The Ford Capri Mk1 3000E - Understanding My Father's Favourite Car
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- My father has finally found his dream car, so now he's selling his Capri. But what's he bought? Another Capri - of course!
Here's a little bit about the car which is going. It's for sale on eBay right now!
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Another Capri owner here, '72 3 litre GT XLR in Le Mans green. Still my favourite car of all the ones I've owned/driven. Still smile when I see one, still want to get another one someday.
First fast car I had ever been in (as a passenger). My dads car was a 997cc Anglia. Blew me away. Could believe anything could be that fast!! Absolutely love it
The lines of the Anglia are beautiful
My dad also had a Capri 3.0, he also said it was his favourite car of all time. It also sounds really great better then most crap these days especially the exhaust sound.
Perfect description of why these little beasts are so liked and loved by us older folks. I bought my first Capri in 1974 while on leave from the Air Force in America. A 1972 2.6 with about 18000 miles on it. It was wrecked totally by my brother in law while I was in the hospital in 1975. After the divorce I bought a 1974 2.8 and had it even after I left the military and went to college. Eventually trading it for a practical work vehicle I could haul my tools with. More to the story, but suffice it to say I totally understand your dad’s love for the car! Great video, thank you.
My stepfather had a '74 Capri 3l V6 from new, I loved to drive it as a 15yo as it was a real goer, small light and powerful and sounded great with it's extractors. It handled real well too, going around corners flat and screwed down. It was blue with the vinyl roof. Then he traded it in on a new mk2, it had the same 3l V6 and had a liftback. Also a manual it was bronze in colour and a joy to drive. It really was the perfect car, compact and powerful, good handling and with that rear hatch, perfect for a small family. Nothing bad to say about either of them.
My father owned a 3000 GT XLR and the Essex V6 is for me THE reference V6, sound and all. The 2000 GT Mk 1 had the Essex V4, the Pinto ohc inline 4 came along only in the Mk 2.
Capri's were a step up from the Escort and the Cortina and if you were still single, you could run down to the local pub and then head off to the nightclub or local disco and arrive with a little more style. The cars of our youth always bring back memories and hold a certain fondness...and as you say, there's a history there.
Yea and drive home legless without any chance of being done for drink driving.
5 and drive. Ahhh, the good old days.
I really enjoyed this. When I was getting a bit bigger and the oil crisis hit my Dad got rid of his Corvette and bought a Capri as a more sensible compromise. As a tyke I loved the car. As far as I was concerned it was every bit the racer that Speed Racer's Mach 5 was. It wasn't long though before it was totaled in an accident. Sadly, many years later I found out my Dad had loathed it as it was too much of a compromise from his Corvettes and E-Types. I still love them.
I love the way you present your show, it feels very retro to me though I could be wrong.I rather listen to you than many presenters Thanks. Pete 🇬🇧
A actual Capri owner here, my car in the profile pic.
Before 13th Oct 71', all 3 litre Essex engines has 128hp, and thus that factor may have not urged to a bit spirited drive, the later 3 litre cars feels a lot quicker, even with just 10hp gain.
And later cars also got a more mini v8 sound from the exhaust, again from the higher hp engine.
I'm on my 6th Capri now, all either Mk2 or 3.
The car I miss the most was my 79' 3.0S, and it was infact my most dependable car I've owned so far (11 cars) and one year I clocked 36k without any trouble at all.
Binned the point ignition and added electronic ignition and I never saw a problem again.
The grunt delivered from the later Essex cars feels like it quicker than a 2.8i, but it's just a tad slower.
No modern cars I've driven could pull from 25mph in 4th gear up a hill and acclerate like my 3.0s Capri would, most would bog down or not acclerate at all.
All my Capris have been V6 cars, and a couple of them was inline 4 from factory, but that got binned fast. Can never understand why anyone would have a 4 cyl vs a v6 car.
And more and more Capris are rebuild or restored to get on the road again, incl my own.
I've been in the norwegian Capri club for 22 years now, and we see more and more new cars coming to the club, and some have been impoted too.
