I love the Capri. I've wanted one since I was 12yrs old. I finally got a 1970 model 3yrs ago(40yrs later). Mine is engineered with a 5.0l V8, 5spd manual. It needs some work, my struggles with depression and alcohol addiction have kept me from getting it on the road, but it's in my garage looking beautiful. I'm sober now and going to get into it this summer. Thanks for showing this beautiful example.
Caprilover, thank you for your comment and as lovers of cars we appreciate too that our cars become our safe haven and provides us with a focus on what makes us happy. Your Capri sounds amazing and It sounds like too your Capri saved you! I also wanted to take a moment to personally thank for watching my videos and subscribing to my channel I truly appreciate it. As you may have seen in my videos that my intention is to showcase not only the beautiful car and really give the owner of the car (the caretaker as Jay Leno rightly says) the opportunity to share their story, love and passion for their car. Thanks again Kevin.
I had a 1969 3000gt back in 1985 here in Norway. I miss that car. I have been trough 9 years of smack adiction sweet you have it and your got truough. Wish you luck and happiness. And if its to much for you. Please get back to me. I really really miss it. I have been looking for one for years from Germany but must was sold in Germany with a 1.7 liter v4
Wouter, you said it beautifully. It is so true.. I still recall one of my friends dads getting the car and he opted for the 2L Ghia model at the time and I could not keep my eyes off the car. To this day, the Capri stands out above the rest and steals everybody’s heart when Phil shows up at car shows with her. I also wanted to take a moment to personally thank for watching my videos and subscribing to my channel I truly appreciate it. As you may have seen in my videos that my intention is to showcase not only the beautiful car and really give the owner of the car (the caretaker as Jay Leno rightly says) the opportunity to share their story, love and passion for their car. Thanks again Kevin.
I've owned a few second hand examples only one Mark 1 (1973 model) I regret having to sell that ...look long story short I'm saving for a Mark 3 before they go from costing a lot to too much . My first car was a Capri and my last car will be a Capri. Ford really got the shape right with this car.
Great post, thanks. I had a December '72 car in the metallic green colour (not BRG in the UK) with that tan interior. Mine was a 3.0 GXL which had the "Essex" V6 instead of the Koln 2.6 V6. This was the third version of the Series 1 V6 Capri in the UK and was also made in the Koln factory, being a RHD car for the UK market. The wheels were a nice steel type, as shown on the Mk. 3 Cortina in your video.
Mike.. you certainly had one of the most sought after cars back in the day. I also wanted to take a moment to personally thank for watching my videos, leaving a comment and for subscribing to my channel I truly appreciate it. My intention when creating these videos is to showcase not only the beautiful car but give the owner an opportunity to share their story, love and passion for their car. Thanks again Kevin.
Mks, First of all thank you so very much for watching my videos and subscribing to my channel I truly appreciate it. My intention for the videos is to allow "ordinary" people who love cars an opportunity to speak about their car and why that car means so much to them. Whether Ford or Mercury, or Merkur in Europe.. Truly an awesome are with beautiful lines.
Earl.. the 6 and 8 were the prized ones and getting quite rare. I also wanted to take a moment to personally thank for taking the time to watching my videos, leaving a comment and for subscribing to my channel I truly appreciate it. My intention when creating these videos is to showcase not only the beautiful car but give the owner an opportunity to share their story, love and passion for their car. Thanks again Kevin.
I bought a blue 6 cyc in 1972. I loved the car and how easy it was to maintain. I remember having to remove the radiator and just walking it down the street to be repaired. Had it back in the car in 2 hrs. Used to take it to the race at Watkins Glen for the US grand prix each year and slept in it....great memories....
Kudos to the owner for his dedication to preserving this great little car from the golden age of automobiles. You rarely come across people with this level of commitment to a car. My brother and I bought a rusty, baby blue 1974 Capri in the mid 1980s for a couple of hundred dollars. It ran, but the 2.8 V-6 always had low oil pressure. Thankfully, my dad had a shop where we could tear the car down and address a lot of issues (mostly rust, thanks to the Ontario winters). Rented a sand blaster and learned how to braze using an oxy-acetylene torch to patch the rotted areas, and replaced the rotted front fenders with aftermarket fibre glass ones that were available at the time. A buddy had a good running 2.6 V-6 from a 1973 Capri that replaced the 2.8, and we replaced the clutch and repainted the engine bay while the motor was out. Installed an aftermarket glass sunroof from Canadian tire, and had the car painted fire engine red to conclude the project. Kept the car for about 5 years. Great learning experience, and a fun car to drive, as well as being gorgeous to look at.
That's a great story - it's amazing what you and your brother accomplished with that Capri Martin. Phil is a great guy and treasures this little beauty too. I also wanted to take a moment to personally thank for taking the time to watching my videos, leaving a comment and for subscribing to my channel I truly appreciate it. My intention when creating these videos is to showcase not only the beautiful car but give the owner an opportunity to share their story, love and passion for their car. Thanks again Kevin.
At 17 I had a 72/73 mix we put together from 2 crashes in ‘82, then in an ice storm showing off I wrapped it around a corner wall of our school gymnasium. It stayed there for 3 months and I had to drive past it every day on the school bus. Those were the days…
Incredible car with a huge following. It is so rare to meet an owner of a car that has been owned by a single person who not only loves the car but knows so much about it. Well done to you both for sharing this video.
I had a 72 Capri in the early 1980’s as my first car. It had a 2000 CC 4 cylinder that I built for extra HP. I also chromed every part that I could unbolt. I learned how to work on cars from it and now I’ve owned 8 Corvettes so far.
Craig. It’s amazing how cars can be so much more than just transportation, they teach us about life. I also wanted to take a moment to personally thank for taking the time to watching my videos, leaving a comment and for subscribing to my channel I truly appreciate it. My intention when creating these videos is to showcase not only the beautiful car but give the owner an opportunity to share their story, love and passion for their car. Thanks again Kevin.
I never thought much about these Capris until a friend bought one used in the mid 80s. I don't remember what engine it had, but it was plenty quick, a nice little car! I have really liked them ever since.
Cavecookie (love the name BTW) I've heard the same thing about those mid-80s Capris being surprisingly quick! I also wanted to take a moment to personally thank for taking the time to watching my videos, leaving a comment and for subscribing to my channel I truly appreciate it. My intention when creating these videos is to showcase not only the beautiful car but give the owner an opportunity to share their story, love and passion for their car. Thanks again Kevin.
