Can I Get This1986 Ford Capri to Run And Drive After Being Sat For 25 Years?
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 5 ก.พ. 2025
- In this video I get my hands dirty bringing this beautiful British Ford Capri back to life - My most expensive resurrection so far and it's only going to get more expensive from here as I build the Capri of my dreams!
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Apologies for the sounds quality at the start I need a better radio mic! It gets better when I take it off though. About time I got a Capri on the channel and looking forward to getting more done on it, parts have already started to arrive 😅
What mics are you using, the DJI ones are good
Yes to DJI but Rode wireless ones are even better
@@markahobbs1967 I use Rode with my GoPro, so yes makes sense 😂😂 I thought he was using a phone until I saw the go pro
It's not even bad at all.
It sounds okay ....just a bit peaky at times, either lower the gain by 20% or place it further away from your foghorn
In 1987, my Dad took me out of primary school for 'a laugh', picked me up in a red Capri, took me to the petrol station, bought a packet of smarties and a king-size Mars (which I took), then took me to buy a Mountfield Lawnmower. It was such a cool day and how he got that massive new Mountfield into the boot I have no clue. He owned the Capri for about a week and that is my only memory of it. Good stuff!
My first choice is an estate car, but it's amazing how much can go in a hatchback car, with the rear seats folded, they are both useful "kit".
It might be worth checking the cam spray bar.
Your dad stole it and used you for cover.
Blessed🙏🏼😂
@@karluk7724 Very possibly!
This is a classic !!! Reminds of the professionals !!! This needs a full resto !
What more can you ask for? New video, new car..few beers and sat in the sun…☀️ perfect Friday evening 👍🏻😊
Thanks for helping me survive our lasses obsession with soap operas with brilliance,pure engineering and a passion for something real.. Cheers.
Ditto 😂😂
Your enthusiasm is terrific!!
I was on the edge of my seat when you trying to start her up. Fantastic!!.
Congratulations Ben. 👍🤘😁
Nice nice, 2 hours of Friday comfort viewing.
A beer and 2 hours of tasty classics latest resurrection. I am now very chilled 👍
This has made me smile. I sort of took Capris for granted in the 80s because they were everywhere, but I'd love one now.
This Capri deserves a full respray and keeping original .....👍
The next guy will do that
In green like the spitfire
With x pack arches 😎@@marklittler784
If it gets an engine swap, no issue with keeping original engine and bits with it when it's moved on.
Don't be such a cardigan, it needs a Windsor in it is what it needs . Lol
Was distracted at work all afternoon waiting for 6pm!!! What a wonderful start to my Friday evening!!! I had quite a bit of experience with Capri's, back in the day, and they were always great fun! As always, thank you Ben for the excellent entertainment.
St170 engine on twin carbs is what you need, leave everything else standard including the laser stickers. Like an old skool sleeper 👍
What can I say, you can do as many Capri episodes as you like, I've had a mk2, an immaculate one owner 2.0s, a 2.8 injection,a 3.0 ghia and a highly modified 3.0s and loved them all,I could watch you all day long,just so enjoyable and entertaining, best wishes to you Ben.
My wife found your channel and said omg its you I used to tast everything like engine oil, petrol,transmission fluid etc so new sub as you made me laught. And got me interested in a capri again not so good news for the wife. Love a 58 year old happy man.
Your enthusiasm is contagious, Mate. Congratulations on your purchase. This car deserves another crack at life and I think you’re the person to grant it.
You obviously know nothing about cars...the Capri is just a prop to get views. A genuine enthusiastic wouldn't have butchered the battery terminals and started a dry engine...
Steve you've been watching too much gas monkey garage have a day off
@@stevewhitfield9943 irrespective of my knowledge or otherwise regarding cars, I found it entertaining, it’s a pity you chose to be so negative.
. Ben is an enthusiast and I think it's you who knows nowt right or not car started and sounds mighty fine
My second car was a 1.6L Capri from 1978 that I got in the mid 80's, I spent many Sundays filling the wheel arches with that foam plastic stuff, sanding down and re painting - happy days!
Regardless of engine size , these cars are an absolute pleasure and treat to see on the UK roads. Very nice attractive body shape. No wonder today they are going and making a absolute fortune.
I used to have a Capri 1.6s many years ago and loved it, it never let me down. Great vlog you made me laugh 😄
great work ben
Love capris always put a smile on my face when i see en
I've had 3 of them, a useful economy sports car, my rich man's toy is a Jensen Interceptor, but yeah, just a thing on Santa's wish list.🥲
I had 3 Ford Capri's a 2.0GL and 2 X 2.8i and you could literally watch them going rusty even when they were ziebarted. That's Ford's for ya.
