RARE V6 Turbo Zakspeed Capri Nürburgring Hot Lap!

When our good friend Ace says that he just bought a very special Ford Capri in the Czech Republic and that he intends to drive it straight to the 'Ring and do a lap of the Nordschleife, we know it is time for a spotlight! A truly unique piece of automotive history that chronicles the golden period of Ford motorsport in Europe, 1 of 150 cars built in celebration of Zakspeed winning the 1982 DTM championship. Powered by a 2.8 litre V6, with a carbureted and oil-cooled turbo, this widebody Ford screams 80s. Enjoy this rather different onboard and don't forget to leave a comment if you'd like to see more classic car spotlights in OLH!
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0:00 - Intro
0:46 - More Classics in OLHs?
1:37​​​ - Why this Ford Capri is special?
3:05​​ - Nürburgring Nordschleife Lap - part 1
8:14​​ - 1982 Ford Capri WT Zakspeed Widebody Walkaround
11:22 - Nürburgring Nordschleife Lap - part 2
17:12 - Final Words

[@muckle8]

A rare beast indeed , in the Uk we did have the turbo technics conversion on a 2.8 injection , the normal 2.8 and 3.0 didn’t hang around either! Thx for posting .

[@Retrofordguy]

Very special car indeed. I consider myself Lucky that I grew up with capris everything from weezy 1.6 to the big 3ltr mk1 mk2 and mk3. Never seen a werks turbo in person closest I came was 3ltr Essex with full factory zackspeed kit also known as the x-pack capri here in the UK being part of the capri club I've seen most special editions I.e Brooklands280, broadspeed bullits and many otheres but never a werks turbo. Growing up with Capris I've always had a big soft spot for them they do mean an awful lot to me and I always enjoy seeing them when I do, I have a lot of great memories of being a kid in the backseat of dad's capris. Going to classic car shows and being part of them "capri shows" are what we called them as kids, then suddenly parents split up and the capri adventure was no more dad got a different car which wasn't a capri "dad had a capri since just after I was born with many consecutive capris after till i was about 8" shortly after parents separated. Dad hates that I hold it against him because he was the culprit.............sorry going off topic, needless to say I feel the best years of my life was spent in the backseat of dad's capris ...............memories always br8ng a tear and that's why I hold the capri so dear. Thank you two anybody that read my comment........secondly to anybody that had a similar childhood whether that's memories of being a kid in the backseat of parents old classic, please don't hesitate to comment on this comment classics should be remembered and through memories that's how we do it

[@muckle8]

Similar memories indeed with Capri’s , Cortina’s and Granada’s , amongst a lot of other 60/70/80’s gems too - I was 7 years old in 1977 and my now late dad had just swapped his mk1 cortina 1500 deluxe estate in for a mk 2 1600 super , fond memories of both cars ( I used to wash and polish them for dad religiously) and them my uncle John appeared in a 1974 3.0 ghia capri automatic , first time I’d seen a 3.0 and my mind was blown , both by the lines of it , the sound and the performance , fast forward 12 years and I’m riding around in a mk 3 3.0 Ghia automatic too , kept it until mid 90’s and stupidly sold it , had a few 1.6 , 2.0 and 2.8 specials too - loved them all , those early 3.0 were the kings though in my opinion. Wish I could go back!

[@GlenDon100]

My dad had a Mk1 Broadspeed Bullit, back in the early seventies, I too have some fantastic memories, nostalgia and a lot of love for Capris, so yeah I get it;)

[@who_stole_my_username]

Yes, cool car! More classics like this please. No boring modern VAG stuff here, unlike other channels...

[@R6AAO]

Nothing wrong with a nice VAG..

[@stoerenungeheuer543]

What does VAG even mean?

[@muckle8]

@stoerenungeheuer543 trouble usually!

[@matrox]

@@stoerenungeheuer543 Ugly asss foreign cars.

[@thomask.8533]

My mother had the 2.0 V6 with 101HP. I had just turned 18 and gotten my license (in Germany). Needless to say that I tried to hijack the keys at every opportunity. That was almost 40 years ago. Back then a Capri was just a car. Before that she had a series 1 Capri and before that a Karmann Ghia convertible. She was one cool kitty! Miss you, Mom!

[@muckle8]

Yes she was - what engine in the series 1?

[@Felix-fy7ki]

Sehr ergreifend, Du hattest eine wirklich coole Mutti! 👍👍👍

[@thomask.8533]

@@muckle8 No idea, I was about 5 at the time... but I do remember when she first came home with it. It was light blue metallic. Both Capris were company cars btw.

