Ford Capri 2.8 Injection
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- čas přidán 28. 01. 2015
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I had a gold 1.3 Capri back in '88... the ultimate sheep in wolf's clothing.
😂😂
Hope you are still keeping it. It is considered a rare collectable item for some...
😂 class man 👍
I had a brief go of one of those. It was awful....
I was 16 when I got my Capri 2.8. My first car and still my favorite almost 40 years later.
I was stationed at a USAF base in the UK from 1980-1983. I remember being smitten with the looks and power of the Capri. Such a beautiful and fast car. I liked them so much I stopped by a dealership and looked at one and still have a few car brochures.
This ACTUAL car brings back such memories - it was originally my mums who bought it at about 6mths old as an ex demo from Hooleys, Nottingham.
As an 18yr old I had finally convinced her to upgrade & she part exchanged her red Capri 1.6L (LTM 672V) for this. The plan backfired because I couldn't be added to their insurance.
Many years later when it became too much for her to get in/out I finally got to own it myself for a few years (at least I could get classic insurance by then!).
Unfortunately when I emigrated from UK to NZ I just couldn't afford to ship it so sold it to Coys in 2005.
Would love to be able to buy it back but as thats unlikely & the car is "only" metal, thanks for all the memories Mum & Dad. RIP
My mother had one in 79 when I was a kid and I have very clear memories of that car. We washed and waxed it together quite a lot. But what I remember most was rainy day drives down country back roads when my mother made me feel like a magician when I would say "Abracadabra" and the wipers would turn on while I watched her hands to make sure she wasn't tricking me. (not until my late teens did I discover the floor mounted wiper switch) LMAO
I don't see Campbell, I missed the hullabaloo
@@sufficetosay3339 Yeah, the hullabaloo fucked off.
1:20. Ummm. If you were 17 and had just passed your test you wouldn't be able to insure the bloody thing in Britain.
I know. Been there, done that.
Rapscallion2009 when i was 17 in 1990 it only cost me 300 pounds fully comp i didnt have any no claims obviously so thus was a bargain to insure
***** yup its all gone out of control now especially with these so called crash for cash and some(not all) young drivers thinking they are nigel mansell the minute they pass their test
+rscosworthfan
Sir, I have an moustache thus qualifying me to become said Nigel Mansell.
+NegativeNumbers427 LOL
+Rapscallion2009 In the US you can easily insure a car that is way more ridiculous than this. I feel sad that you guys can't do that.
Even back in 2002 when I was a senior in high school kids had ~220hp cars similar to this just working at grocery store jobs part time paying for it. Friend had a slightly modded 87 300ZX with 280whp at the time. Now you can get way more ridiculous cars here in the cheap and our insurance is nothing.
Two stunners....Vicki and the Capri!!
I was always an Opel Manta man. But I do really appreciate good Capri's. A very good friend of mine owns a Brooklands. Now insured for £30k!
I had 3 Capri's 2x 1600s and a 2.0 laser, they were great cars, easy servicing and uncomplicated running gear. I looked after them all and had no bother with them at all.
I had in around 2000 an A reg (1983) 2.8I with about 85000 miles on it, almost exactly like this car. Mine also had the 4 headlamps and 5 speed box and it also had a sunroof. It was a 2 tone (Metallic Blue over Silver, with 'Pepper Pots' and with Shark Grey Ricardo seats. It was in great condition (didn't have the usual crack in the dash) and I loved it, I had over 125mph loads of times... I eventually and litteraly gave it for free to a family friend, after getting a top of the range Renault 19, 16V. What a fool I was! The only difference between the car here, is that mine was not one of the very last 'Specials'...
Love my Capri , a 1975 3.0 Ghia Mk2 Manual wouldn't give mine up for anything, but it's wrong when he said only the Special had a 5 speed box , all 2.8s after 1983 had them
Yes
+1975 First On Race Day Capri 3.0 Ghia A friend of mine has the same model,all stripped down but complete. It's been sat there for nearly 30 years.
Al8minium Hope he does something with it!
1975 First On Race Day Capri 3.0 Ghia
Me too !
