Mercury Bobcat
Mercury had a couple of rare rides during the 1970s as the brand evolved into something more unique. The interesting thing about the Bobcat was the fact that it was based on the Ford Pinto. The Bobcat wasn’t the fastest car on the block but it had a lot of upmarket features when compared to the Pinto models. The unique styling and the upmarket appeal of the car made it a unique sleeper (via Motorcities).
Nowadays it’s not uncommon to see these cars fitted with a healthy V8 engine, and that’s proved to be one of the most popular modifications. The Bobcat will go down in history as a unique piece of Ford advertising and marketing. The company took the basic Pinto and made it into something rapidly unique and upmarket. When it comes to rare cars from this period the Bobcat was quite rare.