Matchbox No 54 Ford Capri (1970) - Custom Video

Another car that I just never liked growing up? I thought it was such an odd shape. But as a 'mature' adult I think its awesome!
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[@05gtdriver]

I just restored this exact model(but the much rarer "narrow tire" version) and I painted it to reflect my 1st ever car back in 1982 which was a MK1 Ford Capri V6 in red with black interior. The front axles were slightly bent on one corner, it was easily remedied with some needle nose pliers after removing the axle from the chassis. Love your version, looks fantastic!

[@peterbutlien1335]

Lowered, Ford blue for the motor, more modern brushed finish for the wheels. Paint looks fantastic.

[@bookdork]

Very nice. Wasn’t sure about the colour until the reveal. Lovely

[@davidw3311]

I love seeing these cars get a new life.

[@tadream4561]

The paintjob! Like a diamond. You brought life to this car.👍

[@keithperry8098]

Very nice restore. Great job. Thanks for posting.

[@michaelmccue72]

As always, beautiful work!

[@MechaFenris]

The rims look great... well done on the lights too. :)

[@silvermane9370]

Glad you kept the black bonnet as the car it is the RS3100 version. Those four spoke replacement wheels would ideally suit any fast Ford from the seventies to early eighties. The escort RS2000 alloys were iconic.

[@hodgeshotwheelsanddiecast5192]

Hey buddy, Thanks for the Shout out. Beautiful job on the little Capri. There's actually still a few of those in my area. There was a car movie in the 80s Called Shaker Run,that had a badass Capri with flares,and a V8. Pretty neat racecar

[@MatchboxGarage]

Welcome mate

[@brianrobbins1379]

Looks amazing! Great job 👍

[@kelleymfhill4944]

Loved the tap the holes banter hahaha

[@bigboy9706]

Beautiful restoration

[@jameskolb1942]

Great turnout and as always awesome video

[@jhonistein5347]

Looking good love the Ford's keep them coming 👍👍👍

[@jays_metalworks9399]

Looks spot on this one

[@bootlegcustomshop4129]

Brings back memories!

[@keirdodds6204]

Nice job rob on the Ford capri

[@MrJoeGarner]

Great looking paint!

[@abzbmx]

Nice build love the grey

[@blastfromthepast1039]

Great video! Very nice details.

[@DiecastMovies]

wow you saved it !! better than stock finish

[@nigelericogden3200]

Beautiful job ... cheers !

[@tygrkhat4087]

Yeah, I can see my 10-year old self watching one of those cars blow down my street doing 20 MPH over the speed limit. Great work.

[@boetapretorius4311]

Wheels makes the car. Very nice.👌

[@dansketch]

Lovely little motor there rob

[@Petrolhead350cui]

What a big difference, love the wheels.

[@jpc1147]

i really like your videos, i find them peaceful and calming just the way they are, please don't change your format. thanks

[@heinrichbauer6013]

Awesome work!

[@LazyCustomProject]

Awesome restoration!

[@martindaredare]

Great work rob paint turned out excellent.

[@TisBestinDiecast66]

The first car I remember my Grandmother driving was a MK 1 3000cc GT Capri in aubergine, she drove it too!!!! Then she had a MK 2 Cortina 1600 GT, fast too!!!!!!!!! Later when I was a mechanic in my early years of work I found a Daytona Yellow MK 1 3000cc GT Capri and I drove that too!!!!!!!!!. Your Custom envoked the memories of those days so cheers. I normally stick to Regular wheels and Thin wheel transition superfast from the first superfast catalogue, but now I'm gonna have to find two of these Capri's and do a Nod to Grandmother and my Daytona Yellow one. These castings were actually released in 1971 and replaced the superfast S&S Cadillac Ambulance. ' Top Job Fella' ;-)

[@TheHorsebox2]

Beautiful job.

[@phoenixman8569]

O.M.G I have this exact same car, The only matchbox I have left from my childhood, the hitch in the rear was for a blue boat and boat trailer, I still have the boat and trailer it came in a set and is still in reasonable condition after all these years.

[@marlonreyes3167]

Definitely the wheels make that car look super awesome and the color is definitely on point

[@pquza1697]

It's looking so good

[@pquza1697]

Have you got a instagram?

[@kevinwoodhouse7065]

I had one of these as my first car and restored it in the 90s and painted it back in its original colour Le Mans Green with a black vinyl roof.

[@rigelc.hoffman2496]

Fantastic job

[@skodakatie7341]

That is one gorgeous looking Capri, well done, you once again nailed it with the custom restoration!!.

[@CLee-oo9yl]

I love these old Capris. I had a Matchbox Capri 'Maxi-Taxi' when I was a kid

[@hestheMaster]

Nice little buzz going on and you did a great job. Silly me trying to restore sober! Cheers Rob.🍺🍺

[@MatchboxGarage]

🍺🍺

[@PuriGarage]

Drunken master restoration 👍🏻

[@MatchboxGarage]

🍻🍻

[@thedieiscast9729]

Another nice job Rob. Silver is a great colour on the Capri.

[@DannysDiecastDisasters]

Awesome job mate 👍

[@MatchboxGarage]

Thanks mate

[@Marcus_Ramour]

Nice work!

[@laurentbelin2194]

Awesome! Great job Rob!

[@Hoonozit]

I like it. Good work.

[@frankhays8221]

Great job buddy thanks for sharing looks awesome 👍👍

[@DeadRpoetry1167]

Learned to drive at 17 in a 1.6 capri in metallic silver/blue. I felt like a fighter pilot lol

[@johnnystephens6329]

Rob looks great. The restoration/customization is a great idea. It makes your channel stand out from others. Keep it up

[@SELIMNIVEK]

I like the hydraulics, it has the three wheels look!!

