{"id":8750,"date":"2021-02-03T09:27:02","date_gmt":"2021-02-03T09:27:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.co.uk\/magazine\/?p=8750"},"modified":"2024-09-12T10:18:59","modified_gmt":"2024-09-12T09:18:59","slug":"ford-consul-capri-cult-classic-not-best-seller","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/ford-consul-capri-cult-classic-not-best-seller\/","title":{"rendered":"Ford Consul Capri &#8211; Cult Classic, Not Best Seller"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You\u2019d think that a global automotive superpower like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/cars\/ford\">Ford<\/a> would be a non-stop hit-maker. It is, after all, the company that mobilised the masses with the Model T. It gave the world the Mustang, which has been in constant production since 1964. And it gave us the Transit, a commercial vehicle that can still quite rightly shout about being \u2018the backbone of Britain\u2019. Ford, then, knows how to build a vehicle or two. But, despite what is an enviable track record, there have been mistakes. Ideas too grand, too outlandish and ultimately, too misunderstood. Cars like the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.co.uk\/list\/21\/consul\/\">Consul Capri<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.co.uk\/list\/21\/consul\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-8752\" src=\"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.co.uk\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/12710585-800x450.jpg\" alt=\"Ford, Consul, Capri, Ford Capri, Consul Capri, Consul Classic, Anglia, Ford Anglia, Consul Capri GT, classic Ford, Retro Ford, motoring, automotive, classic car, retro car, carandclassic.co.uk, car and classic, motoring, automotive\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/12710585-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/12710585-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/12710585-765x430.jpg 765w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/12710585-1020x574.jpg 1020w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/12710585.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ford of Britain had enjoyed massive success with the 105E Anglia. It was a small, nimble car that had won the hearts of many British and European motorists thanks to its styling, its price and its advanced (for the time) mechanicals. Ford, naturally, wanted to exploit this popularity, but on a grander scale. As such, it spent four years developing the Consul Classic. It was, to all intents and purposes, a bigger Anglia. But with the addition of a four-door option and being bigger, more passenger space. It <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">should<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> have worked. But it didn\u2019t, because by the time Ford had finished developing it, it was old hat compared not only to its peers, but also to its siblings. Ford rolled out the Mk1 Cortina at roughly the same time and, well, it was a much better car. Lighter, better-looking, more technologically advanced. It was just a better car from bumper to bumper. Yet, Ford pushed on with the Classic and with the car we\u2019re looking at here, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.co.uk\/list\/21\/consul\/\">Consul Capri<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-8755\" src=\"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.co.uk\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/DSC09953-800x450.jpg\" alt=\"Ford, Consul, Capri, Ford Capri, Consul Capri, Consul Classic, Anglia, Ford Anglia, Consul Capri GT, classic Ford, Retro Ford, motoring, automotive, classic car, retro car, carandclassic.co.uk, car and classic, motoring, automotive\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/DSC09953-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/DSC09953-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/DSC09953-2000x1125.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/DSC09953-765x430.jpg 765w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/DSC09953-1020x574.jpg 1020w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/DSC09953-1800x1013.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The first car to wear the Capri name, it was nothing more than a Classic with a far more elegant, coupe top. It was and still is a beautiful car, and as such, demonstrates that the Classic saloon wasn\u2019t <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">that<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> far off the mark. It just had the wrong lid, so to speak.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Classic and the Capri were both hugely over engineered machines from a body point of view, the Capri especially. Dripping with tight folds and complex curves, the body took a lot of effort to make. It was heavy, too. The Classic was over 200kg more than the Mk1 Cortina. It was too much work for Ford, as it happened, as they farmed out the construction to the Pressed Steel Company over in Cowley. They built the complicated bodies before shipping them to Dagenham ahead of Ford painting them, fitting the trim and attaching the running gear.