Tremendous...that was me in the black MK2 with 2 silver stripes down the door. It was a 3.1 and went like a rocket, doing a handbrake turn! It was taken at the 3 counties show ground, it was our first show as we had just formed the Potteries Capri Club. We had some extremely nice cars and started off with over 30 members locally. The producers of this Programme asked if I could do a burnout but I said the ground was too dry and would snap a halfshaft. I did a perfect 360 degree handbrake turn, came back and they said they didn't have the camera going...so I did it again....I was too close to the left and it shot a load of bricks all over the wheel arch chipping the paint!! Great memories, great cars and I still own a 5.7 V8 powered capri.
My first car was a 1973 Ford Capri when I was 16 yrs old. I remember I could get a bit of rubber power shifting into 3rd gear! This video makes we wish I still had that car.
Got a brand-new '73 Capri too back in the day. It was a V-6, dark green with tan interior and sunroof. IMO the styling went down hill after '73 starting with the '74 hatchback. Looked a bit more chunky than streamlined. Great video and I was blown away by the Capri song. Anyone know who sang it?
Excellent video. I Was fortunate to own all 3 models. Also in the past I ran a Capri Club and did all the shows and the stand always got a big public attention..Sadly now I don't have my cars but at the time always enjoyed owning them and met some very friendly people..
Mr dad had one of the first 1600GT XLRs - gold with black vinyl roof. I started my driving in a mini, then an MGB roadster, but fell in love with TAR 6M - a white Capri 3000 V6 automatic in a car showroom window in Letchworth. Great fun beating the lads off the line at traffic lights by simply flooring the pedal! Lovely car. sold it for £1,000 in 1976 when I was given a company car and that was the deposit on my first home.
As a boy in the 70's I loved Capri's (especially the MK2s).When I got mechanical aware and stared reading MOTOR,CARS AND CARS CONVERSION plus other magazines I was not too impressed with the performance.The 1.6 and 2.0 liter were the most popular in Jamaica , I was shacked to learn that their was also a 1.3(who would want that for such a large sports car I asked myself ?) The 2.0L was my favorite but after learning the principle behind making this car I learn to appreciate them. Also to add,in the first line of a U.S. auto magazine read "The Ford Capri is one of our favorite cars". I how ever wish Ford had given them the Cosworth treatment but would be able to afford one?
The 3 L. was the most talked about it the early days,their many around and was considered the best but fuel consumption was the issue.The 2.8 L cab. model, imparted from the US second hand, were command in the early 80's but the rest you mention were rear.
I remember when my dad and I went to collect his new mk2 Cortina, in the showroom under wraps was I found out when we were invited to the launch event of the Capri. Then in my early 20ies I bought a mk1 Capri 1600GT in Fern Green, black vinyl roof. I drove it on a motoring holiday through Belgium, Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Italy. What a memorable time
From every direction the Capri Mk1, 2 or 3, with its combination of swooping curves, pin-sharp lines and purposeful aggressive looks, is the ultimate eye catcher! I had a beautiful Mk3 finished in metallic grey. With some creative tuning my dad (50-year mechanic) and I found that it could easily crack 100mph & still knock on the door of 40mpg! It met all my expectations and then went beyond. People would notice the Capri & fail to see a Porsche, Merc' or Ferrari. One Merc driver even stopped me at a filling station, saying he wished he'd never sold his Capri! We beefed up the suspension & I'll always remember a few evenings later, when an Audi Quattro & I had a very ... ahem... 'exciting'... late night drive through 20 miles of twisty countryside roads. The suspension & tuning upgrades allowed me to brake later & accelerate earlier through the curves which is why he could never pass until the road went dead straight for three miles along a section well-known by locals - there was little to beat a 2.5 turbo 4WD in those days, but Audi-man loved the challenge...! 😎😎 I get to drive an utterly awesome Pontiac Firebird nowadays, but I'd still put a Capri in the garage right beside it if I could!
