Chop Shop Capri for sale on fleabay

Chop Shop Capri for sale on fleabay

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Theoldfm

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398 posts

194 months

Saturday 13th November 2010
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Just browsing the old fleabay and have come accross this, the Ford Capri that was 'built' by Chop Shop for Lawrence Dallaglio yikes



http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1984-FORD-CAPRI-LASER-BLACK-...

I wonder how many of the other Chop Shop 'Creations' have been cast aside by their 'delighted' owners whistle

MGB Boy

1,749 posts

181 months

Saturday 13th November 2010
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That is horrible.

If this is the program I'm thinking of the first (and last!) episode I watched they were cutting down coil springs...

nobodyknows

12,099 posts

176 months

Saturday 13th November 2010
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Whoever listed that is either foreign or thick

Fire99

9,849 posts

236 months

Saturday 13th November 2010
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Unfortunately it looks a bit like a slightly suspect copy of an old Mustang and you may as well get the Mustang if that's your bag.

I don't warm to many of Leepu's designs.

Rubin215

2,084 posts

203 months

Saturday 13th November 2010
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Wow!

The attention to detail really is, well, quite st actually...

No wonder he got rid of it!

Blakeatron

2,530 posts

180 months

Saturday 13th November 2010
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I quite like it - reminds me of mad max.

Would have a punt at a grand or so but 4+!?

Egg Chaser

4,954 posts

174 months

Saturday 13th November 2010
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Fire99 said:
I don't warm to many of Leepu's designs.
I don't warm to any of them.

He takes some very nice cars and just butchers them. This Capri for example, the MGB, and the Bentley; all of them were nice cars that Leepu turned into a stter version.

Dr Doofenshmirtz

15,705 posts

207 months

Saturday 13th November 2010
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Dear God...what a POS.

Traveller

4,259 posts

224 months

Saturday 13th November 2010
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Geeez that is a steaming pile. An interesting program, but I would not be spending money on the design or mechanical modifications.

Theoldfm

Original Poster:

398 posts

194 months

Saturday 13th November 2010
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Egg Chaser said:
Fire99 said:
I don't warm to many of Leepu's designs.
I don't warm to any of them.

He takes some very nice cars and just butchers them. This Capri for example, the MGB, and the Bentley; all of them were nice cars that Leepu turned into a stter version.
Yes, does anyone remember the mess that they made of that golf? IIRC they put a Subaru engine and running gear into a Mk2 Golf (good so far) but then Leepu decided to totally ruin it with his so called 'design' skills vomit






Egg Chaser

4,954 posts

174 months

Saturday 13th November 2010
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Theoldfm said:
Yes, does anyone remember the mess that they made of that golf? IIRC they put a Subaru engine and running gear into a Mk2 Golf (good so far) but then Leepu decided to totally ruin it with his so called 'design' skills vomit





I only saw the first episode of that, where they were putting the Subaru lump in etc (which was great). Glad I didn't see the second one now! That design is just awful. vomit

Good comparison by the way hehe

Fire99

9,849 posts

236 months

Saturday 13th November 2010
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Egg Chaser said:
I don't warm to any of them.
He's a talented guy but he goes for 'unique' and distinctive designs which are way out there. I personally don't get 'em.

I also thought the engineering was often a bit out-dated with the modern demands of a 'super' car.

Ray Luxury-Yacht

8,914 posts

223 months

Saturday 13th November 2010
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0 bids biggrin


TheEnd

15,370 posts

195 months

Saturday 13th November 2010
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"here we have up for auction is the 1 of 3.5 v8 ford capri "

I wonder where the other 2 and a half Capris are.

John D.

18,497 posts

216 months

Saturday 13th November 2010
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Looks a bit Mad Max to me.

Buzz word

2,028 posts

216 months

Saturday 13th November 2010
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Leepu? I have just started shouting at my TV watching him on Quest. please don't say he made any more than one series? or more than bangalor bangers. The guy struck me as a talentless arrogant idiot and his pro mechanic not much better with the crap he let him get away with.

I was going to say I liked the car a bit until I saw his name involved. But it is pretty unoriginal rear from the side reminds me of the Trans Am spoiler but not the back. It also robs the paint (admittedly also hertz mustang). The intake strikes me as plymouth Cuda/ challenger as do the lights but with a decromed grill.

Fleckers

2,870 posts

208 months

Saturday 13th November 2010
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Owned by Lawrence Dwho ?
I saw the hand over of this car and Mr. Dwho did not look overly impressed


as for £18k spent on the build,someone somewhere was taking drugs !!


IforB

9,840 posts

236 months

Saturday 13th November 2010
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Compared to some of his other creations, that is actually not too bad. However, compared to anything that isn't the product of an incompetent halfwit, it's atrocious.

statts1976uk

191 posts

187 months

Saturday 13th November 2010
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Some mad man has actually bid on it, I wonder if this is another fine example of drunk bidding.

genericguy

243 posts

183 months

Saturday 13th November 2010
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There's undoubtedly talent there, just a shame Leepu has the sttest taste imaginable