I had a '73, it was Orange in color. Mom / Grandma got it for my HS graduation in 1979. It was 5 yrs old but back then, seemed like it was a used car whereas now a 5 yr old car seems like new almost being used... It was a slow 4 banger automatic . Sis, got a 73 too, 6 cylinder Brazilian built standard and was screamer!!! :)
Robert.. I think that V6 in the Explorer was first used in the Mustang II, then the Capri and later the Pinto, but definitely an awesome engine. I also wanted to take a moment to personally thank for taking the time to watching my videos, leaving a comment and for subscribing to my channel I truly appreciate it. My intention when creating these videos is to showcase not only the beautiful car but give the owner an opportunity to share their story, love and passion for their car. Thanks again Kevin.
I was an apprentice mechanic in 1974 and Phils dad Tony owned a fruit market maybe 50 metres from our auto repair shop in Mississauga Ontario. I worked on that Capri back in the day ! Phil and his dad were regulars at our shop with cars trucks and equipment from Burnhamthorpe Fruit Market their family business. Great memories and amazing to see Phil and that Capri !! Remember those days oh so well !
Bill.. What a small world! That's amazing, thanks for sharing and Phil is an awesome guy too that to this day loves this beautiful Capri. I also wanted to take a moment to personally thank for taking the time to watching my videos, leaving a comment and for subscribing to my channel I truly appreciate it. My intention when creating these videos is to showcase not only the beautiful car but give the owner an opportunity to share their story, love and passion for their car. Thanks again Kevin.
Good to hear from you Bill and Yes we had some fun times & memories during those days. I really do miss them. Mike H. you and the rest of our gang of car guys. All the Best and thank you for watching our video. Kevan does a great job keeping these Classics in the News.
This was my first car her in Norway it was a 1969 3000gt with the 3L english v6. I miss that car. I was 15 year old bought it for 1500 Norwegian krone in 1985. But I remember it was like a sled in the winter. It was very Light in the rear and very little grip on the ice and snow. And I loved it!
Antonio, first of all thank you so much for watching my videos and subscribing to my channel I truly appreciate it. I would agree not only is the car awesome some of the things Phil pointed out about her design and similarities to the Mustang finally made things click for me. To cap it off to have owned the same car since new.. incredible in itself!
Those 2 liter cars were a lot of fun Leonard. I also wanted to take a moment to personally thank for taking the time to watching my videos, leaving a comment and for subscribing to my channel I truly appreciate it. My intention when creating these videos is to showcase not only the beautiful car but give the owner an opportunity to share their story, love and passion for their car. Thanks again Kevin.
I bought a 1973 3 litre Capri back in 1977 with a blown engine, replaced it with the same albeit German V6 completely redid the interior in wine red draylon with deep button upholstery (it was what you did then) put a piper cam in it rebuilt and painted the engine and it went like a rocket, of course being a dummy I sold it 5 years later and still miss it to this day, Oh and it had a Quadraphonic Cartridge stereo
Jagvette, First of all thank you so very much for watching my videos and subscribing to my channel I truly appreciate it. My intention for the videos is to allow "ordinary" people who love cars an opportunity to speak about their car and why that car means so much to them. You certainly had an incredible car and I love the quad sound system.. Takes me back a few years.
I have seen this car driving down the 403 a few years ago never thought that i would see it on RUclips. I always remember these as the first generation of the Mercury Capri.
Tim.. Phil gets around (not in the biblical sense 😀) I also wanted to take a moment to personally thank for taking the time to watching my videos, leaving a comment and for subscribing to my channel I truly appreciate it. My intention when creating these videos is to showcase not only the beautiful car but give the owner an opportunity to share their story, love and passion for their car. Thanks again Kevin.
DA40Fan, First of all thank you so very much for watching my videos and subscribing to my channel I truly appreciate it. My intention for the videos is to allow ´ordinary people’s like you and I who love cars an opportunity to speak about their love of their car and why that car means so much to them. After all we are all the ´caretakers’ of our cars (as Jay Leno rightly says). I bet you still miss your old Capri.. what colour was it by the way?
Really appreciated & enjoyed the profile, I’m Phil’s son and it is so great to see this special car back on the road again so we can enjoy it together.
Michael, thank you for watching the video and subscribing to my channel. I hope the love and passion your dad has for this car came through in the video. You are lucky to have such an awesome father.
George and tons of fun.. and a bit of a “babe magnet” too. I also wanted to take a moment to personally thank for taking the time to watching my videos, leaving a comment and for subscribing to my channel I truly appreciate it. My intention when creating these videos is to showcase not only the beautiful car but give the owner an opportunity to share their story, love and passion for their car. Thanks again Kevin.
Hello, Lovely car. Perhaps in the USA Ford was not on the capri, but... if you look at any pictures of the Mark 1 from Europe, they all had F O R D across the front of the Bonnett (Hood). And I also remember that from my fathers dark blue MK1, That was a 4 Cyl 1.6 4 speed, Thirsty but lovely to drive, Just treat the back of it woth respect and it will treat you with the same. I actually liked the Grillls in front of the back wheels, gave character. They had 2 wing mirrors twoards the front of the wings.
Niall, First of all thank you so very much for watching my videos and subscribing to my channel I truly appreciate it. My intention for the videos is to allow "ordinary" people who love cars an opportunity to speak about their car and why that car means so much to them. After all we are all the "caretakers"of our cars (as Jay Leno rightly says). That is great insight and I am certain Phil will be interested too. I also recall growing up in the UK seeing the Ford across the bonnet too.
Niall, thank you. Your insight is right on! In Canada the Capri was imported by Ford Mercury. The market campaign was to make market space with the European Capri The price point was competing against the MG, TR6 & Datsan Z240 so they put the CAPRI badge on the hood to separate from Ford.
First car I was ever interested in buying and it was on a car lot.Took it for a spin with the salesman and fell hard in love with the Capri Ended up owning 4 of them however they were all the North American type.
Robert.. wow. It’s easy to see why as these beautiful little cars are just most fun in every way.. and quick enough when you need to put your food down. I also wanted to take a moment to personally thank for taking the time to watching my videos, leaving a comment and for subscribing to my channel I truly appreciate it. My intention when creating these videos is to showcase not only the beautiful car but give the owner an opportunity to share their story, love and passion for their car. Thanks again Kevin.
