My dear old friend Martin A. And his beautiful Capri. Great to see you Mart. Love you brother.
@jeffselwood72122 жыл бұрын
I was there the day this was filmed at Buxton resevoir,have to say Quentin was a top bloke and we had alot of fun filming this,it took all day and i helped write the script too... although he did crash the 280 into a grass bank and bent the front valance. John Partridge the owner nearly fainted,the Tickford,John Cristinis was doing over 100mph down that road and nearly didnt stop at the end...both cars all these years later are still owned by the same guys,theyll never part with them. Both are still pristine and will never be sold.
@grahamsmith57687 ай бұрын
JOHN HILL said no one knows what's under the bonnet until the bonnet gets open up. And that's very true. (John from Capri club.)
@nigelwilliams74035 ай бұрын
I just loved my metallic blue mk2 2.0S in the 1980s. Also had a mk1 3000e metallic grey with lovely red interior. Great cars ! I miss those happy days.
@eamo1062 жыл бұрын
Ahhh, STOKE ! Much maligned. well done son, restoring a Capri back in the day! Late 86 the last Capri ! ... Outlasted you Quentin Wilson !
@darrylkennedy22368 жыл бұрын
worked for Hertz at marble arch in London in 1976 and remember thrashing the snot out of a 2.0Ltr GL MK2 from hertz Cardiff to Heathrow on the M4 at night. It went really well and as you all know NOTHING goes as good as a "Rental car". good memories.
@FirstOnRaceDayCapri29049 жыл бұрын
wouldn't give up my Capri for anything EVER
@georgewilkinson10683 жыл бұрын
How about a brand new Capri?😁
@insertnamehere51462 жыл бұрын
do you still have it 6 years later?
@FirstOnRaceDayCapri29042 жыл бұрын
@@insertnamehere5146 Yeah
@insertnamehere51462 жыл бұрын
@@FirstOnRaceDayCapri2904 good man!!
@sega-kid14 жыл бұрын
Thanks you soooo much for putting this up i remember watching it and lost my recording been looking for ages thank youuuuuuu
@peterelmer91143 жыл бұрын
Definitely a Ford classic; I loved my 79 2:0S in Venetian red. Got me a few perks back in the day as only a Capri could 😉
@ottovonostrovo14868 жыл бұрын
MY dream cars in the early 70's the Mercury Capri and the Opel GT, My friends were all crazy over Ford Mustangs and Chevy Cameros
@mikeo72219 жыл бұрын
I'm in Canada... the car was re-badged and sold here (as a 'Mercury Capri), but was a cult car. Probably this car's closest relative here (in concept, at least) was the '79-93 Ford Mustang - a cheap, customizable, fast car, just (in the Mustang's case) without the handling part. I own and work on an '83 Mustang GLX 5.0 convertible and enjoy it - no refinement or handling, but tons of power and character. I would've thought the Ford Sierra would've been considered the successor, over the Probe? Interestingly enough, we got a re-badged (de-tuned) Sierra Cosworth as the Merkur XR4Ti. Back to the Capri - I find it really attractive, and I'm glad there's now a following for them. The car hobby isn't just for snobs!
@mazdamps9 жыл бұрын
I had a 3000 E in circa '71. Was a flying machine back then. It was dark metallic green with a black vinyl roof and some what controversial colour keyed turquoise interior. It was distinctive with the black louvers on the rear window.. A bit of a handful in snow but I'ld love to have it back now. Ok, no creature comforts and sophistication, and couldn't compare to my current Audi TT 3 litre Quatro but just for the simplicity it would be great for those special days.
@horatiow25888 жыл бұрын
0-60 in 8.2 Seconds. That was the car. Faster than the GT.