And Capri prices have gone up in resent years and I have seen more cars gone for 15k and above, but orginal cars and modified.
Spme like orginal cars as they came from the factory, some like modified and some in between.
Myself I like stock body with updated drivetrain, restomod if you will.
Thanks for the review send your dad kind regards from Norway for keeping the Capri alive.
And for those that think Capris are rubbish, most haven't a clue or just have tested a clapped out one.
And the sandbag in the booth thing is rubbish too, propper tires is the clue, or know how to drive the car. Trust me, we here in norway got plenty of snow and ice each year, and I have never had any trouble driving due snow.
Infact I've driven past new cars up hills were they got stuck.
And the 3litre Mk3 is not that nose heavy either, with 56% of the weight up front.
You often hear about cars like the 3.0 Capri, Escort RS2000 being nose -heavy - they're not at all when you compare them to just about any transverse engined car these days! BMWs are the only modern ones as well-balanced as a RWD 60s-70s car.
A good mate of mine dads had one - M reg Orange - Black vinyl roof - It was a beauty - When Dave passed his test we 'd go cruising around in this amazing car ! - Yes his Dad trusted him with his pride and joy !
Had one the 3000E the best most fun car I've ever had !
Exactly. Tell me which UK car was as fast. Only the YB Cosworth was more powerful. Even with all the special treatment the 2.8i got, it never produced the torque this engine made even though we're severely under tuned.
Same here my favorite all time car, ,3000E TPU 802K
Absolutely stunning! Best colour as well.
My folks use to have one of the JPS Capri's , my old man remembers it fondly
Dan Allnatt I had a 1975 2.0 JPS in 1982 and it was already a rot box then! They also did a 3 litre version.
@@markbennett6658 Was the 3.0 the V6?
Dan Allnatt yes the 3.0’ JPS had the Essex V6 fitted. It was only the 2.8i Capri that had the Cologne V6 although the Mk2 Granada used a carburettor version of the 2.8 engine. I believe the Essex engine is actually more tuneable because it doesn’t have Siamesed ports like the Cologne engine. The 3.0 although less powerful was more torquey that’s why 3 litre Capeis particularly early ones were very tail happy. The heavy engine skinny tyres and crude rear end probably didn’t help either!
I'm sure the V4 OHV wasn't the pinto engine, the pinto was an OHC engine
Correct.... it's a v6 made in Europe. The Pinto hard a 2 litre SOHC in-line four cylinder. This engine was only fitted in the Scort RS 2000
I'm not a pinto historian but we had 3, and one of them was a V4. Hard to find parts for, until we started asking for v4 industrial motor parts. And I think it was an automatic. The others were a 1.6 and a 2.0 sohc motor. The reason this vid popped up for me was I am trying to figure out if a capri trunk lid I have to sell is 73 or 74. I had a 2.8v6, wish I never sold that!
Yes the Essex V4 ohv with balance shaft was fitted to some early Ford's, the pinto ohc came later and was fitted to capris, Granadas and cortinas.
@@mikewood866 and in the Scort RS
@@mikewood866 Essex V4 was fitted to early 2000gt (pre face-lift Mk1) Capri's, the 1.6 used the Kent engine, later face-lift Mk1 went to the pinto for 1.6 and 2.0 (hence all size engine face-lift cars having a power bulge bonnet) and kept the Essex v6 in the 3litre although it had slightly more power and a better gearbox in face-lift cars, the earlier 3.0 using the gearbox from the Zodiac. Essex v4 was also used in the Ford Corsair and early Transits, ambulances in the uk usually used the Essex V6 with the diesel variants 'pig snout' front panel.
Back in the UK, Dad had a 3000E, 1971, silver with a black vinyl roof. Beautiful car.
About 10 years later I got a 3000 GT. In Aus we only got the 1600 GT and the 3000 GT.
Owned it for about 10 years. Loved that car, wish I had it now.