Engine starts SOOOO well!
Sunday morning, coffee, wife doing wife things. I'm left alone in the peace and quiet watching this beauty. Lovely!
A Capri, Now your talking Ben, Best looking car ford of Europe ever made. Looking forward to this one..
I had a 1.6 GL in red on a V plate i added that rubber spoiler, it was slow back in the day, when the engine blew on the motorway just outside of Notts, i had it re-bored to 1.8 but it didn't really help had that thing for almost 14 years, the petrol gauge stopped working the heater packed up the drivers door got replaced with a gold version and the windscreen wipers would fall off (on the motorway) front valance rotted don't ever take the rear number plate off. Loved it but it was massively underpowered, the death knell for it was when it ran out of petrol on the private road to what used to be British Coal HQ and i had to push it, the drivers door snapped and fell off I was handed a post-it note, from someone in the management it simply read, "buy a new car"
Bought my Third Capri a 2.0s 1983 5 speed during lockdown.She is now historic a bit like me Lol. Been looking forward to watching this .
I found an old Henry hoover in a skip!
Stripped it down and cleaned it all out. The engineering especially the cable reel in them is interesting. They were designed by the still owner of the company who made the first one with an oil drum. That's why the thread on the hose is that size it's a small oil drum cap size! They are designed to be worked on you can tell!
A good few years ago I used to take them fully apart so the shell could go for a respray, then put them back together a week later, lovely cars
In just a couple of years this baby will be both MOT & TAX exempt great find & perfect specimen to bring back to full glory once again!!
Holy fuckin shit I'm layed up in bed and have completely binged all your vids absolutely amazing!!!!!! Pretty sure some off your gags/sarcasm will be missed by some but mate honestly thankyou and keep it up....bravo sir 👍🏻
I have my 1981 Capri 2.8 injection since 1987 ! Pampered it's in a Carcoon and pristine ! Best of luck with your Capri !
Amazing addition! I can’t believe how solid it is underneath. Not much welding needed at all. The wear free Laser drivers seat is very rare. The interior has scrubbed up so well.
I also have a black Capri Laser (video on my channel) so can’t wait to see the progress and restore you do on this. That engine is on the button and barely run in! I would suggest keeping as is for a good year maybe and put some miles on it and enjoy it. Maybe then engine swap, but don’t ‘bin it’ just stick it on a pallet and keep it to one side maybe, especially as you have all the mot history to back the mileage up etc.
can’t wait for the follow up episodes on this!
Brilliant thank you, that was my idea if I did do anything to the car I'd make sure I'd keep the bits and keep the engine safe as it is a little gem and would be easily returned back to standard
the alternative is to restore as a minter injoy it then sell it and put the wad of cash in finding and securing the 2.8 injection !
New viewer, and not even a driver but loving your resto’ vids, and your enthusiasm for what you do. What a fantastic find the Capri is, can’t wait to see it all done and on the road. Subscribed 😊
Halfway through this and it's awesome already. My stepdad had a mint W reg Navy blue 2.0.S back in mid 80s. Had the orange check fishnet ricaros in. Awesome car that was.
Watching you mess with this took me back to the early 90s my nannas drive way I had 3 mad uncles who had Orion’s capri’s cortina’s every weekend they would be doing something absolutely brilliant watching u fix this up 🎉
Same always felt like the bonnet was 3 miles infont when driving them but still good cars better time's
Gotta love a capri. That shape, the aggressive look. The headlights. It wouldn't look out of place in America next to a dodge charger.
They apparently named the capri the Mustang of the UK back in the day .I guess they were a similar shape
Plus the Mustang was a bit smaller than equivalent American coupés so made a bit of sense .
I owned a fair few Capri back in the 80,s .
MK1 ,2 and 3 great cars
Bit late to the party, but beers in hand sat outside in the garden, boom times
One word….Epic! Some minor fettling then a candy apple red metallic paint job. Superb video.
There’s something about an old Capri that is just pure cool!
It amazes me how calm and positive you sound even when there are great problems at hand. Keep it up🤝
Looking forward to this Ben, thanks and have a great weekend
and me
Just come across this channel, fantastic. The thing I like best is the amount of detail. Some channels will do a super interesting video but only have small sections of the good stuff and move on, but yours is just right. Nice one pal 👍
Brilliant viewing on a Friday great Ben
My dad always had Capris when I was growing up - we travelled all over Europe on our family holidays. The fastest I have ever been in a car was 120mph Capri 3.0 Ghia 😂
Condition is amazing for being sat so long!!
