Description
This lot will be auctioned via Classic Car Auctions, The Practical Classics Classic Car and Restoration Show Sale 2023 on Saturday the 25th of March - Sunday the 26th of March, NEC, Birmingham, B40 1NT.
Engineer, Ford Team Manager, British Saloon Car Champion and entrepreneur, Jeff Uren, is probably best known for his bespoke conversions of Ford Cortinas, Capris and Escorts in the late 1960s
Over 1, 700 modified Fords, the majority Cortina 'Savages', emerged from Jeff Uren Ltd. in Hanwell
In the case of the Capri, the 'Comanche' conversion consisted of gas flowed heads, high comp pistons, bigger cam, lightened and balanced, re-jetted carburettor topped off with an oil cooler and electric fan giving an additional 55bhp over the standard Essex
170, 180 and 190bhp options, FYB 846K was the lucky receiver of the 190bhp package
Supplied by Whites of Taunton, main Ford Dealer to its one and only custodian from new, and showing just 36, 900 miles
Finished in Maize Yellow with a black vinyl interior and matching black vinyl roof
Starred in The Car is the Star (BBC) in 1994. Regular magazine features over the years
Lovely history file including many old MOTs and lots of correspondence regarding the conversion