Interesting design.. interesting how designers but the tank in the rear for most cars now. I also wanted to take a moment to personally thank for taking the time to watching my videos, leaving a comment and for subscribing to my channel I truly appreciate it. My intention when creating these videos is to showcase not only the beautiful car but give the owner an opportunity to share their story, love and passion for their car. Thanks again Kevin.
Oh my gosh! You take me back to when I was 17. I had one of the first 50 Capri's sold in the USA. It was just the 1600, so gutless. Unfortunately I wrapped it around a tree at about 80MPH. Very lucky to walk away, but I still love that car. Especially when I first got it and there were not very many on the road.
First of all, thank you so much for watching my videos and subscribing to my channel I truly appreciate it. You were lucky to have gotten such an awesome car at a young age and sadly the tree walked out in front of you. It just blows my mind even thinking about it that Phil (like you) bought this car and still managed to hold on to her all these years. There is always that special bond between a man and his car that just continues to get stronger with each passing year. Speaking of bonds.. I woke up this morning thinking my little MG turns 50 next year.. I should buy her a gift.. perhaps a set of chrome wire wheels would make her (and me) happy!
I bought a 1971 Capri new..Ordered it in BRG but never came through so had to take one in medium blue with the 2000cc SOHC engine. Absolutely loved the car! Drove it 180,000 miles. Rust finally got the subframe but the engine ran perfectly and NEVER used oil. Lost my virginity in it in southern Ohio..
Greg, I bet you still miss your Capri. Perhaps one of the most iconic cars from that era that checked off all the boxes and even a few more. 😊 I also wanted to take a moment to personally thank for taking the time to watching my videos, leaving a comment and for subscribing to my channel I truly appreciate it. My intention when creating these videos is to showcase not only the beautiful car but give the owner an opportunity to share their story, love and passion for their car. Thanks again Kevin.
I really appreciate the kind words. Thanks for watching! I also wanted to take a moment to personally thank for taking the time to watching my videos, leaving a comment and for subscribing to my channel I truly appreciate it. My intention when creating these videos is to showcase not only the beautiful car but give the owner an opportunity to share their story, love and passion for their car. Thanks again Kevin.
So true.. the prized ones were always the V6 and the V8..way more money back in the day and even today they hold their value. I also wanted to take a moment to personally thank for taking the time to watching my videos, leaving a comment and for subscribing to my channel I truly appreciate it. My intention when creating these videos is to showcase not only the beautiful car but give the owner an opportunity to share their story, love and passion for their car. Thanks again Kevin.
What a lovely car mate. I am so in awe that you kept it. I wish I had kept mine. I still think about the Capri. I ended up with a MK1 Cortina but the Capri was always may favourite.
My high school graduation present was a new, dark green 71 Capri 2000. I drove it back and forth several times between my home in Fresno, CA and college at the University of South Dakota. I increased the power in stages, starting with an Offenhauser dual port two bbl intake, then to an Offy 4 bbl intake with Holley 390 cfm carb, and finally to an Ak Miller turbocharger. While in South Dakota a friend converted the windshield washer into a water/methanol system. Between the H2O injection and aviation fuel which we could buy back then it was a screamer. After college I drove it to medical school in Guadalajara, Mexico. After 10 years and about 110,000 miles I sold it. I always kept it in pristine condition and despite its very active life I sold it for $2500, slightly more than the original msrp. Great memories.
First of all 65sohc, thank you so much for watching my videos and subscribing to my channel I truly appreciate it. What a story. Isn’t it amazing that the Capri played such a huge part in your life and as you recall the memories and the sheer power with all the modifications it still brings a smile to your face. Don’t you wish you had also kept it?
65sohc Late to the discussion here, but your comment reminds me that the windshield washer fluid on the Capri was dispensed by pressing a squeeze bulb in the footwell next to the clutch pedal. Is that what you used for the "injection" system? If so, sounds like a neat idea.
@@martinliehs2513 I added an electric pump and a Hobbs switch on the intake manifold so it was automatically injected under boost. It worked amazingly well. And yes. I wish I still had it. Capri is nearly impossible to find now.
Other mods: I had the stock wheels widened to 7 inches, chromed, and then painted the centers like factory. I installed Mulholland springs in the front and lowering blocks in the rear. I tried to shorten the shifter throw but cobbling up some longer plates to alter the ratio of the shifter arms but that didn't pan out. I was also tinkering, much to the dismay of my parents.
Sedona.. you and me both. Every so often I see one on sale but the good ones are crazy expensive and the more affordable ones need way to much work. I also wanted to take a moment to personally thank for taking the time to watching my videos, leaving a comment and for subscribing to my channel I truly appreciate it. My intention when creating these videos is to showcase not only the beautiful car but give the owner an opportunity to share their story, love and passion for their car. Thanks again Kevin.
Phil, my absolute pleasure. I appreciate your kind words and look forward to sharing more cars with you in 2023 too. I wish you and your family a very Merry Christmas and a very Happy New Year filled with love,health and happiness.
My first car was a 4 year old 71 Capri 1600. It was slow on the straightaway but I always beat my buddies in their Detroit iron on the twisties! Good memories!
Allen, I can imagine how much you miss that car. It is iconic for sure. She turned heads back in the day and continues to do so today. Sadly not too many cars from the last decade come even close. I also wanted to take a moment to personally thank for taking the time to watching my videos, leaving a comment and for subscribing to my channel I truly appreciate it. My intention when creating these videos is to showcase not only the beautiful car but give the owner an opportunity to share their story, love and passion for their car. Thanks again Kevin.
A true legend. I used to have a 73 Capri and I regret to this day selling her. Phil my hats off to you for holding on to the love of your life. I an proud and a little jealous of you too.🙂
I bought a new white 72 Capri 4-cyl in Landover, MD. It was a hatchback. One time, I put a new 50-gallon water heater in the back. Another time, the cam timing belt failed on the way to work at NASA. I coasted into a church parking lot. The church was open, so I called my wife to request more tools and a new belt. The temperature was fine, and I replaced the belt in the church parking lot. Got to work a few hours late !
That's one heck of a story! Glad you were able to get it fixed in time for work. Working at NASA.. they didn’t gift you a Corvette? 😀 also wanted to take a moment to personally thank for taking the time to watching my videos, leaving a comment and for subscribing to my channel I truly appreciate it. My intention when creating these videos is to showcase not only the beautiful car but give the owner an opportunity to share their story, love and passion for their car. Thanks again Kevin.