I had one, 2.0L T reg and loved it. so wished i still had it now knowing they make decent money. and a great shape and such fun to drive. will watch this renovation and hope you do it well.
Im a Brit living in KY, a dirt dauber is a kind of wasp that builds their nests from mud, had a 3l V6 capri back in the day, and it scarped the hell out of me on damp days 😀
They are actually called Mud daubers.
I am new to your channel the focus st drew me in i had to come to the beginning of the capri videos and watch from the start ,love your content i had a mk1 72 3.0 Essex engine in it was so much fun to drive i put a 3x3 slab in the boot to keep the back end down at the time i was a banger racer back in the 90s (don't hate on me ) they where a good car thanks 4 the memories
Yes finaly, a true tasty classic, love a long video and work on this🔥😎
I've seen so many of these just sitting in driveways and on the side of roads, its really nice to see one being brought back to life.
That's Savage nothing better than a tasty classics video with pizza after work ❤ great to see a capri on the channel cool thing, I watch him to dirt dobbers are a type of wasp funny enough weird as shit
That's crazy isn't it glad we don't have them here!
@tastyclassics definitely we have enough problems xD blew the clear coat off the celica yesterday so fed up with it atm 😂
My first Capri was an 85 Laser 1.6. Great cars even if a bit old school. I promised myself I'd have another. They're so easy to work on.
There was, iirc a 1.6L, GL, GT, S (rare) then in 85 it went to the 1.6 and 2.0 Laser. I upgraded mine to 2 litre after an engine catastrophe and it ran for another couple of years. The last ones were the Brooklands 280s which are seriously rare now. There's one in Hastings with just 1000 genuine miles on the clock
Oh yes ! my first love was my Ford Capri :)
THIS is a keeper. No engine-swap. Make him brand-new.
Engine-swaps are - you know, which kind of people do these. Let it be.
This car deserves to stay original.
In 1996 I was able to work as a student trainee at the Ford factory in Cologne for six weeks - three weeks of which were on the assembly line and three weeks in another department. There I took the liberty of sitting in a pair of Ford Capri-Cosworth touring cars.
How I loved these vehicles in the 70s!
In my neighborhood, there was a black 2.8 in the neighborhood - unfortunately it was badly rusted.
It's a great pleasure to see a well-preserved model again!
Lovely Low mileage Capri. Depends what you want to do with it. Fords tend to be worth more money if they are all standard. That engine only has 32000 miles on it. You could install a bigger engine in it. But I would keep the original engine as a backup. Just in case you wanted to sell it. So you could covert it back to standard. Keep up the great videos.👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
Needs to strip out the whole interior and do alot of welding, respray and totally deep clean the entire interior before putting everything back
I’ll add a 100th comment to say, crikey, what a stunning improvement to the interior of that Capri!!!
That Wet Harry does a top notch job.
Gotta lova a ford Capri. My parents had 2 and wrote both of them off, the second time with me in the back in a carry cot. The first was a sleeper 1300l with a 2 litre engine and an enormous weber carb jammed under the bonnet and zero upgrades to wheels, tyres, brakes or suspension so no wonder it crashed. The second was a John Player Special limited edition and that's the one I was in the back of when it got written off on the way back from a holiday in the South of France.
Great video, Dad had a 2L S capri new in 1979 which I grew up with so I have fond memories of them. Would be good to see this one back on the road. 👍
absolute quality . thanks Ben
Hi love watching you, John in New Zealand. Have owned a few cars, about 27 last count. Capri is great got piped at the post for a 2litre which promptly promptly grenades on the poor bloke.
I used to spray the carpet sections on the parcel shelf with satin black car paint worked a treat also in the recess along the underside a strip of wood along the width would straighten it up no end or aluminium strip whatever you can get, it looks great after.
Still laughing about poor old Henry calling him a lazy bastard
Looking great on the inside Ben , Looking forward to more episodes on the Capri
Sadly the day's of finding crispy grot mags in the bushes are long gone! Tis a Real shame...
It was like finding gold!
Love the Capris! My first car was a black 76 with the 2.8L. Had I known how rare they were to become here in Canada I would have hung onto it!
This Capri deserves better than a Pinto under its hood ! A 3 liter Essex will be perfect in this place !
Except a big heavy lump like an Essex would really spoil the handling.
@MarkB9th Not only have I heard of it I've driven one and it was far to front heavy. The brakes are barely adequate for the weight and the only way to get it to go round a corner was to power slide it, otherwise the front would just push and understeer
The old Essex lump was initially intended to be produced in both diesel and petrol versions so it was a very heavy block, like over 300ibs so over double that of a Pinto..