In 1987 I owned a 3.0L Ghia, a very rare manual version. Probably the best car I owned. I also had a 2.8i Special, midnight blue over stratos silver. Looked lovely, but the 3.0 engine in the earlier car was a much better unit
One of my favourite cars of all time. Good ones are expensive now, though!
Wish I had kept my 1979 3.0S in blue metallic, black vinyl roof and alloys. Great car.
I was half expecting Chris Routledge to turn sideways to camera smoking a cigar and say, "Niiiice!!!"
Bet he listens to Jazz 😂
Grrreat!
Owned 17 Capris inc 5 2.8i.Were fantastic in the day.
This guy doesn,t know Capri,s very well, the 2.8i Special came out in 1985, and the difference,s to the previous older model, was not just colour coding, it was half leather interior, and the 5 spoke RS alloys, with nut cover discs, 205/R13 tyres, same size as previous wheels, which were known as Pepper pot alloys, and the late 280 model that came out in 1987 wore the same special alloys, but with 15" wheels,, and all Special models had a LSD rear live axle "Locked-diff" I owned every model of Capri 2.8i,, and wished l had kept one now,, and in the wrong hands of the in-experienced driver, could find them selfs in trouble, as the rear end was very lively at speed.. I LOVED THEM...
Had a 2.0 s in blue , what a car !!
This is brilliant . The one lady owner that the dealer is on about is my mother in law. Brings back so many memories
Bought one when I was 21. Loved them ever since.
Of the 2.8 Injection Special: most importantly, a five-speed gearbox. Wait, what about the limited-slip diff? 🤔 Surely that's far more important!
Forty years ago, when I was a college student, I loved the Ford Capri and Mustang.
I love Capris. Would love to find a 280.
+disgraceland uk There's a couple of 280's at the moment on ebay. One at £6,000 with less than a day left to go and one at £3,750 with 2 days to go. If only I hadn't bought a Ford Corsair to do up!
We got the Capri in the U.S. from 1971 to 1978. It was sold at Lincoln-Mercury dealers.
A very nostalgic view.
Stepping out gracefully is not how I would describe it. The bloody things fishtailed everywhere under power.
I loved mine, but rose tinted spectacles don't tell the truth that they were deathtraps for the inexperienced, compared to modern cars.
They were deathtraps because the front and rear axle had the same design as a 1952 Simca .
A friend told her mother she wanted a Capri and the mother started crying .
Volvo trucks from back then had much better handling than that peace of junk .
There is a lot of rose tints on old cars. They were terrible, they handled badly and were unsafe, while is why there is so much safety legislation now.
I am old enough to remember how often these needed to be worked on and pushed for bump starting.
Worst example is people idolising the Morris Minor, which inspired the song Kerbside Cowboy due to it's unreliable nature.
@@KermitFrogThe
The Capri was especially bad , all the other Ford models , had a better handling , well after Lotus was involved .
@@bendermi I know. I remember wanting one as a child and being really upset to find out they were rubbish when I became an adult.
I could literally corner faster on a pushbike than in one of those without the wheels losing traction.
Thus ended my desire to own an old car. I will confess the Capri looked the part, but I would rather have an ugly car that works.
Of course with the way SUVs and taller vehicles are becoming the trend, handling is pretty poor in a lot of new cars too.
@@KermitFrogThe
The only old cats you should keep your hands off are Simca and Capri .
"Nothing wrong with a bit of ruff now and again".
Translation: I like it hard on the weekends.
She's just gone from "hot" to "hotter".
Strange guy
I had 5 Capri's. Started with a MK1 1600XL, then a MK3 3.0S. Swapped that for a 1982 2.8i. sold that to buy a house. Then bought a MK3 2.0 Ghia, and finally got another 2.8i. Great cars and good fun to drive. Cheap to maintain and relatively cheap to insure as well
My mate had a 1.6i Laser in black with the 4 spoke alloys back in the day. We spent a lot of time sideways in that car 😄
This is the prettiest I've ever seen Vicki.
That's because of what she's wearing......
A Capri!
