What (old) car is this?

[Byard]

I saw this locally last night and grabbed a picture of it. Being a Ford Capri its before my time and I don't know much about them. All I do know is it doesn't look like other capris iv'e seen, and the sound... this sounded fking insane!

I only got 1 pic and its not great, plus I managed to miss the exhausts off in the picture...



Over to you PH

[Cupramax]

Probably a Sout Africa market V8 Capri by the looks of it...

[Six Fiend]

Cupramax said:

Probably a Sout Africa market V8 Capri by the looks of it...

I'd go with that too at a glance

[DanDC5]

That or just a highly modified Capri.

[Shuvi McTupya]

complete with james Bond style rear bullet proof shield.

[Special K]

When you put the reg into a VRM look up it comes back with ....


VRM Data
Make
Ford
Model
Capri
Engine size
5017
Year
1972
VRM Info
FORD
CAPRI 3000 GXL
PETROL
5017

Year of manufacture
1972
Door plan
SALOON
Date first registered
01/12/1972
Colour
RED

(I have removed the chassis and engine numbers)

[Byard]

I can't seem to find much googling '5000 v8 capri'

[Byard]

Special K said:

When you put the reg into a VRM look up it comes back with ....


VRM Data
Make
Ford
Model
Capri
Engine size
5017
Year
1972
VRM Info
FORD
CAPRI 3000 GXL
PETROL
5017

Year of manufacture
1972
Door plan
SALOON
Date first registered
01/12/1972
Colour
RED

Thanks... it looks like theres only 35 left and only 25 on the road

[balls-out]

Byard said:

I can't seem to find much googling '5000 v8 capri'

I think this is a 3l with a V8 added later.

[FIK]

The Ford Capri Perana was South African special. There was about 500 of them made and they were fitted with a 5L V8 Ford Windsor engine.

There's a good article in this months Octane magazine about them.

[JREwing]

Either an imported Capri or engine swap.

[Tefal]

As mentioned either a Ford Capri Perana, a Ford Capri RS3100 or a copy of either that has had a engine swap.

If it is a original RS3100 then the chassis number will start with BBECND

[Special K]

Tefal said:

If it is a original RS3100 then the chassis number will start with BBECND

I doesn't

[trackerjack]

There used to be a chap called Jeff Uren (sadly gone) who made a Cortina Savage using a 3litre Essex and I believe it was him who also made a Capri special called a Commanche which used a Ford 302 V8.
The spoiler is definitely as used on a factory RS3100.
These "facts" are from memory and not researched so I may well be wrong.

[FourWheelDrift]

Reg plate of UTE as in Ute. Is it perhaps an Australian import? They tend to throw V8s into Fords, since a V8 is not a UK model. If not a modded UK car of course.

[eldar]

JREwing said:

Either an imported Capri or engine swap.

Engine swap, 310Ci Chevrolet engine transplant, I suspect.

South Africa and Australia did V8 versions of our V6 cars (XR8, usually 302ci ford engines). I don't think the Capri was one of them.

[Fleckers]

guessing a small block ford V8 has been fitted

[Special K]

It wouldn't be the same engine as TVR used it the Taimar 5000M Model would it ?

[Six Fiend]

swerni said:

balls-out said:

Byard said:

I can't seem to find much googling '5000 v8 capri'

With a V8 badge added later.

Fixed that for you

This one has a V8 though

Not a South African as it's wrong cc so a UK conversion

[Vipers]

The 5000 relates to engine size, ie 5000 cc, googled for that, probably a mustang engine?