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[Raeturbo]

For those who may have not heard of them…..

              https://www.pistonheads.com/news/ph-spottedykywt/tickford-ford-capri-spotted/38076

[Rangie]

For those who may have not heard of them…..

              https://www.pistonheads.com/news/ph-spottedykywt/tickford-ford-capri-spotted/38076

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That bodykit looks like it cost about £2.50 from a cheap accessory shop, spoils the car completely, some things are much better left original.

[Raeturbo]

Ha ha yes not the prettiest but by far the quickest, and with 260lbs ft at 3500rpm  quite an handful if stomping on the gas, especially if it’s damp.

[Rangie]

I always fancied a 2.8 injection Capri but never got round to it a mate had the 3.0 S.

[Doctor Gollum]

My last/favourite Mk2 Granada was a factory manual 2.8i Ghia X with a limited slip diff. That was a blast to drive. Never driven a Capri, but being a fair bit lighter, the 2.8i must have been quite squirrelly....

A mate had a Mk1 1300 two door Escort as his first car, although he traded it for an '83 1600 Capri... God alone what he was thinking He did redeem himself slightly with the '88 Sierra XR4X4i that replaced it

[ronnyd]

For those who may have not heard of them…..

              https://www.pistonheads.com/news/ph-spottedykywt/tickford-ford-capri-spotted/38076

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That bodykit looks like it cost about £2.50 from a cheap accessory shop, spoils the car completely, some things are much better left original.

Have to say that i agree, but, as they say, "beauty in the eye" and all that.

[BazaJT]

Never had a Capri[never fancied one] I went slightly more "left field" and had a GTV6 instead.Had a '59 Consul as my first car and a '64 Zephyr 4 as my second car,while a MkII Granada 2L in the mid '80's completes the line up of my Ford ownership experience.

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

For those who may have not heard of them…..

              https://www.pistonheads.com/news/ph-spottedykywt/tickford-ford-capri-spotted/38076

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That bodykit looks like it cost about £2.50 from a cheap accessory shop, spoils the car completely, some things are much better left original.

I agree.

The only way to drive this is with your shirt open to the waist and a large medallion brushing against your chest hair.

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

Ha ha yes not the prettiest but by far the quickest, and with 260lbs ft at 3500rpm  quite an handful if stomping on the gas, especially if it’s damp.

The Signum has 258 lbs ft at a lowly 1800 RPM......and all though it's front paws.

[Doctor Gollum]

For those who may have not heard of them…..

              https://www.pistonheads.com/news/ph-spottedykywt/tickford-ford-capri-spotted/38076

That's seems like a lot of work for not much gain... 6-7 mph top speed, although knocking almost 2 seconds off the 0.60 time isn't to be sneezed at...

[dave the builder]

Ha ha yes not the prettiest but by far the quickest, and with 260lbs ft at 3500rpm  quite an handful if stomping on the gas, especially if it’s damp.

The Signum has 258 lbs ft at a lowly 1800 RPM......and all though it's front paws.

probably needs that much to drag it's ugly arse 

Happy Christmas 

[Raeturbo]

I wasn’t fussy on the Capri but owned a 2.0gt V4 for a few weeks that was enough power in that body.

[Migv6 le Frog Fan]

They were known as the British Mustang. In the same way Cliff Richard was known as the British Elvis and Donovan was known as the British Bob Dylan.
I.E. all very poor imitations. 

[Doctor Gollum]

They were known as the British Mustang. In the same way Cliff Richard was known as the British Elvis and Donovan was known as the British Bob Dylan.
I.E. all very poor imitations. 

It speaks volumes that the only production market for the last 2-3 years was the UK.

[Nick W]

They were known as the British Mustang. In the same way Cliff Richard was known as the British Elvis and Donovan was known as the British Bob Dylan.
I.E. all very poor imitations. 

ever tried an ordinary Mustang? Base models used a straight six that was underwhelming in the family saloons it was intended for. A 289 Mustang is hardly a quick car, yet is entertainingly awful to drive because the better engine easily overwhelms the terrible suspension, weedy tyres, barely connected steering and piss-poor drum brakes. The novelty soon wears off though, and you find yourself looking at £3000 worth of simple upgrades. Or buying another V6 Capri.


Capris make a better go of the same approach of using utterly ordinary running gear in a fancy body, an idea which was hardly new; MG were probably the first with Standard and Triumph only just behind. Lets not forget that Ford listed a mk3 Capri 1.3S . And they sold at least one, because I've seen it.