@@--Carjacking Is Capri another word for birthday suit? 🤣 🤣 🤣
I bought my red 2.8i 31 and a half years ago. Best car I've ever owned. Just fitted a shed load of new parts including track control arms, steering gaiters, tie rod ends, hand brake cable, brake discs, M16 calipers, pads, a custom 1 piece propshaft, front indicators. Need wheels refurbished and a set of tyres. Hopefully on the road in summer after being sat there for 3 years. I have a MK1 3 litre thats now an ETCC ford "works" touring car replica.
I love how excited that guy is
I had a '76 US spec Capri, loved it, I moved in and out of all my college dorms with that car.
When I was a young teen my parents' neighbour had one of these with the Knight Rider swooshing red grille light. I thought it was the dog's sphericals at the time.... 🤣🤣🤣🙄
Had one a mk2 escort at 17, then a capri just like this at about 18 or 19years old-a light blue 2.8i. Cost me a fortune to run, dangerous handling but I bloody loved it. Taught me how to drive. He's wrong though-the most imortant thing the late 2.8i's had was a Limited slip diff!!!!
+Michael Davies the LSD was a joke because it was NOT preloaded ... It tramped when you pushed the car in corners or did a hard throttle job in a T junction.
Pre-loaded gives you immense traction and grip ... but this only robbed power ... trying to load up.
+solentlifeuk Ah I see, I never knew that. I can't say I know loads about LSD's but it seemed to handle better. I once snapped a leaf spring exiting a t junction with a bit too much vigour
"And lets face it... there is nothing wrong with rough, now and again" Oooh you dirty girl, I got what you said ;)
The girl appreciates a 9 inch differential. ...lol.
She is the 'rough'.
Vicki probably has a bit of rough every night
Probably deliberately scripted
Yep...best car I had. A788 HFD reg, learnt all about all about car control how to drive in the snow , could start to loose the arse end in the wet but felt like a proper driver when you just turn ever so gently into the skid, could do 90 in third , proper motor loved it too bits.
I luv them! I had a '77 black cat model, but it blew up and I couldn't afford to fix it. Sold it for $300. I recently picked up 2 of them, both from 1976. One of them only as 18 000 miles on it, it still has new car smell lol. And don't ask, they are Not for sale.
I'd love to import a few Capri's to the US. It be something different from all the dime a dozen Mustangs & Camaros we have running around over here.
pbfloyd13 you can find them in America but their rare.
pbfloyd13 They were sold in the States as the Mercury Capri.
austinmini1275
ok thanks for telling me that.
+cascroft2011gaming Also we didn't get the third gen and we never got the essex engine only ever the 2.8
+pbfloyd13 Check out the original 1975 'Gone In 60 Seconds' (Not the Nicholas Cage twonk version) and during the main 40 minute long chase you will see a Californian blue-plated Capri on the road signalling to turn and waiting for the chase to get of the way!
This car is my Eleanor.
I grew up with 3 of them in my street. At 17 i got my license and wanted to buy one. That's when i learned about insurance companies. I'm 29 this year, still haven't got my 'Cappa' and still don't understand how insurance companies are charging me more than what my car is worth.
Back then you could find them for a couple grand. Now they're classic cars and most have a higher price than a brand new hot hatch.
My Dad's 2.0L Laser was what made me fall in love with Ford's. Shame Ford have gone completely gash as of late.
I live in the states. The Capri wasn't common here, as you know. When I was 13, my brother bought an earlier year, silver/red interior, 4-banger. He loved it and I did, too. I've only seen two here since then. I've often wondered how a car like that would do with a 250 hp engine and a sporty suspension. I'd try it!
You guys had a mercury capri over there, didn't you? some mustang/thunderbird kind of thingy. Remember that because I was crazy about capri's so my parents bought me a toy one for christmas. It wasn't the same...
I had a dark blue "B" reg 2.8i Special for just over a year and enjoyed it.
The car I drive now has obvious differences to the 2.8i Special but has a very similar vibe. It reminds me very much of my old 2.8i in a lot of ways. It's an R171 Mercedes SLK 350.
