Mk1 3 Litre Capris, How Many Survive ?

[uk66fastback]

DBSV8 said:

can you link to this site to find info
thanks

https://www.taxdisc.direct.gov.uk/EvlPortalApp/app/home/intro > Vehcile Enquiry > Next > then put in the reg no and make ...

[r5kdt]

DBSV8 said:

stolen from the watch thread

I had WTW 422L 3.0 GXL in the 80's also Essex and also no longer with us...

[lowdrag]

Not what you are looking for really, but 1979 3.0S sold for £22,000 at Silverstone last week. Looked very nice too.

http://www.silverstoneauctions.com/1979-ford-capri...

[neutral 3]

This one certainly shouldnt still be around.....
Silverstone TT July 73 and Dave Mathews is seconds away from being thrown out of his somersaulting / disintigrating Broadspeed Capri, after a horrific high speed ( 130 mph ) shunt which involved Dave Brodie in his Escort and Gavin Booth in his Mini Cooper.
Very sadly , Gavin passed away from his injuries in hospital.

Edited by neutral 3 on Tuesday 11th December 00:34

[neutral 3]

Gavin Booths Cooper is behind.

[DBSV8]

neutral 3 said:

Gavin Booths Cooper is behind.

good article on the crash in motorsport , Dave Mathews certainly had a very luck escape

Post accident





https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article...

interestingly Speedmaster commissioned a race replica although to 3.1 spec not the original 2600 spec

Edited by DBSV8 on Tuesday 11th December 10:01

[4rephill]

DBSV8 said:

good article on the crash in motorsport , Dave Mathews certainly had a very luck escape

Post accident





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Surely you mean "pre-accident"?

"Post accident" would mean they somehow managed to rebuild the wreck with the same chassis number, which, back in the day, they simply wouldn't have bothered doing, they would have just built another race car, with it's own identity.

[Plug Life]

neutral 3 said:

Gavin Booths Cooper is behind.

Is that bearded bd smiling at the wreck?

[DBSV8]

4rephill said:

Surely you mean "pre-accident"?

"Post accident" would mean they somehow managed to rebuild the wreck with the same chassis number, which, back in the day, they simply wouldn't have bothered doing, they would have just built another race car, with it's own identity.

correct typo

[neutral 3]

Gavin Booth, the poor Mini Cooper driver, who very sadly died from head injuries, either later that day or the following day, barely gets a mention ( if at all ) in articles on this shunt. Its as if he never existed at all!!

And yes Plug, indeed that idiot in the beard is smiling at the remains of the Capri.

[neutral 3]

Superb advert from I'm guessing 72 or 73 ?
And one that I've never ever seen before !
Would love to speak to him re his 3 Litre Capri and the making of this advert !

[neutral 3]

Oh to have been able to own a 190 Comanche ......

[neutral 3]

This limited edition 3000E "Special "
could well be one of the 16 FordSports Days cars that raced at Brands on May 28th 1972.

Edited by neutral 3 on Thursday 24th January 17:39

[neutral 3]

These photos are thought to be pre 2002.