My first Capri was a 2.0GL. It was a 1979 model on a V plate. I bought it in 1989 and paid 1000 pounds. It was an awesome car for an 18 year old and caused much envy amongst my peers. My second was a 2.8i on an X plate. It was a 1981 model and only had a 4 speed (manual) box. I knew the era was over when little hot hatches started to overtake me. That said, it was the sudden hike in insurance prices that made me sell it. My third and last was a 2.0S on an A plate that I drove down to Valencia in Spain and back without any problems. in fact, none of them ever caused me any problems and were always a joy to drive. Happy memories.
I remember the Probe. Funny that its design is credited to American Ford, which also designed the Capri. Apparently it didn't score well with women, due to its name. We also had Merkur, which were imported Sierras and Scorpios. The Mondeo was the Contour (as bad a name as "Probe") when sold by Ford, and Cougar (meaning an older woman chasing young men) when sold by Mercury. I had a '96 Ford Contour with the 2.5L(?) V6 and it was a fun car. Couldn't see out the back and had to replace several mirrors due to them being knocked off by pickup trucks.
i had [wish i still had] a 280 brookland with turbo technics fitted, prior to delivery to the dealer and warranted by ford - that has to be one of the rarest!
Lets face it, back then in the early 70's there was no real competition. Dreadful Austin Morris cars etc. Across the pond, the Yanks had Mustangs, Cougars, and many other great looking cars. When the Capri was introduced, it looked kind of "Cool" a kind of scaled down muscle car for the European market. Its no wonder if was successful, because it filled a gap that had existed for so long back then.
How strange that they don't mention the first and best Ford Capri, the 1961 Consul Capri that was the inspiration for the Mustang, that in turn was the inspiration for the later Capri.
Ian...bless you sir...A true blue oval fan , I was born on the same date the Ford company was incorporated and my first car was a Ford...and many thereafter ...The Consul was a piece of automotive beauty indeed!
@Ian Ingham Very odd indeed that the 1961 Consul Capri / Classic is not mentioned. Same engine as in the early Cortina, and the Classic featured the same rear window design as the Ford Anglia. I bough a Classic in late 1967 ( my first car) A cherry red color. Which suffered an engine bay fire due to a fuel leak. The damage was repaired and the car resprayed. There were not many Capri and Classic in Australia, more common in New Zealand. I liked the car, which was traded in September 1970 on a Ford Falcon GTHO Phase 2 351 V8 (which had hairy legs) Mine was Metallic blue of which only 998 were made in that color as near as I can recall. Of course my dad who had a 1968 XT 4.2 litre 6 Cyl Falcon (the same engine that was uses in the Sunbeam Alpine, decades ago) >.My dad freaked out,it was almost half the price of a 3 bedroom house at that time.. That was a lot of money. Not that my dad could do much about it as I had started My Military Service in January 1970. FORD FALCON XW GT-HO PHASE II REVIEW www.tradeuniquecars.com.au/feature-cars/1708/ford-falcon-gt-ho-phase-ii-review Geelong All Ford Day XW Falcon GT Fairmonts GTHO Only XW (Phase I Windsor - Phase II Cleveland) th-cam.com/video/Xd9LCKPWm2Q/w-d-xo.html Allan Moffat reunited with the GTHO Phase 1,2,3 and 4. th-cam.com/video/8N-AIErR3K4/w-d-xo.html SUPER FALCON GTHO 540 BHP 1970 XW ALLAN MOFFAT. (Phase II) th-cam.com/video/-3E6SxHwv7c/w-d-xo.html The GT Club Inc - GTHO Phase 1, 1.5, 2 & 3 th-cam.com/video/L6ixEmu2BjY/w-d-xo.html GTHO Ford Falcon XW Phase II th-cam.com/video/AglQoAi0kPo/w-d-xo.html CarTorque Series 2: Falcon GT HO Phase III th-cam.com/video/9n4K3oX-0Dg/w-d-xo.html GTHO Ford Falcon Phase III th-cam.com/video/ZrVabs0SXZg/w-d-xo.html All Ford Day Geelong Falcon GT, GTHO, GTP, GS, FPV only th-cam.com/video/EwK49tm9HKc/w-d-xo.html Ford Falcon XY GT Blue 1971 SN1010589 th-cam.com/video/jsG0StRXZ3M/w-d-xo.html Allan Moffat's 1970 Super Ford Falcon XW GTHO th-cam.com/video/ApUQxYShSOg/w-d-xo.html
The Consul Capri was a completely different car and actually wasn't the first car that Ford used the Capri name on. That honour is owned by Ford's Lincoln Cosmopolitan Capri way back in 1951. The Capri that most people remember is of course the 1969 through to 1986 Ford Capri's. The name has been used on US Mercury Comet Capri's from the mid 1960s, the US Mercury Capri from 1978 through 1986 and the Aussie Ford Capri convertible from 1989 through to 1994.
