The Ford Capri Tickford Turbo Is The Holy Grail Of Capris Built By Aston Martin!

The Capri cemented its reputation as the blue collar exotic car, but when Aston Martin Tickford stepped in to create the ultimate Capri by way of a bespoke bodykit and turbocharging the 2.8 Injection, you got the Tickford Capri. This ultra rare collector's piece is a dream car for Jeff, but does it live up to his expectations...?
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[@stevejones4061]

Loved my Capris, started with a bright yellow 1.6L Mk2 (seemed a good idea at the time!), then a Mk3 3.0S with a fully balanced Specialised Engines RS3100 conversion including triple Webers. 225bhp with a 7200 rpm redline and more torque than a modded Rover 3.5 V8. Finally, a Janspeed modded 2.8i Special. I learnt more about car handling on the average drive to work in rain and snow than with any other car type. One particular evening on the B4520 from Builth Wells to Brecon required ½ hour for the front discs to stop glowing bright red, the going up hills was great, it was the coming down that caused the problems!

[@eamo106]

Probably like me, a Daytona Yellow 1.6L mate ! I messed with the original vs buy others. Still loved, but I didn't know what I was doing !

[@richardshrimpton7817]

I grew up in Newport Pagnell and remember seeing Tickford Capris (and lots of Aston Martins) being a quick post-build test run along the Newport Pagnell bypass - they sounded awesome.

[@tombailey2142]

I watch alot of classic car video on here, and I love seeing special cars like this. Ones that you never see on the road and when you do , you just think wow,back when cars were cars. 70s,80s,and the 90s. Love the styling and the different shapes of the cars back then. 👌

[@areyouundoingthatorwhat9181]

I've owned tons of capris,my current two since 1987,a factory standard 1981 pre facelift 3.0S in silver,with orange and brown tartan trim and from1993 a1979 2.0S in silver now a 4.3 V8(Rover/TVR BV),t600 with a watts linkage five link,comp struts,fully welded,big brakes etc.now in Brooklands green with silver S stripes and shark grey recaro trim from a late 2.8 special with the rear seat cover unusable but cleverly disguising the link boxes,which is soon to be converted to a FI Duratec V6,I built a mk1 gasser V8 in the eighties,complete with tubular chassis that's around somewhere still,a MK2 pick up truck with a coffin lid deck cover😁,I still service and repair four or five 2.8's for various customers and friends,hence I 've worked on a few,including a Tickford back in the day. It was a proper hand built job,cup washers and screws😂,nothing fitted quite right even by the standards of the day,The Tickford always looked like a dog's dinner anyway,chav tat!,something Liberace would own.For less than half the money a Turbo Technics Capri looked better,made much more sense and without all that tat stuck to it,faster!. The RS2600,3100, swaymar and Zakspeed conversions,the perana and the Brooklands(espT.T. models) and probably even the JPS specials are more desirable to me.And Peter Zakowski will show you the real holy grail of capris.

[@LordFlashheart.11]

Totally agree. I've got a 3.0s with a 5.7 chevy and tremec 5 speed in it. The thing absolutely flies, stop and handles well, 423 at the wheels and 502lbft. I had a turbo technics and they are a really nice conversion.

[@cheharrison7107]

I think i'd rather have a Turbo Technics version, that body kit isn't for me. Still nice bit of Ford history.

[@ALYDAVIDSON1]

Yeah that body kit n wheels look nasty

[@jf2613]

A Brooklands 280 or a 3.0s in pretty much any colour would be my preference. The Tickford body kit does nothing for me.

[@howardmckenna]

I saw ONE of these ONCE! I used to go around all the showrooms and get every brochure. The Tickford Capri brochure was one of the most cherished.

[@steve20664]

Nice car but body kit just looks stuck on by Halfords. I’d go for 3 litre S or ghia.

