Description
The Millbrook Sale | Milton Keynes, Bedfordshire
Viewing: Tues 2nd December from 12pm
Auction: Wed 3rd December from 9am
Location: Millbrook Proving Ground, Station Lane, Bedford MK45 2JH
1964 Ford Consul Capri
No Reserve - Entered from a deceased's estate
Registration No: DPC 698B
Chassis No: 237C193659T
MOT: Exempt
Entered from a deceased's estate
An exciting, rare project that appears to be solid and in a running condition at the time of consignment
Offered with a large history file detailing previous ownership
Perhaps the most beautiful car Ford of Britain ever produced, the Ford Consul Capri was the glamorous two-door coupé version of the family man’s Consul Classic. Produced from 1961 to 1964, both cars took styling cues from the American 1958-60 Ford Thunderbirds, and their bright colour palettes and space-age fins captured very much captured the optimistic spirit of the times. Originally powered by the 1, 340cc four-cylinder Kent engine, a 1, 498cc unit took over from August, 1962, along with a new gearbox with synchromesh on all four speeds. Produced for export only for its first few months, British sales of the Capri started in January, 1962, but both it and the Classic were discontinued not long after the more modern and Italian-influenced Cortina arrived in 1963. The Motor drove a Capri up to 79mph and from 0-60mph in 22. 6 seconds, also returning an impressive 36. 7mpg.
Retaining a long run of tax discs issued from 1965 to 1991, an original tax disc holder suggests this 1964 Consul Capri was originally sold by the Pippbrook Garage in Dorking, Surrey, which famously was run by whisky heir and motor racing team owner Rob Walker. We see it remained in Surrey until 1972, before spending the period from 1973 to 1980/ 81 in West Sussex. From 1977, the first recorded owner was Laurence James Holloway of Fittleworth, near Pulborough. From 1982, it spent several years in Hampshire. Various invoices, mainly for consumables, point to regular maintenance during the 1980s.
In the late 1990s, the Capri had a brush with celebrity when it was used for a photoshoot with Britpop band Theaudience, but in the early 2000s it was photographed looking somewhat tired, seemingly in its original dark Blue-Green paint. Later repainted and shod with 1970s Appliance wheels, by 2012 it had been acquired by the late owner, but restoration did not progress. It has now been off the road for more than 20 years, but is understood to be largely solid with the engine in running order. As such, it promises to be a very rewarding project for recommissioning or light restoration. Additional paperwork includes several MOTs from 1980 to 1997, an original owner’s handbook and an unused Castrol logbook.
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