can any one help me out about capri's

JOEYBOY09 · 04-10-2006, 10:52 PM

hi all, i have had a 1972 ford capri gt v6 for 6 years
some guy was telling me he got a 1973 v6 gt capri the same but diffrent year
does anyone know where i could goe to see all the capri's that were made and the years that they came out in cheers. joe

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OXR60W · 05-10-2006, 12:05 AM

Go to
http://www.uniquecarsandparts.com.au...nfo_ford_capri

I used to own a 1970 GT3000 with full circuit motor, whoo hoo !

JG66ME · 05-10-2006, 09:16 AM

I have a 74 3000 Ghia and a 83 2.8 injection.

aualright · 05-10-2006, 11:18 AM

I dreamed of a 1970 GT3000 but had to settle for clapped out 1.6l which was duly replaced with an Escort 2.0 motor with weber carbs. Too bad it only lasted me 3mths before I was t-boned at an intersection. This was 1990 and the car was written off for the princely sum of $4000. Wish I still had it as it was like new after I'd finished with it - both externally and internally.

That crappy British metal that used to rust at the slightest sea spray was also replaced with fibreglass in areas such as the guards which made it quite light...and a beauty to drive.

Apologies for my reminiscing but they were a timeless shape.

JG66ME · 05-10-2006, 11:47 AM

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Originally Posted by aualright

I dreamed of a 1970 GT3000 but had to settle for clapped out 1.6l which was duly replaced with an Escort 2.0 motor with weber carbs. Too bad it only lasted me 3mths before I was t-boned at an intersection. This was 1990 and the car was written off for the princely sum of $4000. Wish I still had it as it was like new after I'd finished with it - both externally and internally.

That crappy British metal that used to rust at the slightest sea spray was also replaced with fibreglass in areas such as the guards which made it quite light...and a beauty to drive.

Apologies for my reminiscing but they were a timeless shape.

The shape was good on the Mk1s, got to love them. Rust can be bad but no worse than XA-C coupes. My Capri's where made in Germany and are rust free. They left the UK when they where a few years old.

Steve

mr_xr8 · 05-10-2006, 04:54 PM

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Originally Posted by JOEYBOY09

hi all, i have had a 1972 ford capri gt v6 for 6 years
some guy was telling me he got a 1973 v6 gt capri the same but diffrent year
does anyone know where i could goe to see all the capri's that were made and the years that they came out in cheers. joe

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theres a capri owners forum i can idg it up if you like. there is some info on the fpv site

JOEYBOY09 · 05-10-2006, 04:56 PM

hi mr-xr8
that would be great in you could find it for me any info will be gud thanx. joe

JOEYBOY09 · 05-10-2006, 05:03 PM

OXR60W, thanx for that web site was just wot i was looking for cheers mate. joe

capriv8 · 05-10-2006, 10:13 PM

Classic ford forum, theres some very wise people there, in regards to Capris and Escorts. Its my other favorite forum.

caprispecial · 06-10-2006, 07:52 AM

My capri mk 1 was built in november 1972 which was the last month of australian production and first registered in march 1973. Some would call this a 1973 model. But they would be wrong.

whooligan · 08-10-2006, 08:03 AM

Check out our club website it has loads of great information about all the Capri models.

http://www.capricarclub.org.au/

I think we have one member who has a 1973 model Capri. Capri sales had slowed considerably by late 1972 so cars built in late 72 probably were not registered until well into 1973. These cars are highly sought after today as many of them had been fitted with a few extras by the dealers to "shift" them off the lot.