The Capri Lives on - !

[Drago]

A Capri needs rust. And the experience won't be complete if it doesn't struggle to start on a damp morning.

 

[sevenfourate]

A Capri needs rust. And the experience won't be complete if it doesn't struggle to start on a damp morning.

But yourself a 2.8i or 3 litre....

Could also then complete that sentence with: "Also drinks fuel and eats gearboxes....."

 

[Drago]

I had a 2.8i in order to pull the chicks.

I was soon to discover that the deep recaro seats made in-car acrobatics impossible, so I sold it and stuck to my motorbike until I was 26.

 

[CXRAndy]

But yourself a 2.8i or 3 litre....

Could also then complete that sentence with: "Also drinks fuel and eats gearboxes....."

If the 3.0 ltr eats gearboxes then an EV drive wouldnt last long at all. Probably a custom or direct drive from the EV onto the propshaft

 

[richardfm]

I had a 2.8i in order to pull the chicks.

I was soon to discover that the deep recaro seats made in-car acrobatics impossible, so I sold it and stuck to my motorbike until I was 26.

Were the acrobatics any easier on a motorbike?

 

[Drago]

Were the acrobatics any easier on a motorbike?

They were as it goes, although I can't go into any descriptive details for fear of having my thighs thrashed by the mods. I'm sure you can bend your imagination over the problem to get to the seat of the issue.

 

[Mike_P]

Problem with bringing an old car back is providing all the body protection now required. Hence todays "supermini" Fiesta is basically equivalent to the original "family saloon" Cortina.

 

[fossyant]

A Capri needs rust. And the experience won't be complete if it doesn't struggle to start on a damp morning.

And a bag of sand in the boot to improve the handling. My mate had that modification in his 2.0

 

[sevenfourate]

Ironically I popped into the blast cleaners today. And look what i found…..

Does this typify Capri ownership ? 🤣🤣

 

[MichaelW2]

Whilst I appreciate the elongated, thrusting design of the Capri bonnet as much as any other middle-aged bloke compensating for lack of success with the ladies, I want to know what lies beneath. Are we talking v6 electrics or a full v8 of rampant electrons, poised to unleash their potent energy at the very thought of a male gaze?

 

[Mike_P]

Whilst I appreciate the elongated, thrusting design of the Capri bonnet as much as any other middle-aged bloke compensating for lack of success with the ladies, I want to know what lies beneath. Are we talking v6 electrics or a full v8 of rampant electrons, poised to unleash their potent energy at the very thought of a male gaze?

Capris never had V8s - Wiki comments "A wide variety of engines were used in the car throughout its production lifespan, which included the Essex and Cologne V6 at the top of the range, while the Kent straight-four and Taunus V4 engines were used in lower-specification models." Presume a lot had huge empty areas in the engine space. At least that would allow for today's frontal protection to be readily incorporated.

 

[tyred]

I'm waiting for the Marina Coupe to make a comeback.

 

[MichaelW2]

I'm waiting for the Marina Coupe to make a comeback.

My 1970' neighbours were the Joneses and after their Cortina 2000E and GXL they had a Vauxhall Firenza, a Capri-like wannabe.

 

[Ian H]

A whole thread about the irredeemably naff.

 

[Alex321]

I'm waiting for the Marina Coupe to make a comeback.

I owned a Marina Estate for a few years. It had the same engine in it as the old Morris Oxford (that I had owned previously), which I think was about 20 years old when the Marina was produced.