@Slider273213 жыл бұрын
SRP 629N was my first car, back in 1990..JPS Special and I didn't know it ! probably because the body was hand painted in white. Would shudder at 40mph, had a hole where the jack point was and the windows wouldn't close properly. But, i'm here fondly reflecting - the car was a memory maker. As I handed the keys to the scrap yard, I was clearing it out and found a GT badge....never knew ! and neither did my insurance company lol
@howardkerr81742 жыл бұрын
Once owned a 73 Capri with the 2 liter and some kind of Appearance Pak that included full instrumentation like the V6 cars. Terrific car, but a bit of a squeeze to get my 6 ft 4 frame behind the wheel. " Traded " it for a 66 Mustang coupe and later sold it back to its original owner. Now I have an 06 Mustang convertible with the 4 liter version of the V6. Somehow it sounds like a 289 like my old Mustang.
@Johanic29049 жыл бұрын
best European Ford ever made
@stevenbarton78092 жыл бұрын
Yes a mk 1 capri is extremely rare on our roads now a great car with sole
@eoinkenny86038 жыл бұрын
I have my 2.8 over 25 years now, nothing rough about this car , I love the way this wafts along in 5th a real mile muncher. Vastly superior to a Jaguar E Type I drove too.Far more desirable than any tarted up front drive hatch ever will be.
@Porsche996driver7 жыл бұрын
Eoin Kenny Congrats on hanging onto your 2.8! The design has aged so gracefully.
@howey9356 жыл бұрын
Eoin Kenny my mates dad had a 1984 Capri 2.8 turbo but it was a left hand drive. That was a stunning car and was very fast for the time.
@insertnamehere51462 жыл бұрын
you still got the old girl Eoin?
@lffit14 жыл бұрын
I used to drive and sell them in Australia, the finish left a lot to be desired out there as parts were shipped in from different countries and the panels didn't fit all that well, on some case we had to modify the front pillars to get the doors to fit Loved them, had a GT 1600, with the "roo" decals, followed by several XL's (which were less optioned), and the peak a 3 litre GT in vivid "True Blue" A great handling sexy car; still looks good today and would love to own one again!!!
@chris425amp76 жыл бұрын
lffit Super Roo GT
@tonyb97354 жыл бұрын
Each model is the most beautiful of all the Capris. I can't choose a favourite from amongst them. I still yearn for one even now ... but I don't think I'd trade my classic M3 in for one.
@alistairshaw32064 жыл бұрын
Had a Mk1 1600gt WAG397K, Mk2 2000 ghia MHS682P, and Mk3 2.8 injection A816HSM. I wish I had kept them!
@ajasome99336 жыл бұрын
wait why didn't they mention the mark 3 body, it was the capri adapting and combating the hot hatch's i personally love mine, i have a 1979 mercury capri ghia
@godnnat12 жыл бұрын
I have a 69 Capri that has a 347 V8 stroker that pushes out 515hp.. Cream with a Gold stripe with a nice set of Gold Simmons wheels.. It's a fun but Wild ride. When i stop for fuel (which is quite often) i get people of all ages, man or woman coming up to have a chat.. I love my Capri :)
@TheKamikazie197412 жыл бұрын
Love em', never heard of the Tickford capri though!
@sputumtube8 жыл бұрын
Still remember the registration plate of my old 3.0S......MVM 600W
@adampowell53763 жыл бұрын
One of the last 3 litre Capris.
@sitruunarahka-yg9un4 жыл бұрын
i would love to paint some day capri. i wishd id had some day 9 capris
@GreyTheFloydianSergal13 жыл бұрын
I've always been a massive fan of the Capri but the same can't be said for my English teacher. He keeps saying "You recreate the seventies, the decade with no style at all" & "The Capri was a rubbish car". I'd always come up with "you're in no position to judge sir, YOU are a TR7 fan!!! Only an idiot would prefer a door wedge to a reliable thing of beauty". Come back Capri, we need you
@Lukeashley232314 жыл бұрын
Ha ha oh the good old Capri i am only 21 but i have been brought up restoring old classic Fords Especially the Capri i love em to bits funny tho that i drive a 1981 MK5 Cortina but i would also have a mk3 Capri too.
@nw80006 жыл бұрын
EGX 200T Last used on the road in 1995 seen here in 1997 probably scrape not long after
@AdrianJayeOnline6 жыл бұрын
I had 3 capri's, 1.6s mk2 (white), 2.0GL mk.3 (Gold), 2.8i mk3 blue (resprayed in black)
@nw80006 жыл бұрын
STL 818W Still on the road!!
