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I was watching an '80s British sitcom the other night when they briefly introduced a character who was meant to be a bit loud and brash. He came around the corner in bright red Ford Capri (like the top one here - I don't think this generation was available in the US) and then came the Dixie horn. It was a nice little surprise.

Yeah, and it has the iconic horn sound. I'd always play it whenever I jumped over whatever.

It was meant to be the European equivalent of the Mustang, and was even designed by one of the Mustang design team, although the first generation models built in South Africa were the only ones available with a V8. The models we had were all 4-cylinders and V6s. Ford did sell some Capris in the US under the Mercury brand. They were very popular over here, especially after being featured in action shows like 'The Professionals':

It's like the '05 movie Pre Cooter version with no flag and O1 instead of 01.

That O1 style instead of 01 is like the '05 movie Pre Cooter version.

I watched this video on the new Charger EV last night. The overall view is that it's too expensive and too heavy (and possibly too big), but there will be regular gas engines in the future (at least a V6, maybe a V8). Doug thought it had some good features, but the comments were less kind (made by people who presumably haven't even seen it let alone driven it yet). There's a nice picture of the 2-door version in orange at about 4 minute in.