MK1 3 Litre Capris, How Many Survive ?
Discussion
Zener said:
ortina Rostyles not Capri (less dish) and being on a K 71/72 may have the later 3 rail box and 138BHP motor 
agree though the car looks wrong 
The vastly improved 138hp motor, revised gear ratios, etc etc, wasn’t available until late September 71. agree though the car looks wrong We had OPU 534K, a 71 Ever Green manual 3000E, for a few months in mid 82, bought it from a pal in Loughton. It was a Ford management plan car ( as So many were ) Still trying to establish if it was a 128 or 138hp car, but it didn’t go very well ( as the vast majority were tired @ 10 years old )
neutral 3 said:
Zener said:
ortina Rostyles not Capri (less dish) and being on a K 71/72 may have the later 3 rail box and 138BHP motor agree though the car looks wrong
The vastly improved 138hp motor, revised gear ratios, etc etc, wasn’t available until late September 71. agree though the car looks wrong We had OPU 534K, a 71 Ever Green manual 3000E, for a few months in mid 82, bought it from a pal in Loughton. It was a Ford management plan car ( as So many were ) Still trying to establish if it was a 128 or 138hp car, but it didn’t go very well ( as the vast majority were tired @ 10 years old )
Gearbox easy to spot and engine was too if you knew were to look carb was bigger on early MK1 Capri with Zephur 6 sourced 128hp spec motor 40 rather than 38 and the intake ports on the heads had oval shape ports not D shaped of the later 138hp version ,liking this informative thread guys 
Edited by Zener on Monday 15th March 00:00
Zener said:
Gearbox easy to spot and engine was too if you knew were to look carb was bigger on early MK1 Capri with Zephur 6 sourced 128hp spec motor 40 rather than 38 and the intake ports on the heads had oval shape ports not D shaped of the later 138hp version ,liking this informative thread guys Edited by Zener on Monday 15th March 00:00
P5BNij said:
Scrapped then...?
'NHK 2xxM' was one of a series of Ford press fleet cars which included the Mk1 3-litre Consul and Mk3 Cortina used in The Sweeney, 'NHK 295M' and 'NHK 296M'.
We are on the case re this RS. 'NHK 2xxM' was one of a series of Ford press fleet cars which included the Mk1 3-litre Consul and Mk3 Cortina used in The Sweeney, 'NHK 295M' and 'NHK 296M'.
JYS “ had the use “ of NHK 250M, for approx 6 months ( just as BMW works driver Chris Amon, had the use of an Inca 3.0CSL )
This Capri then passed into the hands of SuperSpeed, in Ilford ( they were very well connected with Ford ) a pals Dad had his biz just over the Rd from SuperSpeed and was a good customer of theirs. He bought the RS and it shared a garage in Chigwell, with a 246GT Dino.
Eventually it was sold, probably after a year.
My pal last saw the JYS Capri, in circa 1977. It had a large dent in one front wing. We believe that it was subsequently involved in another shunt. The trail goes cold from there........
Interesting YouTube review of a nice original 3000GT:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VhAx7hFQt_U&t=...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VhAx7hFQt_U&t=...
neutral 3 said:
The vastly improved 138hp motor, revised gear ratios, etc etc, wasn’t available until late September 71.
We had OPU 534K, a 71 Ever Green manual 3000E, for a few months in mid 82, bought it from a pal in Loughton. It was a Ford management plan car ( as So many were ) Still trying to establish if it was a 128 or 138hp car, but it didn’t go very well ( as the vast majority were tired @ 10 years old )
Probably not a 138 bhp car. In reality they didn't arrive until Nov/December as Dagenham finished the Zodiacs and started building the pilot production Granadas that were launched early 1972. The later Mark 1 3000 Capri was a very lively car. We had OPU 534K, a 71 Ever Green manual 3000E, for a few months in mid 82, bought it from a pal in Loughton. It was a Ford management plan car ( as So many were ) Still trying to establish if it was a 128 or 138hp car, but it didn’t go very well ( as the vast majority were tired @ 10 years old )
neutral 3 said:
We are on the case re this RS.
JYS “ had the use “ of NHK 250M, for approx 6 months ( just as BMW works driver Chris Amon, had the use of an Inca 3.0CSL )
This Capri then passed into the hands of SuperSpeed, in Ilford ( they were very well connected with Ford ) a pals Dad had his biz just over the Rd from SuperSpeed and was a good customer of theirs. He bought the RS and it shared a garage in Chigwell, with a 246GT Dino.
Eventually it was sold, probably after a year.
My pal last saw the JYS Capri, in circa 1977. It had a large dent in one front wing. We believe that it was subsequently involved in another shunt. The trail goes cold from there........
Scrapped before 1982 then most likely so there wont be any online record on a DVLA checkJYS “ had the use “ of NHK 250M, for approx 6 months ( just as BMW works driver Chris Amon, had the use of an Inca 3.0CSL )
This Capri then passed into the hands of SuperSpeed, in Ilford ( they were very well connected with Ford ) a pals Dad had his biz just over the Rd from SuperSpeed and was a good customer of theirs. He bought the RS and it shared a garage in Chigwell, with a 246GT Dino.
Eventually it was sold, probably after a year.
My pal last saw the JYS Capri, in circa 1977. It had a large dent in one front wing. We believe that it was subsequently involved in another shunt. The trail goes cold from there........
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