Fords 1st real venture bringing us Euro cars

[SVO]

Back in 1970 Ford decided to try and bring some competition to the US market (this may or may not be 100% correct), but anyways we go out first real taste with the Capri (MkI).

A cool little 2door coupe with either a 2.0 4 popper with an optional 2.6 V-6, and then came the really sexy Capri II (MkII), this is the one that really caught my eye back in school seeing as thuogh a friend of mine had what was called the "Black Magic" version, all black w/gold trim with black leather, 2.8 V-6 and a 4spd with aftermarket headers and Wieand intake with a 4bbl, this dude would scoot!

Well to make a long story kinda short, I was on a friend father-in law's property yesterday looking at an 83' F250 and noticed this car off by the fence, this has 87'-88' Mustang turbine wheels on it.

If I had the time and space this car would be a great project with either a radical stoker 2.3 to 2.7 or an SVO engine conversion, V-8 swap is even considerable.

A friend of mine in Ohio run a business to keep these cars alive, WAY TO GO Norm!!! www.teamblitz.com

So prior to the Merkur (pronounced: Mare-Coor) Xr4ti, and Scorpio, here's what I first fell in love with from Ford or Europe:

This is a 1974 Capri II (MkII)

Some links:


http://www.niagara.com/~fastford/ccc21b.htm

http://home.att.net/~CapriClubChicago/events/Watkins99.html

http://home.att.net/~CapriClubChicago/events/waterford.html

Here's some great vintage racing pics:

http://home.att.net/~CapriClubChicago/events/WG2001



www.capri.pl/car/1349

http://home.att.net/~WellsBrothers/rs2600/rs2600.html




Here's a few pics of what one looks like:

 

[Exploderpilot]

that would be sooo much fun with a svo motor in it! turbo 2.3?

 

[Gator Jeff]

that would be sooo much fun with a svo motor in it! turbo 2.3?

I'm thinking something like a Focus WRC setup.

 

[JDraper]

One of my buddies back in high school had one. I *think* it was a 2800. Neat little car. Wouldn't mind having one of those!!

 

[FROADER]

I think Zukman (Stic-o's dad) has some 70s Euro ford. Hopefully he'll see this and reply.

 

[cybergasm]

We had a couple of these in the family back in the day. still think these are cool cars a bit nicer than the Pinto.

 

[SVO]

I now own this jewel, and all I had to do was ask, and I got it with a title!


Imagine that









Jeff - :navajo:

 

[FROADER]

Vintage autocross in the near future?