Happy for you, looks like a nice solid enough project
That ford is the same age as me
I had two capris in the 90,s when they were fairly cheap a black 2S and a 16 cabaret in red or could have been a laser, memory not what it used to be 😢love what you’re doing 👍
The small wire to the positive terminal is a fusible link, inside the sleeving further down the wire it connects to larger red cables and yes you can buy batteries with flat terminals, really enjoying this, i served my time as an auto electrician on Fords from our local Ford dealership in Horwich called Gordon Ford, this was in 1979, we did their electrical repairs, cheers Andy
Brilliant Ben, purchased one new back in day , blue lazer 16 .. went everywhere in it as a young guy ... nice to see one again 😀
Love your vids. Love your style and craic. And thanks for putting them out the length they are. Assured of a proper good dose of entertainment. Maybe I'm getting old but I'm not a fan of the ultra edited tik til style stuff. Like to savour my viewing pleasure 👍
WOW! that must be the most solid capri i have ever seen!! black is the best color on that car. thats a real keeper in my world. congrats mate! looking forward to more episodes 😀
Yes we did have our 6x9 hackery period here in America. Looking forward to watching you bring your Capri around.
Really enjoyed this film. I owned a 1979 2 litre S back in 1990. It was a total knacker considering it was only 11 years old at that time!! I seem to remember the phrase Dagenham Dustbin but I liked them. Thank you
Ben, I stumbled across your channel because your recent Focus ST video appeared in my suggestions. That video has resulted in you becoming one of my favourite channels on youtube. I'm now looking forward to catching up on this Capri rebuild. Keep up the hard work and continue making these amazing videos. You've got something about you that is different to other car related channels I watch and I think you've got great potential to go very very far in this game!
It’s character 😊
Best 2 hours I've watched on TH-cam . Never been a big Capri fan...until now
Your best project yet, i have had loads of Capris, sold my last a few years ago which was a 1.6 laser in black, your seats are in amazing condition as normally the material splits. I bet the heater motor is knackered and thats why the lower dash was out , looks a good shell. hope you do well with it on utube.
Thanks
Great project! Brings back fond memories of my folks brown Capri when I was a youth in the 80's. It took us everywhere but it couldn't do steep hills and we rolled back down one once. I still felt cool as riding in the back of that. I've never driven one though.... gutted!
The Capri was my favourite car when I was a kid back in the early 80s. I would love to have one now, they are beautiful looking cars.
Keep doing what you´re doing. I love your vijeos. I´ve been steering clear of the Capri stuff because there´s a man near me who has one on his drive. Similar state of repair as your Laser one is. Looks like he´d let it go for cheaps. One of the ones with a Köln block no less.
Great looking car. Looking forward to seeing how it goes forward. Have a good week. Marc from Australia
I stumbled across this video and loved it….all 2 hours.
I’m restoring a 2.0s that I bought 4 years ago now. Was heavily customised with a V8 but I’m returning it to somewhat original with a pinto I’ve owned for 2 decades.
I’m also doing an Australian mk2 Escort van that I imported last year and almost owned that now for a decade!!!
Good luck with your project Capri.
Capri looking good. A paint job will make a world of difference. I wonder why the head liner isn’t a more matching color to the seats. I’d say get the windows tinted, but you don’t get enough sun there. This may up being your most satisfying project yet. An expat in Florida.
I love the capri used to have a red one in the 80s, I still miss it 😢, I'm looking forward to you doing the capri up 👍.
your optimism never ceases to amaze me on all your videos i wish i had half as much as you 🤣🤣👍
Hello from Canada! Nice score bud! I had two Capri's in my teen years (Long ago LOL) Both 1973 models and both manual V6 2.6L However one was massively modded with Race cam and pistons, high rise manifold four barrel carb hooker headers. (I think that was it) and it went as you might say "Like the Clappers!" Or as we would say "She's a Ripper!" It was painted Candy Apple Red with a huge Whale Tale on the rear too! It had a body kit on it and looked MEAN! But it kept on blowing out rear end's and when the struts on the front died and the clutch cable snapped for the the second time along with the diff blowing up again I just stopped and drove the stock one. It was great and I actually did a few amateur Rallies. What I wouldn't give to have those European Fords (They were sold under the Mercury name here actually) back NOW! Too bad yours is the tiniest engine available. HOWEVER! I would think it wouldn't be much difficulty finding a V6 maybe a 2.8 or 3.0L even to put into that baby. I haven't yet watched the whole video so I'm praying and hoping it runs like crap so you are motivated to swap that sucker out and make it a fantastic project car we could all watch for a bunch of series videos on it and maybe YOU could go RACING!!! WOW! THAT WOULD BE SOOOOO COOL!! PLEASE!! DO THIS!! If you've ever loved me at all (LOL I'm trying everything here) you'd genuinely see how important this is to me and ALL OF YOUR FAN BASE PLUS ALL of those thousands to come once they catch on that you're the first REAL CAPRI swapping Video EVER (Like I said I'm trying everything LOL) great personality and master mechanic to actually do a full Capri build on you tube! We've been hoping and praying then hugely disappointed each time we see a Capri vid that says "Full resto" or something like that and it's just a bunch of old blurry pictures of a boring ten year paid to get the work done somewhere thing. PLEASE Kind Handsome Brilliant Wise and Generous SIR!! Ooo, maybe even a 5.0L (302CI in our speak LOL!! All the best and think you again for all your great videos!! Sorry this is so long but I'm excited for once about something IMPORTANT!! LOL.