This is why I love youtube
Unicorn and hens teeth spring to mind with this car
As a kid I saw 1600s a 2000s
in the 70s but only bad boys had 3000e
Well I bought my first capri in the summer of 1986 and have had them every single day since. I bought the red 2.8i 31 and a half years ago and I've been busy on my MK1 3 litre GT. It was a basket case so it is now an ETCC ford works touring car replica in blue and white with 16 inch 3 piece split rims with a box arch body kit with a duck tail spoiler. Sounds awesome..........
Nice Mk1.
I own a MkII 3.0 Ghia, been in the family since new in 1975.
My girlfriend's dad had one back in the day,78. To impress her, i got matalic green 1300 one, which didn't take long to blow up. Lmao.
A proper car and proper automotive journalism, you will soon have a lot more than 21 thousand subs. Thanks.
Thanks Roger!
I bought a 1971 ..1300 cc the first in my area right out of the showroom with out test driving it ... I had to wait 2 weeks before they released it ..as the wait for another in the show room was 2 weeks ...the most fun all around car ..I have had ..
My dad's company car was a Mark III GT Cortina 2000. My uncle had a Stag, my auntie a Mark II GT 3000 Capri. Those old Essex V6s were dead reliable and as much fun as anything you could buy for NZ$5000 in 1974.
Love it James! What a great car, and everyday usable modern classic!
My first two cars were Capri's. I say two as the first one got T-boned at some lights and I fell out of the passenger door as the impact was so severe!! ...and yes I had been driving it at the time! The second because the Police officer at the scene of the accident of the first one said it saved my life being so structurally strong. 30 years on and they still hold a special place in my petrolhedism!
Keep the car , burn the shirt 🤣🤣🤣🔥
Growing up, 2 of my friends had '76 Mercury Capri II's. This was in 1980, they added air-dams, louvers (yes, it was the 80's) and free flow exhaust, as well as other minor upgrades. Looked sporty & sounded great.
No 1 my favorite . The 3 litres E, GXL,GT
Love the style, love the 70's!
With all the derogatory comments about the review I thought it was spot-on. I have a cologne copy of the 1973 era racer here in the U.S., that's basically a track car for the street. I've had three and I think they're fun to drive and simple to work on, and is a unique piece of Ford's Automotive History. This 3000 E is beautiful.
I really, really miss seeing these cars on the road here in the U.S. A friend of mine had one of these, sold by Ford as a Mercury Capri and made in Germany. His was the yellow one with the black vinyl top, just like the one pictured in your video. The U.S. built Capris made in 1979 and later in the U.S. were nothing like these! Thank you for this video!
Thanks for your fathers story and has connection to his beloved Capri's They are special in there own way always liked them when i was growing up never owned one but rode in one similar to the one you are driving with a very hotted up 3.5 litre engine what a blast.
This was my first car in 1975. I bought a 2 year old Capri out here in Southern California. Mercury sold Capri’s. I had the 6 cylinder 2600 and I had a 1976 Capri with a 6 cylinder 2800. I agree with the gear box issues. It broke many times.
I went to a US car show a year or so back. Came across the most immaculate V6 Capri I’ve ever seen. I’m mean this car was over the top in restoration. I’m no expert but this car was a 10/10. 😎
Had a few Capri's in my time and loved every single one 😀
Very nice video. Hope your dads next Capri will make him happy 👍🙂
Im from 68’ and the Capri was a special car. Today I drive a Porsche but soon I will purchase an Opel Kadett B. It was my first car and like your dad it”s pure nostalgia 😎
After growing up in such happy times during the 80s I had x2 Capri MK3s a 2 litre S that was kindly transformed by the previous owner ( who wasn’t a young fella) into a 2.8 rep and then I got the real deal a Brooklands Capri and in there day they were quick. And if you managed a full 12 months of the calendar 📆 without writing one off you had graduated as a fully fledged petrol head and that excitement of power from the front to the rear and every sense in tune with every twitch slide rear wheel steer has engaged my starter ever since.😋 And regardless of the F1 development teams creating the perfect balance and grip🤷🏽♂️ if you owned a Capri you would be testing at this time of year 1 or 2 bags of sand in the boot to enable traction at anything below 3rd gear and how fat your missus had got 🤣 . There is a Holy Grail of Ford Capris J😉 it’s called 🤫🤫😬The Tickford .. Do not speak it’s name out loud or with the doors or windows open😮 Because it kills people!!! It’s got a Turbo more power than North Korea and the same values on public life as the Saudi government. You should find one to review 😉but before you do please write a short will and testament that in the event of your life on this earth coming to an end🙏🏽you’re leaving all your cars to me 😁The end.
