For 1978, ford motor company acted on the input and introduced the first cars to ride on the new fox platform. It has power steering, power brakes, automatic transmission, ac, bucket seats. When i was a kid, i tried to imagine everything as a drag car. Some older ads are no longer available and are only displayed for record keeping purposes. The north american version of the ford granada is a range of sedans that was manufactured and marketed by ford. Unfollow 1978 mercury zephyr to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. This name had a history with the ford motor company, as it had been used on the luxurious and elegant lincolns of the prewar era. Research all 1978 mercury zephyr for sale, pricing, parts, installations, modifications and more at cardomain. Get the best deals on vintage parts for 1978 mercury zephyr when you shop the largest online selection at. Mercury model zephyr belongs to midsize luxury executive car class.
But the size reductions for this eighth generation were just as dramatic as theyd been for the seventh. Mercury zephyr view all mercury zephyr at cardomain. If this is your first visit, be sure to check out the faq by clicking the link above. Improvements over the maverick included better handling, fuel economy and a larger interior. Covers all 1978 ford fairmont and mercury zephyr models including z7. In many cases, this type of book can be used in place of a wiring andor vacuum diagram. Today i am introducing my 1978 mercury zephyr to the channel my grandfather bought it new in 78 he special ordered it with the 302 ci 5. Efficiency was an important keynote in all aspects of the design end construction of a car breezy in style and with innovative features to suit the now generation of owners who prefer a.
This is a rust free california blue plate car with only 69,xxx original miles. For those car shoppers wanting to get a bit devilish with their selections, ford dealers offered the fairmont. The following parts fit a 1978 mercury zephyr edit go to my garage. I really wanted to do the same to it, but that was before wagons were cool. Sep 24, 2012 the supermalaisey granadamonarch was replaced by the fox platformbased fairmontzephyr in a process that lasted through the late 1970s and early 1980s a foxbased granada lingered on until 1982. Sharing its name with the flagship sedan of ford of europe, the granada was slotted above the maverick and the fairmont that.
Get the best deals on vintage parts for 1978 mercury zephyr when you. Fordfairmont and zephyrs 7883 classifieds public group. The ford fairmont was launched in august 1977 as a 1978 model. Get the best deals on tail lights for 1978 mercury zephyr when you shop the largest online selection at. However, you will need a separate book for emissions related vacuum repair instructions and diagrams. You are viewing a 1978 mercury zephyr two door z7 sport coupe. Were still here and shipping orderslets build it together. Sun visor for 1978 1983 mercury zephyr 2door coupe tier w cardboard turquoise fits.
For those car shoppers wanting to get a bit devilish with their selections, ford dealers offered the fairmont futura. Msrp, dealer invoice price and costtoown data for new mercury zephyr. Contact him a 4843450735 with any interest or questions. The fairmont was eventually replaced by the tempo after the final production year of 1983. Used 1978 mercury values select a 1978 mercury model below to get used tradein values and retail prices. The zephyr was a tremendous success for mercury, and its new fox platform spawned several other popular ford models that were in use as recently. Trending price is based on prices over last 90 days. Staunton, il 62088 1606 miles from you click for phone classics on autotrader is your onestop shop for the best classic cars, muscle cars, project cars, exotics, hot rods. The car was offered with 24door sedan, notchback coupe, station wagon body shapes between the years 1978 and 1983. Mercury zephyr 1978, complete inline fuel filter by wix.
This is a rust free california blue plate car with only 69,xxx original m. Merle haggards home town of bakersfield, ca is where this beauty can be found. Get notified when we have new listings available for mercury zephyr. The mercury zephyr, using a name that was once a lincoln model from 19361942, was introduced in 1978 as an upscale twin the ford fairmont. The fox was like science fiction next to the wellseasoned early60s chassis that came before, and car buyers who wanted a sporty twotone coupe went right. Jul 26, 2010 1978 mercury zephyr 7z coupe duration. Vintage parts for 1979 mercury zephyr for sale ebay.