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.co.uk\/list\/21\/consul\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-8756\" src=\"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.co.uk\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/DSC09955-800x450.jpg\" alt=\"Ford, Consul, Capri, Ford Capri, Consul Capri, Consul Classic, Anglia, Ford Anglia, Consul Capri GT, classic Ford, Retro Ford, motoring, automotive, classic car, retro car, carandclassic.co.uk, car and classic, motoring, automotive\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/DSC09955-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/DSC09955-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/DSC09955-2000x1125.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/DSC09955-765x430.jpg 765w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/DSC09955-1020x574.jpg 1020w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/DSC09955-1800x1013.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Early cars were fitted with a 1,340cc engine mated to a four-speed manual transmission that could be either floor or column mounted. The early engines were woefully inadequate, and became prone to crank failure. Ford responded by binning the three main-bearing engines in favour of 1,498cc five main-bearing units.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So where did the car end up? Well, there\u2019s the thing. The Classic was indeed for the UK market. The Capri, however, was not. Instead, Sir Horace Denne, Ford\u2019s Sales Export Director insisted the Capri be an export model. A \u2018personal luxury car\u2019 akin to the likes of Ford USA\u2019s hugely successful Thunderbird. Confident that this little looker would be a hit, Horace was a little put out to find that nobody really wanted it. In the end, he had to concede and in 1962, it went on sale in the UK.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.co.uk\/list\/21\/consul\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-8753\" src=\"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.co.uk\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/13586887-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"Ford, Consul, Capri, Ford Capri, Consul Capri, Consul Classic, Anglia, Ford Anglia, Consul Capri GT, classic Ford, Retro Ford, motoring, automotive, classic car, retro car, carandclassic.co.uk, car and classic, motoring, automotive\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/13586887-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/13586887-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/13586887-765x574.jpg 765w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/13586887-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/13586887.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Being a British vehicle, you\u2019d like to think it would have done well here if nowhere else. Sadly though, it failed to fire the imaginations or more importantly, wallets, of the UK\u2019s buying public. In 1962 Britain, we weren\u2019t ready for a car like this from Ford. It was too much, too flashy and wholly impractical. It had a colossal boot of some twenty-one cubic feet, but as it could only really seat two in any comfort, such a feature was moot. It was too ahead of its time. We just weren\u2019t ready to buy a glamorous coupe from\u2026 Ford.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was a terrible shame. The Consul Capri was a great car, and those who did buy them fell in love. Its heft and heavy body made people feel safe. It was comfortable. The revised engine was excellent. And it also boasted firsts, like a dipped beam stalk function, and variable speed wipers. Plus, it was undeniably beautiful, especially from the rear.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.co.uk\/list\/21\/consul\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-8751\" src=\"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.co.uk\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/1962_Ford_Consul_Capri_1.3_Rear-800x456.jpg\" alt=\"Ford, Consul, Capri, Ford Capri, Consul Capri, Consul Classic, Anglia, Ford Anglia, Consul Capri GT, classic Ford, Retro Ford, motoring, automotive, classic car, retro car, carandclassic.co.uk, car and classic, motoring, automotive\" width=\"800\" height=\"456\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/1962_Ford_Consul_Capri_1.3_Rear-800x456.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/1962_Ford_Consul_Capri_1.3_Rear-768x437.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/1962_Ford_Consul_Capri_1.3_Rear-2000x1139.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/1962_Ford_Consul_Capri_1.3_Rear-765x436.jpg 765w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/1962_Ford_Consul_Capri_1.3_Rear-1020x581.jpg 1020w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/1962_Ford_Consul_Capri_1.3_Rear-1800x1025.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ford tried desperately to jazz it up, and employed the first use of a GT trim level in the process. The Consul Capri GT should, again, have been a hit. Released in 1963, it featured a Cosworth-developed version of the 1,498cc engine, this time with better compression, a four-branch manifold and a twin-choke Weber carb &#8211; the first time one was seen on a production car. It was more powerful, it gave the Capri the pace to match the looks, but still sales flatlined. Coachbuilders like Hooper saw potential, too, and built incredibly well-appointed luxury versions, but again, the buyers were apparent hide and seek champions.