With a production run of almost 20 years, the Ford Capri is one of the UK’s all-time favourite classics and one which has touched many lives. It’s no surprise, then, that in recent years The Car You Always Promised Yourself has become a genuine collector’s item. This one is pretty much as good as they get – it’s a Mk 3 Capri 3.0S in rare factory black, with Recaro ‘Carla’ interior and only three owners from new including the current owner.

The car was bought by the vendor as a tidy running and mot’d example with low owners and mileage that could use some improvement and he has spent the past four years taking it to the next level – and beyond! Having come into his ownership as a genuine and solid car that had been Ziebart-treated from new, it’s now a show- worthy, collector quality car. 

The car was stripped by the owner and sent for a professional bare metal respray before being returned for the owner to painstakingly overhaul and refurbish every component with a view to retaining as much originality as possible. 

It’s an absolutely stunning example of one of the most coveted Capris there is, offered to the market in near-flawless condition.

 

Recommissioning the Capri has been a labour of love for the vendor for the past five years – for him (a time-served engineer), the enjoyment is in renewing and improving everything, so he took the Capri apart and had it stripped to bare metal before getting it repainted in its original black. 

It was a solid basis – the car had been given Ziebart rustproofing from new – and it retains all of its original panels, but they’re now all resplendent in a show-worthy finish, the underside once again protected by a quality rustproofing treatment. 

While the car was apart, the vendor refurbished as much of the original parts as possible, with many new and original old stock parts fitted where the originals could not be brought back. 
The interior is wonderful – a rare sought after Recaro ‘Carla’ sports seat set up with orange detailing and mesh head restraints, plus original smart headlining, door cards and carpets, all retained and refurbished rather than replaced to retain as much originality as possible. It’s an absolutely stunning car.

 

Mechanically, this car is as good as it’ll ever get – it’s spotless, and the engineer owner has replaced or overhauled almost all of the parts you can’t see – study the underside photos, for example, to see the condition of the suspension components, bushes, brakes and other

components. 

The 3.0-litre Essex V6 starts on the button and sounds amazing, while it retains its original four-speed manual gearbox. It’s mostly standard, other than a manual choke carburettor with K&N filter and an aluminium radiator and electronic distributer, added by the vendor to aid cooling and reliability. 

The original radiator and expansion tank and distributer are available along with other replaced parts should the new owner want them.

 

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