systemsthat
are
statically
low
and
dynamicallyflat.We
happen
tohave
just
suchasuspension
on
our
car,anditbasicallyconsists
of
a
front
andrearanti-rollbar,
higher
spring
ratecoils,withlessfreelength,andstifferrearleafsprings.The
shocks
themselvesarealsodifferent,
but
we
retainedthe
McPherson
strutfront
shock
assembliesandreplaced
the
rearswithadjustableKonis.
"
heRealisticOne-Hander
makesCBlng
easy,theSuperSnooperevens
'em
up,
andtheRacemark
mirror.
well
....
Our
stock
CapriII
"S"
beforethe
'glassaddition
wasa
"lookinggood"
piece.HereJeffScozzaro(left)andassistant
holdupour
disguisepieces,andtheeffortwasworthIt.HOTROD
JULY
1976
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