Buick, I remember those and very much sought after back in the day vs. The standard offering of the 1.6L or 2.0L cars. Are you in the GTA, I’d love to see it.
Everrol, First of all thank you so very much for watching my videos and subscribing to my channel I truly appreciate it. My intention for the videos is to allow "ordinary" people who love cars an opportunity to speak about their car and why that car means so much to them. After all we are all the "caretakers"of our cars (as Jay Leno rightly says). I can image how much you miss that car. A friend of mine had a 3L Ghia and I still think of that car all the time.
Ludocrat, First of all thank you so very much for watching my videos and subscribing to my channel I truly appreciate it. My intention for the videos is to allow "ordinary" people who love cars an opportunity to speak about their car and why that car means so much to them. I can only imagine how much you liked the video plus I'm sure a little envious of Phil to have always owned her and never let her go... We rarely come across that type of passion.
Mrkeopele, thanks for your comments and yes the wheels look larger for sure. I also wanted to take a moment to personally thank for watching my videos and subscribing to my channel I truly appreciate it. As you may have seen in my videos that my intention is to showcase not only the beautiful car and really give the owner of the car (the caretaker as Jay Leno rightly says) the opportunity to share their story, love and passion for their car. Thanks again Kevin.
boy oh boy, this is a rare treat to see a Capri owned by the same guy. I can see why this guy is like a "GodFather" of Capri's. I thoroughly enjoyed this video..
Hello from Texas, Not sure how I came to your channel except I am a Capri lover. I have never thought of Canadian Capri's. The 2600cc was a special and now rare car. Enjoyed your video. Great to see a man with his original love after 50 years !
Hi Eamo, first of all I am glad you found me. I appreciate you watching my videos and subscribing to my channel it really means a lot to me. I would agree with you that I too am a Capri lover and everything about the car is so beautifully styled. It is near impossible to come across someone like Phil to have owned such a car for its 50 years.. believe me, I was not aware of this until I met him on the day we shot the video!
Mrcountit, thank you so much for the $5. You have no idea what this means to me. You are the first person to do this. After over 130 videos, it’s great to get some monetization from a viewer. Thank you again. Kevin
I had 73 2600 4 speed for 6 years in the 70s. Loved it. Lots of fun, especially with a little engine massaging, like a better camshaft. But, it didn’t fit family life once the kids started coming. Sigh. Wish I had held on to it.
I hear you on the family life thing, HoneyTone but you’re not alone in having to part with a great car! I too sacrificed my beloved 84 TransAm and I still think about that car often. I also wanted to take a moment to personally thank for taking the time to watching my videos, leaving a comment and for subscribing to my channel I truly appreciate it. My intention when creating these videos is to showcase not only the beautiful car but give the owner an opportunity to share their story, love and passion for their car. Thanks again Kevin.
I bought a 2600 Capri brand new when I got out of the Navy in 1973. Put 130,000 miles on it in 7 years, and in North East PA it was a rust bucket by then. I haven't seen one in person in over 40 years.
I bet those were some fun miles, but it's a shame it was so rusty by the end. I also wanted to take a moment to personally thank for taking the time to watching my videos, leaving a comment and for subscribing to my channel I truly appreciate it. My intention when creating these videos is to showcase not only the beautiful car but give the owner an opportunity to share their story, love and passion for their car. Thanks again Kevin.
Beautiful car; I had the original 1972 fitted out with twin webers and engine work but couldn’t come close to my 72 2600 that we cut the installed Manley valves from a Chevy, cut 80 thousand off the head to raise compression, crane camshaft, headers, Ana’s dual exhaust with center muffler removed and a Mallory dual point distributor. Ripped off shifts at 7500rpm slamming the rear differential into the undercarriage as it walked away from BMW TIIs and Alphas. Gave serious fits to Datsun 240z owners who could stay with it unless seriously modified. Sold it to a college student to take away to college and told him to be careful. Lasted one week before he put a tree in the passengers seat after seriously misjudging his speed, running headfirst to its demise.
Holger, First of all thank you so very much for watching my videos and subscribing to my channel I truly appreciate it. My intention for the videos is to allow ´ordinary people’ like you and I who love cars an opportunity to speak about their love of their car and why that car means so much to them. After all we are all the ´caretakers’ of our cars (as Jay Leno rightly says). I bet you you do still miss yours. Especially when you see guys like Phil who managed to hold on to their cars since day one!
James.. I agree. I also wanted to take a moment to personally thank for taking the time to watching my videos, leaving a comment and for subscribing to my channel I truly appreciate it. My intention when creating these videos is to showcase not only the beautiful car but give the owner an opportunity to share their story, love and passion for their car. Thanks again Kevin.
What a great car. I saw only 2 in my lifetime and both were at a car meet in San Diego. I can't get over the owner having had this car since new. That still shocks me. Wish I kept my old El Camino - It was in rough shape but I loved it.
Diego, thank you so very much for watching my videos and subscribing to my channel I truly appreciate it. The Capri is still quite the unforgettable car.
Very nice Phil. I started my career as a mechanic at a Mercury dealer in Sussex, New Brunswick in 1979 so I remember these well. I myself have owned Mk 2 Cortinas since the late seventies and presently have two GT models. I used to service alot of Capris for friends over the years because it was hard to get good service on this type of car at the time with American car mechanics not very familiar with the product and the product was in my opinion poorly promoted by Ford dealers on this continent, poor parts inventory etc. I feel that it is easier to get parts today with the internet than it was at the time. While there may be quite a few of these surviving i bet there would only be a dozen or so with a current registration on the road in Canada. Anyway Phil, i am glad you got this car back on the road and know that you are too. I wouldnt mind having my Cortina/s featured on this channel.
David.. first of all thank you so very much for watching my videos and subscribing I truly appreciate it. I would be so honoured to make a video about the Cortina and your love of cars. Please send me a quick email and we can connect. ClassicCarChitChat@gmail.com
Awesome video couldn't get enough of the car and the story. Well done Kevin love your channel. Not sure how I found it but so glad I did. It's a hidden gem.
You've brought back some incredible memories! I had one of these when I was in high school. I used to challenge my friends to find the horn. I would push the center of the steering wheel while using my pinky finger on the horn. Only a Capri owner knows where to find the horn!