[@arthurdardalis]

Agree the body kit was crap, hated the way it was fitted with screws on the wings, if I had the money then, I would have ordered it without the body kit

[@G4RY1159]

Aye it looks Shyte

[@BionicRusty]

A guy local to me owned one and it eventually ended up in a garage on the forecourt for £7k I owned a 1.6L worth £1K and drooled over the Tickford every single day. Great video 👏👏👏👏

[@dan3092]

X Pack 3.0 S would be my pick for the ultimate Capri

[@paulmorgan8254]

RS3.1

[@petelattimer6808]

@@paulmorgan8254 not as rare as the tickford or RS2600. they made about 250 RS3100s. the RS2600 and Tickford were only around 100 of each

[@Draxindustries1]

@@petelattimer6808 The Tickford though looks gash. The one to have is the RS2600 with Kugelfischer mechanical injection..

[@xtianosickboy]

@@Draxindustries1 you speak the truth bro. That's the dogs bollocks

[@41tim]

3 litre mk 1

[@Everything_Evan]

Guy near me used to own a Turbo Technics Capri looks very similar, the guy had severe OCD and this thing was immaculate, everytime he filled up he had to clean everything after, spending around an hour on the forecourt

[@iwanwilliams8762]

He could have been driving it for that hour!

[@thetruthk5138]

@@iwanwilliams8762 Spend less money on the forecourt that Capri would use about a quarter of a tank In a hour ;-)

[@Draxindustries1]

The sort that sits at the back of the car in a field on a garden chair at car shows telling all & sundry how great their car is,original paintwork, back seat never sat on, never been shagged in, last one off the production line blah blah and various other bullshit..

[@papa_pt]

@@Draxindustries1 nailed it

[@jhareng]

@@thetruthk5138 35mpg at 85mph from same V6 Cologne with muther Garret fitted. Thats far better than a 2003 Golf GTI 180 at around 27mpg!

[@APCJunky]

I had a MKIII 3.0 S, which was the most fun I've ever had in a rear wheel drive car, it lived to go sideways and was so controllable, happy days, the I got a full conversion janspeed turbo 230bhp) 2.8i in White like the tickford, but with the sharkskin interior, I added a semi blanked color coded grill and duel wing spoiler, back in the late 80s I thought it was the dogs whatsits and it was brutal in a strait line, quick for the day, but it was positively demonic on bends and the combination of that big turbo, live axel, and lowered suspension made it let go with little to no warning, After several spirited attempts at killing me it nearly succeeded, I limped away from the wreckage but still have twinges to remind me, it met a stonewall holding back a bank that didn't move an inch, I on the other hand was doing about 70 having managed to scrub off some speed, fortunately I was unsurprisingly going backwards having swerved to avoid some nugget who didn't bother looking to overtake as I overtook him, and while I manged to miss him and the car he was overtaking I couldn't get it back, the car went from 70 to 0 on impact and the only reason I wasnt sprayed across the inside of the car is it folded up like a concertina absorbing the impact, while I travelled backwards strapped in the seat, the back axel ended up under the rear seats and I was sat over it...still in one piece...the car however was complete scrap, half as long, with the profile of an accordian, after that I took a break from cars and went motorcycle racing...and nearly broke my back but thats another story doh!

[@martinhunt6004]

Great fun correct!

[@metrichotrods1763]

"Tickford Turbo" is the PERFECT name for a race horse.

[@aussieausdeutschland4245]

Oh and btw, Tickford is also responsible for some amazing cars in Australia too. Namely the EB-AU Falcon XR6, XR8 and the EB & EL Falcon GTs as well as the AU Falcon TE50 models.

[@chris425amp7]

Tickford Cavalier Calibre based on a SRI 130 body kit also. Irmscher suspension an exhaust added, rare car's today as i bet the Aussie motor's are.

[@project9320]

Used to have one, it was fun....had the triangular steering wheel. Later on had a 24v Capri....they are the ultimate ones!!

[@petelattimer6808]

Ford never made a 24v Capri. at least not in the UK market. different engines MIGHT have been fitted in other countries. also no Capri in the UK ever left the factory with a Triangle steering wheel. im not sure they would even be legal here.

[@andrewnichols1023]

@@petelattimer6808 I don’t know about the triangular wheel, but I do remember back in the day a Scorpio cosworth 2.9 24v was a popular conversation.

[@project9320]

@@andrewnichols1023 have a Google - the steering wheels were nuts - very squishy as I remember!

