In a message dated 2/1/01 9:46:09 PM Pacific Standard Time, EdVF1000R@AOL.COM
writes:

<< But when was the last time anyone has
 seen a Merkur XR4Ti at all in America (they were a sales failure here, and
 the powertrains were pretty fragile,crude, and expen$ive), let alone one in a
 junkyard with intact seats? >>

Well, they're plentiful in the San Francisco Bay Area. There's a fellow in
Richmond who owns more than 30 of them. He frequently has a line on parts of
all sorts. Good bet he has a line on seats for those seriously considering a
swap. I bought some Merkur Scorpio 15" alloys from him to bolt on to my
buddy's Vanagon.

You can find him tooling around in a white XR4ti with a 351C Ford V8.

BenT
San Francisco