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Legendary Capris of the past
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Legendary Capris of the past



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ninenine - 4/27/2008 8:34:05 PMView My AgentSpace
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Loved the Ford Mustang, and (yet this has no relation to the Capri article) the Ford Cobra.
Saw one at the Adelaide Auto Show a month ago in white with a blue cobra on the side, totally restored.
Nice pics.

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lewishamiltonpimplewishamiltonpimp - 4/27/2008 9:06:40 PM
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The article doesn't have the best Capri in there: the 2.8 injection of the early 80s. Every wide-boy 'dahn the east-end' had a 2.8i. Either that or an Escort XR3.

I had an old MkII and it was the dogs bollocks. Great car.

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mercuryguymercuryguy - 4/27/2008 10:48:23 PM
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Ford need to take its success from the Mustang, and the Aston Martin and Jaguar brands, and build a sport Lincoln or perhaps bring back the Mercury Capri which at one time was the sister ship to the Mustang.
They can use the performance of the Mustang engine, put a full woodgrain dashboard in like the Jaguars have, put in Large White-faced Gauges with old English Numerals, Put in a solid Wood Shifter and Steering wheel. Put some 20” elegant spoked rims on, and they might have an even bigger hit than the mustang, especially if priced only moderately above the current Mustang. Maybe some exotic colored leathers like the Aston Martin Greens and Camel colors.
With all the Buzz over the upcoming v12 Aston, I’m sure Ford can build more than just the Mustang to capture the younger generation market and offer spirited driving at an affordable cost.
I think Ford’s Marketing department is ruining the company by over analysis of the consumer. The need to bring innovated idea back and forget about constantly trying to pace the competition.
Lately, Ford has been playing the Monkey see, monkey do game.
Car companies scrambled to buy up foreign brand labels. (Ford bought Land Rover, Aston Martin, Volvo and Jaguar, not to mention their long term Mazda partnership)
Then, as US auto companies decide to dump the foreign labels, Ford does the same.
GM and Chrysler decide to retire workers early; Ford decides to do the same. GM decides to reduce production and put profit per vehicle as the priority as opposed to units sold, Ford does the same.
Stop chasing your tails, and start engineering innovative products. Ever since the US decided to export manufacturing jobs to Asia, the company executives seem to not care anymore. Come on guys, get off the Golf Course.

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Homer007Homer007 - 4/27/2008 11:17:46 PM
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Legendary??? LOL you gotta be kidding..

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WimmerWimmer - 4/28/2008 6:41:45 AM
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Yes, you read that correctly. LEGENDARY.

This car is a legend in Europe, just like the Mustang is in America.


Homer007Homer007 - 4/28/2008 6:52:48 AM
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If you describe to anyone in the U.S. as Mustang = Legendary, they'll look at you as if you were a retard but if you correctly state the Mustangs as a Classic American Muscle car..they'll give you a smile and a hug.


lewishamiltonpimplewishamiltonpimp - 4/28/2008 12:10:37 PM
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Yes. Legendary. Although not made any more, the Ford Capri in the UK/Europe is a legend. If you grew up in the 70s/80s and were into cars, chances are you owned or knew someone who owned a Capri.

It was the British Mustang.

Good choice of ID 'Homer'.




TurboSpyderTurboSpyder - 4/28/2008 3:21:16 PMView My AgentSpace
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"Yes. Legendary. Although not made any more, the Ford Capri in the UK/Europe is a legend. If you grew up in the 70s/80s and were into cars, chances are you owned or knew someone who owned a Capri."


Were Opel Mantas in the same category?


fuelfoolfuelfool - 4/28/2008 3:19:49 AM
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The '67-'68 Mercury Cougar was much cooler than the Capri ever was. As it originally shared many parts with the Mustang, I'd love to see Mercury do the same with the current Mustang chassis. Provided they don't screw it up like they did with the last Cougar.

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RupertRupert - 4/28/2008 8:51:12 AMView My AgentSpace
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Ah...the world's finest Essex boy's car, bar the Escort XR3.

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BMW995BMW995 - 4/28/2008 8:57:41 AM
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I remember well the '73 Capri V6 w/ 4 sp stick I bought to replace my Lotus Elan. The Capri was a fine driving and handling car. I put in an after-market A/C and it effected the handling in an adverse way, but still one of the best cars of it's day for the price.

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lewishamiltonpimplewishamiltonpimp - 4/28/2008 12:12:06 PM
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Let's not confuse this with the US Capri which has nothing in common with the Euro Capri.

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GeorgemiaGeorgemia - 5/1/2008 5:31:40 PM
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Mr. Pimp,
Once upon a time, the US Capri was the same as the Euro car, and was marketed as the "sexy european." (That's the one that shaves her legs, and uses deodorant.)

They diverged in the late 80s, when the Capri first became a Mustang variant, then a mutated Australian Escort thing.
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