3.1 Capri

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While my MK1 Cologne is in pieces and awaiting parts ,this Capri came up for sale on the bay .
A MK 2 1977 3 liter Capri in fantastic condition marked up to resemble a 3 liter sport

Complete with a folder full of bills , poly bushed all round upgraded 2.8 suspension , LSD , vented discs , black 280 raven leather interior and most importantly a receipt for £3000 for the rebuild and re bore of the essex v6 to 3.1 liters with stainless big bore exhausts

and shes very very loud , so far covered 800 miles in two weeks of ownership , a few cosmetic repairs to the interior will be sorted out but externally the canary yellow paintwork is in pristine condition.
lots of fun to drive , nice to get the tail out sideways in the wet






and Colpgne MK1

Edited by DBSV8 on Monday 2nd May 09:33

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5ohmustang said:

Beautiful condition. Ex capri owner myself.

I always wanted a non sunroof shell like yours. Does the capri club still exist?

yes ,
there are several clubs regionally , ive seen quite a few on the road recently

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Flipatron said:

Lovely looking thing.

Why do Capri owners never manage to apply the 'S' stripes correctly??

i thought the same thing , who ever put them on followed the panels with out stepping back and getting the full picture , although its not as noticeable close up

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k22wes said:

Think i spotted this around wimbourne/bournemouth area last week? If it was it looked very good.

yes that would have been me
cheers

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LanceRS said:

Lovely looking car. Only my opinion , but would it look better with mk2 stripes rather than the mk3 ones? It would really set it off against that stunning colour.

interesting point

heres two factory options





i think i prefer the later mk3 s stripe

however here is how it should have been applied