I drove one of these as a company car in late 1979 or early 1980..IIRC there were 10,000 built and with the second middle eastern oil embargo in late 1979, vehicles like this became unsellable. I also recall one of my dealers placing his in service as his personal driver..

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..because he was unable to sell it after many months on the showroom floor. .

But I have to say that with the standard Recaros it was far more comfortable to drive distances than my personal 1979 Ghia 5,0.L 2-door. But with the 4-speed O/D manual in my car, it was more fun to drive than the Indy pace car with the 5.OL automatic. Got that??? :).

I didn't have this company car for more than a few months, I recall it being replaced with either a leftover 1979 silver Granada six cylinder (snore) or a 1979 F250HD LWB Supercab. Boy did that one drive smoothly unloaded down I-69 on my way to my Field Zone.in the thumb area of Michigan...(not!!!)

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