[@roboneoff2204]

Very nice Rob, Had a real one many years ago, driving was fun back then.

[@adrianncharles436]

totally agree on the lowering, change the rims more old school and pop the fenders out

[@mylesrichardson2087]

Can't believe that I had this model,and many many more Matchbox Cars,in the early 80s I had a fascination with scrap yards,and put many under a breeze block😥😥😥googled my big "Charlie's Angel Van " Worth about 700 quid now...😯

[@npiurbex7766]

Those wheels would look perfect on a Golf mk1 🤤😁

[@MatchboxGarage]

I actually do have a few Mark 1 golfs so I might have to do one shortly

[@nanduce8555]

Drunk Rob is awesome, lol! still a great job

[@timburnette5914]

Awesome bro! Love the color choices!

[@Gizzzy]

Something about this car screams best by far well done bud.

[@darranhanlon8709]

Nice work

[@leondj163]

Awesome job man ! I love the Matchbox ford Capri it came out awesome never seen one like it

[@cradleofphill]

Love to have this car in real life🤘

[@Gambit4u2]

Sweet! Love the first Gen/Original Capri!

[@brianartillery]

I always liked this model, apart from the chunky wheels Matchbox gave it. Normal size Superfast wheels would have been fine; skinny ones even better. Your finished one looks superb. By the state of the original wheels, I'd put money on the previous owner using it to play games based on 'The Sweeney' or 'The Professionals' with. That's what my brother and I would have done. A mate of mine had a Capri for a long time, it was his pride and joy - simple colour scheme: white, with a black vinyl roof.

[@boonyj]

Reminds me a bit of the ford Mustang from gone in 60seconds. Those wheels would great on a mustang. Brilliant job on the Capri I love it 👍

[@Capriboy1972]

Nice job 😎

[@raverboyloki]

That looks really really sweet. It reminds me of the raspberry one I had as a child. Keep up the excellent work.

[@youngtimeroldtimer72]

Wow ,a Ford Capri. I love these cars. You had done a great job ,as usual. I want it as a real car ;-)

[@FK61YT]

Great job and lowering is good idea.)

[@drdassler]

Looks like I'll be watching these all night then. 🤣 Wow. That's a cool one.

[@NicksToyGarage]

Nice buddy, Solid custom!

[@ericmcginnis9413]

This Capri came out looking awesome! You did a great job! In fact, I watched the episode on my tv and felt the need to pull it up on my phone so I could comment. You did this car justice! She looks better then she ever did before, that's for sure! Also a lot of people believe silver to be the best color for this scale. It helps detail pop!

[@tonyf8358]

Dude! Very cool! Needs a lowering for sure!

[@paulorth2251]

Very nice work on the Capri, the silver and black looks really smooth. The smaller tires sit the car up, but lowering it would maybe throw it off.

[@madmike8v72]

Nice one!

[@MrRandomcommentguy]

I'm loving the extremely casual double entendres…

[@paulvanobberghen]

I remember these orange and apple green colors were very popular on cars in the early 70's, and the matt black bonnet on so-called "sport" cars. I would have kept it that color.

[@rubenquesada8609]

I really don't like silver but on this car it looks awesome!!! Great job!

[@stevenjones19-m8i]

Hi Rob,I like the model it's looks awesome,the silver is a nice colour choice with the wheels and lights touched in.top work.

[@ianallen2]

I think the wheels would look nice on a MK1 Escort. :).

[@tredici72]

Another bonzer custom mate!...great colour choice, superb detailing and those rims are the icing on the cake👍

[@grapowski]

The color, to me, ended up looking a grey metallic, which I really liked! The wheels are perfect for the Capri!

[@mattfarahsmillionmilelexus]

I agree on the lowering, it would look great with a tuner vibe, especially with the slightly exaggerated fender flares.

[@michaelrodriguez8345]

Hey!! No drinking and crafting. 🤣

[@moontheloon1969]

new sub, great channel had a 2000gt , v4 engine went like billy-o, in Fern green, the rs 3;1 always looked fantastic in Modena green

[@MatchboxGarage]

Thanks for subscribing

[@DeutschlanddenDeutschen1987]

Looks really good. I like the details and rallye art engine cover

[@Boss-gk8kc]

Beautiful

[@bluerazor7049]

Looks great!

[@lillianapacheco9155]

Well done there Matchbox garage you just did really nice job on this Capri it's stunning and gratefully machine that looks to come out of magazine form mid 2000s if you ask anyone around the time they were young i am so glad that this matchbox was saved form the trash can't wait for the next video.

[@roblancaster3270]

Looks great! Agree that lowering a little would be good, however still excellent as it is.

[@michaelrodriguez8345]

I actually have that exact model and I'm dieing to restore it.

[@Axesent77]

Brilliant! Nothing wrong with a few beers :D

[@jamesb1717]

Only subscribed last month. Great videos! Really good stuff.

[@MatchboxGarage]

Thanks James

[@Ogma3bandcamp]

Wheels awesome, build awesome. Wheels would look good on an MX5.

[@revzillo]

That looks wicked . Really nice custom Rob and the wheels really suit that Capri 👍

[@TheSteamLocomotive]

I remember a Mercury Capri back in the '80s. It was on the same platform as the Mustang.

[@donnynewlove283]

I love these videos mate, I do agree it could use a bit of lowering. Just to take advantage of the slight flare in the fenders.

[@anthonybollini3699]

Cool you use my metallic silver that's really cool

[@MatchboxGarage]

It's a great colour thanks mate 😁

[@amivetveterinaria7682]

Amazing!

[@micuentaparaforosycosas3484]

Nice job! It's far better when you guys (restorers) go a little custom for a change ✔✔✔

[@Dribbsthatsme]

Baby blue would look nice