[@davidmccaughan2710]

Love seeing such a special car out being enjoyed doing what it was meant to do! No Garage queen here👍

[@grahamsmith5768]

The Capri here in the UK is very sought after car. Today making a fortune to buy. Some have sold for 60 grand. I have always loved the shape, regardless of engine size.

[@martinfreund6737]

It has a surprisingly deep and melodic sound when onboard, what a beauty!

[@blkcoupequattro]

I had a 1980 Ford Fiesta S with a draw through turbo on it, it had 13x9, and 13x9.5 Compomotive three piece wheels on it by the late 90’s tires were becoming a concern Yokohama made 215 50 13 and 235 50 13 in a Y352. After 2000 only Hoosier and Avon had DOT tires available and one other company Sumitomo was making 215 50 13 even BFGoodrich stopped making the 235 50 13 and 215 50 13 the car came with when I bought it. 13 racing slicks were available by various makers but even now 13 tires are hard to source. While not a ZakSpeed body kit, it certainly looked the part that all racers of late 70’s early 80’s could feel at home with. At 1580 lbs the turbo motor with adjustable wastegate made surprising V8 Mustang of the mid 80’s a daily occurrence lol. After owning the car for nearly 31 years I finally sold it in 2007 as local smog regulations were becoming more of a hassle to deal with, and it really was more a race car than a street car. The car fell into disrepair shortly after, but did come back up for sale n Hemmings in another state believe Massachusetts where the car was exempt from smog inspections, was purchased by someone here locally back in California, and then sold again on Bring A Trailer, it’s now in Florida where someone is tending to it. Toward the end of my ownership I removed the turbo equipment, and replaced it with NA dual Weber Carburetors, ported XR2 cylinder head with larger valves, carbon fiber pushrods, Cosworth valve springs, 10-1 compression pistons, lightened engine components. My machinist said safe to rev to 7k but you might want shift at 6800rpms.

[@joe125ful]

Love that engine rumbling! Its builded for more fast paced roads.

[@SB-vb8ch]

Very cool car, there's quite an interesting back story with these & what was to be the Capri Supersport / RS2800 that spawned the 2.8 injection. Have a read of Steve Saxty's Capri book as it was quite a convoluted story. The Cologne V6 always suited being turbocharged as they were always a bit tough to tune otherwise. I had a single turbo Turbo Technics converted 2.8 XR4x4 which was quite a handy thing. Thanks for sharing the car! Those Scheele seats & 4 spoke steering wheel along with the wide RS 4 spokes plus widebody is pretty tough to beat.

[@arthurdardalis]

The most iconic and rarest Capri of them all, the RS wheels are 7.5x13 not 7.0x13 as stated.

[@spencerward6171]

Great vid, Lovely x pack Capri

[@rjung_ch]

Hi guys! Even the 1.6 Capri was a sweet car, they did make some very nice versions. I've never seen one of those ever, you are a lucky man. But then again, I lived during the 80s in the US where that car surely never did show up. Before and after I've lived in Europe. Thanks for another very nice reveals and talks 👍💪✌

[@glorialotz3333]

Excellent presentation of a car that I never knew existed.

[@micheltebraake7915]

Fantastic!

[@asgergyldmark1573]

Great video - loved it when he talked about the rear wing produced in a very very spcial mateial....

[@user-ik3mk5vi8m]

Amazing sound

[@grabir01]

Fast cars then and now. Loved them. Did everything well. German Fords.

[@davidchristner7291]

I was stationed in West Germany in Early 1989 I had witnessed one of these hit Autobahnen and disappeared into the distance! I mean it was gone. It was neat to see.

[@MarkDolan-ke1vk]

I also had a silver xr4x4 2.8 I with big single turbo but it was intercooled and engine was built running about 250bhp

[@boogie153]

A Capri i would kill for. 😁🤪 In 1990. i've had a 3.4l BiTurbo with around 480HP, TopSpeed over 300km/h. Unfortunately i havn't the opportunity to drive it on a racetrack, i'm sure it would have been interesting. The best thing was to "destroy" a Ferrari Testarossa(sure one of the first series with 390HP) on my way to Munich these days. 😁😁😎😎

[@nrakma]

I had a US spec 2.6L Capri in the 70. Fun, but located between the stump pulling 1st and 2nd gear was Death Valley.

[@muckle8]

Haha - US spec capri’s must have had different gear ratio’s to the European models then . Perhaps the diff had been swapped? 🤔

[@MarkDolan-ke1vk]

I had a 1980s fiesta supersport with dcoe carbs and xxpack body kit in black fiat mirafuri alloys xr2 interior back in 1995 it was fast about 125 bhp big valve head

[@smokepeddler]

Wish we got more capris over here.