Introduced for the 1975 model year as the intended successor as the ford maverick, the granada was sold through the 1982 model year across two generations. Haggard, even the color of this car is nonpretentious, its simply known as medium blue. United states ford fairmont mercury zephyr for sale 1978 1983 click on the image or post title below for more information. Covers all 2door, 4door and station wagon with 140 cubic inch 2. The mercury zephyr was similar to the fairmont vehicle of the day. Shop millions of cars from over 21,000 dealers and find the perfect car. The ford fairmont is a compact car that was produced by ford for the us and canada markets.
The 302 was awesome, and i drove it from oklahom and up the rockies from sante fe to calgary, alberta several times and lived with it for a while in riverton, wy. Get instant price details on the market value of the 1978 mercury zephyr. This chassis, codenamed fox would undergird many ford products for the next couple of decades. Get the best deals on vintage parts for 1979 mercury zephyr when you shop the largest online selection at. Media in category mercury zephyr the following 29 files are in this category, out of 29 total. It replaced the outgoing comet in mercury s compact lineup.
Browse interior and exterior photos for 1978 mercury zephyr. Offered in a variety of body styles, the fairmont succeeded the ford. Haggard driving a light blue 1978 mercury zephyr, but who knows. In between the homely ford maverick mercury comet and the punitively sensible ford tempo mercury topaz, the folks at dearborn provided north americans with the ford fairmont and its mercury sibling, the zephyr, as reasonably modern rearwheeldrive compact commuter machines. Mercury blue dot tail light bulb lamp lenses hot rod chrome bezel ring 1157 nos fits. Ford fairmont mercury zephyr 19781983 haynes manuals. Instead of an intermediate, its foundation this time was a compact, the practical fox platform developed for the 1978 ford fairmont mercury zephyr. This is a rust free california blue plate car with only. Zephyr 1978 mercury zephyr xr7 with a sport suspension packager, 302 v8. Ford fairmont mercury zephyr for sale in united states.
Sharing its name with that minor deity, todays nice price or crack pipe mercury zephyr might just put the wind in your sails. Sharing its name with the flagship sedan of ford of europe, the granada was. Fords new for 1978 fairmont had a corporate cousin, the mercury zephyr. Check out blueroads 1978 mercury zephyr in plano,tx for ride specification, modification info and photos and follow blueroadss 1978 mercury zephyr for updates at cardomain. It was also sold under the lincoln mercury ford owned marque as the zephyr.
Positioned as a premium brand between mainstream ford and upscale lincoln, mercury suffered from overpowering competition and, some would say. Yet the fuel put into diesel and offroad equipment, more often than not, contains contaminants such as dirt, rust, scale and. Dont wait for those dim and fragile incandescent bulbs to fail unexpectedly. The debut of the fairmont and its mercury zephyr counterpart marked the launch of the longrunning ford fox platform that would underpin twelve additional models and stay in production until 1993. The mercury zephyr was produced from 1978 through 1983. The ford fairmont is a compact car that was produced by ford for the us and canada markets for the 1978 to 1983 model years.
Free black book market values for buying, selling, or tradeins. Find new and used 1979 mercury zephyr classics for sale by classic car dealers and private sellers near you. Both were two door coupes with the unique baskethandle roofline. Nada blue book values for used cars, certified preowned cars and more, brought to you by the national automobile dealers association. Classics on autotrader has listings for new and used 1979 mercury zephyr classics for sale near you. The mercury zephyr took its moniker from the earlier lincoln zephyr a prewar marque intended to expand southward lincolns price point reach much as cadillac had with the lasalle range. Introducing the allnew 1978 mercury zephyr meet the 1978 mercury zephyr, one of the most efficiently designed domestic cars ever offered by lincoln mercury. Hd wallpaper for backgrounds mercury zephyr 4door sedan 1978,583. Research all mercury zephyr for sale, pricing, parts, installations, modifications and more at cardomain. Bob mayer versus the 1978 mercury zephyr 71c10swb march 25, 2020 at 5. As ford returned the ford blue oval emblem to north american vehicles in.
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