@garethkeri3 жыл бұрын
Personally I'd use it as a spares car. I've been welding up an old van, two years in I'm still patching it up and to be honest was only half as rotten. Think you'll need a blank cheque book and very deep pockets.
@gladart11555 жыл бұрын
i m missing my 1974 mercury capri 😔😔😔😔😔😔😔
@RcNerd11 жыл бұрын
I miss my Capri 2 dislikes must be Vw owners.
@nw80006 жыл бұрын
VHK 11W & VHK 12W currently SORN as of last year
@sameyers26705 жыл бұрын
One rumour I've heard is that Ford ran out of some parts for the last Capris and dealers had to fix them up before sale. Anyone any idea if there's any truth in it?
@bearnunnemaker54535 жыл бұрын
Sam Eyers I've heard that also.
@ericgeorge54834 жыл бұрын
Fab car Nothing not to love.
@colmcc-ij3nn6 ай бұрын
The cops used to put a bag of cement in the boot if theirs to improve handling (light back end). It was the hooligans car back then.The back seat was used for 😮😊........
@transrus112 жыл бұрын
I loved my 1974 ford capri i had it was the best. But now i have 2nd best 1986 mercury capri rs 5.0
@nw80006 жыл бұрын
E560 JDX Currently SORN as of this year
@ravbarring11 жыл бұрын
As a 39 year old Ex-Pat. Dartord to California. I really miss my classic Fords. I had the Mk2 John Player Special. Mk3 3.0RS XPack. Couple of 1.6GL Cortina Mk3 GXL Loved everyone of them. Would love to go back to the early 90's stop myself from beating these cars up and junking them. What an Idiot I was
@EXTREME4YEARSTOCOME12 жыл бұрын
god bless the capri
@MuscleCarMad13 жыл бұрын
Is the guy still talking about the car at 7:20? :D
@chubbyroyston38804 жыл бұрын
These were cars you could jack up outside your house and work on, Track control arms anybody
@nw80005 жыл бұрын
Listen up women, Never stand in the way of a man and his car.
@OMENA-nq8ou3 жыл бұрын
i wishd id had some day 3 capris 1969-1972. 1967-1973
@nw80006 жыл бұрын
TDH224W STILL ON THE ROAD UNTIL NEXT YEAR :-)
@AsherPiesman11 жыл бұрын
It’s ashame I suppose, but a good descion. Whose to say the mark 4 Capri wouldn’t have been a rebadged Probe? And as for Golf GTIs, not bad cars but there kinda like mainstream cars that aren’t very unique or original to own
@Haffschlappe12 жыл бұрын
Dont forget in germany the Capri 3000 GXL was as expensive as a Mercedes 230 E Coupe or an Audi 100 Coupe S!
@nw80006 жыл бұрын
E560 JDX SORN as of this year
@petermitchell63487 жыл бұрын
What, no 78 2.0l S?
@indyjones11355 жыл бұрын
A 2.8I 4x4 capri would be v cool.
@nw80006 жыл бұрын
PGK177P currently SORN
@jonathanrussell17623 жыл бұрын
iI Have 77 2.8 With Chevy 292 Forged Pistons,Crane Cam.Offenhauser Aluminium Intake, Holly 4 Barrel,Mallory Ignition & coil Hooker Headders Hauled Ass 280z rear viev mirror.
@CapriciousCapricrn6 жыл бұрын
The Capri wasn't the disco car; the Datsun 280Z was.
@PAARYNASOSE-om7is3 жыл бұрын
I WISHD ID HAD SOME DAY 2 CAPRIS 1 GREEN AND 1 YELLOW
@PAARYNASOSE-om7is3 жыл бұрын
I WISHD ID HAD 3 CAPRIS AND 2 OVERALLS
@markbookout149710 жыл бұрын
I have a 71 1600 with 30,000 original miles on it for sale
@charlesmacgilchrist36488 жыл бұрын
What's the BS about being attacked by hot hatchbacks?! The capri was of a different class, being RWD. Anyone who wanted to powerslide would get the tickford or 2.8i over a VW
@maxsimeck9027 жыл бұрын
speaking as an American the Capri looks extremely European. why didn't the thrill seekers try importing a few Dodge and Plymouth cars?