Academy, First of all thank you so very much for watching my videos and subscribing to my channel I truly appreciate it. My intention for the videos is to allow ´ordinary people’ like you and I who love cars an opportunity to speak about their love of their car and why that car means so much to them. After all we are all the ´caretakers’ of our cars (as Jay Leno rightly says). It’s so true.. this is certainly one of those iconic cars we all loved.. don’t you wish you had kept yours after all these years.. Phil is rare indeed. I have only met 2 people so far in my videos that are original owners.. Phil and Veytas.. with an incredible Grand National.
Thank you for watching our video and leaving a comment. That's a cool trick you played on your friends. All The Best and keep watching Kevin's videos he does a Great job!
I can't remember about the horn. Also, is that the car that the windshield washer pump was a rubber bulb on the floor with a switched metal ring around it to activate the wipers. On mine you could just touch the ring only with your toe and not the press the bulb and you had wiper mist control. I could be thinking about our '71 Opel 1900 though. It was a long time ago.
I had a few 3 litre Capri's in the 80,s in Manchester UK all models being Mk1 ,Mk2 and the last Mk3 ,great cars loved them I had 2 Mk1,s one being a 1972 3000E Daytona yellow with black vinyl top, and a 1974 white Mk1 with vinyl top twin headlights and wofrace wheels very similar to this car , wish I had one still good memory's and cars , UK got 3000cc engines , good luck to the guy keeping hold of it , Cheers 👍.
@@philcization yes thanks I loved them had about 8 of them all 3 litre and 1 2.8 injection one of the last ones great cars ,that's how I found yours , looking for viewing of said cars thanks .
@@ClassicCarChitChat I must of been . Had a mk2 in bronze 3ltr Ghia a manual car. Then a Mk3 in oyster gold a 3 Ltr auto I was lucky to own 9 of them in total all 3 Ltr cars quite a large group of us owned 3 Ltr Capri's in the 80,s we loved them thanks for the kind words Cheers 👍.
Why, First of all thank you so very much for watching my videos and subscribing to my channel I truly appreciate it. My intention for the videos is to allow ´ordinary people’ who love cars an opportunity to speak about their car and why that car means so much to them. After all we are all the "caretakers"of our cars (as Jay Leno rightly says). 👏 I love the handle by the way. The 3L for the UK back in the day was much sought after and a "huge" engine.. Considering 90% of all cars were at most 2.0L... I bet you still miss that beauty.
Paul, first of all thank you for watching my videos and subscribing to my channel I truly appreciate it. Truly the star of the video was Phil and his beautiful Capri. I hope I was able to capture just a small part of the love and passion he has this beautiful car.
I'm glad you got to experience the Capri!.. but the prized V6 too. I also wanted to take a moment to personally thank for taking the time to watching my videos, leaving a comment and for subscribing to my channel I truly appreciate it. My intention when creating these videos is to showcase not only the beautiful car but give the owner an opportunity to share their story, love and passion for their car. Thanks again Kevin.
I'll be honest, I really did not know much about the Capri until I saw the video. I can see why everyone loves it. The owner is one lucky dude. A word of advice sir please never sell her and love to regret it like so many of us do. I wish I still kept my old CJ5 🙁
Thank you Steve for your comments. You are correct I feel very lucky to have been able to keep this Capri for all these years. I had many say; get rid of that car wasting away! My response was always someday it will be back on the road. That day finally arrived.
I bet those 18,000 miles were some fun ones Danny. 😂 I also wanted to take a moment to personally thank for taking the time to watching my videos, leaving a comment and for subscribing to my channel I truly appreciate it. My intention when creating these videos is to showcase not only the beautiful car but give the owner an opportunity to share their story, love and passion for their car. Thanks again Kevin.
My older brother had a red one, that I learned to drive in. I remenber taking it on dirt roads in the NY mid-Hudson area, fishtailing and tossing it around the corners. Was great fun! Lucky I didn't wrap it around a tree...Always loved that car, still do.
F8, First of all thank you so very much for watching my videos and subscribing to my channel I truly appreciate it. My intention for the videos is to allow "ordinary" people who love cars an opportunity to speak about their car and why that car means so much to them. The car is so perfect in so many ways.. It just seems to have the perfect design. I bet you still miss her too.
Kelly, First of all thank you so very much for watching my videos and subscribing to my channel I truly appreciate it. My intention for the videos are not to be "how to" videos (I think there are amazing videos made by others far qualified than me) instead my focus is to create a platform where "ordinary" people who love cars get an opportunity to speak about their car and why that car means so much to them. You are right in your comments. The Capri from the very start had the most beautiful lines ever. I sometimes wish that Ford would bring back a retro style Capri and perhaps follow Car makers like Dodge who seem to know how to recreate the muscle cars with the latest tech.
Hi Phil, you can get a lot of parts from UK and Germany, in Germany you have Motomobil, and in UK you have Burton Powers and many more. If you want panels you can get them from Ex-pressed steel panels. they make new panels.
Harry, First of all thank you so very much for watching my videos and subscribing to my channel I truly appreciate it. My intention for the videos is to allow "ordinary" people who love cars an opportunity to speak about their car and why that car means so much to them. After all we are all the "caretakers"of our cars (as Jay Leno rightly says). I will be sure to remind Phil to take a look at your comments.
I agree, it's a beautiful car! also wanted to take a moment to personally thank for taking the time to watching my videos, leaving a comment and for subscribing to my channel I truly appreciate it. My intention when creating these videos is to showcase not only the beautiful car but give the owner an opportunity to share their story, love and passion for their car. Thanks again Kevin.
Nice, my brother had the 72 in the British racing green but with the 4cyl. He had a 68 Mustang convertible 302 he got from a Doctor neighbor but he just had to have a capri.
Wooley, First of all thank you so very much for watching my videos and subscribing to my channel I truly appreciate it. My intention for the videos is to allow "ordinary" people who love cars an opportunity to speak about their car and why that car means so much to them. Your brother was indeed very fortunate to have such an amazing car and the Mustang too.
Had one in red with the essex v4. Superficially, it could sit next to this car, but underneath it was a mess. If im not mistaken, this v6 is an essex as it has the dual exhaust outlets from each engine bank. The Cologne v6, I'm told, had triple outlets per bank. Beautiful car, wish i didnt give up on mine.
Santosh, First of all thank you so very much for watching my videos and subscribing to my channel I truly appreciate it. My intention for the videos is to allow "ordinary" people who love cars an opportunity to speak about their car and why that car means so much to them. Wow, that was a beast of a Capri and I'm sure each time you see one you think.. "I wish I had kept her".