the mustang was not inspired by any european car.. good try though.. if it's something great you brits try to latch on to it anyway you can .. my family owned a ford dealership from 1912 till the mid 70's..that's why it wasn't mentioned..it filled a spot they still refer to as the pony car..not because it has a horse on it either..the mercury capri in north america is a canadian car..
I honestly thought that they were completely shit in pretty much every respect until I owned a few by default and then I saw the light. That is obviously not to ignore their many faults. I owned four including a good 2.8i Special but regret not having a 3.0S MkIII which I borrowed once and personally regard as the pick of the bunch. The MkII 2.0 Ghia auto was the most enjoyable of the ones I did own despite not adding up to much on paper.
The best was the Perana v8 with the 302 windsor built by Basil Green in South Africa The capri's were known in SA as the Baby Mustang . I owned 3 capri's in the past and now have just a 2.8 v6 in Canada.
I read that the Mustang was named after a World War II plane... but that some Ford bigwig didn't want any plane emblems on the car and so they went for the horse motif instead. But the original motivation for "Mustang" was a plane, not a horse.
I've never understood why 302 Windsor engines were never offered in Capri's, Granada's, Cortina's and Sierra's in Europe. I had a mk3 Ford Granada 2.9 EFI when I lived in England, then when I moved here I bought a Ford LTD Crown Victoria with a 302 EFI. The Crown Victoria is over half a ton heavier yet gets a couple of mpg better with its 302 than the Granada did with its 2.9. They are both 150 hp, but the 302 has a lot more torque. So surely the Windsor engine would have been a much better option in the European Ford's than the thirsty little Cologne engine. More torque and more fuel efficient.
14:17 - Sorry, you can't lay this on the US, as a very popular actress on TV, Mary Tyler Moore, had already made Capri pants a hot item. That's ca-PREE pants. CAW-pree, foresooth!
I had 3Escort,Cortina and a Ford Mavrick but I still think Ford dropping the Capri gave the Japanese to learn from the capri&escort's sucesses and caputure the british car market
Although the 1960s Mustang would never have worked in Europe, Ford did sell European Capris in the USA under the Mercury nameplate. Much like other European Fords that would follow - the XR4Ti and Scorpio come to mind - the Capris were not successful for the same sort of reason as why the Mustang would have flopped across the pond: the wrong-sized car for the market. Why buy a 2.3L Capri that costs more than a V8 Mustang? (It does have to be said that the early 1970s Capris supposedly outperformed the Mustang II cars of the same era because of choking US emissions standards. The revival of the Mustang as a performance car came in the 1980s.)
Bailey&Stella Productions You have to admit though that the 78 Mustang 11Cobra in white with blue stripes and alloy wheels looked really cool. They hadone on "Charlie's Angels" and I loved the style of it. I think it would have soldwell here in the UK. But it was never imported to these shores.
