4x4 FORD COSWORTH CAPRI *550BHP* *NOS INJECTED*

[@EtonieE25]

Absolutely a brilliant story finding WOO in the bushes 👍🙂😎

[@johnlummis5119]

It is a beautiful car , beautifully restored , the performance is a bonus , Rusty was obviously a genius , Ford should bring back the Capri.

[@matthewgodwin3050]

The Capri was a one off that can't be replicated. If they tried, it would probably end up as some awful SUV with an electric motor. No thanks, I'll stick with the original masterpiece.

[@meanlean3095]

If ford had made the probe or cougar rear wheel drive they would have sold 10-50x as many as they did imo 👍

[@gf845]

Thing is it’s not a Capri though. It’s a saph floor pan. So I’m struggling to see how it kept it’s capri identity.

[@sammysung3326]

@@gf845 😳

[@colinstewart1432]

They definitely should. It'd be great if they did. Proper bloke's car.

[@Santor-]

These absolutely works of art, are righfully cherished in the car community. Not a capri fan myself, but definitely a fan of anyone putting this level of effort and determination into a vehicle. The results speak for themselves. Absolutely amazing!

[@PeteCourtier]

Never been a Capri fan but appreciate an amazing conversion. She looks superb and hope she has a long and cherished life.

[@joeking7707]

Absolutely!

[@mark2jzsupra749]

Remember years ago when i used to go to car cruises with my skyline r33 mate called lee from leeds. he had a mechanic mate over on moors on m62 he was called rusty he had a capri 4x4 cosworth powerd he built the car. he had a thunder saloon cosworth shell in his garage. He used to race in lots of events against other escort cosworths. Rusty the guy fitted me a uprated torque convertor for me in my supra. many years ago round about 2002 to 2003. Sad news to hear he passed away he was a very humble guy from the few times i have met the guy. will always remember his garage with the single hydrolic car lift that when he was working on the car would drop 2 inch. glad to have met the guy and salut his skills producing a iconic car. R.I.P rusty

[@b654woo]

Respect ❤

[@mrc7966]

Smith and Sniff sent me here and all that. Awesome build on that side of things.

[@kelevra558]

Im American, but i have family in Birmingham. In 2004 i was visiting my cousin and we watched that damn dvd 300 times. I couldn't believe it when i saw the thumbnail. Ive been telling my buddies here about that car for 20 years. Right on man. Respect.

[@boltingskyline5234]

God Bless you, Rusty. What a beautiful beast. Will never forget my Mum and Dads, his and her Capri's aka the British Mustang. Such an iconic car. I currently own a Mustang GT Gen2 Coyote. Ford all the way, Baby! 🐴 💪😎✌

[@sidbobby3233]

What can i say the man who pit this together was a artisan. CANT BEAT OLD SCHOOL specially fords. Absolutely love this car..

[@JD-eo7dr]

It was built years ago by Mr Kennedy (can't remember first name) and went 0-60 in under 3sec 20yr ago. Absolutely mental........edit Peter Kennedy that's it

[@s.salazar6364]

AN artisan

[@Coastmac2001]

Thats in Superb condition. Amazing

[@joshthemediocre7824]

If i had to pick between this and a 2022 anything, id choose this. It's so beautiful

[@ciatangallaghe2485]

No contest. Its the kinda power the Capri always deserved.

[@Mickaless84]

👌👍😍 one of fords best looking cars

[@garyhuart7042]

Paintwork is amazing

[@markshaw1601]

Second watch of this icon love a capri and a cossie

[@sonyaalexander]

I am so sad to hear Rusty has passed away. He was a lovely man and I bought my first YB engine unit from him at the “Union Garage” he showed me how to wire up the unit, which I made 4x4 and shelled it into an XR4x4 on a D plate. He was building the Capri at the time and WOO started life as 1.6 Lazer automatic. I had endless 1/4 mile races at York Raceway with Rusty in H810 JNE and he like most drag racers where a small friendly community, H810 JNE eventually managed a 10.96 quarter in the early 90’s and it was all thanks to Rusty, teaching me the craft.

[@mark2jzsupra749]

he fitted me a torque convertor in my supra i used to go to racing at york and sandapod, i had a bump in mine at york been sat for years, some great memories back in the day and rusty was a nice humble guy. my best time was 11.962@114mph on stock turbos but with cams and cam gears and decatted exhaust. seen your just do 1/8th mile racing now. when i had a mk3 supra in the 90s had a couple of mates with xr 4x4 cars. do like the old fords like mk1 escorts

[@SuperDiddzz]

Hay man this Capri is a total work of art... Rusty was a complete engineering marvel!! RIP Sir.