[@petelattimer6808]

@@andrewnichols1023 yes theyre a popular coversion, still are now. but these were the only 'factory' turbo capri ever made. at least for the UK market. you alsoalreadfy need a V6 engine of some sort to rob parts off to make it work in the Capri shell, unless you want to ruin the whole experience by putting an Auto box in the capri! yes they made autos but to me they were always WRONG.

[@aussieausdeutschland4245]

A old neighbour of mine had one here in Queensland Australia, its a Black one on the 15" Brooklands Capri seven spokes. The car had been here in Australia since 1987 imported by the original owner that drove it seldom during the englisch summer, then a mate of a mate bought it for his wife in 1993 with 26thou miles on the clock, then in 1998 my neighbour bought it with 34thou miles and owned it till 2006 putting another 10thou on the clock before it was sold to a new owner in Sydney. During Paul's(my neighbour) ownership, he found that the Tickford grill blocked a lot of air getting to the radiator which pretty important for cooling especially when the car is driven in the Australian summer... so he got himself a 2.8 grill and low n behold no more over heating.

[@paultaylor9652]

Sorry the cosmetics now look dire, much prefer a standard 2.8 injection.

[@iiiexeiii7233]

Yes, looks horrible! Just think how hot the engine bay would of gotten without anywhere for the hot air to escape, and by blanking off the grill with a window sill Tickford stole from someones new upvc windows. I think that shows the car was running very low boost. The 280 Brooklands was far better looking.

[@notpoliticallycorrect1303]

​@@iiiexeiii7233I agree,and to be fair it looked a bit gaudy even new. But the majority of the cooling air comes via the intake under the bumper which flows much more air than the grille. I run a FI V8 in my Capri,the air into the grille is entirely ducted into the engines air intake and is completely isolated from the cooling air with no issues regarding temperatures, I even subtly trimmed the grille flutes to aid the as standard, not great flow.

[@amacca2085]

@@notpoliticallycorrect1303Christ you were just waiting for this cue to mention your car when no one asked It’s KZbin make a video of it or are you lying

[@abc33944]

the personalty these 80s car had was immense,,, especially when you compare them to current stuff

[@leeforeman3656]

We had the capri. Australia had the falcon coupe. Famously known as the mad max inticeptor. Both great cars.

[@richardgoffin-lecar1951]

I absolutely love the Ford Capri. A convertible version, with an electric hood, would have been a good idea! However, that Tickford Capri is a beauty! ❤❤❤

[@aceneto9386]

They made a miata like Capri in the 90s that are convertibles I have one, it’s a blast. Not really related to these much I don’t believe tho. It has a Mazda engine.

[@Phenixrising-p1p]

I had the pleasure of going on a drive with a friend who had one. I was visiting my friends I'm american and a friend Adrian owned 1 in black. We were all part of capri club international back in the day and we met at the owl and pussycat pub in Ipswich. What a great trip I was able to drive a few members cars and visit with friends. Then we all went to the cci meet in Birmingham where I bought lots of parts to take home with me lol Great times and the Rockford was really fast for its size and motor Of any of my Buddies sees this thanks for the hospitality Mark B. Stuart and Adrian.

[@rogerpayne5336]

For those saying it's ghastly and ugly, imagine it with bigger wheels. The later versions ( D reg on ) had 280 alloys and coupled with spec : coachbuilt secial , full leather interior in any colour , wood or black ash dash , extra driving instruments , A- frame on the rear axle , disc's allround, 205bhp / 260lbft torque -This was nO capri in drag. Back in the 80's the torque made it very quick indeed for the time. Junior Supercar performance , which is why it cost so much......Exotica!

[@petelattimer6808]

the bigger wheels were an option on even the later cars except the 280.

[@cw7422]

I had a US 2.8 Capri II in 1976 in Napa California. I took of all the pollution controls and put on straight exhaust pipes. It was a beast.

[@buddyhek]

Seem to remember a tuning firm in the early 70s called Broadspeed who did a Capri mod known as a Broadspeed Bullitt.

[@colderwar]

Yep, that was as lovely as the Tickford one is tasteless. A mate of mine bought a Bullit from an old boy who didn't really know what he'd got. The engine had let go at some time and it had an NA Essex fitted, but it was still a lovely thing.