+Bailey&Stella Productions the UK Ford Cortina was sold as their captive import until 1970 where poor sales led to FoMoCo dealerships marketing the POS Pinto (a 1970s firetrap) - subsequent Ford of Europe products were imported by the Lincoln-Mercury dealerships where the Mercury division handled sales (USA market Capris were sourced from Germany and did not have Ford, Lincoln, or Mercury badging where it was sold by the Mercury division as a standalone product (same as the 1960-61 Comet after the demise of Edsel where the Comet was the next Edsel product but became Mercuryed in 1962 as part of its product portfolio; some USA market Capris may have Mercury badges which was tacked on by some L-M dealers)
Well yeah but since it was sold through Mercury dealers it was known as the Mercury Capri despite being a Ford , like the Ford Sierra which was known as the Merkur Xr4ti in the US , they had all their ford badging removed i believe
03:38 And there are the cops in their ZEPHYR MK III ^ Cylinder 2553 cc (the 4 Cylinder 1703 cc Consul Engine did not have the grunt.. The car was too heavy for. the 4 cylinder. It struggled up hill. An Uncle sold his Consul and bought the 4 Cylinder Zephyr - BIG mistake ( and both cars were black) -- Another Uncle had a Vauxhall Cresta -- It was a better car with smoother engine, nice and quiet and I liked the progressive strip speedometer that changed color according to speed. The Mark IV Zephyr / Zodiac / Executive looked very nice but still under powered The Rover 3.0 Litre ate it for breakfast.
Darwinians comment about the naming of the Mustang is, I beieve, more like myth than a substantive fact. To be fair though, this Mustang P51 figjter from WW2, story is often trpeated in respectec auto magazines so there is some autheticity given to the P51 story as being the true story of the naming of the Mustang car. Its true that during the late 1940s & early 1950s, fighter jet & rocket design did play a large part in some of the design aspects of many American cars. But these were modern aircraft designs rather than old piston fighters. Even given the time of the Mustangs inception - probably some time in 1958/59 - Fords designers would have viewd the then elderly P51 as less than an ideal part of the design which offered carefree freedom of the road and a modern styling not normally associated a tweny year old fighter plane - as remarkable as the P51 was for its time. But then, I wasn't there when Ford execitives and in Madison Avenue speak, were running flags up poles while looking around to see who saluted them.
My very first car I brought and own back in (1981) was a (1971) Ford Capri GT V6 3000 Litre 4 speed manual colour was British Racing Green manufacture in Australian and that what it said on the plate under the bonnet, I sold it back in (1991) and I regret selling it now back then YEAH Mate. 🥇🇦🇺🦘⚜️👑⚜️🏴🇬🇧
Tremendous...that was me in the black MK2 with 2 silver stripes down the door. It was a 3.1 and went like a rocket, doing a handbrake turn! It was taken at the 3 counties show ground, it was our first show as we had just formed the Potteries Capri Club. We had some extremely nice cars and started off with over 30 members locally. The producers of this Programme asked if I could do a burnout but I said the ground was too dry and would snap a halfshaft. I did a perfect 360 degree handbrake turn, came back and they said they didn't have the camera going...so I did it again....I was too close to the left and it shot a load of bricks all over the wheel arch chipping the paint!! Great memories, great cars and I still own a 5.7 V8 powered capri.
My first car was a 1973 Ford Capri when I was 16 yrs old.
I remember I could get a bit of rubber power shifting into 3rd gear!
This video makes we wish I still had that car.
Came here because mom told me her first car was a CAPRI 1973 she purchased brand new back then. We enjoyed the video.
Got a brand-new '73 Capri too back in the day. It was a V-6, dark green with tan interior and sunroof. IMO the styling went down hill after '73 starting with the '74 hatchback. Looked a bit more chunky than streamlined.
Great video and I was blown away by the Capri song. Anyone know who sang it?
Excellent video. I Was fortunate to own all 3 models. Also in the past I ran a Capri Club and did all the shows and the stand always got a big public attention..Sadly now I don't have my cars but at the time always enjoyed owning them and met some very friendly people..
Mr dad had one of the first 1600GT XLRs - gold with black vinyl roof. I started my driving in a mini, then an MGB roadster, but fell in love with TAR 6M - a white Capri 3000 V6 automatic in a car showroom window in Letchworth. Great fun beating the lads off the line at traffic lights by simply flooring the pedal! Lovely car. sold it for £1,000 in 1976 when I was given a company car and that was the deposit on my first home.
My first "new" car was a 74 Capri I bought soon after finishing Basic Training and Tech School in the Air Force. It was a great little car.
As an American my Dad's first car was a 1974 Capri. Me and my second brother owned Escort ZX2's. Both were very much under-appreciated cars.