[@CaptainMav]

This car is legendary. Love the video Beardy. Does anyone else here remember a black 5 door Sierra with a red drivers door and grey bonnet that used to do the rounds on the Oldham and Rochdale car scene. It had a 2.9 cosworth engine with a turbo technics and 4x4 conversion and was running well over 500hp. For a time it annihilated anything it went up against. Don’t know if Rusty worked on that car too? The owner wanted to buy my sapphire cossie shell but we couldn’t agree a price.

[@Deeky76]

I absolutely loved the Capri, My folks had one, My brother had one.... And this one is in epic condition.... Well done that man 👍

[@F4Insight-uq6nt]

Best Capri that I've ever seen.

[@ricardocorbie6803]

You should do a video with his boys recalling the memories of some of their romps!! All the glorious sordid details!! Yeah you should do it!! Get his mates together n have some drinks 🍺 n record!!❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@infrared2084]

I remember that DVD i had one I remember this Capri too Good to see it’s still alive!

[@emporionaturalmixtaquara8314]

I remember back in the day various Capris 2.8i and 3ltrs driving around Barnet and seriously they left everything behind!! they are always going to be an iconic car! Live on the Capri 😃

[@predragv.365]

What a beautiful unique car 👍👍👍

[@stat1865]

Blown away to be honest, the car is unbelievably stunning the paint the interior its beautiful then the performance and engineering invloved, then a story good enough for a movie. Thankyou cracking information 👍

[@Andy-gm5hp]

I remember that dvd I used to watch it with my grandad. that's crazy altogether how this popped up... rusty was a proper legend.

[@Fizz-Pop]

Work of art. I've always loved the Capri since I was a kid in the 80's. And this one is a dream. I hope you still drive it. You can't keep a Stallion like that shut away.

[@coffeeguy6673]

Great job mate !! I had a Laser 1.6 in the 80s as couldn't afford a 2.8 injection, although that was the one I really wanted. A corporal colleague of mine had a black 2.8i when I was in the RAF, I was always jealous of Leroy "Blakey" Blake back then. I managed to blow my Capri up on the M40, Leroy came and saved me in his 2.8i, never forgotten that day !! Yours looks amazing.

[@Reman1975]

I've owned a few MK3 Capris, and did a lot of work on them (I even put a 2.9 Granada engine and hybrid MT75 gearbox in one). Even after all these years I'm still so familiar with them that without checking I know that the factory speedo went up to 140, and that tacho isn't standard. I know that (As far as I can tell on my monitor) the car's painted in the Capri 280's "Brookland Green" [Edit - Yes, I now know it's mallard green. As I said below, on this cheepo monitor it looked close enough to Brooklands for me to assume...... You lot can stop telling me now. :D ], but it can't BE a Capri 280 because they didn't get released until a couple years after this car was registered. The front seats aren't standard, the rear seat backs look like they've been redone with less padding, and the front wheels are about 1.5 to 2" further back than usual ............. And it STILL took me a few seconds to notice that it had Sierra inner wings ! The level of workmanship I'm seeing is breath taking. 99% of it looks like it left Ford that way ! It's sad that someone who could put this much skill into a project car is now gone, but to me, it's even sadder that the government's constant demonising of cars means few of the younger generations want to get involved in this amazing car modifying culture, preferring to lease a new bland standard car every 3 years, never do any spanner work on it themselves, and even going to the extent of calling out breakdown services when they get a flat tyre ! There's now a couple of generations who've predominantly never learn a whole slew of basic life skills that tinkering with cars taught so many of the folks before them. :(

[@SANDSCORCHER]

I believe it’s finished in Escort Cosworth Mallard green and those front seats look like Sapphire Cosworth Rouse Sport items 🤔 This car always fascinated me, along with the 4x4 YB MK I Escort and Mondeo from a year or so prior. Colossal amounts of fabrication in both of those cars too. And funnily enough they were both green too.

[@Reman1975]

@@SANDSCORCHER Fair enough, As I said, It looks like Brookland green on this screen, but I know that colour balance isn't always that good on these cheap TFT monitors. :D Interesting you mentioning a MK1 Cosworth swapped escort though. About 20 to 25 years ago I was offered a MK1 track day car with a YB engine, narrowed 2.8 LSD axle, pretty new Bilstein's all around, and lots of other really nice kit on it. The price wasn't too bad either because it needed both cill's replacing. the engine sounded sweet, and it was REALLY quick. At the time I had a 2.1 Capri Laser project car, and didn't have anywhere to put another car, so I passed it up. I've kicked myself for not getting that ever since, and when I saw this Capri's engine bay in this video it got me thinking about this one that got away again. :(

[@dungareesareforfools]

Those clocks are out of the donor Sierra Cosworth by the looks of it, along with the seats. The clocks must have been shaped to fit the Capri's round binnacles.

