All of a sudden .......

[DennisTheMenace]

I want another 2.8 Capri why is this ? i think im loosing my marbles

[deltaf]

Do what i do when i feel like that Denny, get pie eyed mate...im as pished as wossname!¬

[DennisTheMenace]

Cheers mate just having one of those moments remembering my old crapi as ive found some photos of it , when i can get the bloody scanner to work i will post them up . Cant beleive im going to say this after all this time but i miss my capri

[t1grm]

I want another 2.8 Capri why is this ? i think im loosing my marbles

Is this in anyway connected to the time of Saturday night it is and the amount of alcohol consumed? I have a vaguely similar problem in that each Sat/Sun morning I wake up to find tapes/CD's/vinyl in-situ in my hi-fi recorded by bands that I spend the whole week slagging off to my friends and work mates and swear I never listen to. Obviously burglars are breaking into my house and putting them there...

[DennisTheMenace]

t1grm said:

I want another 2.8 Capri why is this ? i think im loosing my marbles

Is this in anyway connected to the time of Saturday night it is and the amount of alcohol consumed? I have a vaguely similar problem in that each Sat/Sun morning I wake up to find tapes/CD's/vinyl in-situ in my hi-fi recorded by bands that I spend the whole week slagging off to my friends and work mates and swear I never listen to. Obviously burglars are breaking into my house and putting them there...

only had 2 cans of fosters so cant be that pissed , was a very fun car especaliy in the wet ,

[t1grm]

DennisTheMenace said:

t1grm said:

I want another 2.8 Capri why is this ? i think im loosing my marbles

Is this in anyway connected to the time of Saturday night it is and the amount of alcohol consumed? I have a vaguely similar problem in that each Sat/Sun morning I wake up to find tapes/CD's/vinyl in-situ in my hi-fi recorded by bands that I spend the whole week slagging off to my friends and work mates and swear I never listen to. Obviously burglars are breaking into my house and putting them there...

only had 2 cans of fosters so cant be that pissed , was a very fun car especaliy in the wet ,

Well at least you don't long after a probe. Oh err missues...

[DennisTheMenace]

t1grm said:

DennisTheMenace said:

t1grm said:

I want another 2.8 Capri why is this ? i think im loosing my marbles

Is this in anyway connected to the time of Saturday night it is and the amount of alcohol consumed? I have a vaguely similar problem in that each Sat/Sun morning I wake up to find tapes/CD's/vinyl in-situ in my hi-fi recorded by bands that I spend the whole week slagging off to my friends and work mates and swear I never listen to. Obviously burglars are breaking into my house and putting them there...

only had 2 cans of fosters so cant be that pissed , was a very fun car especaliy in the wet ,

Well at least you don't long after a probe. Oh err missues...

Err i think i will give a probe a miss (oooer) the capri was ultimate fun because there was no driver aids apart from a steering wheel and 3 pedals , had an old 140bhp 2.8 v6 injected lump , cart sprung rear axle , So you could have loads of fun under the legal limit the focus im drivin now just does the job with out fuss , You could call it boring

[dimmadan]

for some reason my Auntie is mad on Capri's, she's had 14 of them....

[donatien]

Once went in a turbo 2.8 Capri (someone will know the conversion - ws it Janspeed?), allegedly laid around 250+ BHP at the wheels. It was extremely fast and no noticeable turbo lag. Torque also very impressive. Just a shame it went like a dogs dinner on the twisties.

[t1grm]

Dennis

If you have broadband (it's 2.7 Mb) go here and click on link...

http://home.wanadoo.nl/gmiller/Music/

Essential listening in your next Capri

Cheers

T1

[donatien]

t1grm said: Dennis

If you have broadband (it's 2.7 Mb) go here and click on link...

http://home.wanadoo.nl/gmiller/Music/

Essential listening in your next Capri

Cheers

T1

Class - the Professionals

[mike_e]

Made me think about my old 2.8i.

Fantastic motors. Used to take mine to Tangmere airfield on a regular basis, easily topped 130mph up the runway. Sold it over 12 years ago after four years happy motoring. I even saw it two weeks ago driving through town, still looked and sounded fantastic. Must be 18+ years old now, I wish I'd kept it, must have been a good one!

[DennisTheMenace]

t1grm said: Dennis

If you have broadband (it's 2.7 Mb) go here and click on link...

http://home.wanadoo.nl/gmiller/Music/

Essential listening in your next Capri

Cheers

T1

Well done WANTED one 2.8 injection special capri And curly wig

[CarZee]

lmao.. just trotting through the ads in autoraider for any 280 Brooklands.. I wonder which master wordsmith crafted this particular advert..

