FORD CAPRI

This lot will be auctioned via Iconic Auctioneers, The Classic Sale at Silverstone Festival 2025 on Sunday the 24th of August, The Wing, Silverstone Circuit, NN12 8TN.

Lovingly known within Ford as Project Carla, the Mk III Capri emerged in 1976 as a stylish evolution of the MkII. Constrained by a tight development budget, the MkIII was essentially a refreshed Mk II, updated with distinctive quad headlamps, revised front wings, a sculpted bonnet, modernised bumpers and a refreshed palette of paint and interior trim options

First registered on 11/01/1984, this example was sold new by Page of Epsom to its original owner, who cherished it until his passing just a year later. The car was then passed to his wife - who did not drive - leaving the Capri effectively mothballed

Finished in eye-catching Marine Blue Metallic with a factory black vinyl roof, over a period correct blue plaid interior

Under the bonnet is the familiar 1.6-litre inline-four OHC 'Pinto' engine, producing a modest 72bhp, mated to a manual gearbox

Having spent the better part of four decades dry stored in a garage, the car saw only occasional use by family members only having its first MOT in 2016

Purchased by our vendor in 2023, it was gently recommissioned with a new battery, new water pump, carburettors and a full service

Supplied with its original dealership brochure - complete with hand-written spec notes - as well as its service book, invoices, previous MOT certificate and the original parts removed in its recommissioning

A rare opportunity to own a low-mileage, beautifully preserved and highly original example of one of Ford’s most beloved coupés