[@redchemicalsltd2324]

Personally had all the RS Escorts mk1/mk2 from back in the day, then got into Capri's, had 4x 2.8injections early 4 speed & later 5 speed Specials...not the best engine design on n/a to get any real power from... a turbo conversion definitely is the answer...Brakes were another interesting point on a Capri😮 It is very refreshing to see a nice sensible lap as opposed to some wanabe racer out of control on every corner. Great car being treated with respect.

[@garagecedric]

Would be great with more properly used classics!

[@MarkDolan-ke1vk]

Last ford I had was st24v6 with twin turbos from a crashed Nobel and other bits

[@marcosdarriba]

Great

[@andrewevolution472]

"Tourist Fahrfen" lap taking easy by the owner but i think would be intersting if you guys make a Pro lap video with this car

[@pyhunter101]

I’ve had 2 Capri’s and they both could’ve done with that spoiler, I had to put weight in the back to stop it sliding round 90 degree corners.

[@R6AAO]

Let Misha drive it.

[@arthurdardalis]

He’ll crash it after blowing the engine

[@saramalou9649]

Any blueprints on the Turbo setup? i need to turbo a Pinto or a v6. I also got a V8 302 im gonna place in a Scorpio.. 😀

[@Franken_Bulldog]

Wo kommt denn das Reifenquietschen her? Vom schnell fahren kann es nicht sein😂

[@FirstOnRaceDayCapri2904]

Cool video but the official name for them was simply Capri Turbo not whatever he said.

[@R6AAO]

It was the Zakspeed Turbo. There was a Turbo Technics too. I don't think they were dealership options. Usually upgraded after the fact, like at Bonhams.

[@FirstOnRaceDayCapri2904]

@@R6AAO Ok but they were sold as simply Capri Turbo

[@arthurdardalis]

@@R6AAOThe Turbo Technics was a dealer fitted option This was a factory car & the correct name is Capri turbo, not Zakspeed Werksturbo etc

[@ScalesOfAnubis]

It was sold under different names in different markets.

[@arthurdardalis]

@@ScalesOfAnubis German / Swiss / Austrian brochures had it as Capri turbo

[@DSW964]

Love the car but can’t lie- If it was mine I’d 💯% go all out Nigrin/Liqui Moly DRM turbo mod on it. 77 or whatever number surviving be damned…

[@vonsauerkraut]

Tourist lap nice And essy don't wont to Crash the old Girl 🙏

[@MarkDolan-ke1vk]

Then I went to gtes last car was meg rs265ss

[@joe125ful]

Ah when i saw true racing Zak Speed Capri with tiny 1.4L i4 Turbo it was awesome! Iam curious why it not have 2.8L Turbo,probablly too heavy.

[@SB-vb8ch]

Cologne V6 was never highly developed (the Essex 3.0 formed the basis of the Cosworth GAA V6 which was used in European Touring Car Capris). The Zakspeed Capri wasn't really a Capri, it was a full on spaceframe Formula car so needed a lot of power which the Turbo Cosworth BD was developed for. It was lighter too!

[@posniknelb6114]

The early division 1 cars were 1.4 kent bda based engines with up 400 plus bhp and later division 2 cars were 1.7 liters with 600bhp

[@joe125ful]

@@posniknelb6114 Exactly.

[@joe125ful]

@@SB-vb8ch Agreed,great old days.

[@Felix-fy7ki]

It's looking rather slow on the track, is this just an illusion or is it way slower than today's factory coupes?

[@CL9k24a3]

back when WB were don properly

[@turboslag]

Wondering about it's power rating, 175, 200 bhp maybe?

[@hellstern67]

188 bhp

[@turboslag]

@@hellstern67 Thanks 🙂

[@schore69]

02:09 DRM not DTM

[@pierandreafrancini48]

MY DREAM CAR❤❤❤❤

[@buggerlugz6753]

Bit lazy not having an intercooler, i mean how much space is under a Capri's bonnet????!!

[@posniknelb6114]

It was basically a 2.8 granada cologne with Siamesed exhaust ports and bog standard internals so low pressure turbo was the only option which doesn't really need an intercooler. Also the gearboxes are weak and can't handle much more torque than 188 bhp the car produced. They're too rare and valuable to chop and change bits , so most cars are kept standand. A friend of the family sold his for 89 thousand quid a couple of years back. It was the only one in the uk registration SMK829Y. Theres plenty of pictures of it online

[@sprocketandwheel]

I had a V6 Capri 1976.. a truly crappie car..it was marketed as the sexy European..a big POS..

[@TLH442]

Yawn

[@matrox]

Thats one ugly car.

[@davidgalea6113]

Disagree.

[@posniknelb6114]

They're a fabulous looking car, you must have crap judgement on things