ferkemall completely agree and it’s still one of the best looking cars ford has ever made 👍🏽
The Pinto was an inline 4, not V4. I should know as I rebuilt mine so many times :) I had a 1.6, then swapped that engine to a 2.0, and upgraded that with fast road cam, pair of webber side-drafts, janspeed manifold+exhaust, and sierra gearbox. Pretty nippy with around 150hp as it was so light. Toward the end of its life it was stripped out, had the rear tubbed, and had a rover V8 installed (actually ligher engine than the Pinto), and died on the drag strip :) My first car...
My brother had one, exactly the specifications of your Father's. Mk 1, (1970) 1600 GT manual, in sunset Red! We had many lovely rides around Clarendon just near Adelaide, South Australia; He had another 1 he sprayed Metallic Midnight Blue, with flared guards, 2 litre engine and 4 speed manual. He had it for a few years, then got married and went boring but reliable Toyota Camry (1990 CSX 5 speed). My first was a Mk 2 (1969 Cortina) with 1600 GT motor (Weber carb) and short throw 4 speed. Great handling car; great acceleration but only about 90 mph top speed! Had it for 5 years before moving on to newer stuff!
Pretty poor review IMO. Too much incorrect info and not enough credit given to what was the fastest car Ford produced at the time. 0 - 60 in around 8 seconds or just under, back then was a very quick car. Even today it isn’t a slouch and as for only being about 20 odd horsepower more than the 1.6? Are you having a laugh?!
Not enough of the car was shown and I get the impression you aren’t much of a ‘driver’.
It's not really meant to be an accurate assessment of the cars, and I mention my lack of knowledge in the video. It was a last minute thing where I managed to get the car for a few hours and wanted to show it on the channel before it was sold.
He said quite clearly that he wasn't familiar with all the details of the Capri range. They're easily accessed online. And it's not a proper review. It's not a crime if he doesn't give you a full history and technical specs before ragging it round a race track. And as this particular car isn't his, but his father's, and it's being sold... what do you expect him to do? And he's not much of a 'driver'? What exactly is that supposed to mean? But please, show us your professional level car reviews.
A Nother I have posted my opinion on this particular video as I felt that mostly the video was pointless.
I’ve owned two Capris myself and I felt that this video didn’t portray the car in any accurate or interesting way. Fair enough he’s not an expert on the cars, but if that’s the case don’t bother giving out duff info on a public video for everyone to see. I just found the style of the video did not do the 3.0 Capri any justice whatsoever.
The early 3.0 v6 had the 128 HP ???
Fastest car Ford produced ? Nope. :) How about Mustang 429 or Ford GT40 ?
OK. Ford Europe --- how about Ford Capri RS 2600 injection? 2.6 150 HP and 8 sec 0-62 mph and 122 mph vmax (200kmh) or 8.6 sec in other brochures (as 2 axle ratios were available 3:22 and 3:09 ) . --- The 8.0 sec is also stated in Fords brochures for 1981 on 2.8 injection with 160 HP so possible :)
The UK official Ford brochure states for 3000 V6 9.8 sec 0-62 mph and top speed 183 kmh (114 mph)
wyrazowfkp The 3.0 Capris had 138 bhp. The RS2600 was not available as a RHD UK model. The 3.0 Capri was the fastest production Ford of Europe at the time.
Your performance figures are incorrect I’m afraid. Without spending my time pulling out my literature or googling figures, I can’t remember to the exact 1/10th of a second - but I do know from memory that the RS2600, RS 3100 and mk1 3.0 Capri 0-100kmh times were sub 8 seconds.