[@simonhodgetts6530]

Remember the ads for the body kits in Motor Magazine, back in the 80s. Any colour you like, as long as its white!

[@terrycainarmit1982]

I had the maestro mg turbo, tickford number 111 out of 505. I new about the Capri but not metro. 👍👌

[@midlam99]

What a rough engine bay.

[@chris425amp7]

You can tell they get hot, and by the WUR , piece of plastic pipe. Heat shield needed an more air, In need of some love under that bonnet.

[@deanboucher2067]

Capri one of best cars in history of car's

[@paulabutler3506]

My hubby had car number 96 out of the 100 in rosso red it was beautiful...I bought him a model of one that arrived today Limited edition scale model tickford made ..... I loved that car ..such a lovely memory we sold that wish we kept it now worth so much he got a porsche after but I loved this . Then we bought a escort cosworth that too was special..

[@LucoreAuto]

Hmmmmm what an odd interesting little monster. Hadn't considered a turbo build for our 2.8 Capri but... maybe that's an idea?

[@devondetroit2529]

That Tickford metro looks amazing!!!!

[@deepestdub]

Unpopular opinion I guess but I'd have to go for a Capri II 3.0S in black with gold JPS piping. Tickford turbo looks like a Capri crossed with a cardboard box

[@ciaranburke3243]

It's lovely, only problem is the wonky radio ariel and driving it in the wet has set off my ocd 😂

[@ClassicsWorldUK]

Sadly the sun we ordered didn’t arrive!

[@ulrichkalber9039]

@@ClassicsWorldUK The Sun was delayed by COVID

[@YllaStar95970]

I had a special in Diamond White with Nimbus Grey half leather. This one had velour!

[@smoothmicra]

Yeah, a beauty even if I'm not mad about the wheels. With the benefit of hindsight £15K was a good investment if you kept it garaged and poured TLC over it. Gawd knows what it would fetch now. Kerching!£££

[@mikehunt1528]

25 grand it said at the end of the vid.

[@smoothmicra]

@@mikehunt1528 Opening bid I suspect, would want double that at least 😉

[@adivarso8175]

Always liked the 3.1 savage myself..

[@rossturnbull8632]

Always liked the Capri...back in the early 90s I Owned an immac 2ltr laser which never let me down, and a mate had a turbo technics 2.8i which for the time was quick,I think the tickford would've looked better with the 15" brookland alloys but nevertheless still an iconic car.

[@markdriver4421]

Love how they blocked the grill/radiator off then put a massive gaping hole underneath 🤣🤣

[@davidmiller4594]

That was trend in the 80s. Blank off plates, white everywhere.

[@danieldavies4817]

I spotted this exact car outside a garage near Leominster!! Fantastic and what a stunning Capri!!

[@barongreenbackthe2nd418]

Replaced the pistons in one of these in the 90,s,it was a lovely built car .

[@TheMr1RAD]

Don’t forget about the Tickford presence in Australia from 1992 to 2002 with Ford Australia 💪🏻

[@Journey_to_who_knows]

Add some glowing outlines around the grille, paint it black and this car fits right into cyberpunk

[@brianiswrong]

Fun fact The driver of Santa pods first jet car the scopion, Andrew Hurdle ,had a tickford Capri as his company car (I believe he was a boffin at computer programming ) which replaced his Mk5 Cortina 2.0GL 😀

[@memsybabe]

As a kid I loved the look of the Tickford Capri. But always thought it could do with an inch of spacers pushing the wheels out a bit to fill those arches a little better. But a great 'special' of the legendary Capri. Good old days...

[@rogerpayne5336]

I keep watching this video !!...... But to add , most of them were white but there was also: red , navy blue , sky blue , BRG , black , flaxen mist ( pearlescent yellow ) , pearlescent white.

[@tomf4547]

I remember this in Dagenham motors attached to the Dagenham plant when I was an apprentice in the 80s. 💙

[@Wiganpilot]

I remember a chap having one of these when I was still at school, only he had twin Turbo'd his.