I had a number of Capris and my 2.8i wasn't my favourite. That one was a MkII 2.0 Ghia Auto in metallic dark brown with cream Webasto roof. I had two 1.6L models too which were pleasant.
The best Capri I ever drove was one I didn't own. I just borrowed it for an afternoon and that one was a MkIII 3.0S manual.
That was a gem and I regret not buying it now.
Ford need to bring back the Capri. I know the’ve brought the mustang to the uk now but Capri is just something special.
Cool car. Showed by the coolest girl.
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+ERIC K. WHAT!! She's an absolutely irritating munter!!
waynusp1664
I have seen her drive, and wasn't impressed! Evidenced by her complete lack of competition success.
Mate, my driving is far from feline, my nickname amongst my friends is mentalist!
I wouldn't be driving a 500+ BHP Evo otherwise! Anytime you want a demo, just ask!
+turboslag
"my nickname amongst my friends is mentalist!I wouldn't be driving a 500+ BHP Evo otherwise! "
What. A. Nob.
Jinsha Shabeeb
Err....
What?
And Where's my comment gone?
“Give it some Willy” hahaha
1:50 Kinda reminds me of " David Brent " from the office in his style.
"We,ve got experience " " Worth MILLIONS and MILLIONS of pounds comming to us"
Just waiting for him to say "sooooooooo".
With a CHROME TAPE BUTTON
@@rovingenglishman shiiiiiiiit, you’ve just ripped me back to 1980 with my Mk1 2 litre facelift model.
And....... my Dixon’s Prinzsound Cassette Player. Sadly no chrome button and no rewind, just fast forward only.
They all had 5 speed box after x reg, the special had the colour coded bits but the most important thing the special had was an LSD" that wasn't any good" and the lovely 5 spoke wheels instead of the pepper pots...
The 2.8i to have is the 4 speed, as that was slightly faster and the gearbox wasn't made of chocolate.
84on were ,5spd still thirsty
@@jerrysummers5971 very thirsty, my 3.0s never bettered 22mpg but it was modified and my 2.8i never better 25mpg.
I also had a mk5 Cortina with a 2.9i fitted and that never better 25mpg...lol
All old Ford's are thirsty friend had a 3.0 Ghia auto a bit rough but 20mpg really good car should have bought it for buttons 🙂
@@jerrysummers5971 I should of kept mine but they were cheap then, I paid £500 plus a Mk1 astra fir my 3.0s and I think my 2.8i cost me £1200.....I swapped a mk1 golf gti for the Cortina 2.9....now these things are worth a fortune 🙁
I just baught a Ford Capri, love it, I'm going on a Roadtrip with mine.
I used to have the -69 1600 GT. I upgraded the engine a bit, and as the engine is much lighter than those v sixes, the handling was surprisingly good. It was red with black bonnet (someone else did that) , chrome aftermarket wheels, the original (faux...) black vinyl roof...
It was so beautiful. I miss it (her...?)
I had two Capris. One '78 and the last a 'D' Reg 2.0 laser auto in Metallic blue. D498 RFY Super car...sold for a song...I'm still crying.
She straight up has the dirtiest laugh I've ever heard. Love it 😀
Had the 3000 GTXLR in 72, kept it for 10 years, happy memories, more of a cruiser than sporty. Personally I think they spoiled it when they changed the style, should have just given it a hatchback and left it at that. Not much at the top end but you could pull a house down, I towed a boat and you couldn't tell it was there.
Had a JPS 3.0L Capri back in the 80s. Loved it, but it stepped out so easily on bends and roundabouts, especially in the wet.
I honed my skills in a 2.0 GLSi sierra, had to wait until I was 21 to be able to insure one though.
Anyone think it's time for the return of the Capri. Direct competition for the brz etc
I had a 1983 1.6LS Capri.. and that had a 5 speed gearbox..
My favorite model capri.....love to get one!
All 2.8i’s came with a 5speed box apart from the very early ones.
