Gotta love the old Capri. Used to have one of these when I was a kid.
Dark purple, my god they went like a rocket!

This is why I love old Fords, everybody has either been in contact with one or owned one themselves. One of dad's ex-girlfriend's ex-boyfriend's had a Capri. Another one of my dad's exes borrowed one & crashed it. I came across a very tatty Capri in my town but I knew is was an awesome car. I met a guy on holiday to Tunisia who had one. Even some American pals I know raced US-spec Capris back in the day!! My cousin had three Capris too. I really hope to get one then I could park up outside rock gigs Professionals style

Older cars had a lot more character than the 'bubbles' of today. I much prefer the older boxier style the cars had.
I remember before me mum got the Capri she had an old Fiat Panda. It was hilarious going through country lanes, especially with the higher rear suspension, there was always this large hump in the middle of the lane and she'd always speed up going over it, we'd fly in the back seat and crack up laughing.

Then we got the Capri and my god that thing had power and it sounded like a beast! I miss the old days =/

I know. There is no Capri of today, even though the hot hatch killed the Capri, they don't have the same presence or style. The Capri is a proper, practical, affordable sports car. It's biggest rivals were cars like the MGB & Reliant Scimitar (princess Anne had one) but they were both more expensive than the Capri. In the seventies, if you wanted a car with less than two litre capacity, the MGB & Capri 1600GT would of been perfect but the Capri could seat more people & their luggage. It also had more options than any other car.

1300 to 3000cc engines, endless trim options, manual or automatic gearbox options, choice of GT engines from 1300 to 2000cc (for the Mk1).

The Mk2 also had loads of options. 1300, 1600/1600S/GT, 2000, 3000cc engines, L/Base, XL/L, XLR/GL, GXL/Ghia, GT/S & of course the John Player Special.

The Mk3 though, being my favourite, has a lot less options but alot of Specials. The GT4, Calypso, Cabaret, Tempo, Cameo models with engines ranging from 1300 to 2000cc. The Thumping great 2.8 Injection & the well packaged Lasers. I may get myself an LS. It's basically a GT4 without the body stripes & that means I can get black trim & Carla cloth (1980/3) or Laser cloth (1983/4) interiors. The choice is endless & you could do a lot with the lesser spec engines, suspension, axles, steering & cosmetics just by using parts from other Capris.

Parts are also shared with other cars in the Ford range. The engines came from Escorts, Cortinas, Corsairs, Zephyrs/Zodiacs, Sierras & Granadas so spares are plentiful. Name another car with that many plus points

Just remembered I met a guy in a garage while I was doing work experience there. He brought in his Eighties Beemer for an MOT but all he could talk about was Capris. He had a 2.8 Injection & fondly remembers a traffic light race with an XR3i. The XR blew up while he was roaring down the road victorious. He said the same thing that you are saying now. Really fast & endless power

the carpi head lights are a bit off putting as if there saying "YOUR NOT A FORD CAR?"

They're menacing is what they are

where as the allegro just stare at you "you like me?"

(side not BBC 4 tonight, at 22:00, got a good program on about fords)

Every car has a face. The Mk1 Fiesta looks like it's giggling cutely

true true

i love this car it allways has a serious look to it x3

It's purposeful, characterful & menacing. That's how I describe it

must driveee xD

Much better than the TR7

An ox & cart is better than the TR7