RE: Ford Capri V8 | The Brave Pill
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Love that. Stick the 280 wheels on and lower it about 15mm and it would be bang on.
Dad went through a series of new Capris, starting with a red Mk2 1.6S followed by a blue Mk3 2.0S. A brief Granada period followed, then one of the first 2.8is - 4-speed in light metallic green. By god that was felt quick car to a 12-year-old me as he was happy to demonstrate up to an indicated 130mph once. And it looked so good. Happy days…
Dad went through a series of new Capris, starting with a red Mk2 1.6S followed by a blue Mk3 2.0S. A brief Granada period followed, then one of the first 2.8is - 4-speed in light metallic green. By god that was felt quick car to a 12-year-old me as he was happy to demonstrate up to an indicated 130mph once. And it looked so good. Happy days…
DodgyGeezer said:
the obvious Q is what is the 'spiritual equivalent' of the 3.0S today?
I miss my 3.0S and often think about this and there is only one obvious candidate with the required ingredients and similarities.3 litre
6 cylinder
3 door hatch
Similar proportions
Practical 4 seater
Rear wheel drive
Manual or auto
Dual exhaust
Sounds nice
Quite fast
Entertaining handling
Reasonable buying and running costs
Easily modified/upgraded/ruined
Maybe a future classic
For me it has to be the BMW 135/140i
XR said:
DodgyGeezer said:
the obvious Q is what is the 'spiritual equivalent' of the 3.0S today?
I miss my 3.0S and often think about this and there is only one obvious candidate with the required ingredients and similarities.3 litre
6 cylinder
3 door hatch
Similar proportions
Practical 4 seater
Rear wheel drive
Manual or auto
Dual exhaust
Sounds nice
Quite fast
Entertaining handling
Reasonable buying and running costs
Easily modified/upgraded/ruined
Maybe a future classic
For me it has to be the BMW 135/140i
I always think the Capri driver taken from 1977 and put in some North Face gear, told not to be too sexist etc and get a car would perhaps err on the side of an Audi A5 as the nearest spiritual successor. Audis were rare and oddball then, then were in the eighties and nineties posh, cooler sort of German Volvos but now they are as common/ubiquitous/accessible to a working man as Fords were back then.
Here.in.Australia,we.were.blessed.with.only.Mk1.Capri.(69.to.72)...........plz.excuse.the.dots.for.spaces:my.space-bar.has.died!
Back.in.2013.at.Ballarat.Swap.Meet.I.struck.up.a.convo.with.a.stranger.while.
a.dozen
.of.us.were.admiring.some.forgotten.car.with.20.coats.of."stress".and.soon.learned.
he.wished.his.Capri.got.a.loving.owner:"Enter.Moi"
Never.having.owned.or.worked.on.a.Capri.V6.Essex.that.I.could.recall.as.a.
Mechanic.all.my.life.with.Dad.as.my.Qualified.Mentor.from.toddler.status,it.
was.all.a.new.experience.that.still.has.me.grinning.after.10.years.for.
dismissing.any.thoughts.of.selling.her.
This.Ford.Australia.colour,albeit.faded,is.called."Wild.Plum",which.I.had.
doubts.about.at.first.sight,.but.5.minutes.later.knew.it.would.never.be.
changed;helped.by.the.fact.this.was.Ford's.original.colour.on.this.
1972.Capri.from.new.
Approx.3000.GT,V6.were.assemled.here.Down.Under.from.CKD.kits.
from.UK.and.were.all.Essex.144HP.Oval.Ported.
Cutting.a.long.story.short,(as.these.dots.are.giving.me.the.sheits.as.I.fear.must.be.doing.the.
same.to.all.who.read.this),.Ford.Aust.found.they.had.11.Bodies.with.
no.more.power.plants!
EnFo.UK.sent.us.11."Mk2".D.Port.165HP.Uprated.engines.along.with.
uprated.4.speed.boxes.and.Final.Drives.(the.4.speed.box.being.my.only.source.of.chagrin.for.not.having
.a.5th.Overdrive)
Story.may.continue.on.another.Laptop.with.a.working.spacebar!
Back.in.2013.at.Ballarat.Swap.Meet.I.struck.up.a.convo.with.a.stranger.while.
a.dozen
.of.us.were.admiring.some.forgotten.car.with.20.coats.of."stress".and.soon.learned.
he.wished.his.Capri.got.a.loving.owner:"Enter.Moi"
Never.having.owned.or.worked.on.a.Capri.V6.Essex.that.I.could.recall.as.a.
Mechanic.all.my.life.with.Dad.as.my.Qualified.Mentor.from.toddler.status,it.
was.all.a.new.experience.that.still.has.me.grinning.after.10.years.for.
dismissing.any.thoughts.of.selling.her.
This.Ford.Australia.colour,albeit.faded,is.called."Wild.Plum",which.I.had.
doubts.about.at.first.sight,.but.5.minutes.later.knew.it.would.never.be.
changed;helped.by.the.fact.this.was.Ford's.original.colour.on.this.
1972.Capri.from.new.
Approx.3000.GT,V6.were.assemled.here.Down.Under.from.CKD.kits.
from.UK.and.were.all.Essex.144HP.Oval.Ported.
Cutting.a.long.story.short,(as.these.dots.are.giving.me.the.sheits.as.I.fear.must.be.doing.the.
same.to.all.who.read.this),.Ford.Aust.found.they.had.11.Bodies.with.
no.more.power.plants!
EnFo.UK.sent.us.11."Mk2".D.Port.165HP.Uprated.engines.along.with.
uprated.4.speed.boxes.and.Final.Drives.(the.4.speed.box.being.my.only.source.of.chagrin.for.not.having
.a.5th.Overdrive)
Story.may.continue.on.another.Laptop.with.a.working.spacebar!
Edited by BEEVEE on Wednesday 23 August 23:48
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