MK1 3 Litre Capris, How Many Survive ?

[rscapriman]

Nice DBSV8, Did I see this car on E-Bay for sale?
RScapriman.

[DBSV8]

rscapriman said:

Nice DBSV8, Did I see this car on E-Bay for sale?
RScapriman.

Yes it was up on the bay several years ago now , I needed the space. The capri was in a lock up and hadn't been started for at least 6 years ,
She went to Capri Spares in Norfolk for a rebuild which cost £2,500 back in the early 90's
The mechanicals were perfect, great oil pressure

by this time I had the Cologne Capri that was under renovation and a Nimbus grey 2.8i Special as a day to day driver

she was really solid , i owned the car since 87 ,I bought her of a good friend who was well known by the boys in blue for ...driving her a tad fast !!!...........the days when the local plod had 2.8i Granada's.
In fact the day i bought her and drove the 4 miles to my house i got pulled over because the local plod did not recognise the driver and thought i'd stolen her !!

The crazy thing is I need a complete black mk1 facelift interior for the Cologne ,( dash panel , Steering column shrouds , glove box etc ) and these parts are proving really hard to find ,

cheers

[quiraing]

Mk1 GT. This one looks like it could have come from the factory with a V8 instead of an Essex.

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=IqfA5R5HOk0

(Turn up the sound).

Edited by quiraing on Tuesday 24th February 01:28

[quiraing]

Interesting feature in Feb 2015 Classic Car magazine. Resto of a white facelift 3000GT. Very impressive resto work and an Essex to die for. The resto work and parts quoted from the mag as costing £59k.

Well done Paul Bailly for saving the GT. You have a very cool Capri there.

[sun.and.rain]

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Capri-Mk-1-Burton-3-1-/2...

[DBSV8]

well there are quite a few suddenly for sale

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/231924521963?_trksid=p20...

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/231924539840?_trksid=p20...

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ford-capri-mk-1-3lt-/282...

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/FORD-CAPRI-RS2600-PROJEC...

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1971-Ford-Capri-MK1-3000...

five mk 1 3 litres for sale in a week !!

on another note ..............

while my mk1 Cologne is in bits ...........I bid on this on my way back from Dubai and picked her up this week









A folder full of Bills and receipts including £3000 spent on rebuilding the essex v6 , nicely run in ...........touch wood not missed a beat yet , driven her 600 miles over the last few days , the chap selling her had her SORN'd he went a bit cross eyed when i said i was going to driver her the 300 miles back home !!
and shes very very loud !!

Edited by DBSV8 on Wednesday 27th April 02:14

[aeropilot]

DBSV8 said:

well there are quite a few suddenly for sale


http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1971-Ford-Capri-MK1-3000...

That Maize '71 XLR is lovely......probably good value at 30k too.

[sun.and.rain]

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/231924521963?_trksid=p20...

This one's advertised as a Perana replica. Unfortunately it's not a Ford V8. It's a 3-litre engine in a 4-cylinder shell with some bits painted black. Easy to spot.
Advertised as never having been welded. Hmm. Looks ok tho.

On the other hand, the "RS2600" bitsa should have been welded, there are only 2 tack-welds holding the lower rear quarters to the roof.

The maize GTXLR is gorgeous. But not nearly as gorgeous as £30k.

Edited by sun.and.rain on Wednesday 27th April 21:20

[Fury RS]

DBSV8 said:

well there are quite a few suddenly for sale

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/231924521963?_trksid=p20...

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/231924539840?_trksid=p20...

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ford-capri-mk-1-3lt-/282...

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/FORD-CAPRI-RS2600-PROJEC...

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1971-Ford-Capri-MK1-3000...

five mk 1 3 litres for sale in a week !!

on another note ..............

while my mk1 Cologne is in bits ...........I bid on this on my way back from Dubai and picked her up this week









A folder full of Bills and receipts including £3000 spent on rebuilding the essex v6 , nicely run in ...........touch wood not missed a beat yet , driven her 600 miles over the last few days , the chap selling her had her SORN'd he went a bit cross eyed when i said i was going to driver her the 300 miles back home !!
and shes very very loud !!

I like that, great colour, is it Signal Amber?

Edited by DBSV8 on Wednesday 27th April 02:14

[DBSV8]

Fury RS said:

DBSV8 said:

well there are quite a few suddenly for sale

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/231924521963?_trksid=p20...

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/231924539840?_trksid=p20...