As a boy in the 70's I loved Capri's (especially the MK2s).When I got mechanical aware and stared reading MOTOR,CARS AND CARS CONVERSION plus other magazines I was not too impressed with the performance.The 1.6 and 2.0 liter were the most popular in Jamaica , I was shacked to learn that their was also a 1.3(who would want that for such a large sports car I asked myself ?) The 2.0L was my favorite but after learning the principle behind making this car I learn to appreciate them. Also to add,in the first line of a U.S. auto magazine read "The Ford Capri is one of our favorite cars". I how ever wish Ford had given them the Cosworth treatment but would be able to afford one?
The 3 L. was the most talked about it the early days,their many around and was considered the best but fuel consumption was the issue.The 2.8 L cab. model, imparted from the US second hand, were command in the early 80's but the rest you mention were rear.
I see you really love Capri's.
20:00 Thats my dad, we still have that car. Thats actually me in the car with my sister.
I remember when my dad and I went to collect his new mk2 Cortina, in the showroom under wraps was I found out when we were invited to the launch event of the Capri. Then in my early 20ies I bought a mk1 Capri 1600GT in Fern Green, black vinyl roof. I drove it on a motoring holiday through Belgium, Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Italy. What a memorable time
From every direction the Capri Mk1, 2 or 3, with its combination of swooping curves, pin-sharp lines and purposeful aggressive looks, is the ultimate eye catcher!
I had a beautiful Mk3 finished in metallic grey. With some creative tuning my dad (50-year mechanic) and I found that it could easily crack 100mph & still knock on the door of 40mpg!
It met all my expectations and then went beyond. People would notice the Capri & fail to see a Porsche, Merc' or Ferrari. One Merc driver even stopped me at a filling station, saying he wished he'd never sold his Capri!
We beefed up the suspension & I'll always remember a few evenings later, when an Audi Quattro & I had a very ... ahem... 'exciting'... late night drive through 20 miles of twisty countryside roads. The suspension & tuning upgrades allowed me to brake later & accelerate earlier through the curves which is why he could never pass until the road went dead straight for three miles along a section well-known by locals - there was little to beat a 2.5 turbo 4WD in those days, but Audi-man loved the challenge...! 😎😎
I get to drive an utterly awesome Pontiac Firebird nowadays, but I'd still put a Capri in the garage right beside it if I could!
My first Capri was a 2.0GL. It was a 1979 model on a V plate. I bought it in 1989 and paid 1000 pounds. It was an awesome car for an 18 year old and caused much envy amongst my peers.
My second was a 2.8i on an X plate. It was a 1981 model and only had a 4 speed (manual) box. I knew the era was over when little hot hatches started to overtake me. That said, it was the sudden hike in insurance prices that made me sell it.
My third and last was a 2.0S on an A plate that I drove down to Valencia in Spain and back without any problems. in fact, none of them ever caused me any problems and were always a joy to drive. Happy memories.
I remember the Probe. Funny that its design is credited to American Ford, which also designed the Capri. Apparently it didn't score well with women, due to its name.
We also had Merkur, which were imported Sierras and Scorpios.
The Mondeo was the Contour (as bad a name as "Probe") when sold by Ford, and Cougar (meaning an older woman chasing young men) when sold by Mercury. I had a '96 Ford Contour with the 2.5L(?) V6 and it was a fun car. Couldn't see out the back and had to replace several mirrors due to them being knocked off by pickup trucks.
The probe was ugly, that’s why people didn’t like it. I don’t know any women who commented on the name. Utter rubbish.
We had, and I drove a 72 2.0 4spd my senior year in high school, and the next couple of years. Miss that car!
I would love a Capri, especially a mk1.
Enjoyed this, brilliant thanks ❤
Glad you enjoyed it! 😊😎
i bought a ford capri off my dad when i was 17... brings back memories , the good old days
my dad use to have a laser version of the Capri so when he's 50 gonna buy him another full restored
i had [wish i still had] a 280 brookland with turbo technics fitted, prior to delivery to the dealer and warranted by ford - that has to be one of the rarest!
