The Bobcat Villager was the most luxurious member of the Pinto family in 1976.
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The Mercury Division managed to make the Bobcat Villager look a bit like the Marquis, or at least the Montego.
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This car has the Select-Shift three-speed automatic transmission. You’d think that would have been standard equipment on a Mercury, but this was 1976, a four-on-the-floor was base equipment, and the cost was 186 bucks (about $962 in 2022 dollars).
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Just 31,135 miles? Probably more like 131,135 or 231,135.
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The Pinto/Bobcat wagon was small, but had good cargo capacity.
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The Cologne 2.8-liter V6 also went into the Capri.
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These stamped-steel “styled” wheels were optional on the Pinto but standard on the Bobcat.
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There’s a lot of ’76 Comet in the front view.
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