[@b654woo]

It's coachwork is Ford Mallard green, a Cosworth only colour, not Brookland green. , says it clearly on the tags shown in the video. Clocks are Sierra Cosworth 4x4, it goes past 170mph, seats are custom. Rear feats and door cards are 280

[@b654woo]

@@SANDSCORCHER correct buddy

[@arniewheeler4673]

this story has put tears in my eyes, thankyou for sharing this.

[@ricardocorbie6803]

What a Beauty!! I’m in love ❤❤ Thanks to God it’s been restored and now will be around for many years to come!! Hip Hip Hurrah what awesome friends!! Thanks for this video, even your musical score 🎼 is banging ‼️

[@barrybennett2763]

Met him once at a mad cruise, top bloke stood talking about the car for ages 👌

[@CyberSQUID9000]

That thing is awesome

[@stesjmgtr8222]

12 mins 34secs. The clocks are out of a sapphire cosworth but mounted in the capri housings. Absolutely love this car, first saw it at a max power event, clearing very fast, then it’s on Jeremy clarksons dvd. Always wondered what engine was in it, now I know, thanks so much for doing this video. RIP rusty

[@ClanGunnBushcraft]

Reminds me of my dad driving us to Blackpool back in the day... mum in the front, 3 older sisters in the back, me in the passenger foot well lol. Dont even think the car had seatbelts!? Certainly didn't in the foot well!!

[@TheWizz-sm9el]

I cannot believe how deep that shine is. You could drown in it. Just Wow!

[@TheFusedplug]

Love the Capri ..it's .my next and only car well tell a lie I'll have a spare Capri too eventually!

[@darrenhall37]

I remember this capri, nice to see it up on you tube, it was definitely around in mid 90s, he lived around Glossop area I believe, a friend of mine went out in. So he basically cut the front off (bulkhead forward) welded the Sierra front on and put the capri body panels back on.

[@yogiguitar1]

thats proper legend that is.

[@andybaker5800]

Still think the silencers are too big. However……. Hell yeah.

[@StonedNight]

Okay normally I'm long-winded but I'm going to try and be short and sweet. I'm a 46 year old American, who in the '80s found out about top gear, I had family stationed in Europe so they brought your all's magazines back home to us and we had the Capri in America. I always thought they were cool, when I saw this thing I wanted one. Years later video video games allowed me to create my dream where I didn't have the money in reality to do it. I told people about this car and the inspiration for it and people never believed that it existed when I told them, a few Brits that I've raced on the game knew about it but otherwise it was relatively unknown. Now I can share this story with my video game buddies who don't know about it. Thank you so much man for bringing back a very great memory of a very early inspiration for a car geek.

[@GForceVRX]

Gorgeous car for sure, I love the colour too

[@mykehyslop198]

A real beauty. 👍

[@spector592]

Certainly is a beautiful looking car, I'm 59 years old now, how time fly's, I had 2 capris back in my younger days a 3 litre v6 then a 1.6 GL, both crackers to drive, i still like cars and done a project all on my own by converting a bmw e46 convertable into a m3 convertable, and it looks lovely, it kind of made me skip a heart beat when he said Rusty had passed away, as it makes me feel sad when a engineer like myself, has built a beautiful machine in his time only to pass away, anyway great film enjoyed the memory .

[@ShaunTrott]

I love the carpri I used to have one back in the day

[@matthewbrown2037]

I can actually remember reading about this car in Max Power magazine all those years ago. I'd always loved the Capri, and seeing one with a Cosworth 4x4 conversion and finished in Mallard green, well it didn't get much better than that! I also remember being amazed at the amount of work and ingenuity that had gone into this build.

[@nigelrobinson57]

British Racing Green, if you please. sir. I remember seeing the conversion in the Capri Club International fanzine in the '90s. A truly awesome conversion.