[@andymitchell368]

That tickford metro at 0:52 was built for the American market now back in the uk and up for sale soon . My dads best mate has 4 of these cars 👍

[@kevinparker461]

When my uncle was a car dealer he had one, for months!. He couldn't get rid of it! Then i saw it going round car dealers in North London for a couple of years. It was nothing special, body kit looked a bit Halfords. It did go well but still a tail happy Capri. Enjoyed my RS 500 a bit more, had it 13 years, that was well finished off by Tickford

[@rogerpayne5336]

The review I've been waiting years for. And yes , I lOvE the Aston Martin Tickford Capri also. Shame about the conditions because that thing can move still, even in 2021. Reckon you can do a part 2 on a dry day ?

[@ClassicsWorldUK]

We’d love to, but this example has moved onto a new home!

[@rogerpayne5336]

@@ClassicsWorldUK Shame that mate. Still love these after all these years. Perhaps contact the Tickford owners club, they might lend you one. If you beg on you're knee might help......Thanks for the review anyways.

[@polmacdhomhnaill3021]

Turbo technics was closest I got, did think they much of them. I would like to see what a tuned one and suspension mods would be like. I love all Capris even had the 1300 :D

[@jhareng]

Had a modded 2ltr S that handled real well. See no reason couldnt get the heavier Cologne V6 to near similar handling and performance. Tickford 205hp, Turbo Techiques 230hp. Did have a muther of a Garret in an 86 XR4X4 setup for torque but only 270hp, still suffer from whiplash from 40mph 25 years on.

[@oneeleven9832]

I used to love the turbo lag of the 80’s made cars great fun to drive..hard sell against a Sierra Cosworth though..

[@keithw4920]

I think the Subaru STI with the old EJ25 engine is the last of the 80s turbo lag you can buy new today.

[@shaundavenport621]

Now you're taking me back, lol.Tickford wow!😁👍

[@caribbeangtr8077]

You must never talk about HP without mentioning the Torque; it is what really tells you the true power output of a vehicle.

[@edwinblank58]

I always thougt that the Capri RS 2600 was the holy grail.

[@michaelwalker1145]

3.1? turbo. Only seen pictures of it.

[@petelattimer6808]

@@michaelwalker1145 RS3100 wasnt factory turbo. they made 250 of them from memory and only 100 RS2600s, and 100 Tickfords were made

[@michaelwalker1145]

@@petelattimer6808 where they not for the Euro market. Germany springs to mind.

[@petelattimer6808]

@@michaelwalker1145 from what ive read there was a zackspeed conversion which was classed as a factory turbo in Germany/Europe. i havent found info on how many were made but they were carburattor fed engines so robably either very early 2.8 engines from the Granada (which would make sense to use a Cologne engine in a car for german market) OR a late 3 litre Essex. Zackspeed may have overbored it to 3.1 in the process of the conversion but again, i can find no information about this, as i write. however the power output would suggest that this was a largely standard carb fed engine (the 3.0 carb and 2.8 injection were both around 160hp in standard form) with a low boost turbo as it had 188hp which was pretty decent but the Tickford with its 2.8i engine (again largely standard from what info i can find)and the turbo (again probably low boost) pushed power to around 200hp. the Zackspeed turbo was, in my opinion, nicer to look at with x pack style wider arches and more in keeping with the capri shape bodykit, but the tickford is more powerful and probably as rare especially nowadays. last i heard, some 25-20 years ago there were only 48 Tickford Capris left.

[@michaelwalker1145]

@@petelattimer6808 company I worked for back in the late 80s, the owner had a black JPS with the X pack kit on it . Sat in the unit opposite gathering dust.. Don't know what happened to it, but it wasn't there on a visit in the mid 90s.

[@eamo106]

Love Capris and loves them WIDE with Zakspeed type wheel arches and wider tires ! Not a Tickford fan, have seen many more beautiful custom makes from Fans !

[@MLC...]

Does it not overheat with the grille blanked off?

[@ClassicsWorldUK]

You’d think so, but apparently not!

[@cologne2792]

It has an electric fan with an override switch for when approaching stationary raffic. Otherwise, yes it would.

[@ThePontiacgto65]

It's was one of my dream car when I was young

[@ClassicsWorldUK]

Would you have one now, Bob?

