Hatch Heaven

In 1976, The Mercury Capri II Ghia was Car & Driver’s “Super Coupe Of The Year” choice (even though it was a hatchback). It was styled by Ghia of Italy and was beautifully practical. With the rear seats folded down, there is over 22-cubic feet of storage. The “Decor” option featured individually folding rear seats, and had standard features such as deep and comfortable front bucket seats, color-keyed carpeting throughout and full instrumentation. It had a 4-speed manual transmission, rack-and-pinion steering, MacPherson strut front suspension, solid state ignition, power disc front disc brakes and steel belted radial ply tires.The 2.3 liter overhead cam engine averaged 18 MPG in the city and 27 MPG on the highway. You could get an optional 2.8 liter V6, Select-Shift automatic transmission, air conditioning, power steering and unique sunroof that tilts to allow outside air to circulate, electric rear window defroster and washer/wiper and vinyl luggage cover.