[@bradkovac9408]

Rusty was a legend round them parts he built my mates sapphire cosworth and that was some machine. He was the man to go to for ford's( RIP Rusty you legend cheeRS for the memories x) good video buddy

[@G4RY1159]

I mind that DVD very well Tasty machine, full credit to Rusty

[@thomasshepard6030]

I had a 3 litre GT mark 1 capri in the late 70s and then a 2.8 S Capri in the mid 80s then a2.8i GHIA X pack Granada when FORDS WERE REALLY GOOD

[@leeoliver7151]

Yea boy 👦 I’m hooked first 50 seconds

[@Jase73]

What a lovely story. Not usually a capri lover but WOW this is something super special. The smile on your face says it all. I know exactly how you are feeling I found my late fathers series one rs turbo 20 years after he sold it. I was lucky enough to persuade the owner to sell it to me. It’s absolutely mint. I love it. You just can’t beat the old school fords. 👍 Great video. CheeRS

[@derekbaillie4035]

Please Please please Ford. Bring the Capri back🙏🙏

[@Gazza-ST-2]

Wow what a thing of beauty i remember seeing wow at york sw and it blew away the lot,I've always been a ford owner my first car was a capri 2.8 injection special in black it cost more to Insure than it did to buy to it,it total I've had 7 capri's including 2 280 brooklands,just love them proper cars you can't beat old school fords I'm in an st at the moment and I love it God bless you Rusty your legacy will live on.

[@havennewbowtow8835]

That sir, is a very special bit of kit. Superb ❤

[@chrisbarnett8180]

Stunning car and a beautiful peace of history. So glad it's being looked after.

[@JamesMonty]

Very nice, I’ve always had a soft spot for Capris since watching the 3.0s in the professionals back in the day! 550 bhp back in early 2000s was almost unheard of. What a weapon 👍

[@med86win]

Love the Capri and had the dvd as well

[@X-boomer]

That paint job has elevated this car way beyond what it was

[@trev1801]

O.M.G. What a car . as a Capri owner back in the late 70s and a car sprayer , what a first class paint job , let alone everything else the fantastic car as had done , i still dream and wish I had mine . TOP CAR IS THAT .

[@carlfama140]

What a beauty

[@gavinrichardson3918]

I remember this car and even when I was in my late teens I said one day I'll build this! You don't know how much I would love to see this in person!

[@ciaranburke3243]

Beautiful thing 😍

[@BionicRusty]

VEY 517V My first car and very own beautiful Ford Capri. God, I miss that car. 😢

[@colinstewart1432]

This is a work of art. 👍

[@leeelliott429]

Woo :) i remember this car back in the day. Superb car, and looks superb today. I was lucky enough to be in that DVD Full Throttle, i was 1 of the 10 Escort Cossie owners :) way back. Great days and great fun. Great video.

[@chriscooke1815]

Paint on that is absolutely awesome 👌

[@richardgiles2484]

What an absolute credit to Rusty and the people looking after it today 👏 👏👏 back in the late 70s a mate had an old battered Morris 1000 that others would pull along side and take the P out of. What they didn't know it was powered by a V8 3500cc engine and he used to wave good by to them with a massive smile 🤣🤣

[@Dabber422]

That's a real legend.. RIP Rusty.

[@Shadow-Edition]

I was the one who supplied rusty (RIP) with the donor car which was 1990 G reg 4x4 sapphire cosworth in flint grey, if I recall the cosworth only had 2000 miles and used in a ram raid in Leeds 🤓 rusty always looked after my 4x4 cosworth’s…

[@Shadow-Edition]

I also supplied the seats from a 1991 H reg honda crx v-tech 🤓 rip rusty

[@hannchris2762]

Wow wot a fantastic example of a Capri really love it

[@scoobpower]

Went to York raceway with a friend back in the day got to say I wasn’t really bothered about going but boy I’m so glad I did ! There was a cosworth capri that smashed everything it raced (obviously WOO) it stuck in my mind ever since that day it was stupid fast for the time i mean just WOW ! I couldn’t get my head round how that car left the line never seen a car move like it and I didn’t know that it was in a clarkson video or think I would ever see it again that car has been on my mind best part of 30 years , mate the impression that car left on me was insane I didn’t want a Ferrari I didn’t want a Porsche I wanted that capri and I’m so glad you have put it on you tube 👍🏽😎 just made my day ! Fantastic thank you 🙏🏼

[@mikeysgarage3697]

I remember seeing it run an 11 on a pretty damp York Dragway back around 2000, it just hunkered down and went like hell. Completely forgot it was in that dvd.

[@bobafetts]

Wasn't there a twin engined Renault 5 GT Turbo that also ran at York ?

[@Yodaracing1]

Holy throw back !! Wow that’s a car I’ve not seen for absolute years awesome to know it’s being cared for top video buddy as always

[@TwinEngineCorsa]

Cheers man👌

[@DannoAviation]

At Full Throttle!!!! I watched that hundreds of times as a kid… absolutely brilliant, I can’t believe this is the same Capri!?

[@1978JonBullock]

I just stumbled on this video and what a cracking motor, I remember the dvd and what a flying machine it was and still is.

