Pic of the day

[P5Nij]

John Surtees picking up his new Mk1 Austin Mini Cooper at John Cooper's garage in Surbiton...

 

[Oneball]

A rare thing but probably still less hiorses than a modern 2.0 4cyl Ford! Should sound nice though....

Someone has nicked that badge off a Rover.

 

[CatmanV2]

A rare thing but probably still less hiorses than a modern 2.0 4cyl Ford! Should sound nice though....

Good job we don't have any truck with that technology rubbish!

C

 

[Guy]

Someone has nicked that badge off a Rover.

and the engine from a Mustang. Built in South Africa.

 

[zagatoes30]

I was going to mention the South Africans put V8s into a lot of the Ford range at the time, mostly you see Capris as if they needed more power through the back wheels

 

[Phil H]

and the engine from a Mustang. Built in South Africa.

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I remember the Perana Capris from back in the day, and iirc a few found their way to the UK. A bit of background:

Home :: Perana.org

A site about Perana cars developed and produced by Basil Green Motors in Johannesburg, South Africa

www.perana.org

The Ford Capri Perana V8 is among South Africa’s greatest homologation specials

Built as a clone of the car that won the 1971 Western Province Saloon Car Championship, Glen Loxton’s Jacaranda Pink Ford Capri Perana is a true South African muscle car. We headed to Killarney International Raceway to meet the beast.

www.classicdriver.com

https://collectingcars.com/for-sale/1972-ford-capri-1

 

[Oneball]

Aussies had a great selection of V8s too

 

[Ebenezer]

We had a couple of Aussie Fords in HK in the 70's- Ford Fairmont and Ford Fairliane. Both with V8s
Eb

 

[Guy]

 

[Guy]

 

[philw696]

Servicing a multimillion dollar Ferrari 275 GTB in a Tokyo back alley.

 

[Andyk]

This is NOT a picture of the day but makes my blood boil.

This is NOT a Capri and is everything that it bad with the car industry today. Using classic names for SUV shiiiiiiiiit.

By all means make an electric SUV as everyone’s doing it but don’t use the name from an iconic Coupe….Ford feckers

 

[DLax69]

This is NOT a picture of the day but makes my blood boil.

This is NOT a Capri and is everything that it bad with the car industry today. Using classic names for SUV shiiiiiiiiit.

By all means make an electric SUV as everyone’s doing it but don’t use the name from an iconic Coupe….Ford feckers

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...the, er Mustang Mach-E on these shores.

 

[philw696]

...the, er Mustang Mach-E on these shores.

Ah they said the Capri was the British Mustang in the early 70's but it had a 3.0 V6 then.

 

[Andyk]

...the, er Mustang Mach-E on these shores.

We have that bloody thing as well.

 

[ScottH]

This is NOT a picture of the day but makes my blood boil.

This is NOT a Capri and is everything that it bad with the car industry today. Using classic names for SUV shiiiiiiiiit.

By all means make an electric SUV as everyone’s doing it but don’t use the name from an iconic Coupe….Ford feckers

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It’s worked though, here you are talking about ford’s new car

 

[CatmanV2]

It’s worked though, here you are talking about ford’s new car

All publicity is good publicity you think?

C

 

[Andyk]

It’s worked though, here you are talking about ford’s new car

Not because I want to buy the bloody ugly thing.

 

[P5Nij]

Ursula Andress picking up her Mk1 Austin Cooper S from John Sprinzel's gaff in Lancaster Mews...

 

[P5Nij]

Snapshot of my garage back in December 2016 - my 1993 Japanese export spec Mini 1275 and 1968 Mk2 Morris Cooper 1275 S...