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Ford Telstar
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FordTelstar

1982–1999 United States Automobile 18 production years
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Production1982–1999
Recorded originUnited States
ClassAutomobile
Background

The Ford Telstar is an automobile that was sold by Ford in Asia, Australasia and Africa, comparable in size to the European Ford Sierra and the North American Ford Tempo. It was progressively replaced by the Ford Mondeo. The car was named after the Telstar satellite.

Text adapted from “Ford Telstar” on Wikipedia ↗ · CC BY-SA 4.0 ↗ · retrieved 2026-07

Chronology ledger

Dates with their meaning intact

Production chronology1982–1999

Sourced production or model lifecycle range used by the main catalog timeline.

Wikipedia infobox ↗18 years
Production timeline

1982–1999

198219831984198519861987198819891990199119921993199419951996199719981999
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