Lets face it, back then in the early 70's there was no real competition. Dreadful
Austin Morris cars etc. Across the pond, the Yanks had Mustangs, Cougars,
and many other great looking cars. When the Capri was introduced, it looked
kind of "Cool" a kind of scaled down muscle car for the European market. Its no
wonder if was successful, because it filled a gap that had existed for so long
back then.
I rememember here in the US the Capri was sold by Lincoln Mecury dealers. My brother was interested in one. I don't know what changed his mind.
The Capri was a nice car but to say Probe was rubbish is not true.
Probe had a nice design for the day. :)
Ah, this makes me want to work on my capri some. Greeting from Canada!
Many Aussie Capris got V8 351's fitted by enthusiasts. In South Africa the 302 V8 was available from the factory.
@Ian W, laughs in Shelby Super Snake/Shelby 1000 crate engine kit.
How strange that they don't mention the first and best Ford Capri, the 1961 Consul Capri that was the inspiration for the Mustang, that in turn was the inspiration for the later Capri.
Ian...bless you sir...A true blue oval fan , I was born on the same date the Ford company was incorporated and my first car was a Ford...and many thereafter ...The Consul was a piece of automotive beauty indeed!
@Ian Ingham
Very odd indeed that the 1961 Consul Capri / Classic is not mentioned.
Same engine as in the early Cortina, and the Classic featured the same rear window design as the Ford
Anglia. I bough a Classic in late 1967 ( my first car) A cherry red color.
Which suffered an engine bay fire due to a fuel leak.
The damage was repaired and the car resprayed.
There were not many Capri and Classic in Australia, more common in New Zealand.
I liked the car, which was traded in September 1970 on a Ford Falcon GTHO Phase 2 351 V8 (which had
hairy legs) Mine was Metallic blue of which only 998 were made in that color as near as I can recall.
Of course my dad who had a 1968 XT 4.2 litre 6 Cyl Falcon (the same engine that was uses in the Sunbeam
Alpine, decades ago) >.My dad freaked out,it was almost half the price of a 3 bedroom house at that
time.. That was a lot of money. Not that my dad could do much about it as I had started My Military
Service in January 1970.
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The Consul Capri was a completely different car and actually wasn't the first car that Ford used the Capri name on. That honour is owned by Ford's Lincoln Cosmopolitan Capri way back in 1951. The Capri that most people remember is of course the 1969 through to 1986 Ford Capri's. The name has been used on US Mercury Comet Capri's from the mid 1960s, the US Mercury Capri from 1978 through 1986 and the Aussie Ford Capri convertible from 1989 through to 1994.
There both Great Dream Car
the mustang was not inspired by any european car.. good try though.. if it's something great you brits try to latch on to it anyway you can .. my family owned a ford dealership from 1912 till the mid 70's..that's why it wasn't mentioned..it filled a spot they still refer to as the pony car..not because it has a horse on it either..the mercury capri in north america is a canadian car..
The cougar was total bullocks.......
How many legends were made with the Capri???
It’s a Mk1 or a Mk3 for me preferably a 3:0 or maybe a 2:8 - I loved my 79 2:0S but always wanted the V6. Ford Capri - a classic no doubt 👍
I honestly thought that they were completely shit in pretty much every respect until I owned a few by default and then I saw the light.
That is obviously not to ignore their many faults. I owned four including a good 2.8i Special but regret not having a 3.0S MkIII which I borrowed once and personally regard as the pick of the bunch.
The MkII 2.0 Ghia auto was the most enjoyable of the ones I did own despite not adding up to much on paper.
I'm in California and here the Capri wasn't produced by Ford, but the more upscale division of Ford, Ford Lincoln-Mercury.
Exactly. Had a 73 Mercury Capri. I miss it!!!
love my 3.0 Ghia
Also at 1:58 he's wrong , it wasn't 1.25 Million, it was exactly 1.886.647
The First Two Generations of the Ford (UK) Capri were sold in the North American Ford market as the Mercury Capri.