@@ClassicCarChitChat I started off hating the v4 but loving the car, but I grew attached and when it blew up, I chose to rebuild rather than convert to a faster, smoother, more refined and reliable modern Japanese (that was a time when conversion was acceptable and even recommended). That was an illogical decision at the time, but I didn't care.
It truly is very special. I also wanted to take a moment to personally thank for taking the time to watching my videos, leaving a comment and for subscribing to my channel I truly appreciate it. My intention when creating these videos is to showcase not only the beautiful car but give the owner an opportunity to share their story, love and passion for their car. Thanks again Kevin.
John, First of all thank you so very much for watching my videos and subscribing to my channel I truly appreciate it. My intention for the videos are not to be "how to" videos (I think there are amazing videos made by others far qualified than me) instead my focus is to create a platform where "ordinary" people who love cars get an opportunity to speak about their car and why that car means so much to them. I think the Capri will always live on in our memory as a beautiful car and for those of us who witnessed their introduction in the early 70's we were always smitten. Kevin
So glad your LHD V6 Capri is well preserved example with correct Federal lighting 👏 👍 Thanks for sharing with narration, those front amber lights look a like from Mk1 Escort bin. Love the engine bay, greetings from New Zealand 🇳🇿 😀
Vernon, First of all thank you so very much for watching my videos and subscribing to my channel I truly appreciate it. My intention for the videos is to showcase the car and also allow the owner of the car (the caretaker as Jay Leno rightly says) the opportunity to share their story, love and passion for their car. I never dreamed that when I started making videos and honouring ordinary people who had a love and passion for cars (like me) would be seen by people across the globe like yourself. I know too that Phil would also be thrilled knowing that his beautiful car has been appreciated by so many across the world. Everyone one I meet reminds me how they wished they had kept their first car … just like Phil.
@@ClassicCarChitChat your enginebay features 2.6 litre Essex, which I have heard about, but only ever seen 3.0 litre Essex in the South African Cortina's typically Mk3, but also in Mk4's.
I so wanted one of these in the early seventies. But $4000 and up was more than I could swing. Now I’d still love to have one but great ones are still out of reach, lol.
I know the feeling, it’s a shame they were so expensive.. especially when every penny was counted when we were younger. also wanted to take a moment to personally thank for taking the time to watching my videos, leaving a comment and for subscribing to my channel I truly appreciate it. My intention when creating these videos is to showcase not only the beautiful car but give the owner an opportunity to share their story, love and passion for their car. Thanks again Kevin.
Mark, First of all thank you so very much for watching my videos and subscribing to my channel I truly appreciate it. My intention for the videos is to allow "ordinary" people who love cars an opportunity to speak about their car and why that car means so much to them. Shocking when you think about it.. I guess as the saying goes.. "If it ain't broken why fix it"
Andrew, I bet you still miss that car especially when you see beauties like this one owned by the same owner since day 1. In addition, thank you so very much for watching my videos and subscribing to my channel I truly appreciate it. My intention for the videos are not to be "how to" videos (I think there are amazing videos made by others far qualified than me) instead my focus is to create a platform where "ordinary" people who love cars get an opportunity to speak about their car and why that car means so much to them.
Tragic life..I hope it hasn’t been too tragic because you miss your Capri.. with a rocket powering her. 😀. I also wanted to take a moment to personally thank for taking the time to watching my videos, leaving a comment and for subscribing to my channel I truly appreciate it. My intention when creating these videos is to showcase not only the beautiful car but give the owner an opportunity to share their story, love and passion for their car. Thanks again Kevin.
Frances.. you me both. I also wanted to take a moment to personally thank for taking the time to watching my videos, leaving a comment and for subscribing to my channel I truly appreciate it. My intention when creating these videos is to showcase not only the beautiful car but give the owner an opportunity to share their story, love and passion for their car. Thanks again Kevin.
Robert, First of all thank you so very much for watching my videos and subscribing to my channel I truly appreciate it. My intention for the videos is to allow "ordinary" people who love cars an opportunity to speak about their car and why that car means so much to them. You are a lucky man indeed. Had I stayed in the UK I would definitely have got the 3.0L Ghia model.
Douglas..Yes the V8s were quite popular and great cars for their time… and now probably the most sought after as they were more expensive to buy and the majority of buyers opted for the 4 cylinder and the 6. I also wanted to take a moment to personally thank for taking the time to watching my videos, leaving a comment and for subscribing to my channel I truly appreciate it. My intention when creating these videos is to showcase not only the beautiful car but give the owner an opportunity to share their story, love and passion for their car. Thanks again Kevin.
@@ClassicCarChitChat A Elderly Lady ,who lives around the corner from me, has the Original Green 4 cylinder version ,its kept Garaged in a Rural Town in Victoria .The Capris i drove in Sydney were modified ,with some having 351 V8s in them ,we placed Sandbags in the Boot for traction ,give me the 70s anytime . 😁
Dee, first off thank you for watching my video and subscribing, I truly appreciate it. Both Phil and the Capri were awesome. The Capri slightly more awesome…LOL
Thank you Phil. It really is you and your beautiful car that stole the show. I am the guy holding the camera. Hope I did you proud by letting others see your beautiful car and the love and passion you have for her. Kevin
@@ClassicCarChitChat Kevin, do viewers need to sign onto Gmail in order to make comments. I had one viewer contact me and informed that he was able to leave a comment. Thank you
Edward, First of all thank you so very much for watching my videos and subscribing to my channel I truly appreciate it. My intention for the videos is to allow ´ordinary people’ like you and I who love cars an opportunity to speak about their love of their car and why that car means so much to them. After all we are all the ´caretakers’ of our cars (as Jay Leno rightly says). Great to hear you had an awesome car back in the day.. I bet you still miss her! My apologies for the volume.. it is something that I am am trying to work on.. so hopefully future videos will be a little better in audio quality.
I bought a brand new 1972 Mercury Capri with the 2.6L V-6 and 4 speed stick transmission in 1972. The color was green and it was a fun car to drive. Then in 1974 I traded it on a 1974 Capri with 2.8L V-6 and stick shift transmission. The 1974 was slower because the engine had a lot of smog equipment. Over all the 72 was a better car.