[@ThePontiacgto65]

@@ClassicsWorldUK I say yes but my banker says no😁

[@gaddmeister]

Never wanted one then nor now. It's ugly, I'd rather the last gen 2.8i all day long.

[@shaundavenport621]

What colour??The two tone blue for me,pepperpots!😁👍

[@steveclark5357]

I had a 72 2600 , yellow, best freaking car I ever owned

[@kenneykennedy9260]

wow that ford Capri is gorgeous that's how a Capri should look like

[@Banditmanuk]

Think I prefer the look of the 3.0L JPS I had in the 80s. Wild handling in the wet but loved it.

[@nickholbrook3454]

Tickford Capri is great, but holy grail is surely an RS3100

[@wessmith3161]

I love Capris but I never liked this version, looks like a speedboat.

[@JamesLaserpimpWalsh]

My first car was a metro turbo. Im interested to see what the Tickford metro was like. Cheers for the vid.

[@Skynet4444]

My mates dad had one.one of the first in england,his was an import from Germany all black everyone called it night rider. round brighton.

[@howey935]

There’s a tickford capri up for auction estimate is £40 to £50k with 40,900 miles on it.

[@mrstamp5121]

Holy crap that is smokin hot!

[@harleyhipwell9174]

My dad had a lovely white 3.0 litre capri with sunroof even

[@Bellend361]

Absolutely love Capri’s,best handling car ever made,if you like fun👍😂😂😂😂😂

[@shonbratton1906]

IHI turbo is also equipped on my old XN85D

[@madcommodore]

lol most of them were written off in the UK going backwards into a tree or into a river due to the handling in the wet :)

[@deanstanley5799]

Mint last of line 280 brook lands with a janspeed turbo fitted that’s the ultimate for me 👌

[@miketess4272]

Rokstock on the west coast made a nice Capri II 2.8 turbo. That’s my choice.

[@DjNikGnashers]

I'm old enough to remember when these were released. I went down to look at one in a Ford Main Dealers, and thought it looked pretty gopping. Never liked them then, and like them even less now. There were much better cars around then, and I don't think they have aged well.

[@hixxy79]

Does anyone know if this was the car about 11 years ago was in a garge in chesterfield being restored sure it was car number 4 on storefourth industrial estate

[@bad-bunnyblogger8171]

I always liked the turbo technics edition. Think they done an xr4 turbo too

[@davidmartindale333]

They done a xr4x4 twin turbo that was a quick piece of work

[@jayczyzyk9707]

Amazing

[@RobS32]

Love it! 👌

[@terrortorn]

No, no, no! The Holy Grail of Capris is finding one of the "Professionals" cars still with the stuntmans wig in it.

[@jamesbarnes4619]

give me a 280 Brookland's any day that is an eyesore

[@harrycallahan9143]

To be honest the standard 2.8 injection Special had enough power anyway and a better looking car, I lost that many times going around a roundabout, nearly flipped in going around a corner in the high street, skidding all other the place going up hill in wet weather nearly hitting on coming cars, the cars a lot of a fun but a death trap, just not enough weight in the rear to handle any power at all unless you stick an elephant in its tiny boot, like what the guy said in this video even if you put your foot down slightly in wet weather you just lose it, glad I bought it when they were pretty cheap, only regret I never kept it, oh well.

[@MarkGelderland]

Love it

[@omgwtflmaololrotfl2368]

As a Ford tickford owner myself. Their engineering is next level.

[@liverpoolscottish6430]

Sorry- utter nonsense! I know a rally engineer who was on both Roger Clark's team and Ari Vatinen's team when they became respective world champions. He was directly involved in creating the official Ford manual for rally prepping Escorts. He once spoke to me at length about Tickford Capris- he thought they were utter garbage in engineering terms. He would completely refute your claim that the Tickford is well engineered, it's a pig's ear of a car. The IHI turbo installation is a mess- promoting epic turbo lag, far inferior to both Turbo Technics and Janspeed turbo installations. Quite a few Tickfords have been lost to engine fires due to the poor installation layout. The rear disc conversion is a bodge- it really should have fully floating hubs- and it doesn't. The axle 'location' system is badly flawed too. The only effective way of locating the Capri axle is to connect it to the chassis via a Watts link, or Panhard rod. The Tickford set up just transfers lateral load/stress into the monoleaf springs, Basically, Tickford's are gash! It's probably why the Aston Owner's Club don't recognise them.