[@grahamstewart2951]

OMG I remember this car. I have always loved the Capri. Glad to see the beast is still alive 👍

[@hollo500]

My favorite Capri shape. And what a wonderful paint job!

[@4LUKAS]

A ford capri was the 1st car I drove. It was in the snow on a pub car park on a quiet evening it was like the waltzers at the fairground absolute amazing memory thank you for jogging that 1 as the person I was with is no longer here. Rest pops.

[@85gt]

Lovely paint! Cool and unique car. Thanks for the clip.

[@tomdodson6293]

That is art

[@marklobban3949]

I'm in love, not only is it a tool it's stunning. She's beauty and the beast in one

[@TheBelse]

Legend

[@davidmoore2308]

This car should have its own movie.

[@MrJerry1902]

Lovely,the style never dates.

[@kellyward5820]

I knew this car was special when i first saw it on Instagram a couple of weeks ago, after watching this special just doesn't do her any justice!

[@paulforrester4057]

Lovely Car!! would be worth bringing up to date, Modern ECU, Injectors etc.. Not a Huge fan of the rear Back boxes though

[@benbirch2393]

Rear silencers are gash.

[@paulwisdom5383]

But if its true to its original form, its gotta stay. Plus tbh I remember in the millennium everyone had a 4" Outward Rolled tip on their Ford so this is fairly subtle by Ford standards

[@lukecowell7516]

@@paulwisdom5383 if it hasn't got a 4" rolled tip it's not a cossie or an rst 😂😂

[@gavinrichardson3918]

No!!! The twin can 4 inch was the must have of the day

[@benbirch2393]

@@gavinrichardson3918 it really wasn't. The boxes are too large and hang too low.

[@philbrazier2098]

What a lovely beautiful outstanding car the capri was the one for me . I loved the 2.8 capri . Keep that car safe RIP Rusty

[@lazyarsepie_vx]

Remember this well like you say from the early 2000's, he used to come the cruises in it 😎👍🏻

[@purpletrance9874]

I doubt very much if this is now "the slowest car on the road"! As an owner of various Capris in the early 80s I appreciate WOO for the iconic car and unique build that it is. So inspiring. Want to look for another Capri now 😁👍👌😎

[@matsfroyen]

And the detail i loved most... Was the blue alarm LED, flashing thru a white square side repeater :D

[@matsfroyen]

But what is the right one used for?

[@b654woo]

@@matsfroyen oil pressure warning lamp

[@leroyhamilton3999]

Brings back some crazy memories

[@garywilliamson1097]

I grew up in Mossley and used to see this car around, sure his garage was there too..

[@richrdlewis6278]

I'm not really a ford fan but how can you not be touched by this car. Thanks for bringing it to us that did not see the original vid.

[@tonyeaves2494]

Definitely unique 👍 nice video good detail of a truly iconic mother of most Ford's other than the RS200/RS500.😊❤ but truly like a 3.0 brooklands Capri with out the whale tail and arches are more sedated. 👍

[@PipeManPeep]

Nice video. Very respectful to Rusty his friends and family.

[@reedsy1960]

I just want one, always loved Capris, this is the best one ever, we didn't see a lot of them downunder in Oz and my previous favourite was an RS3100 driven by A.J.Cant at Bathurst then restored to road going

[@MyZxcvb12]

What a legend he was never meet him would have loved to thanks for posting. RIP Rusty.

[@ChrisJones555.]

Wow immaculate I remember this car.

[@SANDSCORCHER]

Lovely glassy paint. She looks amazing👍🏻

[@ianplayer3329]

Amazing work ❤😮

[@2506poacher]

I remember the clarkson video , and the max power magazine, this car was like a Unicorn it was rare and desired and talked about in hushed whispers by those that knew, I remember trying to tell people about this but before the web the only known public available stuff was the mag and vhs .... for 20 + years I searched the Web just for a picture , I had to settle for screen grabs etc , I would like to say r.i.p rusty he probably never knew the cult underground following that spread in the early days I was aware it was drag raced but could never get over to see it back.in the day , and to rusty and his freinds and the current owner I thank you for keeping a dream (as that's all it would ever be for me) alive and running. This car is a true gem and I hope that it continues to be around for the future and continues to inspire people and the current generations. And thanks for the video it made me smile and for a moment I remember being younger and thinking the first time I saw this (already a massive max power and fast car mag fan) I want that ..... I want thay over all else and Would deffinatly of lost my licence lmao Too one

[@b654woo]

Thanks for the kind words mate, we will keep the legend alive

[@gavinrichardson3918]

I love how the KZbin subtitles said "music:" as they did the drive by! Absolutely was "music"