MK1 3 Litre Capris, How Many Survive ?

[MikeyT]

My sister's boyfriend had one (same boyfriend who had the 1275GT Mini in another thread!) - ornge with twin headlamps - he drove it like a loon though. WTW 473L or summat ...

Edit: L reg, not M

The vehicle details for WTW 473L are:

Date of Liability 01 01 1986
Date of First Registration 12 01 1973
Year of Manufacture Not Available
Cylinder Capacity (cc) 3000CC
CO2 Emissions Not Available
Fuel Type Petrol
Export Marker Not Applicable
Vehicle Status Unlicensed
Vehicle Colour RED
Vehicle Type Approval

Vehicle Excise Duty Rate for vehicle
6 Months Rate £112.75
12 Months Rate £205.00

Edited by MikeyT on Monday 6th December 14:25

[aeropilot]

neutral 3 said:

Didnt realise they were still around ! I beleive their heads were some of the best around .

Here you go....
http://www.weslake.co.uk/

neutral 3 said:

Didnt Weslake design/build the Over head Cam Engines for the Collogne Capris/Verses BMW CSLs for the 73 and 74 seasons ?

No, the Weslake engines were not OHC..... I think you are refering to the V6 DOHC 3.4 GAA engines, which were a Cosworth design.

[neutral 3]

Yes, thats it, the Cossy design, but didnt Weslake do the Cyl Heads ?

[aeropilot]

neutral 3 said:

Yes, thats it, the Cossy design, but didnt Weslake do the Cyl Heads ?

No, the Weslake head conversions were the pre-GAA units, as per the Weslake website.

The Weslake conversion took the V6 as far as it could go in it's OHV configuration, and to stay ahead of the CSL's, during the '73 season (I think) Ford turned to Cosworth, and Mike Hall of Cosworth designed the 3.4L, 24v DOHC belt drive GAA conversion, of which about 100 kits were sold through Ford Motorsport.

Edited by aeropilot on Tuesday 7th December 09:02

[neutral 3]

Yes, you are right re Cosworth. The CSL was proveing unbeatable, the " BAT " spoiler kits that had been designed for them were putting them well in front of the RS Capris. Hence the need for more power.

I remember as a kid reading my Fave Magazine Motor Sport and the write ups in there re the epic Capri v CSL battles.

[DBSV8]

a few good books

add to christmas list




http://www.amazon.co.uk/Fords-Feisty-Capri-1969-19...


http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Capri-development-and-compet...

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/HIGH-PERFORMANCE-CAPRIS-GOLD...

[GAjon]

The GA's were belt driven quad overhead cam. The block, pistons, rods in fact the whole engine was a special. Ford produced the RS3.1 Capri which was a standard Essex V6 with a 60 thou overbore to meet homologation rules.

[neutral 3]

DBSV8 , it Looks a good read , will order a copy.

Anyone know the reg no of Gordon Spices Yellow 3000GT that he used on the 73 Avon Tour ? I beleive it was K registered, RPU maybe ? an Essex series . What became of it ?

Great footage of him on You Tube chaseing James Hunts Monster Camaro at Brands .

[neutral 3]

And what became of this Beast ? Tony Strawsons Awesome BOSS Powered MK1 Race car.
It was featured in the sadly defunct "FAST CAR" MAG in i beleive 1974.

[Nick_F]

Weslake developed Cologne engines: the GAA is an Essex.

[S3Peter]

My Dad had this one from 1972 to 1978 ....

[neutral 3]

A great photo...Looks like he had it painted Broadspeed Bullit or RS2600 colours ? nice colour scheme and he had a fair while to !

Unusual as it is L Registered, as by Aug 72 the Facelift had been launched, most buyers opting for the new model.

Checked on dvla , sadly it looks like yet another one that hasnt apeared to have survived.

[gilesfordcrush]

I have a 1969 3000GT XLR. I've been told it is the earliest known remaining 3 litre Capri, it was built in October of that year.



See:

http://www.fordcapri.co.uk/about/mymk1/anm.htm

[dycecooper]

This was at Knockhill recently

[nickwilcock]

A very nice car! But the 3000GT XLR had a matt-black bonnet and sills as standard. And is that a 3000E rear light panel rather than a 3000 GT XLR panel?

[neutral 3]

Lovely car.....and that has to be one of the best Arch Kits i have seen on a MK1 . They could almost be Factory items.

BBS ? Wheels look just right as well.

[braddo]

neutral 3 said:

And what became of this Beast ? Tony Strawsons Awesome BOSS Powered MK1 Race car.
It was featured in the sadly defunct "FAST CAR" MAG in i beleive 1974.

If only more Capris looked like that - awesome.

[gilesfordcrush]

nick, the black bonnet, scuttle panel and sills were an option, no standard.Yes it is an E rear panel - that and the full roof are the non-standard things.

[MikeyT]

nickwilcock said:

A very nice car! But the 3000GT XLR had a matt-black bonnet and sills as standard. And is that a 3000E rear light panel rather than a 3000 GT XLR panel?

What's the difference between them. Colour, or what?

let's just celebrate that Giles, as well as having a great car, has probably the best surname on PH as well - FORD-CRUSH!

Superb!

[nickwilcock]

The GT XLR had a simple rear light panel (usually black) whereas the 3000E had a dark grey chrome edged panel insert around the number plate and rear lights. This gave it a more refined appearance.

If I recall correctly, whereas the GT had imitation wood on the dashboard and centre console, the 3000E used black vinyl.

I tried to persuade my father to sell the 3000GT XLR and buy a 3000E, but he decided on an MGB-GT instead...

I thought that the black bits were part of the 'R' package; the Capri GT L and GT XL were single colour? Chrome side 'vents' were part of the 'X' part of 'XL'?

There was a white 3000GT L at Cranfield which used to race up and down the runway doing some mu-meter trials - it looked rather bare without side vents or black bits.