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1978 Mercury Bobcat Runabout

A fun-to-drive car.

The Bobcat Runabout, with more desirable features than ever, is designed for versatility. With the rear seat up, there's room and comfort for four passengers. With one hand, release the rear seat fold-down latch and you convert your Bobcat to a cargo-carrier able to carry all your gear from fishing rods to skiis. The pneumatically-assisted rear liftgate makes loading easy: lift it up and it stays out of the way. With the rear seat folded forward you have a full five feet of cargo space. The Bobcat Runabout, with its 2.3 litre engine and four-speed manual transmission is a car with good fuel economy at an affordable price. Bobcat is a car that solves a lot of problems.

The Bobcat in the lower part of the picture is shown with the optional Flip-up and Removable Moonroof that comes with a sunscreen and stowage bag. It is also equipped with the optional Sports Package which includes: tri-color bodyside tape stripe with stylized Bobcat head on front fender; tri-color hood and lower back panel tape stripes; styled steel wheels; painted white dual racing mirrors; all-glass third door; black paint treatment to wiper arms/window frames/belt areas/drip and windshield moldings/rocker panel moldings. The Bobcat Runabout in Tangerine shown above also has the optional all-glass third door and forged aluminum wheels.

While it's the smallest Mercury, Bobcat is big on style. The optional deluxe interior, shown above is tangerine Alpine cloth and vinyl. The all-vinyl deluxe interior is shown below in black. And how about that mini-console? Another thoughtful touch, standard in Bobcat.
 
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