1971 FORD CAPRI 3000 GT | MATHEWSONS CLASSIC CARS | 10 & 11 DECEMBER 2021

1971 FORD CAPRI 3000 GT | MATHEWSONS CLASSIC CARS | 10 & 11 DECEMBER 2021
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[@garethparr9482]

One of the best lookin cars ever made. In any of its guises

[@garydurandt4260]

If I remember correctly the South African Capri's had the Essex 3l V6 motor, as per the Cortina and was distinguished from the smaller engined Capri's by means of the "power bulge" on the bonnet. The original number plates ending in "EC" means it came from the Eastern Cape, either Port Elizabeth or East London. East London was where Ford at the time, manufactured their vehicles, later moving to Silverton in Pretoria. As a young boy, visiting Cape Town, I remember the advertising blurb when this car was first introduced as "A streetcar named desire"

[@looneylozzer]

I have a totally original 1 owner (my dad), Ford Capri RS2600. In factory condition with only 5000 miles on the clock. I believe it’s the rarest Capri there is. 😊😊

[@2tone2thebone.]

Will give you 10 Embassy ,20 football cards and a bag of marbles ! Seriously if what you say is 100% that car is worth galactic money 💰

[@andrewh5457]

Should change your name from The punisher to A luck git. Hope you have many years of enjoyment with it, from a jealous git.

[@melgrant7404]

Which petrol do you use

[@looneylozzer]

Thanks for the comments. I run the car on E5 with additives.

[@daveallsopp320]

How lucky is that. you have to look after that one👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽

[@notfooled.]

When Cars had character and driving was fun

[@2tone2thebone.]

What a fantastic looking car..absolutely love it ..especially like the window louvres .😍

[@lestercranmer2631]

my first car was a mk1 capri back in 1982 with rear louver, kernal bogey air horns, goodmans speaker not fixed down on rear shelf, oil, vacuum, volt & amp gauges fitted to the back on a bonnet bulge, I also had a fibre optic gauge that ran to all lights & indicators to show they were working.

[@johnbeaven8951]

Blue Mink....a very popular metallic colour also seen on the 1600E, Corsair 2000E, Mk4 Zodiac and even Mk2 Lotus Cortina.

[@bernardrandles8013]

Your right they were, but unfortunately the paint used to peel off?

[@johnstone1740]

@@bernardrandles8013 It wasn't just the Blue Mink. I had a 1968 Cortina GT in Saluki Bronze an the paint just fell off. Otherwise it was a fabulous car.

[@bernardrandles8013]

@@johnstone1740 yes your right I worked for a manager who had a mk2 cortina in that colour Lovely but typically of that era a rot box

[@kenstevens5065]

@@bernardrandles8013 The paint was rubbish, I worked for a Ford main dealer in 1971, we would have one or two metallics in the bodyshop at a time. Full paint strip under warranty, we used gallons of paint stripper, then a full respray. If left unprimed overnight rust would set into the bodyshell. So what, give the panels a thinners soaked rag rubdown and blow it over. I presume if rust didn't get the body shell within a couple of years the paint would probably peel again anyway. Cortina Mk2 and then Mk3's, mostly blue mink and silver fox colours. We used low bake ovens. The Mk3 was a pearler, loads of plastic trim. When introduced they used to come out of the oven, superb paint finish but with plastic trims melted and distorted. Ford hadn't noticed, odd considering low bake refinishing was their preferred method of repair. Now you know why those garage signs say no customers allowed beyond this point or something similar. I can't be too critical though, when I was an apprentice I drove a car off the end of a ramp. Happy days.

[@mikegradidge1200]

Those SA plates are from the eastern cape, beaut of a car.

[@johnwebstet8132]

South African import boy I've seen how prestine the classics are from there it's an absolute treasure trove of classics there that sparkle should be more here if the same from there waiting to be snapped up!

[@Jackel7]

Bought a 3000e as a teenager in the late seventies, god knows what those cars are commanding now.

[@Tefloncoated]

You know you're old when this was just a car. No classic required

[@stevenjames2891]

Wow really nice colour and the tan inside looks amazing hope it goes to a good home👍

[@barryrudge1576]

1970/71 The Ford Capri 3 ltd V6 was the most popular stolen car. I knew of a man who had his car stolen three times. It was around this time they introduced the steering lock/ignition system on cars.

[@glennpowell3444]

Very handsome.Ford knew how to do things back then design wise.

[@shakelshaik856]

Well wat can I say. Another old skool Ford from South Africa. Prestine condition.💯

[@jjefferyworboys8138]

Appears very genuine.

[@MrJerry1902]

Really lovely car and how I desired this as a teenager in the 70s.and still do In my 60s hows that for a classic design.

[@Braveheart7914-idfl]

This just needed for me to be the face lift 74/75 twin headlight / twin rear colour is my favourite I’ve owned 7 all 3 litres the only one have !

[@andrewmcmanus432]

Nice car should go for decent money . Guys mind when your doing a video make sure there is no copyright music going on in background .

[@madfrank7972]

Come off it jobs worth it's like a garage . Stop making life boring for gods sake

[@andrewmcmanus432]

@@madfrank7972 listen chump giving them advice so they don't get into bother cowboy .

[@weaton25]

I had a 1972 Capri 2000 GT in orange with black vinyl roof no bulge in the bonnet but the same single headlights I thought that the 3ltr had twin headlights. I did change the small rear lights over to the much bigger Mk 2 ones I had wanted to get a 3ltr but could not find one in my price range so I opted an Orange 2ltr one it had the Transit V4 engine in it a very good engine so good that I never bothered to change it for a 3ltr in the end.