Specials were the only ones to have an LSD axle apart from tickfords
I had a E reg 2.8i approx 20 years ago,I think it was caspian blue,55k on the clock loads of history and it was in good condition,thinking back gutted I sold it.I sold it for £1850,dread to think what it’s worth now.
About 20k lol
I like that car, my father had a '71 Ford Capri GT 1600, good car
Jorge Tamacas Nice one in my videos 1600 XLR
I had 6 of them lol. Most succumbed to metal cancer and 1 I wrote off in an accident. My first was a 1979 1.6GL auto (slow and drank petrol like it was going out of fashion) then there was a black 2.0 Cabaret then a white 2.0S with 3ltr suspension and electronic ignition rather than a points/condenser one. Next was a blue 2.0 Cabaret 2 with a cross threaded spark plug and knackered cart springs! Later there was a 1.6 laser which wasn't in too bad condition and finally a 2.8 injection special in two tone blue which ended up blowing a headgasket and had a dodgy fuel pump. I do miss them though now but at the time I didn't have sufficient funds to repair them properly plus the fact you could pick one up cheap. That first car only cost me £100! And the insurance for it was £470TPFT. A Tickford Turbo would now fetch in excess of 30 grand....and beyond.
Love, how much is this worth today !! and I also had a big crush on her also ! 70's and 80's guys understand
Fairly sure my 83 2.8i with pepper pot wheels was a 5 speeder 🤔, it also had an electric Ariel which rose up when you turned on the radio.........It certainly got its fair share of footprints on the passenger dashboard after I finished my DJ’ing in a local nightclub 😎🤣🤣🤣
My Capri at 1:45.
Sadly scrapped a few years later. An incident with a rather large pair of trees put pay to that.
It was fun while it lasted.
I think and early MK 1 with lozenge headlamps and Rostyle wheels in pristine condition would probably be worth more .
Mustang and Capri are the best looking cars of Ford!
That Cologne engine has not time chain but gears goes forever and is bulletproof
How they let Vicki sit on that engine even if it's revving down beats me.
Airfields like that have airliners awaiting scrapping - it’s likely that engine was being spun by a bloke just out of shot with the jet whine added after.
I don't know when this programme was made!? Today in 2024 , if you want a capri in A1 condition, make sure you got a big fat bulging wallet.
Love the Euro spec Capris.The leading edge of the hood over the headlights is damn sexy.
Surely the Brooklands was the last of the capri models, and is more exclusive than the bog standard 2.8i (even the special)
That was exactly my thought. Insuring a 3 cylinder Seat Ibiza is going to cost my younger son circa £2k.
I had one of these. Loved it…. Never mind the log books and service history, I’d have been checking the ashtray for fag ends. A true authenticity check 😂
I had a 2.0L V4 around '75 ?? it were alright. You could open the bonnet & walk around inside the engine bay but you could shag 'em every which way up on't back seat & still reach the radio.
Wow fifth Gear brings back memories watching this
i've only seen one in my lifetime. it was a GT slowly rotting away in a moldy lean-to in a residential back lane with the nose sticking out. sadly there wasn't much to save =(
This was a Mercury Capri here in Canada. Great car which died away as did Mercury.
Luckily in SA we got the stunning Capri V8 Parana. Still a collector car worth every cent of SA engineering
I like the Granada Mk1 V8 Basil Green Motor's didn't put the Perana name tag. Had a Windsor V8 5.0. Oil price is the reason they didn't come to the UK. But the Ford Capri Perana is a beast
A bit heavy on the promotion of their value by that chap - but good cars nonetheless.
The Ford Capri 3.0S, (in black if you like), is the one to go for. Very rare, and the Brit '68 Mustang of it's time.
I had a 1.6 GL. Rear wash wipe rubber spoiler. Rusty rear arches.
Took it to quick fit and got a 2.0 engine fitted for a TSB loan for a grand. Good laugh. Woh hoo!
They used to complain about its back wheels stepping out back in the day. Now they say it’s a desirable thing for the back wheels to step out.
