The Mercury Capri was introduced in 1970. The Capri was a series of compact cars offered across three distinct generations: the First Generation Capri (1970-1978) was a captive import of the European Ford Capri, the Second Generation Capri (1979-1986) was a muscle car based on the Ford Mustang, and the Third Generation Capri (1991-1994) was a captive import of the Australian Ford Capri.