The Mk2 & 3, 3.0 cars were 8.6 seconds due to being heavier. The early 2.8 injection 4 speed was between 7.7 - 7.9 seconds and the later 5 speed was around 8.2.
Loved your words on classic cars. Right on. 🇺🇸🇬🇧
It would be nice to see the car from all sides plus the essex motor not just you yakking all the way through
I rather liked his "yakking"...
Hey: We all know what a Capri looks like.
His insights are spot on....and the relationship with his Dad's desires.
(I totally agree with his Stag observations too.)
Inane, monotonous yakking.
@@dax8476 Dont watch it then. You are done.
What a TOSSER never stops yacking so boring and his shirts you need sun glasses on to watch him !!!
What was the point of him driving and waffling?
He may as well have been sitting in the garden and having a beer!
Mate - I think your content is great and very well put together. Don't let the naysayer commentators inhibit your art!
The three liter Essex' power output deserves a bit more credit; it was rated at 138bhp and that's well over 50bhp more than the 1.6 Kent in GT-form.
If you threw money at it, you could extract 230-250BHP out of them, a bargain compared to a 250BHP Cosworth BDA....But so heavy!
You could, but why ruin such a fine original car?
Actually before 13th Oct 71', the 3 litre Essex only had 128hp, which may have been a cause his dad wanted a 1600 again. Mk3 3 litre feels like a racecar compared to the early 3 litre Essex,
All engine power outputs are at the flywheel, there is quite a bit of loss in the transmission. If you have the power measured on a rolling road, there is a rough factor by which the power is multiplied to arrive at the engine's (flywheel) power output. If a car is quoted as having 150hp by the manufacturer, that will never be at the wheels.
@@mikecrimlis3366 SAE is power at the flywheel with no ancilaries fitted (pas, ac, alternator, fan etc etc )
DIN is also measured at flywheel but includes all the regular ancillaries fitted - basically its the rngine as fitted to the cars
I had one in exactly the same colour back in the early seventies, was so impressed I bought two more 3 ltr ones in the years after and one of them being an auto which was still quick..
That was a great video. You're getting very good at your chosen craft young man.
Thanks Iain
I had a 1972 2.6L Cologne engined red US Capri bought in 1974. Like your dad, it was my lifetime favorite car also. In more recent years I wanted to get a 1973 2.6L because it has separate exhaust ports in the heads rather than the 1972's strangely designed single+1 siamese port. I've always felt the engine could do with some modding and the exhaust would naturally have been the first thing to change but the 1972 engine was not a good place to start. I also liked the looks of the 1973 and later tail lights. The narrow "bar" light like on this car at the beginning of the video seems like an afterthought and out of scale with the space given it to live. I put on huge Marchal rectangularish halogen headlights, smaller rectangular lamps below the front bumper (removed as it was useless anyway) area, front and rear spoilers, Koni shocks, as wide a tires as could fit on the factory wheels. I lived in a Maryland suburb of Washington, D.C. which was only 5 minutes away from some of the hilliest windiest country roads I've ever experienced which became my defacto racing circuit, especially later in the evenings when there was little to no traffic. Fun days in my early to mid 20s!
Absolutely right on the rust front. Almost all cars and vans made in the early seventies rusted dreadfully. Even Japanese cars like the Civic rusted, although they were well kitted and very reliable. The only exception were some German cars, like Porsche who started galvanising to offset the weird steel produced in the world for cars. My Mum’s 1974 clubman Estate literally fell to pieces before its first MOT and the rear seat was braced with chipboard. This snapped, so my Dad replaced it by plywood. Those cars made after 1978, stopped rusting almost overnight. Amazing. I was a kid and I noticed it.
My dad had a 1970 3ltr e from new . Fantastic car . Thats why when i was 26 i had a 3ltr mk2 giha
The Mk3 3.0S was my favorite.. I had a 2.8i and a 280 Brooklands.. But that forest green metallic 3.0S was very special to me (I was 18) felt like I had won the lottery driving it.
I had a Mk3 3.0S for a while, loved it, bought it from a bloke in a pub, it got cheaper the drunker and skinter he got. Made a lovely noise but it just wasn't as fast or nice to drive as my RS2000 so I sold it on pretty quick.