@chris425amp76 жыл бұрын
Max Simeck we still don't want US today
@JakeTheSnakeProductions11 жыл бұрын
I would take any Capri, over a stupid ugly nerdy dorky Mk1 Golf any day.
@TheWierdFish11 жыл бұрын
In '97? School. I may have been born in the 80s, and grown up a 90s child... But I'm '60s and '70s at heart. Not one of my currently running cars is younger than 1972... Sad really, that these clunky, but soulful machines have been irrevocably replaced with gigabytes and pedestrian friendly marshmallow styling. Ah well, at least decent cars are cheaper than new cars nowadays.
@TheToadstall12 жыл бұрын
2:42 Lad!
@nw80006 жыл бұрын
L369 NAR SCRAPPED 1994
@horatiow25888 жыл бұрын
The Capri lost out to the Sierra Cosworth? Seriously? The Capri should have been treated to that YB Turbo Engine and a stronger back end and that Borg Warner Box, then you would have seen who was king. I miss the Capri so much, if Ford was still making it I would buy another. My 2.8 MK2 from the UK was great but the MK3 2.8 was the real thing. A 4WD option would have been just great too. Evan now the Focus fails to carry the charm and sporting looks of the Capri. Ford UK is a really silly Company to kill off its best brand and surrender the RWD market to FWD. After Killing off the RS Cosworth Sierra and the RS Escort Cosworth, they are just emerging after decades with a replacement, the 4WD Focus. Meantime Mitsubishi and Subaru ran off with their market with the Evo and the WRX.
@nw80006 жыл бұрын
P121 RYX SCRAPPED 2012
@Haffschlappe12 жыл бұрын
A Golf 1 has Class ?!?!? WTF?? Most Boring car ever the Golf Mk1, Capri has Class!!!
@corb7653 жыл бұрын
Capri was done in 74 all capris after that are junk
@corb7653 жыл бұрын
in the us that is
@peterjaniceforan30808 ай бұрын
😢
@nightynightjill14 жыл бұрын
T'tuu's LOL!
@MrSkywalker15310 жыл бұрын
Love Q right arrogant git but love him
@robertsmith925 жыл бұрын
Go Southend on Sea
@ericgeorge54834 жыл бұрын
I'd rather holiday in hell.
@Mr309GTi13 жыл бұрын
@MuscleCarMad Lol!
@sm1else8 жыл бұрын
Oh wow. I wish I could find a genuine Capri here in the States. We imported the Mk1 through the Mid 70s. It was badged as a "Mercury Capri". Mercury was Ford's failed attempt at a mid-level luxury brand. Then Ford USA tried to sell a rebadged Fox-platform Mustang as a Capri. Why? I think the last generation Capri was a rag-top Mazda 323 that we imported from Ford Australia. It was marketed as a competitor to the Mazda Miata. Again. Why? As you can guess, the Mercury brand folded in 2008. I commend Ford for finally getting a clue and (apparently) ditching their redundant US car designs. After decades of pieces of crap like the Pinto, the US Escort (Yeah...the Ford Europe Escort, awesome...the US Escort....not so much), and the Granada (again...your Granada was awesome...ours was a piece of crap) we finally get the Focus, the Kuga (sold here as the Escape) and the Mondeo (sold here as the Fusion). We even get the Fiesta again! Funny story, the Ford Probe was supposed to replace the Mustang. That went well.
@4thstooge757 жыл бұрын
Mercury merely a failed attempt at a mid level brand? Hardly, Mercury was an iconic American brand of car that lasted 73 years. It was a victim of a crowded market of Japanese. Korean & European cars which sadly displaced many lower & mid level car brands such as Oldsmobile, Plymouth, Pontiac, AMC & others. Gone but certainly not forgotten. Kind of like British car brands which if not foreign owned are gone to the dustbin of history.
@georgewilkinson10683 жыл бұрын
Equally funny?, GM's Chevy Beretta was supposed to be the replacement for the Chevy Camaro.