I'm finally getting a chance to get in here with some pictures. I was putting together a web page that documented all the changes back sometime around 2003 or so. I never got through it all and kept discovering other changes. I have a database of pictures that document the changes, but even some of those are terrible because the images are tiny/came from scans/were extracted from other images/etc. As a result, I still have some work to do before the pictures are going to be decent. In the meanwhile, I'll post a few of what I have.
also i would like to add that the seat belt sticker on the window are different from 1985 is a one year only sticker and from 86-89 are all the same
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-Rooster..
1985 Merkur XR4Ti "New plan"
1986 Merkur XR4Ti Stock, Low miles unmodded will be that way 4ever
1989 Merkur Scorpio white and Tan "Casper" Daily Driven
Center speaker in the dash? what years ... did they come in...
and did not the lower dash speakers change in size?
-Rooster..
1985 Merkur XR4Ti "New plan"
1986 Merkur XR4Ti Stock, Low miles unmodded will be that way 4ever
1989 Merkur Scorpio white and Tan "Casper" Daily Driven
1988 Black , it is a late 88 though Chris, are you saying they changed the interior fabric style before the 86MY? I have a 5/85 that has the original window-pane style.
One of the many strange differences on my 12/84 build car, I think it turned out to be a relay for the A/C.
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Bob in NJ
85 White XR / 85 Nimbus Gray XR / 88 White XR Automagic! / 89 Black Scorpio
Seat belt Stickers Pictures
1985 Merkur Xr4ti Seat belt sticker
1986-1989 Merkur Xr4ti Seat belt Sticker
-Rooster..
1985 Merkur XR4Ti "New plan"
1986 Merkur XR4Ti Stock, Low miles unmodded will be that way 4ever
1989 Merkur Scorpio white and Tan "Casper" Daily Driven
-Rooster..
1985 Merkur XR4Ti "New plan"
1986 Merkur XR4Ti Stock, Low miles unmodded will be that way 4ever
1989 Merkur Scorpio white and Tan "Casper" Daily Driven
Probably a dealer job. Around here, there were a lot of bold designs w/ pinstripes......but I assume again it was a dealer thing. What about the "XR4Ti" stickers on the doors ala Kate Ertls cars?
Rooster wrote:was there a factory painted on pin stripe?
jason yancey
stephens city va
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