I had one in 73-76, dark red , didn't like colour so repainted it in Daytona yellow. Was reg,no, ton2h. Was in the fordsport, club. Great car . Would have it back tomorrow.
Been watchin way too much 90s top gear this guy
What's wrong with 90s Top Gear?
Nice to see the chubster reviewing a classic Capri. The 3.0 GTXLR is like rocking horse poo now. Only 15 left in the UK. Values are climbing rapidly. Should have bought one 5-10 years ago!
as a kid in the 1970's my much older cousins had a Capri painted Starsky and Hutch style...that white stripe, super cool...
Best car i ever had looks wise...loved it to bits and would dearly love to have it back...i bought it in the dark not noticing it was 5 colours but a respray in midnight blue on top and stratus silver it looked the business...
Really nice video, my Dad had a company car Capri Mk1 1.6E in metallic green, black vinyl roof and black interior about 1969 which caused a bit of a stir in the family which were very Austin Morris. They liked his subsequent Granada 3ltr though.
I am speaking from a USA ‘70’s Perspective of an import driver that didn’t appreciate the V8 American cars and didn’t like air-cooled VW. The only other widely available entries in the segment was Ford Pinto and Chevy Vega. VW Dasher, Audi Fox, Toyota Celica, Datsun 510 weren’t available until 1974-75 and they were never really widely available. But Mercury dealerships were commonplace and were selling these “Mercury Capris”
Uncle had a bright red V4 with black vinyl roof, beautiful car.
I had a Mk 1 Capri was my first car , bought it in 1996 for 300 quid , then bought a 2.8 injection.
I bought a 1970 V6 Capri GT in Perth Western Australia in 1980. In Australia these cars were fairly rare and did not have the same 'hoon' reputation that they had in the UK - we could buy cheap second hand Ford Falcons with 302cu or 351cu engines or Holden Toranas with 286cu or 308cu engines or Holdens with 308cu or 350cu engines - they were the 'hoons' cars in those days.
I did quiet a few miles in her and it could be expensive to keep her running. I sold her in 1989 when I moved to the UK.
I owned one years ago and loved it.
My first car was an M reg 1974 1600 GT Ford Capri, facelift model. Beautiful cars
Wow it’s like a European starting attempt at a mustang, I’ve never seen a mk1 capri but I love it she’s lovely, I’m a fan of the newer capri but this one is so nice.
Had a 73 2 liter OHC 4 model. Compared to the v-6 versions this car was much lighter feeling, the engine revved to red-line quickly and easily. For some reason the German built 2 liter was a much different engine than the 2 liter Ford in the Pintos. It had a little 2 bbl Weber carb, and I think maybe a different cam. A really fun car to drive. It lasted to about 100K miles, and at the time In Upstate NY it was a rust bucket by 1979 ready for the crusher. I'd love to find one of these today. Great little car.
This was one of the coolest cars of the 70's. It was on my bucket list for years. For the hundreds of cars I have owned, I guess I never got to owning one of these. But still a car with huge potential. Fun to drive, cool to look at, just all around a great car. But I would definitely want the v6 with either a turbo or FI. And the factory 5 speed that was available.
GTA, not a massive fan of Ford (preferred Vauxhall - i was born in 1971), but i really liked the Capri, and loved this video. Encore, Sir.
Had to watch the video after seeing the car for sale on Ebay.Nice car,and great idea to have a test drive on video.Whoever the lucky recipient of the Capri is,they will have had plenty of information on the car beforehand.You do a great job of describing the cars' history Jay,and the other snippets of information you inform us of are very interesting,will watch more of your videos for sure.
Thanks Kenny
Cruising around sensibly will not expose the vices, Capris were somewhat tail happy. The 3 litre V6s varied a lot, port shapes in the heads changed over the years. Some were happier to rev than others, the earlier ones could have a bit of a tractor like power delivery. Still a beautiful example, thanks for sharing.
