"Textured Soy Protein" (texturedsoyprotein)
02/05/2019 at 15:02 • Filed to: None
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"Textured Soy Protein" (texturedsoyprotein)
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I happened upon this Merkur Scorpio while I was out and about today. It was super clean all around, the guy driving it looked to be at least 85 years old, and that style of Maryland plate was
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. Maybe the dude bought the thing new?
someassemblyrequired
> Textured Soy Protein
02/05/2019 at 15:08 |
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A buddy’s mom had one exactly like that. Always thought they were way cooler than a Taurus/Sable
but parts were definitely an issue in the pre-internet days.
facw
> Textured Soy Protein
02/05/2019 at 15:15 |
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Roomm ate of mine in college’s family had two identical silver ones. Very fancy, with unheard of luxury like rear power seats. Also a trip computer, which was useful since the one he drove had a broken fuel gauge.
benjrblant
> Textured Soy Protein
02/05/2019 at 15:18 |
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ooh, good spot!
Future Heap Owner
> Textured Soy Protein
02/05/2019 at 15:21 |
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I have honestly never even heard of this make. Was it Mercury’s luxury mark?
Chariotoflove
> Textured Soy Protein
02/05/2019 at 15:23 |
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That’s astonishing.
Svend
> Textured Soy Protein
02/05/2019 at 15:27 |
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Update the rear,
((Ford Granada (in the U.K. , later called the Ford Scorpio))
Swap the Merkur for Ford badges and Scorpio badges for Granada badges.
Confuse everyone.
Darkbrador
> Textured Soy Protein
02/05/2019 at 15:27 |
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O
utstanding.
The european model was less busy in the back, better looking, less baboon-butted if I may say this.
fintail
> Future Heap Owner
02/05/2019 at 15:29 |
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German Fords rebadged as a premium brand for the USDM. The brand existed for model years 1985-89, the Scorpio only 88-89 I believe. There were two models, the Merkur XR4Ti (Ford Sierra ) and Merkur Scorpio (Ford Scorpio)
Ssfancyfresh
> Textured Soy Protein
02/05/2019 at 15:29 |
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I remember going to the dealership with my dad to look at one of these when they were new. They had reclining rear seats, and as a kid I was blown away.
Dad wasn’t blown away. I believe these were much more expensive than anything else Mercury was offering on the same showroom floor. We got a Sable.
Cé hé sin
> Future Heap Owner
02/05/2019 at 15:39 |
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It’s an Americanised Mk3 Granada/Scorpio (both names were used). Originally a hatch which was intended to replace the four door and estate ersions of the Mk2. In the event Ford wound up making those versions as well.
Here’s an example of the original.
And what it became by the 90s.
ttyymmnn
> Darkbrador
02/05/2019 at 15:50 |
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less baboon-butted
LOL
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ttyymmnn
> Ssfancyfresh
02/05/2019 at 15:51 |
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“We got a Sable”
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Textured Soy Protein
> Future Heap Owner
02/05/2019 at 16:05 |
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Sorta kinda. In the 80s Ford wanted to sell more European-style cars in the US. They sold tweaked versions of a couple of their German-built European-market cars as Merkurs, at Lincoln-Mercury dealers. The Merkur Scorpio was basically a Ford Scorpio and the Merkur XR4Ti was closely related to the Ford Sierra.
HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles
> Textured Soy Protein
02/05/2019 at 16:12 |
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I considered buying one of these years ago. It was a manual one.
Who wouldn’t want a RWD, Manual, sedan with all the futuristic styling of a first gen Taurus?
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Textured Soy Protein
> Ssfancyfresh
02/05/2019 at 16:15 |
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My dad had a Sterling 827 in the 80s that also had reclining rear seats and similarly blew my 8 year old mind.
It was an unreliable heap that he eventually replaced with its much more reliable sibling, an Acura Legend.
Maxima Speed
> Textured Soy Protein
02/05/2019 at 16:15 |
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There is one here in my town. The lady who owns it was shocked that I recognized the car and asked her about it.
CaptDale - is secretly British
> Textured Soy Protein
02/05/2019 at 17:44 |
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My friend had one. It was neat.