ford capri

[Rich]

My 2 lads were dicussing the merits of the classic ford capri, I'm sure I have seen an older model where the rear window sloped into the car and the rear of the car had wings, or am I getting mixed up with another car, this would have been back in 67,

Rich.

 

[PowerTool]

Sounds more like the Ford Anglia - rear tail fins,in-sloping rear window,and "CND" rear tail-lights.

Andrew (Ford fan,and 3 times Capri owner )

 

[Rich]

No, this was definitely longer than an anglia, 2 different shades of blue,(top and bottom).

 

[Paul Chapman]

I think you'll find it was the Ford Classic - a very nice car, my Mum & Dad had one and I passed my driving test in it 8) By comparison, the car that replaced it, the Corsair, was a pile of junk with awful handling.

Cheers :wink:

Paul

 

[Rich]

Paul, you have it, thanks alot mate, now I can sleep tonight. :lol:

Regards,

Rich.

 

[mailee]

Yes you are correct Paul it was the Ford Capri Classic. I remember a few years ago now a prime example existed in a lake in East Anglia in my Scuba diving days. In my opinion it was a very beautiful design and a very nice car. I did own an Anglia bu never managed to get hold of a Classic Capri unfortunitely. :wink:

 

[Maia28]

I've had quite a few cars, but nothing makes me smile more than this one which is why I have kept it for 18 years. A real Capri Classic

 

[Philly]

I see Ford are looking to release a new Capri model soon.

http://www.yourdriving.co.uk/page/news/ ... QwoddDxVow

Cheers
Philly

 

[Gill]

There are very few cars I feel an affection towards, but the Capri is one of them. When I was at school we used to go sailing in dinghies on a reservoir out in the middle of Lincolnshire. One of our instructors (the woodwork teacher as it happened) would drive us out there in his Ford Capri, so I've always associated it with those happy days away from school.

Boy, did that Capri go fast... in a straight line!

Gill

 

[Tom K]

I beleive you are thinking of these Rich

http://www.breeders.co.nz/capri/

Not the real thing If you look through the site you should find some pictures of the Classic the rear window has the Anglia 105E style reverse slope (or is it a back bevel)

Tom

 

[Scrit]

Tommo's right. There wasn't a Capri with a "wrong way" sloping rear window, and as it was 1967 (2 years before the "mk1" Capri was introduced) it must have been a Consul Capri. My old man owned a 105E Anglia (horrid little tin box) whilst an uncle had the much larger Consul Classic 315 (rotbox), so I do recall those windows - and the black mould which used to form at the bottoms of the windows in winter....... I can recall at least two other cars with "odd" rear windows at the time; the Reliant Regal 3/25

and the Citroen Ami. I believe that the Slough-built Citroen 3CV (the one with a fi-glass body) had a similar back window design

Scrit

 

[mailee]

Yes that was the one Tom, It was quite a sad sight at the bottom of that lake I am sorry to say. Now Gill that wouldn't have been Covenham resevoir by any chance would it? Have been on and under it many times living quite close. :wink:

 

[Gill]

It was indeed Covenham reservoir . What a great place! I haven't really sailed since I left school but it's something I've always meant to take up again.

Gill

 

[Argee]

Many years back I worked with a controller who insisted on calling them a "Ford Crapi."

I see Ford are looking to release a new Capri model soon.

There was a rumour of a Ford Pubic - made out of recycled Corsairs.

Coat....

Ray.

 

[Digit]

Ah them were the days.
I did a lot of long distance courting with a Ford 105 Anglia, and I was heading south from Brum on a triple lane dual carriage way in my very highly modded Anglia and cruising at about 90 when there was bloody great thump at the back and the car developed a mind of its own as regards the direction we should be travelling in.
The off side rear spring hanger shackle had broken free.
Apparently it was so well known to Ford that you could by a made up Ford spare part to repair that part of the chassis.

Roy.

 

[BradNaylor]

This is the Ford Classic, with the reverse sloping back window. This is the first new car I can remember my dad ever having. His was in burgundy, though.

This is the Ford Classic Capri, a variation on the same model with coupe styling.

Cheers
Dan

 

[BradNaylor]

Sounds more like the Ford Anglia - rear tail fins,in-sloping rear window,and "CND" rear tail-lights.

Andrew (Ford fan,and 3 times Capri owner )

Something's been troubling me about this post Andrew, and I've just worked out what it is...

The Ford Anglia had tail lights like this

The 'CND' tail lights were, of course, on the fantastic Mk 1 Cortina!

Didn't Ford make a lot of different models in the 1960's?

Happy days!

Cheers
Dan

 

[PowerTool]

Yes Dan,thanks for that - brain cells must be getting cloudy (or perhaps it's just nostalgia.. :wink: )
The Cortina shown being the fantastic Mk1 Lotus - I had a 1968MkII;one of those cars that didn't really have enough space for the engine - the twin 40's took up the space where the servo should be,so it was relocated to the battery space (with the addition of lots of tubing) and the battery was moved to a tray in the boot,over the back axle.Because of the voltage drop running the cables the full length of the car,the battery was huge!
Bought mine as an unfinished project,and rebuilt it - what a car!Could get to 110 in a very short distance,but was hard work getting to 120 (which was 6,000 revs in top)
Obviously,petrol was cheaper then.. :lol: and I never did find a battery of the same dimensions as the original

Andrew

 

[BradNaylor]

I've just been having a chat with my dad and between us managed to put together a list of the cars he had between 1960 when I was born and about 1970.

Ford Thames Van
Ford Consul
Ford Classic
Ford Anglia
Ford Cortina Mk1 Estate
Ford Cortina Mk 2
Jaguar Mk 2

I'd love to have one or two of those now...

Somehow I can't imagine Dan jr looking back on his old dad's cars so nostalgically in 40 years time!

 

[Evergreen]

Paul Chapman

Passed your test in a Ford Classic? Sheer luxury! I used a sit-up-and-beg Prefect which was totally and utterly gutless.

My favourite old Ford was a Mk1 straight six Zephyr. Very fast around town, provided you didn't change gear too fast because the column change was prone to jam. If this happened, you had to get underneath and push the linkage rods back into place. Not very cool if you were all togged up on a Saturday night and trying to impress the laydeez.

Regards.