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71 and 74 love them both
Loved my 2.8i's
We had a 1.6 Capri Cabaret, then upgraded to a storming 2.8i when we became a bit wealthier. Alas, a third child consigned it to px against a Mondeo Ghia Estate, a sad and bitter blow. Such is the way of things..............
I hear ya man . ya forgot Arthur daily and Terri ☺ ah the mk 1 mk2 escorts are real clasic raally love them for a bit of sideways action .
I took over my mum’s 1.6GL, then had a1.6L. Then 5 x 2.8 including 2 specials. Black, blue/silver, Red, blue special then a 280. Last one went in 1988 for a Supra, then Cossie.......
3:30 the guy is talking rubbish about the 2.8i Special, it was the top of the line model for three years between 1984-87. The last run out models is the rare Capri 280 with only 1038 made, all in 1987. The rarest 1980s Capri was the Tickford with a turbocharged 2.8 pushing out 205hp and 0-60 in 6.7 secs, less than a 100 built.
+dcanmore Tickford was NOT Fords ...
+solentlifeuk I raced a JPS 2.0ltr Capri ... I owned a series of 2.8i's .... the fastest 2.8i was in fact the first ones with the 4 speed box. The 2.8i Special - which I had one was disappointing because the LSD was a joke not being pre-loaded and it tramped in the corners. The LSD and 5 speed box actually slowed the car to 100mph. The first run of Specials had a glut of axle shaft failures ... Ford disowned all responsibility .. happened to mine .. also the 5 speed box was missing an oil feed to one of the lay shafts ... whih made gearbox whine and eventual failure a certainty. Fords answer was to change to Hydraulic fluid to lubricate it !!
I am a Capri lover ... I love the rear wheel games you can play ... but its really a Cortina with a 'coat on' ... till you get to the bigger engine jobs.
+solentlifeuk ... still a Capri with a Ford badge on it :)
+dcanmore Actually having driven a Tickford and been close pals with a Guy who sold them ... you'll find that most had the Ford badges taken of and Tickford decal put in place.
The rarest converted Capri ... which the Tickford is ... was actually the Swaymar Twin Turbo Capri.... which apart from the Supercharged version entered in Spa Endurance racing - was the fastest Capri.
dcanmore an they go for more then 15 grand lol
Came to the comments to see how many people who can’t drive saying the Capri didn’t handle.
They couldn’t be bothered to learn so bought a FWD.
The ideal car to learn about car control? Well it certainly taught me about liftoff snap oversteer as an 18 year old. How it would happily throw you backwards into a ditch at the slightest provocation if the road was slightly damp..
bags of builders cement was often in my friends (2.8 injection ) boot......to stop it drifting out.
Another friend put his (no cement !! ) in someone's garden after demolishing the wall first.....they were lively and caught out loads of people (especially if a damp road ).
But it was a lovely looking car at the time and a dream for many youngsters.
1:42 thought that was Tom Cruise for a second.
Is a 2000 a good Capri? Because I’ve found a ‘74 in a junkyard that has 62,545 miles, the majority of the car’s original parts are still inside it. The transmission I think is an automatic.
Good job that jet engine was on blow and not suck! Rough did you say Victoria 😁
Wish I had kept mine. A33 REV. 1983 2.8i in black with pepper pot wheels. Sold it for a grand in about 1988. Bugger
Back in the day my friend had one . Turbo fitted and rev limiter removed. He worked for bmw. The night before he blew away a 7 series at over 155mph. Guy came in to get his looked at because clearly it was faulty... guess who was on the servicedesk😁
I'd rather have that than a foxbody.
Did have a 1.6 for about 3 months before something went BANG in the rear end, driveshaft! I sold it to the scrap man for £60
If I ever get the lotto up Id like to own a 2.8i Brooklands, can dream eh.
I wish we had these in the United States. Then again, the people in the UK are nuts for Mustangs, which are a dime a dozen here.
That's right
Still love them, that styling is iconic they don't make cars even half as pretty these days.
Would love a 280 Brooklands.
It was a quick car for its time. Thumbs up.
My first car was a 3000GT Capri. My mother had the 1.3L at the same time. Her car also had the bulge on the bonnet. The difference in power was massive.