Classic Capri designer identified, Iowa native!

[69 coupe]

Just got this email from Hemmings regarding the Capri, I never knew that the identity of said car was a bit of a mystery?

"The credit belongs to Phil Clark, an Iowa native who graduated from the Pasadena Art Center College Of Design in 1958, and went to work for Ford in 1962. Clark is known as the designer of the Mustang’s galloping-horse logo, among other designs, but was only positively linked to the Capri after his daughter, Holly Clark, began piecing together his surviving art folios. Holly was 2 years old in 1968 when her father died of kidney failure at the age of 32"


More here
http://blog.hemmings.com/index.php/2010/09/16/capr...

[Mr Dave]

I think Colt was a better name for the Capri, kept it more with the Mustang.

Ah well the guy did a good job, they still look great.

[69 coupe]

Mr Dave said:

I think Colt was a better name for the Capri, kept it more with the Mustang.

Ah well the guy did a good job, they still look great.

Yep, great looking cars, I had a MK3 Cortina was jealous of my mate with his Mk1 Capri!

[randomwalk]

I had a white Mk1 V6 GT, white with the black stripes and blacked out bonnet with the lock down pins, wish I still had it now, loved the sharp lines on the side and the Capri signature curve of the rear side window

[liner33]

There was a Capri prior to that one , which is now referred to as the Classic Capri