Ford Capri

~ ~ The title of this review “The Car You Always Promised Yourself” was part of the Ford advertising campaign for the Ford Capri when it was first released back in the late 1960’s and early 1970’s. It was designed to appeal to the hearts (and loins) of a motoring public at the time when the best affordable cars the motoring public were being offered in the UK were awful dogs of automobiles like the Austin 1100, Hillman Avenger, and Morris Marina. Indeed, my one and only Ford Capri replaced a bloody dreadful Austin 1100, which was about as much fun to drive as a three-wheeled bicycle! ~ ~ The Ford Capri was produced at the old Ford Halewood factory in ...  Read the complete review

‘The Car You Always Promised Yourself’, enthused the adverts for the Ford Capri, and in the case of the Flying Tiger, we did … three times. As passionate Capri enthusiasts, the number we have owned easily exceeds fifty. They are usually bought cheaply and either restored and kept by us for a while, or if they are too far gone, the useful parts are taken out and transplanted into Capris that would otherwise remain on the ‘critical list’! I always find it hard to watch as the corpses of the donor cars are carried off to the scrap-yard, but comfort myself with the thought that one more Capri is going to stay on the road ...  Read the complete review

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The capri is an interesting car it has become a kind of cultural icon it has been cut into slices covered in fake fur covered in ciggies and such like but that isn't what the car is about. The capri first and foremost in my opinion is the best production dragster that has ever been made in britain. It is or rather was a poor mans racer. The huge power plants put in the capri accelerate it fast and to high speeds it is only when u turn a corner that your life flashes before your eyes. I have had the pleasure of owning a knackered one and they are nice cheap cars. I threw it away cause it bust. ...  Read the complete review

I wanted a Capri for years - they ran in the family. When I passed my test there was no way I could afford to run one - the insurance costs were ridiculous. When I was 18, I was offered my Grandfathers 1978 1.6GL, but insurance costs of £850 for third part fire and theft meant I didn't hang onto it for very long. A couple of years later though, after a string of Ford Fiestas had built me up some no claims bonus, I found that insurance for a 1.6 had dropped to a far more sensible £300 fully comprehensive - little more than I was paying for a Fiesta 1.1 Ghia. So I started hunting around. A surprising number of large garages had Capri's knocking around - ...  Read the complete review