Brilliant vid , just a memory, too $$$$ these days.Maybe,
i always liked the single-headlight models~ made it more 'Euro' than the dual-headlight US version
I WISH I HAD MY JPS CAPRI NOW ❤
I never owned a Capri but wish I had. Not only were they eye catching and fun but they were far more reliable that British Leyland products.
if someday I Leave My Dog for a Car,it would be for Capri.
An uncle of mine had a black MK2 with gold JPS markings.
My first car was '79. Capri mk3
The British Mustang
god been years since i last saw this
The best was the Perana v8 with the 302 windsor built by Basil Green in South Africa
The capri's were known in SA as the Baby Mustang . I owned 3 capri's in the past and now have just a 2.8 v6 in Canada.
I love my 1974, its the only one around.
Here in Australia some guys have fitted 302 v8's with 8" 'Falcon' differentials
Any Mk3 Capri's over there m8. That Aus Ford Mazda 323 wasn't worthy of the name, The Super Roo Mk1 Aus Made Ford Capri was fit to wear that Badge.
Very nice but how abour pushing one of these woth knakered rear void bushes could change the couler of ones trousers
Capri’s don’t have void bushes
In the US it was marketed as the "sexy European."
What is the Capri of today? If there is still such a thing...
I read that the Mustang was named after a World War II plane... but that some Ford bigwig didn't want any plane emblems on the car and so they went for the horse motif instead. But the original motivation for "Mustang" was a plane, not a horse.
the capri is very good it makes me think of the golf 1
Lynn Bell bob.marley use 2 own one
I had more girls stuck to my vinyl passenger seat in my Mk1 GT XLR than i can remember! 😊
I've never understood why 302 Windsor engines were never offered in Capri's, Granada's, Cortina's and Sierra's in Europe. I had a mk3 Ford Granada 2.9 EFI when I lived in England, then when I moved here I bought a Ford LTD Crown Victoria with a 302 EFI. The Crown Victoria is over half a ton heavier yet gets a couple of mpg better with its 302 than the Granada did with its 2.9. They are both 150 hp, but the 302 has a lot more torque. So surely the Windsor engine would have been a much better option in the European Ford's than the thirsty little Cologne engine. More torque and more fuel efficient.
Love me some British chaos... Opps, Ill finish this post when Im off strike.
It is strange that Ford now sells the Mustang in the UK, but there is no longer a Capri.
Hidden Video, 12 months later and no new comments !?!
that red mk1 the scouse boy had with 9000 mile on it would be worth a fortune , what a stunner
Whats that crazy sound track?
I don't know but it's embarrassingly cheesy and the vocals are flatter than a pancake.
speaking of which, anyone know where I can get some 2.0L Cologne parts?
Any body knows where i can find the intro song?
Christian Grech l know d cortina song is much better
Holdadolla n.
Holdadolla
IMO, the engine should've been transverse mounted & the base of the windshield should've been stretched more forward.
no
Afrocanuk So are you a car designer. You should work for ford.
Erm, as the chap says, they made about 1.25 million of them . With all due respect, I think they got it right.
14:17 - Sorry, you can't lay this on the US, as a very popular actress on TV, Mary Tyler Moore, had already made Capri pants a hot item. That's ca-PREE pants.
CAW-pree, foresooth!
I had 3Escort,Cortina and a Ford Mavrick but I still think Ford dropping the Capri gave the Japanese to learn from the capri&escort's sucesses and caputure the british car market
love the capri
more than an old mustang
(an american)
i wishd id had 7 capris
Something is wrong with the Ford, the steering wheel is on the wrong side.
Just mind any fast, tight turns!
charles stanfield They handle like a dream if you know what you are doing Fifth Gear Vicki throws it everywhere an anywhere
Where's the best of all the RS 3100 !
Took my neighbours missus up the shitter in a 3 litre gxl
Happy days
If that doesn't sell the Capri to a new generation, nothing will.
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Although the 1960s Mustang would never have worked in Europe, Ford did sell European Capris in the USA under the Mercury nameplate. Much like other European Fords that would follow - the XR4Ti and Scorpio come to mind - the Capris were not successful for the same sort of reason as why the Mustang would have flopped across the pond: the wrong-sized car for the market. Why buy a 2.3L Capri that costs more than a V8 Mustang? (It does have to be said that the early 1970s Capris supposedly outperformed the Mustang II cars of the same era because of choking US emissions standards. The revival of the Mustang as a performance car came in the 1980s.)