[@alphatrion100]

It doesnt need cooling?

[@mrdeafa25]

I think you will find that SLE 71R is the holy grail of Capris.

[@paulwells3271]

There was a few 4 wheel drive capris made for rally cross but to unreliable and never went into production could you find out more

[@The-Audi-driver]

So It’s about the same as my new 1.4 Leon fr plug-in then.

[@clancy9515]

Theres a Ford Perana Capri which came out with a 302 V8

[@lorrystagg6578]

Tickford also worked with Ford Australia

[@JayWalker]

My dad had one. Trying to remember what number it was.

[@ClassicsWorldUK]

Your dad sounds extremely cool, Jay!

[@patrickboston1057]

Aston Martin Capri🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@paulwhite2533]

I remeber it at the back of the ford brochure at about 12995

[@liverpoolscottish6430]

In 1981, a 2.8i Injection cost £7,995. By 1984, a Capri Special cost around £9,500-so you are wrong to assert that the Tickford cost 3 x the price of a standard Capri. The Tickford wasn't a success because it was expensive, and it was an acquired taste in terms of it's aesthetics. The canny buyer would pass the Tickford over and order a Turbo Technics Capri via their Ford dealership. The TT conversion is far better than the messy Tickford set up and has no discernible turbo lag. The Tickford most definitely has lag.

[@lvthud]

As the owner of multiple Capri's, from a 1.6GL up to a Tickford, you are correct, I had a chance to drive a TT Capri, that resulted in me trading in the Tickford for an RS500 Cosworth. Looking back, I have to wonder what I was thinking with the Tickford, at the time I loved the look, but it has not aged well.

[@liverpoolscottish6430]

@@lvthud I'll be diplomatic- the engineering associated with the Tickford Capri is less than good. The turbo installation is a mess, resulting in lots of turbo lag, and a propensity to have under bonnet fires- which has killed quite a few Tickfords. The rear axle 'location' set up is a right Heath Robinson set up that just transfers stresses/load laterally into the rear mono leaf springs- not good. The only effective solution to locate the axle is to have it directly linked to the body- by a panhard rod, or a Watt's linkage. The rear disc conversion is a bodge job too.

[@TheSkip66]

Totally agree. Owned two TT230 conversions, late 80s early 90s. The last was an E plate in Rosso Red. Showed that at capri mania 91. If I'd held onto it i could probably ease up on the working hours 😆. Still smile when i think of the fun i had in those motors. Given a choice now, think it would be either a Mako or a Werks Turbo. Just love the X Pack kits

[@countmurcielago9802]

I knew the last owner of thar car it was lovely to drive

[@grahamlane1313]

I saw one on the motorway at was flying .it was top hill then by síde of us then went into distance i the space of few mins

[@craigkaschan4822]

I had no idea Tickford had anything to do with Aston.

[@mickbawn6815]

Started in 1976 with a m1 then two 1.6 LS 1982/85 then 2.8 finishing with the beautiful 2.8 Tiger in white , I sold it with less than20 k on the clock, worst thing I ever did ! That was in 1989..

[@edmonton1952]

Unreal how just about everything had 13" wheels back in the day...

[@dianemutter7095]

Did they not make a 3.1

[@rouman7]

Ford never ever replaced thx Capri , imo the best looking Ford .. and the only Ford I bought I had 3 capris. A 1.6 a 2.0 s and a 3 litre s loved them never liked escorts .. of course as time moved on I got a calibra 16v astrA gte 16 v then BMWs. To mercs. Now a proud owner of a Porsche Cayman s. Which I love ..imo Ford could of done a lot more to Keep the Capri. And brought it up to date imo it’s there loss

[@jhareng]

Capri is escort running gear! Used to go to the local rally specialist and modify and or fit all Escort RS steering and suspension race parts. Had to drop the clutch or change to 2nd at 85mph to get backend out entering a corner.