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ford-capri-mk-1-3lt-/282...

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/FORD-CAPRI-RS2600-PROJEC...

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1971-Ford-Capri-MK1-3000...

five mk 1 3 litres for sale in a week !!

on another note ..............

while my mk1 Cologne is in bits ...........I bid on this on my way back from Dubai and picked her up this week









A folder full of Bills and receipts including £3000 spent on rebuilding the essex v6 , nicely run in ...........touch wood not missed a beat yet , driven her 600 miles over the last few days , the chap selling her had her SORN'd he went a bit cross eyed when i said i was going to driver her the 300 miles back home !!
and shes very very loud !!

I like that, great colour, is it Signal Amber?

Edited by DBSV8 on Wednesday 27th April 02:14

Thanks ,its canary yellow

[DBSV8]

and more

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1970-FORD-CAPRI-3LITRE-G...

a very early 1970 H reg 3 litre , looks like some very good work has gone into this already

[Brads67]

sun.and.rain said:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/231924521963?_trksid=p20...

This one's advertised as a Perana replica. Unfortunately it's not a Ford V8. It's a 3-litre engine in a 4-cylinder shell with some bits painted black. Easy to spot.
Advertised as never having been welded. Hmm. Looks ok tho.

On the other hand, the "RS2600" bitsa should have been welded, there are only 2 tack-welds holding the lower rear quarters to the roof.

The maize GTXLR is gorgeous. But not nearly as gorgeous as £30k.

Edited by sun.and.rain on Wednesday 27th April 21:20

He`s local to me. The cars are all South African imports and the majority are solid.

[Craig.]

Came across this as I'm helping a mate of mine to get his 1970 MK1 3.0 GT XL on the road and registered in the UK as it's a South African Import.
Has been in the Country for 3 years and should be on the road in a couple of weeks.

[r5kdt]

How funny i had WTW 422L, a white 3.0 GXL, although when it was written off found out the lump was a 2.5 transit engine!
always wondered why it was slower than the other 3.0 i had....

MikeyT said:

My sister's boyfriend had one (same boyfriend who had the 1275GT Mini in another thread!) - ornge with twin headlamps - he drove it like a loon though. WTW 473L or summat ...

Edit: L reg, not M

The vehicle details for WTW 473L are:

Date of Liability 01 01 1986
Date of First Registration 12 01 1973
Year of Manufacture Not Available
Cylinder Capacity (cc) 3000CC
CO2 Emissions Not Available
Fuel Type Petrol
Export Marker Not Applicable
Vehicle Status Unlicensed
Vehicle Colour RED
Vehicle Type Approval

Vehicle Excise Duty Rate for vehicle
6 Months Rate £112.75
12 Months Rate £205.00

Edited by MikeyT on Monday 6th December 14:25

[mk1coopers]

Not a MK1 3 Litre but I have very fond memories of being let loose in my Dad's old black 3 litre MK2, LFF 521R is still on the DVLA database but hasn't been taxed since 2001

[Mr Tidy]

Great thread, but sadly I can't add anything useful!

My only Capris were 2.8 Injections (as they were quicker as standard than a 3 litre)!

KGT 302Y and XTM 520X where are you now?

[Sardonicus]

Mr Tidy said:

Great thread, but sadly I can't add anything useful!

My only Capris were 2.8 Injections (as they were quicker as standard than a 3 litre)!

KGT 302Y and XTM 520X where are you now?

Might of been faster but the Essex was such a nicer car to drive more torque that built from low RPM , the Cologne was a thrashy unrefined thing in comparison I have had both and driven plenty of both

[V8 Fettler]

boyzee said:

Another of my many 3 litre capri,s this one with cologne body kit.

Some body kits work well on a Capri, subtly menacing.

Other Capris have been modified differently



On balance, I'd like both please.

[enginebuilder]

My old 3.0 Capri, rallied it for years in the mid 80's to early 90's,took it into the forest's a couple of times, but was to much like hard work to keep it on track, stuck to tarmac after that, had quite a few top 10 results with it, think it is used in classic saloons now.

[aeropilot]

enginebuilder said:

My old 3.0 Capri, rallied it for years in the mid 80's to early 90's,took it into the forest's a couple of times, but was to much like hard work to keep it on track, stuck to tarmac after that, had quite a few top 10 results with it, think it is used in classic saloons now.

Fabulous.......

Seeing that and I immediately thought of Roger and Stan driving these beasts nearly half a century ago.....