I would love one of these... Even the later 80s models. I did take a ride in one back in 91/92, would have only been 4 but I still remember it, didn't have any seat belts in the back xD... was my sister's boyfriends. I don't think there are many cars these days that would have quite the same impact if I was that age now.
I had two 1600 XLR Capri's Loved 'em both...never too much performance-wise, of course.
I drove a few stock Capris 3lts....pretty awesome at the time....but poor rear ends.
Then I drove a 3.0 that had been blue-printed.....and generally messed about with: What a different car that was....scared me like no other car at that time...
The critics on here need to put performance & era into context: We were not all able to drive on racetracks or even highly modified cars.... Britain had high petrol taxes at that time: (still does)
I am simply amazed that Ford bothered to try to give the public something they could enjoy.
Thank you, Ford...and even in my dotage... I'm still a Ford Man!
Halewood just outside Liverpool also built Capris.I love Mk1 3 Ltr V6 Capris. When I was about 6 my Dad brought a 3000E and after that a 3000GT XLR home when he worked in the 2nd hand car trade. He would take me to school at 10 to 9 in the morning leaving two black stipes up the road and get me to school at about quarter to 9! X¬D
I had a 1973 Copper Bronze 3 ltr Capri GXL....By far the best looking model, including those that came after it. The FIRST Capri to have 4 x 5 inch halogen headlamps....I was only 21, it was a chick magnet....lol.
Actually the RS 2.6 had the quad lights before the GXL, early RS 2.6 were pre face-lift. My dad had a new face-lift 1.6 XL, came with the big oblong lights, was involved in an accident when near new and he had the quad GXL lights fitted when it was repaired, owned 3.0 GXL, E, Mk2 S and Mk2 Ghia. Shame they're now so expensive.
The example story of British designer cars of the seventies and thankfully these cars introduced brighter colours into the dull automobile industry. My uncle had one a few years back and he loved it and I guess it's a chance to drive a classic Ford or as he called it "ford-four wheels and a board."
Excellent! My very first car was a Ford Capri 1.6L in Fern Green.
The car, that shirt...just need a Cream 8 track playing and you'd be all set😉
Or maybe Deep Purple
I worked at a Ford garage in the 70 s and when we were short of work we had to do pdi on new cars.We were taken to the compound to bring new cars back to the garage, never knowing what model we would get . I was lucky to get a 3 litre Daytona yellow Capri , you have got to remember there was nothing on the roads that looked as good as a Capri , I was 21 and thought I was the dogs bollocks driving it. Memmories.
I loved that one with the V6. It was one hell of a car in its day!
mine was the Capri Gia 1977 USA version - fun video - great car - mine was the v6 3L USA version - with Monsa exhaust - lowered - 50s tires - Ford imported the Capri for several years in USA -
As a teenager in the 70s, I had a job as delivery boy for a chemist. His assistant had one of these. I thought she was the coolest middle aged lady ever!
If that was a later Mk 1 3000E facelift with the 4 headlights it would be my dream classic car! I also love the Aubergine colour!
Did they make a Mk1 3000E? with 4 Headlamps ive never seen one? are you not thinking about the MK2 GXL 3.0 never seen a MK2 E either only GT or GXL strange?
@@shonniebhida Yes they most definitely did! Mk 1 facelift up until the introduction of the rather dull mk2 . the 4 headlamp facelift model was made in 3000E guise as well as 3000GXL variants.
The 2 litre V4 was also an Essex engine.
The GXL was the top of the range once it was released and had 140bhp 176lbs foot of torque and a better gearbox, unless you could afford the rs3100 that is, which had 150bhp and nearly 200lbs foot of torque.
3.0 Litre S 1979 the best model, the 2.8i was a bit faster with 160 BHP and mono leaf rear springs gave a better ride than the old multi leaf setup . The easiest car to go round roundabouts sideways ever, especially in the wet!! Nice bit off memory lane .
the 3.0 Essex and the the 2.0 pinto are the daddy of engines of all time for me
As for Capris in the USA, for the first 2 years of sales (1971-1972) they were the second best selling import car. Only the VW Beetle out sold it. I myself have owned 4 of them.
