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Capri Production Numbers 1979-1986

Production numbers from the Illustrated Mercury Buyer's Guide, considered questionable in regards to accuracy.
















1979
Base - 68,252
Ghia - 17,712
RS - 14,667
Turbo RS - 9,503
TOTAL - 110,144

1980
Base - 64,791
Ghia - 7,975
RS - 2,080
Turbo RS - 5,138
TOTAL - 79,984

1981
Base - 42,463
GS - 7,160
RS - 4,718
Turbo RS - 17
Black Magic - 4,013
White Magic - 575
TOTAL - 58,946

1982
Base - 20,981
L - 1,079
GS - 4,609
RS - 8,817
Black Magic - 1,379
White Magic - 348
TOTAL - 36,134

1983
Base - 1,979
L - 8,343
GS - 7,080
RS - 6,319
RS Turbo - 381
Black Magic - 469
Crimson Cat - 805
TOTAL - 25,376

1984
GS - 15,613
RS - 3,648
Turbo RS - 1,321
TOTAL - 20,582

1985 Production Numbers
 
For 1985, it was done in a different style. The various models were not broken out as per optional accessories. Furthermore, I was never able to obtain exterior color usage numbers for the 1985s'
Here we go:-

18,654 Mercury Capris' bore 1985 Titles, some having been built in calander year 1984 and the remainder having been built in 1985.

The following numbers are "OF" the 18,654 total.

04,869 had the 302 V-8 Engine (26.10% RS/GS? see below)
02,369 had 3.8 Litre Six Cylinder (12.70% GS)
11,416 had the standard 2.3 Litre Four Cylinder (61.20% GS)

09,028 had 3-Speed Automatic Transmission (avail. on GS only) (48.40%)
04,757 had 4-Speed Manual Transmission (avail.on GS only) (25.50%)
03,283 had 5-Speed Manual Transmission (RS only) (17.60%)
01,586 had 4-Speed Automatic with Overdive (v8 only) (8.50%)

14,382 had a solid steel roof (77.1%)
02,873 had Manual Pop-Up Sun Roof (15.40%)
01,399 had T-Tops (7.5%)

14,254 had Speed Control (76.41%)
12,573 had Air Conditioning (67.40%)
13,543 had Power Door Locks (72.60%)

12,591 had Am-Fm Stereo Radio (67.50%)
05,354 had a Cassette Player (28.70%)
00,709 had the Radio DELETE option (3.80%) (150 of these 709 were built to D32 Specs to become ascMcLaren Coupes).
00,559 had the Radio DELETE option (3.00%) that were NOT destined to become ascMcLaren Coupes)
00,407 were built to Code D32 "ascMcLaren Conversion Specs" (2.2%)

05,634 had Whitewall Tires (avail. GS only) (30.20%)
03,152 0f the GS Models had the optional Steel Belted Radials (22.87%)
02,517 Of the GS Models had an Optional Wheel or Wheel Cover (18.26%)
11,268 Of the GS Models had the Standard Wheel or Wheel Cover (81.74%)

00,437 went to ascMcLaren for Conversion, thusly:-
00,257 as SC 2-Seat Roadsters
00,150 as ascMcLaren Hatchbacks
00,030 as Grand Prix IV Commemorative Editions.

Complete 1986 Mercury Capri Build Specs:

Production Specs for 1986 Mercury Capri

Total number built: 20,869
17,029 GS
03,840 RS
20,869
 
Some Options were lumped together, while
other Options were broken out seperately
for each model. First, the clumative totals:-

16,256 Had Speed Control (or 77.9%).
11,207 Had Am-Fm Stereo (or 53.7%).
09,198 Had above, plus Cassette Player (44.1%).
00,464 Had Radio Delete Credit Option (2.2%).
( 162 of the above 464 were to be made into ascMcLaren Coupes
and were to be fitted with Alpine 7272 Stereos at ascMcLaren,
leaving 302 regular Capris leaving for dealers with no radios in them).
15,067 Had Air Conditioning (or 72.2%).
15,589 Had Power Door Locks (or 74.7%).

Model Specific Options:
08,055 of the GS (47.3%) were ordered with Whitewall Tires
00,626 of the GS (3.7%) were ordered with Vinyl Seats
16,403 of the GS (96.3%) were ordered with the standard Cloth Seats
02,980 of the GS (17.5%) were ordered with the Pop-Up Sun Roof
01,252 of the GS (07.4%) were ordered with the T-Top Option
00,672 of the RS (17.5%) were ordered with the Pop-Up Sun Roof
00,282 of the RS (7.3%) were ordered with the T-Top Option
15,683 Cars were ordered with Solid Steel Roof (75.15%).
01,534 of the GS were ordered with Steel Belted Radial Tires (9.0%)
07,440 of the GS came with the Standard Tires (43.7%)

00,406 Cars were shipped to ascMcLaren to become ascMcLarens
00,114 ascMcLaren Coupes
00,245 ascMcLaren 5.0SC 2-Seat Roadsters
00,047 ascMcLaren "EuroCoupes"

Transmissions:
GS:  11,832 3-Speed Automatic
        05,197 4-Speed Manual
RS:  02,471 5-Speed Manual
        01,369 4-Speed Automatic


COLORS:
Code >>>>> Name>>>>>Number Made
9L Oxford White 3,068 or 14.7%
2A Medium Red Metallic 2,859 or 13.7%
1C Raven Black 2,775 or 13.3%
2R Bright Red 2,755 or 13.2%
1D Smoke Charcoal Grey Metallic 2,734 or 13.1%
3J Light Regatta Blue Metallic 1,962 or 9.4% (N.A. on RS)
1E Platinum Silver Metallic 1,878 or 9.0%
7B Dark Shadow Blue Metallic 1,774 or 8.5% (N.A. on RS - Available on ascMcLaren)
8L Sand Beige 459 or 2.2% (N.A. on RS)
8Y Dark Sable Clove Brown Metallic 396 or 1.9% (N.A. on RS)
4M Slate Green Metallic 146 or 0.7% (N.A. on RS)
4E Dark Sage 63 or 0.3%