And so it begins!

Today, I bought an 1984 Mercury Capri Turbo RS as a project car. As you can see from the pictures, it is pretty rough. Surprisingly, the body is in really good shape. The rust is almost all surface rust which I will remove over time.

What I know of the car:

• 3 previous owners
• guy I bought it from hauled it from upstate NY to Atlanta in 2004
• it had the EFI Turbo 2.3L, but it was removed before the last owner got the car
• the hood is not original, the original was stolen before the last owner could pick up the car
• no seats. The back seat had a snake in it, which wrecked the foam and upholstery

From what I've found on the Internet this would be 1 of 1321 cars. Really. It is pretty rare!

Next steps

• remove the tow hitch from the car. Yes, it has a tow hitch for some reason
• remove the carpet. The car has sat outside for the last 5 years and smells like it. So far no sign of other critters
• clean up as much as I can so it is easier to work on the car

This is going to take a LONG time to get drivable again, so check back regularly to see what I've been up to.