Interesting that the 74 was slower. The smog equipment was a real killer for performance. I also wanted to take a moment to personally thank for taking the time to watching my videos, leaving a comment and for subscribing to my channel I truly appreciate it. My intention when creating these videos is to showcase not only the beautiful car but give the owner an opportunity to share their story, love and passion for their car. Thanks again Kevin.
Roky, that’s fantastic.. and congratulations on getting such an awesome and iconic car. I would love to see a picture of it. Email me at Kevin@ClassiCarChitChat.com . I also wanted to take a moment to personally thank for watching my videos and subscribing to my channel I truly appreciate it. As you may have seen in my videos that my intention is to showcase not only the beautiful car and really give the owner of the car (the caretaker as Jay Leno rightly says) the opportunity to share their story, love and passion for their car. Thanks again Kevin.
For years I thought Phil was just pulling my leg about having a pristine Capri in his garage. All I ever saw was a sheet! What an incredible looking car, I have seen interiors with more wear on them in 5 year old cars. And for this to be a one owner car after 50 years is unbelievable. Next time we drop by in Mississauga well make sure to pop in for a look at this gem! Thanks for creating great content like this, great fun to browse through the various cars, though I am missing more Saab's😁 I subscribed nonetheless.
Karl, First of all thank you so very much for watching my videos and subscribing to my channel I truly appreciate it. My intention for the videos is to allow ´ordinary people’ who love cars an opportunity to speak about their car and why that car means so much to them. After all we are all the "caretakers"of our cars (as Jay Leno rightly says). Phil certainly loves his car and he is the envy of all of us to have owned that car since day 1. I too love Saabs too and they are very rare in North America.. if you have one I would love to make a video of it this Spring.
@@ClassicCarChitChat I used to have one when we lived in Mississauga, but we have now relocated to Germany for a few years, so sadly I can't help out with a Saab :(
@@karlgrabe7673 Karl thank you for watching our video and for leaving your comments. Darlene left me no choice by saying either fix up the Capri or get rid of it to make space in the garage. While the later couldn't be my decision so we had it refurbished. I never knew finding parts would so difficult and time consuming. Lucky I had a good mechanic that also loved Capris and he had the time to search all over Canada & the USA to find what we needed. The biggest issue was finding tires for the small rims. Kevin will know about this as his MGB also has very small rims. Karl I wish you all the best in Germany and hope you make over to my garage next summer so we can take it for a spin.
My first car was the 1974 Mercury Capri in that rust orange with tan interior. It was absolutely loaded with every option available. Unfortunately I was a kid that was very much into the performance limits of my vehicles which was the reason I bought the car (actually, for the price of $1500 back in 1980, I stole it). That car was a spectacular performer on the twisties, especially after doing the Bilstein suspension upgrade I installed. Absolutely “loved” the way that car drove and almost immediately regretted selling it to move on to the next level. Definitely a special little car for it’s time.
Scott, First of all thank you so very much for watching my videos and subscribing to my channel I truly appreciate it. My intention for the videos is to allow ´ordinary people’ who love cars an opportunity to speak about their car and why that car means so much to them. After all we are all the "caretakers"of our cars (as Jay Leno rightly says). The Capri always brings back so many fond memories for so many of us growing up in the 70’s and 80’s. Great to hear you had one too and enjoyed her.
@@ClassicCarChitChat Thank you Scott, I have met many like your self that love the Capri , the way they drove and wish they never sold them! All the Best !
If my memory was serves me correctly there was a 3 litre version. I worked at a Ford dealership in the seventies.I remember a 3 litre being unloaded of the transporter and I drove it into the dealership.It was finished in purple which was an unusual colour for the time.
Hi Dennis, you are correct there was 3 litre version. I was not able to order it in Canada at the dealership. There were not many available Ghia was 3 L and 3000 Sport were very popular in the UK. Thank you for adding that information.
We in the UK also had a 3.1ltr which was the R.S Capri which was quite a rare car also in Germany the R.S Capri was a 2.8lt which if my memory recalls was called the Colone V6 and in the U.K the 3.0/3.1 engines where called the Essex V6 ,just a observation I always thought the Capri was only called that in Europe and in America /Canada it was called the Mercury Capri 🤔 the Capri in the video is cosmeticly very different to our European ones , I use to own a 3.0ltr 3000GT 1969year then a 3000E 1971year (the E had a few more cosmetic extras than the GT)
@@NUBBY39 I also owned a few 3 litres in the 80,s all my mates owned them too great fun I had a 3000e too on a k plate nice to hear your comment , fond memories for me from Manchester UK cheers fella 👍
Buna, First of all thank you so very much for watching my videos and subscribing to my channel I truly appreciate it. My intention for the videos is to allow "ordinary" people who love cars an opportunity to speak about their car and why that car means so much to them. After all we are all the "caretakers"of our cars (as Jay Leno rightly says). I also agree that the Capri had perhaps one of the most beautiful and desirable body styles back in the 70’s and even today.. they look amazing.
I had a 1974 Capri with the V6 4 speed back in the 1980's. Sorry,I don't have fond memories of the car as it had the common issue of the steering wobble. The back quarter windows both flew out and smashed along the side of the road. I also had the shifter break off in my hand while driving it. I didn't miss it after trading it in.
Steven.. you are not the first to raise concerns about the infamous Capri “wobble”. I also wanted to take a moment to personally thank for taking the time to watching my videos, leaving a comment and for subscribing to my channel I truly appreciate it. My intention when creating these videos is to showcase not only the beautiful car but give the owner an opportunity to share their story, love and passion for their car. Thanks again Kevin.
Benny, first of all thank you so very much for watching my videos and subscribing to my channel I truly appreciate it. Both the car and her owner are amazing!
I had a 73 2600 new bro had 72 .2000. I miss mine had n high school. Raced a r x 2 and we were same speed. Not a fast car but fun. My wife creaked it twice sold it. In 73.
Wbwilliams, First of all thank you so very much for watching my videos and subscribing to my channel I truly appreciate it. My intention for the videos is to allow "ordinary" people who love cars an opportunity to speak about their car and why that car means so much to them. I can only imagine how incredible having both gorgeous cars in your driveway would have looked. Amazing.. thank you for sharing. Kevin
Shear.. oh no.. but still a blast to drive no doubt. I also wanted to take a moment to personally thank for taking the time to watching my videos, leaving a comment and for subscribing to my channel I truly appreciate it. My intention when creating these videos is to showcase not only the beautiful car but give the owner an opportunity to share their story, love and passion for their car. Thanks again Kevin.