I had a 1974 3 litre Capri in 1976.Great car with a lot of power for those days.I was driving to work early one morning and the police pulled me over.They thought I'd stolen it because I looked too young to actually own it LOLSo many classic cars I owned then which I wish I had now.Such simple mechanicals compared to today's cars.Gave up watching after 3 min.Made me depressed!
You could at least show more of the car
We had a very restricted time schedule with this car and a few other issues which got in the way, that prevented us getting more drive by stuff
@@JayEmmOnCars instead you chose to waffle bullshit?
Dont go for any job as a motoring journalist.
@@GB-vn1tf Spot on...
Just watched this and thought exactly the same. Could've easily shown more of the car instead of his inane waffling. We watch for the car. Not to be bored by some pretentious prick.
Speak for yourselves, I watch for Jay. Why look for someone's take on a car if you don't want to hear their take on it?
For a drivers classic, I'd go for the mk3 2.0S, with the pinto engine, and 5 speed manual gearbox (type 9 I think used in the later Sierra), from the early to mid 1980s. It is easy to tune well over the approx. standard 99bhp. I never understood the use of a 1.6 litre engine, let alone a measly 1.3 litre engine in such a car. Of course the 2.8 v6 injection with a 5 speed box, like the Brooklands 280 is the bees knees, my ideal Capri. Trouble is the saying at the time was that Capris liked lamp posts, so some used to put concrete blocks or slabs in the boot just to weight the rear end down a bit. Then there is the classic mk3 3.0S 4 speed from the late 1970s to 1981, with matching gold and silver ones as driven by Bodie and Doyle in the Professionals. It was an iconic car at the time, but just couldn't compete with the newer and more versatile hot hatches like the Vauxhall GTE, VW Golf GTI, Peugeot 206 1.9 GTI or even the Ford Escort XR3i.
I had brand new one in 71 in Sunset Red with black vinyl roof and Black Headling It was also my favourite Car It a could have done with a better
Gearbox it was a bit undergeared you could pull away in second no problem i think it had the mark 4 Zodiac Gearbox including the columm change linkage.It was a bit tail happy on wet roads, Eat MGB'S and Spitfires etc and would even give an E type a go up to 70 mph. Video brings back memoirs of my youth Thanks
the only ford of that era i haven't owned, but the mk1 was real good looking car. Still have my Mk2 1600e Tina though .
In South Africa we also had the Mk1 Ford Capri Perana which was the V8 version which came from Basil Green Ford in Edevale Johannesburg.
Various shades of purple were very popular back in the late 60s and early 70s. My grandfather had a Mk 2 Cortina in aubergine. BL also did a similar purple called black tulip.
My sons dad's favourite car, in fact he used to sell them in OZ😎
Beautiful review
Absolutely gorgeous Ford Capri fantastic video
Thanks Gary
I know all about the police car on the war memorial because I’m the one that had to recover it.
Great video mate on a great car
Jay, in order to understand the original appeal of the Capri,
You shouldn't compare them to today's performance cars. You have to look at what was on offer in two door coupe' form at that time. The Capri is an old car that was very impressive in its day, and has remained relevant and is still highly appreciated.
Had a capri for a couple of years, a great weekend car wish i still had it now but we all say that dont we ! oh id paid just £600 for mine !
These cars & the Rover. 2200 & 3500 were the sickest cars on the roads in Jamaica in the 70s.
I drove one in high school in the early 80s. Used to make fun of it. I had no idea how huge they were in Europe. Looking back it wasn't such a bad old hooptie.
I drove it until '82. It never did rust. Utah is a desert, more or less, and that helped. But winters are harsh, and they salt the hell out of the roads. Never a spot of rust, even though the paint was oxidized into oblivion.
My mates dad had one exactly the same in the 70s, it was always a disappointment to visit him and not find it parked in the drive.
These were sold in the states, I looked at buying one in high school... it was marked by Ford/Mercury as the “Sexy European”. We got the German built ones.
Maybe a relic today....but if I were shopping for an affordable & sporty car @ 1970-1974 the Capri with a 2.8L/4 speed was a very attractive option