MK1 3 Litre Capris, How Many Survive ?
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rallycross]reyFergie said:
Sorry for dredging up an old post but I thought you might like to see what showed up at Castle Coombe a week or so back. Being given a shakedown by none other than Jeremy Walton.
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I have a book about the Capri from Jeremy Walton at the time he was the expert on all Capri info , I think he used to work for Ford and got to race them at quite a high level then became a journalist ?
I had 2 of his Capri books, they disappeared in Divorce, I must replace them, have you a photo of it ? [url][thumb]https
I have a book about the Capri from Jeremy Walton at the time he was the expert on all Capri info , I think he used to work for Ford and got to race them at quite a high level then became a journalist ?
Pretty sure he was already a Journo by 1972. He was one of the 32 drivers in 16 identical new black 3000E Capris in the May 1972 Brands Hatch FordSports day races. Racking my brain who he shared a car with.
There is a photo of this race in one of his books. It was reading this, that I decided to track down and buy, any of the survivors ( just one car has survived )
rallycross said:
Is see this is the PKT car that was being discussed earlier they have listed it for £26,500 no engine total resto. He’s also got a standard 3 door Sierra cosworth listed at £50k so he’s clearly not afraid of asking crazy money for old Fords
So many collector car market experts on here.....That gorgeous low miles black Sierra RS Cosworth sold for the full asking price.....
Edited by SS427 Camaro on Tuesday 26th October 12:34
aeropilot said:
I have very vague recollections of one of the car mags (Hot Car or CCC?) doing a feature on a Sebring red 'cologne' arched Mk.1 Capri back in the day (78-80ish?) - but whether it was that one or not I have no idea.
I think you are right, someone else suggested that it may have been featured in Hot Car. rallycross said:
Saw this lovely mk1 3.0 GT manual the other day at one of the garages I use …
One owner from new
Never painted or welded original paint
M reg
Loads of period upgrades - diff, sports seats, suspension, carb.
Apparently been offered £60k plus but has no plans to sell as owned since new.
This is a really scarce Capri ! Few facelift 3 Litre GTs ( large rectangular headlights ) were sold, due to buyers preferring the GXLs twin round headlights. I’ve not seen this one before, wonder how many other MK1,3 Litre cars are out there but not on the radar. I do know of a Daytona yellow facelift GT 4 speed car which I discovered a year or so ago, it’s been stored since the 1980s and that I agreed to buy, I must chase it up. One owner from new
Never painted or welded original paint
M reg
Loads of period upgrades - diff, sports seats, suspension, carb.
Apparently been offered £60k plus but has no plans to sell as owned since new.
TarquinMX5 said:
I agree about the MK1 facelift; my favourite has always been the 3.0 GXL, probably because one of my teachers bought one (new) of the first ones.
He must have been a £ well paid teacher !One of my teachers Mr. Munt, had a dk blue mini van, another had a pale blue Viva, H registered from memory.
OutInTheShed said:
I went to a fairly poor comprehensive on the edge of a city.
I recal the headmaster being a pillock with with a VandenPLas Allegro.
My 2nd year form tutoer was a good old bloke, allegedly privately rich, drove a Mercedes 'shooting brake' as he called it,
There was a teacher with a Scimitar GTE. I forget what he taught.
There was a chainsmoking paedo with a Marina.
And then there was a certain Miss XXX who taught science and rode a Kawasaki...
One of our games masters, a vile bully boy was b two 14 year old girls @ my school and it carried on after they left, the t rag. I recal the headmaster being a pillock with with a VandenPLas Allegro.
My 2nd year form tutoer was a good old bloke, allegedly privately rich, drove a Mercedes 'shooting brake' as he called it,
There was a teacher with a Scimitar GTE. I forget what he taught.
There was a chainsmoking paedo with a Marina.
And then there was a certain Miss XXX who taught science and rode a Kawasaki...
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