I used to walk past a D reg blue/purple ISH one 2.0l Lazer when I was at school in the 80's.
I've had my classic car sat outside since 2003 I completely re-did it in 2003.
But the paints peeled lots of parts have gone rusty. It's tempting to try and get it finished again I just need a new tailgate.
Got a bonnet and scuttle panel.
Then the chassis legs need welding and from pillars.
Love the Capri I’m 55 and this was my favourite car when I first started driving. Owned 17 over the years mainly 3.0S and 3.0 GHIA you could pick them up dirt cheap in the late 80s early 90s also had the pleasure of owning two 2.8i specials why not go the V6 Cosworth engine from the Granada way ? Great channel love the videos especially this one keep them coming 👍👍👍
I have to pinch myself because of the sheer length of your videos. They are a pleasure to watch. (Subscribed).
Lovely you've just posted ,sure will enjoy.
My Dad used to like Capris when i was a child, Mk1 & Mk2 and a special edition MK3 Calypso in dark green . Really enjoying watching your channel. Better than wheeler dealers by a country mile.
I caught myself, saying out loud "Oh, Yes Ben. Well done". Nice motor. Those old Fords had batteries with flat terminal posts. I nearly got caught out on my old Cortina Mk4, with Pinto engine. The battery had two earth wires. One to the engine and one to the bodywork. After a top end overhaul, I put the battery back in and inadvertently sat the battery on the chassis earth and missed it. The car ran fine, but had all sorts of gremlins. Lights flickering and temp guage showing overheating once up to temp. But strangely it returned to normal when I put the handbrake on. I eventually found that it was getting all it's chassis earths through the handbrake cable, throttle and choke. Found my mistake when I took the battery back out. Doh! Happy days.
Absolutely love it! I’ve been a Capri fan since the early 80’s when my Grandparents had a MK2 in Peppermint Green. 5 of us went to the south of France in it with a dinghy on the roof! I was 4 years old at the time. Then in 85 Dad brought a Ford catalogue who which had all the different models in it and remember saying one day I will buy a 2.8 injection….as yet I haven’t I probably never will do! Looking forward to this build really exciting, as I loved your Spitfire build. My wife’s getting annoyed as I keep saying "that’s niiiiice’ 😂😂😂😂😂
Six by nine holes for the speakers Mr. Bond! I think not. Those of us who were allowed sharp objects, just wen’t to town with a Stanley knife and hoped for the best!
Stumbled across your channel. Love your enthusiasm and humour. Watched the full 2 hours can't wait to watch the rest. Subbed!
One cool little Capri. I had a black 2.0 laser auto B reg in 2001 . But as with all cheap cars back then rusty wings pretty much sent it to scrap. But such a direct feel through the steering. And basically a reskinned cortina
G'afternoon Ben 🤠 . Nice score & great job my friend. Here in the States' Ford has the mud stain & mercury has the capri 🤣 . Some guys turbo them but my friends & I put 302 & 351 smallblock's with camshafts and headers in them. If it's a standard we put a four-speed stick in them and if it's an automagical we use a C6 w/ a shift kit, then we relocate the rear shocks so we can run wider tires out back or we 4 link the rear end. They make for fun little road & track cars 😋 ..
This has brought back my childhood memories of the whole family owning capris ❤
That looks a big job. My parents had the 2.8 injection. They wrote it off with me in the car in the late eighties/early nineties! Someone repaired it but its probably long scrapped. Cool cars. My dad says he did 120 basically all the way down to the south of France without it breaking a sweat.
Why have I not subscribed until now!!!!! Love your content. Capri’s are legendary. The new one however!!! What on earth is Ford playing at!!!
Committing corporate suicide, following orders from WEF 😮
I am not kidding.