914Driver
914Driver MegaDork
2/12/25 7:40 a.m.
Colin Wood
Colin Wood Associate Editor
2/12/25 9:16 a.m.

In spirit, yes. Such a little funky piece of car history.

Bonus points for a $2000 Challenge-friendly price.

nlevine
nlevine GRM+ Memberand HalfDork
2/12/25 9:39 a.m.

I was about to post this myself... Bizarre stream of consciousness description in the ad with minimal pictures from a storage unit. Definitely let friends and family know your whereabouts if you go look at it.

914Driver
914Driver MegaDork
2/12/25 10:08 a.m.

 

" Definitely let friends and family know your whereabouts if you go look at it."

 

Tom_Spangler (Forum Supporter)
Tom_Spangler (Forum Supporter) GRM+ Memberand UltimaDork
2/12/25 10:25 a.m.

They've always intrigued me. Love me a Euro Ford from the 80s, and the weird styling appeals, too. The fact that it shares most of it's drivetrain with SVOs and Turbo Coupes helps, but there is still a lot of unobtanium parts in them unless you want to import Sierra bits from overseas.

As for this one, yeah, that ad is sketchy, but that's honestly par for the course on FB these days. If it was closer, I'd probably go have a gander. I'm always paranoid about rust hiding behind that plastic cladding on these cars, too.

eurotechms
eurotechms Reader
2/12/25 2:11 p.m.

Always been on my list havent gotten one yet. 

Datsun240ZGuy
Datsun240ZGuy MegaDork
2/12/25 2:34 p.m.
eurotechms said:

Always been on my list havent gotten one yet. 

Is that the "when I become Jay Leno" list we all sort out in our head?

gimpstang
gimpstang Reader
2/18/25 3:10 p.m.

Had one once   Really wish I hadn't sold it.  

pres589 (djronnebaum)
pres589 (djronnebaum) UltimaDork
2/18/25 3:17 p.m.

"We got Merkur people here?"  - What, like an infestation?

 

These do seem cool, but the concept is a bit like Ford took the Capri and traded nice styling for better suspension and brakes.  

David S. Wallens
David S. Wallens Editorial Director
2/19/25 9:16 a.m.

I once heard someone pronounce it as “X-R-40.”

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