RE: Ford Capri (Mk1) | PH Auction Block
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mac96 said:
You can't just leave that there without a link to the rest of the pictures!
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That car is hideous! https://www.barryboys.co.uk/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t...
SlimJim16v said:
So much misinformation here. The Essex never had siamese ports, it got to 138bhp with the facelift of the Mk1. It got 148bhp with the RS3100.
This looks very nice, but really needs the facelifts GXL headlights. The seats should be recaro fishnets and steering wheel should be the RS. 180bhp with that carb is rubbish too. Nice wheels though.
Apologies! I was thinking of the "cologne" V6.This looks very nice, but really needs the facelifts GXL headlights. The seats should be recaro fishnets and steering wheel should be the RS. 180bhp with that carb is rubbish too. Nice wheels though.
The Early 128bhp Essex heads had oval ports where the later ones 138bhp had "D" shaped ports.
a lovely example, do I see Escort RS2000 mk2 (early examples) seats in there (ala)
ow, and such mk1 at least a 2.0+ sporty version? would have been my first car when I was 18.
my best friend at the time his uncle a motorbike racer, drove mostly in the fastest Capri's and often we as kids were in those, so my first car would become a Ford Capri... (you are what you know at any point)
So up to a car dealer my dad knew (he had him as a client in insurance) and there it stood , the lovely capri.
so I stepped in, try to feel like a race driver... euh... man that bonnet was long, I could not see over it
at the time I was a late bloomer and only 1.65... lol, so nope, I did not feel sure (safe) enough...
so then it became a Fiat X1/9 1300 bertone as my first car, way better and great view
ow, and such mk1 at least a 2.0+ sporty version? would have been my first car when I was 18.
my best friend at the time his uncle a motorbike racer, drove mostly in the fastest Capri's and often we as kids were in those, so my first car would become a Ford Capri... (you are what you know at any point)
So up to a car dealer my dad knew (he had him as a client in insurance) and there it stood , the lovely capri.
so I stepped in, try to feel like a race driver... euh... man that bonnet was long, I could not see over it
at the time I was a late bloomer and only 1.65... lol, so nope, I did not feel sure (safe) enough...so then it became a Fiat X1/9 1300 bertone as my first car, way better and great view
Had a MK1 Capri of the 2ltr GT version for the wife back in the day. Uprated front struts , single leaf rear springs made a big difference to the handling.
A Weber carb conversion also made a big difference to the performance and economy.
Met Bronze with black bonnet and wing tops and Rostyle wheels with 185/70 x13 tyres .
Keeping all the suspension bushes in fine fettle also makes a big difference, along with modified strut tops .
Back in the day when a weekend of spannering with some quality parts could make a big difference to your ride .
A Weber carb conversion also made a big difference to the performance and economy.
Met Bronze with black bonnet and wing tops and Rostyle wheels with 185/70 x13 tyres .
Keeping all the suspension bushes in fine fettle also makes a big difference, along with modified strut tops .
Back in the day when a weekend of spannering with some quality parts could make a big difference to your ride .
I read the article “comprehensive restoration costing the previous owner somewhere in the region of £10,000” and thought that’s cheap for a comprehensive restoration.
Then I read the listing “Subject to a comprehensive, professional, no expense spared restoration – we’re told that £10,000s have been spent on the car”.
There’s quite a difference between somewhere in the region of ten thousand and tens of thousands…
Then I read the listing “Subject to a comprehensive, professional, no expense spared restoration – we’re told that £10,000s have been spent on the car”.
There’s quite a difference between somewhere in the region of ten thousand and tens of thousands…
NGK210 said:
mac96 said:
finlo said:
NGK210 said:
With a wee bit of cutting and welding, couldn’t the default rear-end problem solver, XJS IRS, be fitted to a Capri?
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