1988 Ford Capri 2.8 i Special Brooklands
Petrol, Green, Saloon, 3 Doors. A good clean car, Alloy Wheels, Clock, In Car Entertainment, Leather Upholstery, Manual Sunroof, Manual Transmission, One Owner. please call 01434683596/683417 AFTER HOUR'S 01434 683958/07860 596417 £3,999.

errrr.. I get the sense he's either just found his boss shagging his wife or he's going to lengths to manage expectations as to the worthiness of this particular car..

[DennisTheMenace]

mike_e said: Made me think about my old 2.8i.

Fantastic motors. Used to take mine to Tangmere airfield on a regular basis, easily topped 130mph up the runway. Sold it over 12 years ago after four years happy motoring. I even saw it two weeks ago driving through town, still looked and sounded fantastic. Must be 18+ years old now, I wish I'd kept it, must have been a good one!

Mike i really regret selling mine , but money was tight so it had to go , and it broke my heart seeing it disapear round the corner , a TVR might make me grin but not for the beer money the capri cost me ! yes it was crude but it was also bloody good fun ,never forget your capri Ted didnt you have one also ????

[t1grm]

donatien said:

t1grm said: Dennis

If you have broadband (it's 2.7 Mb) go here and click on link...

http://home.wanadoo.nl/gmiller/Music/

Essential listening in your next Capri

Cheers

T1

Class - the Professionals

Yup... all that funky stuff in the middle caught me unawares though. I'm trying to get hold of the theme tunes to the Sweeney and Minder in Kazzar but can't seem to get the right combination of keywords. Any ideas?

Regards Capri’s… 2.8i is the one for me. Also Cortina MK IV Crusader was rather nice. Has the same motor as I recall :illgetmecoat: . FYI Malta is full of 60’s – 70’s Brit Fords with not a spot of rust on them because there loads of Brit armed forces that wanted to sell when we were kicked out and it never rains there. Worth a look if you’re an enthusiast. I’ve seen a couple of spotless Capri MKIII’s over there.

[cazzo]

Bringing back the memories now.....I had a 3.0l Capri ghia(white with a black vinyl roof ) at the time, about 1982/3, I thought it was the dog's, it did an indicated 125mph and used almost as much water as petrol thanks to a blown head gasket - when I changed the gaskets I found cracks between the intake and exhaust valves on 4 cylinders (apparently they do that if they run hot due to no water) strangely it never seemed to go as well after the gasket change....water injection maybe

A real hoot on wet roundabouts though

However I have Noooo desire to own another!!

[DennisTheMenace]

CarZee said: lmao.. just trotting through the ads in autoraider for any 280 Brooklands.. I wonder which master wordsmith crafted this particular advert..

1988 Ford Capri 2.8 i Special Brooklands
Petrol, Green, Saloon, 3 Doors. A good clean car, Alloy Wheels, Clock, In Car Entertainment, Leather Upholstery, Manual Sunroof, Manual Transmission, One Owner. please call 01434683596/683417 AFTER HOUR'S 01434 683958/07860 596417 £3,999.

errrr.. I get the sense he's either just found his boss shagging his wife or he's going to lengths to manage expectations as to the worthiness of this particular car..

Tis a rareish car mate brooklands is the colour , It should really be called the capri 280 as only 280 were built

Oh bugger im a capri

edited cos i missed the a key


>> Edited by DennisTheMenace on Sunday 9th March 00:45

[CarZee]

Well I presume you mean the dark green.. I have to admit in that photo the car looks black but I guess they were all the one colour.

Ridiculous vehicles but enormous cult petrolhead value

Edited to wonder how many former owners would admit to sliding across the bonnet on their arses in a Bodie & Doily styleee at some point

Come to that.. how many of us have got into our cars in a dukes of hazard stylee? More to the point, who welded my feckin doors shut?

>> Edited by CarZee (moderator) on Sunday 9th March 00:49

[t1grm]

Oh s**t...

Just down loaded this: "Sweeny Todd - The Ballad of Sweeney Todd". Is this not the theme tune to God's own TV series ? Sounds like some poncey opera crap to me... Am I just a philistine ? I can't see John Thaw or Dennis Waterman singing this crap... I'll be back when I've got the right MP3's...