In 1980 or '81, I can't remember, Ford pulled the plug and decided to stop importing them as they were soon to start selling the then new Escort, not the one made in Europe, that was vastly superior to anything sold here until the Focus, a U.S. spec model. I walked into a dealer and they had them on sale for $4000, at the time I thought it was too much. But then again, they were also giving you a free Pinto if you bought a Lincoln at the time.