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Old 22-01-2023, 01:06 AM   #1
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Default Ford capri 1600xl, confirmation needed?

Hi capri freaks it’s FordCapri72 here I’ve just recently bought a ford capri 1600xl and the rocker cover has 1600gt on it, the engine has this stamped on it 711M6015BA and just need some confirmation on it to see what it was, it’s also gt interior, I.e, purple seat belts, gt dash and gt rostyle rims any clarification would be good, thanks
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Old 22-01-2023, 01:57 AM   #2
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Old 22-01-2023, 12:50 PM   #3
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When the Capri was released in Australia in 1969, only 4cyl cars were available. You either got the entry level ‘Deluxe’ or the GT 1600.

When the V6 was released in Jan 1970, it got the GT badge and then there were no more 1600GTs from then on. The range was then the 1600 Deluxe, 1600XL, and 3000GT. The 1600XL is essentially the same as what the 1600GT would have been had they kept it in the range, but they’re not GTs as such.

The rocker cover could have been replaced at any time over the last 50 years, the number cast into the block (711M6015BA) just signifies a 1600 block made in 1971, and rostyle wheels were optional (not specifically GT wheels) and could also have been added anytime in the last 50 years. The interior you describe is what the 1600XL would have.

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Old 22-01-2023, 08:16 PM   #4
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Yeah it’s a 1972 1600XL, haven’t seen another capri like it, has 2 tone colour, wild violet body with ultra white roof from factory, it’s a 1 owner car and the old man was really fussy about it and it completely unmolested, and was wondering why it has purplish seat belts and the gt dash along with the 1600gt sticker on the rocker cover and the engine block stamped 711M6015BA, thanks for the information mate, here’s a pic of the car attached, thanks for viewing my add, hopefully learn something new.
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Old 24-01-2023, 10:37 PM   #5
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Hi capri freaks it’s FordCapri72 here I’ve just recently bought a ford capri 1600xl and the rocker cover has 1600gt on it, the engine has this stamped on it 711M6015BA and just need some confirmation on it to see what it was, it’s also gt interior, I.e, purple seat belts, gt dash and gt rostyle rims any clarification would be good, thanks
Ok, as already stated, the 1600GT sticker on the rocker cover would have been fitted after purchase. The 711M6015BA is just the Ford part number for the engine block, all XLs had the 711M block fitted. When the 1969 1600GT finished production in January, 1970, it was replaced by the 1600XL model, that used all of the old 1600GT equipment, including the 6 clock instrument cluster or dash. Rostyles wheels were an option on all Capri's and as for purple seat belts, well they are an aftermarket purchase, certainly not a standard item.

Ring Ford on 13FORD and give them your Chassis/Serial number, CK30MK30525A, taken from your LFJ916 rego sticker that you posted elsewhere in this forum and they should be able to send to you a detailed page of your Capri's specs when it was built, with the options fitted when assembled.

The only real unusual thing about your Capri is the roof paint colour of Ultra White.
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Ring Ford on 13FORD and give them your Chassis/Serial number, CK30MK30525A, taken from your LFJ916 rego sticker that you posted elsewhere in this forum and they should be able to send to you a detailed page of your Capri's specs when it was built, with the options fitted when assembled.

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They don't do that any more apparently
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They don't do that any more apparently
It's been offline while the system is going through an upgrade. Must be having a lot of issues though cause it's been out of action for quite some time now.
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Old 25-01-2023, 12:44 PM   #8
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Thanks for all the info and replies guys
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Old 25-01-2023, 06:36 PM   #9
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They don't do that any more apparently
Oh, well I can decode any Capri ID Plate but obviously I don't know what options were fitted at the factory!
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