[@tonyinit8488]

Nice motor - can't believe its 50... (can't believe I'm 50 in all honesty)

[@glennpowell3444]

Just a bit older and miss the fords of the 70,s.I am just a grumpy bastard nowadays anyway.Had a mk 3 and thought I was the kippers knickers driving it.My girlfriend to become my wife hated it!

[@tonyinit8488]

@@glennpowell3444 kippers knickers ! Ha - love it 😀 👍

[@mattclark7634]

4:02 Missed a bit with the spray job, i use have a painter that didn't like bending down too. apart from that 10/10 great car

[@djrichylaurence8991]

Beast of a car with that Cologne lump in it.

[@simonwebster6855]

Nice looking honest car

[@neilmustow368]

Lovely Mk1 Capri the 3 litre 👍👍👍 looks original

[@fasthracing]

Not a chance.

[@vincentlicence5498]

Sounds like a tractor!

[@carlstark6857]

3.0 v6 not as refined as 2.8 engine

[@mrmoody3975]

Sounds lovely lol

[@davidfoster1762]

Sounds sweet to me for a 3.0 V6. And I did a fair few miles in one just in case you wondered.

[@vinnieomahoney6359]

I had 3 of these when I was younger crap in the wet being the reason why lol, I then went into a 3.0 litre ghia auto, then a 3.0 S, my last Capri was a 2.8 injection, how much for this one mate

[@lordred4116]

I also had a 3.0S auto, belting fanny magnet at the time!

[@bernardrandles8013]

Ford's advertising, the car you always promised yourself and the mk1 was a fab looking car, but I couldn't afford one as I was only 17 years of age

[@shakelshaik856]

Old skool Ford guy my self..

[@stephenJones-fj8dr]

learnt that south Africa drives on the left nice car

[@pintopunteruksmallford1035]

Imported my 3000GT from Australia in 2019. Gearbox was damaged in transit and I had to fit a type 9 5spd as I couldn't find a decent 4spd at the time. 5spd ratios are crap for the Essex unfortunately.

[@Jaxs2]

Nice 👍

[@themayorofdipshittery3646]

Not the warble of a healthy 3.0 😱😱😱😱😱

[@ianpodmore9666]

I thought the same, mine had a lovely 'burble' at tickover. I assume warble and burble are the same thing.

[@douglasgreen437]

Nice repaint..

[@AJ-qn6gd]

Is it a diesel ?

[@johno4521]

I understand a red one was also imported at the same time by the same person and registered FMW915J

[@dieselsubmariner1639]

God I wish I had a garage to put it in.................

[@lazycalm41]

Looks fantastic. love the colour too. if this were a face lift 3000 with the quad headlamps id sell my kidneys to own it!

[@lyndaking7298]

Facelift model had big single headlamps

[@lazycalm41]

@@lyndaking7298 Perhaps I am thinking of the 3.0E then that had 4 headlamps

[@lyndaking7298]

Using my wife’s page , unfortunately I am old enough to have had an original 1973 3000 facelift model with the large headlights and I believe the indicators were in the bumper. I believe they came out in 1972 . The quad headlights followed. We use to think they were really fast at around 12 seconds 0-60 in the large 70s😀

[@tobydimmock1224]

@@lazycalm41 you're correct the facelift GT & XL had large rectangular lights whilst the facelift GXL and RS3100 had the quad round lights.

[@HDB1974]

All that space under the bonnet and they fit a Lego engine. These days an engine bay that big could fit a motor powerful enough to get you to the moon...

[@michealjacksonhemyfriend4272]

How much for the capri plze

[@johnbowkett80]

I had a 3.0 Ghia. Registration was WHA300S . God I miss that motor.... More than my ex wife . 😪😪😪😪😪

[@ianpodmore9666]

I had a MK2 3 litre Ghia with a manual factory fitted gearbox. Rare as rocking horse shit. Would be worth some serious money today.

[@russcooke5671]

Nice especially the colour. Engine is noisy though probably make 20 grand if low mileage and history maybe a bit more I thought all 3 litre models come with sunroofs

[@charlesbridgford254]

Our '71 3000E didn't have a sunroof.

[@russcooke5671]

@@charlesbridgford254 why not is it been resheld

[@charlesbridgford254]

@@russcooke5671 Not sure the MK1 had a factory fit sunroof. Maybe a Webasto? Ours never did from the factory.

[@tobydimmock1224]

All mk1 Capri's had the sunroof option but it was never standard to any model.

[@russcooke5671]

@@tobydimmock1224 I’ve had 3. 3lite capris they were all ghia models and they all had sunroofs. So maybe it was standard on them.

[@lablackzed]

She's mint 👍

[@MrSofakinggreat]

Needs black & white/silver number plates on that age.

[@jimbutler9083]

Am I wrong or had it just got lap type seat belts?

[@nigden1]

Mark 1 3000GT, the one to get.

[@catsman1]

Its a shame that these cars survive relatively rust free in South Africa only to be imported to the UK where it will rot out within the year

[@Michael-4]

I had one of these it had twin headlights and I kept getting told they didn't come with twin headlamps so it couldn't be a GT.

[@geoffmatthews8302]

Is that the old silver fox paint?

[@stueypinnock8875]

Next doors workshop just had one in from S.A to check over.. same colour with slats no vinyl roof.. wasn't a nice one been dogged up..

[@vincenthewlett4329]

i cannot understand why ford didn't keep the capri and kept upgrading it......like the did with the granada

[@BaldEagle11100]

Hope it had a covid test ?

[@midge225]

At least it aint red lol

[@SajidHussain-lj5mr]

Eye lyke kapri kar 👍

[@Tryingtimes007]

Give it a “Rev” 🤦‍♂️