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ford killed the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.co.uk\/list\/21\/consul\/\">Consul Capri<\/a> in 1964, having built and sold around twenty thousand of them &#8211; a tiny number for such an automotive goliath. It was an embarrassment for Ford, and something it was keen to move away from. However, those who took the plunge and actually bought one were less so inclined.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.co.uk\/list\/21\/consul\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-8758\" src=\"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.co.uk\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/FordConsulCapri-side-800x515.jpg\" alt=\"Ford, Consul, Capri, Ford Capri, Consul Capri, Consul Classic, Anglia, Ford Anglia, Consul Capri GT, classic Ford, Retro Ford, motoring, automotive, classic car, retro car, carandclassic.co.uk, car and classic, motoring, automotive\" width=\"800\" height=\"515\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/FordConsulCapri-side-800x515.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/FordConsulCapri-side-768x494.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/FordConsulCapri-side-2000x1287.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/FordConsulCapri-side-765x492.jpg 765w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/FordConsulCapri-side-1020x656.jpg 1020w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/FordConsulCapri-side-1800x1158.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As the years rolled by, the Consul Capri gained something of a cult following, helped in no small part by the actual Capri. It was still a pretty car, but it was also cheap, and that made it a favourite for young drivers. It was also popular in the custom car scene, with many finding their way to jacked-up suspension and slot-mag wheels. We, as enthusiasts, found a lot of love for the forgotten Ford.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.co.uk\/list\/21\/consul\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8759\" src=\"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.co.uk\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/retro.jpg\" alt=\"Ford, Consul, Capri, Ford Capri, Consul Capri, Consul Classic, Anglia, Ford Anglia, Consul Capri GT, classic Ford, Retro Ford, motoring, automotive, classic car, retro car, carandclassic.co.uk, car and classic, motoring, automotive\" width=\"490\" height=\"364\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Custom was king &#8211; Our Ed&#8217;s father with his Consul Capri in the early &#8217;80s<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sadly though, the complicated design and the utilised steel\u2019s propensity to rust meant that many went the way of the crusher. Heartbreaking in retrospect, but as is often the way with these things, it was \u2018just\u2019 an old car at the time. It wasn\u2019t anything special. Now though, it is. The car that nobody wanted is now one of the most sought after Fords out there. Demand far, far outsrips supply, and as such, even rough cars &#8211; when they do appear on the market &#8211; are fetching ludicrous money. A mint car, on the other hand, won\u2019t give you any change out of twenty grand. Madness, but deservedly so.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.co.uk\/list\/21\/consul\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-8757 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.co.uk\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Ford_Consul_Capri_1962_-_15267721033-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Ford, Consul, Capri, Ford Capri, Consul Capri, Consul Classic, Anglia, Ford Anglia, Consul Capri GT, classic Ford, Retro Ford, motoring, automotive, classic car, retro car, carandclassic.co.uk, car and classic, motoring, automotive\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Ford_Consul_Capri_1962_-_15267721033-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Ford_Consul_Capri_1962_-_15267721033-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Ford_Consul_Capri_1962_-_15267721033.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Ford_Consul_Capri_1962_-_15267721033-765x510.jpg 765w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Ford_Consul_Capri_1962_-_15267721033-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Ford_Consul_Capri_1962_-_15267721033-1800x1200.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.co.uk\/list\/21\/consul\/\">Consul Capri<\/a> was a bold idea, it was a break from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/cars\/ford\">Ford<\/a> norm and it was a great example of a company trying something new and exciting. It might not have worked, but so what? Without failure, we can\u2019t enjoy success. Which means without the Consul Capri, would we have loved the \u2018proper\u2019 Capri as much? Something to ponder. <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You\u2019d think that a global automotive superpower like Ford would be a non-stop hit-maker. It is, after all, the company that mobilised the masses with the Model T. 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