Bailey&Stella Productions You have to admit though that the 78 Mustang 11Cobra in white with blue stripes and alloy wheels looked really cool. They hadone on "Charlie's Angels" and I loved the style of it. I think it would have soldwell here in the UK. But it was never imported to these shores.
+Bailey&Stella Productions the UK Ford Cortina was sold as their captive import until 1970 where poor sales led to FoMoCo dealerships marketing the POS Pinto (a 1970s firetrap) - subsequent Ford of Europe products were imported by the Lincoln-Mercury dealerships where the Mercury division handled sales (USA market Capris were sourced from Germany and did not have Ford, Lincoln, or Mercury badging where it was sold by the Mercury division as a standalone product (same as the 1960-61 Comet after the demise of Edsel where the Comet was the next Edsel product but became Mercuryed in 1962 as part of its product portfolio; some USA market Capris may have Mercury badges which was tacked on by some L-M dealers)
did they make a 3.ltr? i thought they only went to 2.8 LASER
Ray Gibson Ofcourse they made a 3.0
*Mercury Capri....
Only in America, in the rest of the wrold it's the Ford Capri
Not true. The Euro Capri was never badged as a Mercury - just sold through their dealers.
Well yeah but since it was sold through Mercury dealers it was known as the Mercury Capri despite being a Ford , like the Ford Sierra which was known as the Merkur Xr4ti in the US , they had all their ford badging removed i believe
No. The Merkurs were branded as Merkurs. You won't find a Mercury badge on a Euro Capri.
Sell the Ferrari and buy a stable of Capris!!!! Dream car!!!!!
RED CONVERTIBLE CAPRI ///// FOR SALE , next to nothing they will crush the car soon save the classic while u can { SUn Valley CA, 7/16/17
The 70s and 80s music was not 50s 3 chord crap... Yet that's what we are presented.. Had to turn it off..
03:38 And there are the cops in their ZEPHYR MK III ^ Cylinder 2553 cc (the 4 Cylinder 1703 cc Consul Engine did not have the grunt.. The car was too heavy for. the 4 cylinder. It struggled up hill.
An Uncle sold his Consul and bought the 4 Cylinder Zephyr - BIG mistake ( and both cars were black) -- Another Uncle had a Vauxhall Cresta -- It was a better car with smoother engine, nice and quiet and I liked the progressive strip speedometer that changed color according to speed.
The Mark IV Zephyr / Zodiac / Executive looked very nice but still under powered The Rover 3.0 Litre ate it for breakfast.
By stoping the Capri Ford suffered slugish sales and Japanese steped in and killed Brutish Motor Industry
Darwinians comment about the naming of the Mustang is, I beieve, more like myth than a substantive fact.
To be fair though, this Mustang P51 figjter from WW2, story is often trpeated in respectec auto magazines so there is some autheticity given to the P51 story as being the true story of the naming of the Mustang car.
Its true that during the late 1940s & early 1950s, fighter jet & rocket design did play a large part in some of the design aspects of many American cars. But these were modern aircraft designs rather than old piston fighters. Even given the time of the Mustangs inception - probably some time in 1958/59 - Fords designers would have viewd the then elderly P51 as less than an ideal part of the design which offered carefree freedom of the road and a modern styling not normally associated a tweny year old fighter plane - as remarkable as the P51 was for its time. But then, I wasn't there when Ford execitives and in Madison Avenue speak, were running flags up poles while looking around to see who saluted them.
so??? big deal sunny!
Neat Worn! He{, regret surprise What do you think, guyx... 11
I'm sorry, but this film just made the Capri look boring...
My very first car I brought and own back in (1981) was a (1971) Ford Capri GT V6 3000 Litre 4 speed manual colour was British Racing Green manufacture in Australian and that what it said on the plate under the bonnet, I sold it back in (1991) and I regret selling it now back then YEAH Mate.
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