You must have had the seats reupholstered. My rear seat tops were destroyed by the sun. To this day every car I have I put a protective windshield sunshield over the rear deck when parked outside-that works. I bought my second-hand 1972 Capri 2000cc 4-cylinder for $600 in about 1976 with double shift sweat money earned in a steam plant in college. It was originally yellow with black interior. I think it was owned from new by a rich sorority girl at my same university judging by the parking stickers. The seller resprayed it fresh yellow for me. Cars in those days didn't last as long as now. It was already worn out and I barely kept it running but it sure was fun to drive. I repainted those original wheels he showed with black and silver spray paint and it looked great. Funny story, the behind the dash wiper mechanism broke and I somehow replaced it with one from the junkyard- a hard job. Two days later, out of the clear blue sky, Ford somehow found me with a letter recalling the car for that very thing and offered a free dealership replacement of the wiper mechanism! Too late! Also mine had no front bumper so I was embarrassed by that driving it in college. I looked high and low for a bumper (pre internet days) with no luck. Honestly though it didn't look that bad without it. My dad, tongue in cheek, said, why don't you make a wooden bumper. Not funny.
Free spirit, First of all thank you so very much for watching my videos and subscribing to my channel I truly appreciate it. My intention for the videos is to allow "ordinary" people who love cars an opportunity to speak about their car and why that car means so much to them. You truly are a Capri lover and quite the story. I love the whole “wooden bumper “ thing 😊
Tedroy, I've heard about those timing gears. They were a problem for a lot of those cars. I also wanted to take a moment to personally thank for taking the time to watching my videos, leaving a comment and for subscribing to my channel I truly appreciate it. My intention when creating these videos is to showcase not only the beautiful car but give the owner an opportunity to share their story, love and passion for their car. Thanks again Kevin.
I had a 72...I wouldn't call it beautiful like this one, lol. It had a 1.6 Kent in it originally, with the optional rear gear 3.45, "GT" model. I stuck a drivetrain from a 76, 2.8 V6, manual trans. Chucked a Holley 500 2bbl carb and headers. Zippy enough for the day.
That's an awesome story, thanks for sharing! I also wanted to take a moment to personally thank for taking the time to watching my videos, leaving a comment and for subscribing to my channel I truly appreciate it. My intention when creating these videos is to showcase not only the beautiful car but give the owner an opportunity to share their story, love and passion for their car. Thanks again Kevin.
GBS, don’t you wish you still had her. Especially when you see videos like this with Phil being the original owner. I also wanted to take a moment to personally thank for taking the time to watching my videos, leaving a comment and for subscribing to my channel I truly appreciate it. My intention when creating these videos is to showcase not only the beautiful car but give the owner an opportunity to share their story, love and passion for their car. Thanks again Kevin.
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I love the Capri. I've wanted one since I was 12yrs old. I finally got a 1970 model 3yrs ago(40yrs later). Mine is engineered with a 5.0l V8, 5spd manual. It needs some work, my struggles with depression and alcohol addiction have kept me from getting it on the road, but it's in my garage looking beautiful. I'm sober now and going to get into it this summer. Thanks for showing this beautiful example.
Caprilover, thank you for your comment and as lovers of cars we appreciate too that our cars become our safe haven and provides us with a focus on what makes us happy. Your Capri sounds amazing and It sounds like too your Capri saved you! I also wanted to take a moment to personally thank for watching my videos and subscribing to my channel I truly appreciate it. As you may have seen in my videos that my intention is to showcase not only the beautiful car and really give the owner of the car (the caretaker as Jay Leno rightly says) the opportunity to share their story, love and passion for their car. Thanks again Kevin.
Let me buy it
I had a 1969 3000gt back in 1985 here in Norway. I miss that car. I have been trough 9 years of smack adiction sweet you have it and your got truough. Wish you luck and happiness. And if its to much for you. Please get back to me. I really really miss it. I have been looking for one for years from Germany but must was sold in Germany with a 1.7 liter v4
The Mustang is beautiful but i love this more! Happy new year. So happy to see this.
It never came with a V8 but someone did build them in South Africa with a V8 . Cant remember the name.
Undoubtedly one of the most beautiful cars ever designed and produced.
Wouter, you said it beautifully. It is so true.. I still recall one of my friends dads getting the car and he opted for the 2L Ghia model at the time and I could not keep my eyes off the car. To this day, the Capri stands out above the rest and steals everybody’s heart when Phil shows up at car shows with her. I also wanted to take a moment to personally thank for watching my videos and subscribing to my channel I truly appreciate it. As you may have seen in my videos that my intention is to showcase not only the beautiful car and really give the owner of the car (the caretaker as Jay Leno rightly says) the opportunity to share their story, love and passion for their car. Thanks again Kevin.
I've owned a few second hand examples only one Mark 1 (1973 model) I regret having to sell that ...look long story short I'm saving for a Mark 3 before they go from costing a lot to too much .
My first car was a Capri and my last car will be a Capri. Ford really got the shape right with this car.
Great post, thanks. I had a December '72 car in the metallic green colour (not BRG in the UK) with that tan interior. Mine was a 3.0 GXL which had the "Essex" V6 instead of the Koln 2.6 V6. This was the third version of the Series 1 V6 Capri in the UK and was also made in the Koln factory, being a RHD car for the UK market. The wheels were a nice steel type, as shown on the Mk. 3 Cortina in your video.
Mike.. you certainly had one of the most sought after cars back in the day. I also wanted to take a moment to personally thank for watching my videos, leaving a comment and for subscribing to my channel I truly appreciate it.
My intention when creating these videos is to showcase not only the beautiful car but give the owner an opportunity to share their story, love and passion for their car. Thanks again Kevin.
Mercury here in the states. Always admired these.
Mks, First of all thank you so very much for watching my videos and subscribing to my channel I truly appreciate it. My intention for the videos is to allow "ordinary" people who love cars an opportunity to speak about their car and why that car means so much to them. Whether Ford or Mercury, or Merkur in Europe.. Truly an awesome are with beautiful lines.
As a young teen pre drivers licence I loved these cars. They came with 4 cylinders and six cylinders and even a small block v 8
Earl.. the 6 and 8 were the prized ones and getting quite rare.
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My first car was a used 1972 Capri. It was yellow with side exhaust. I wish I would have taken care of it like this car. Great memories. Thank you.
I bought a blue 6 cyc in 1972. I loved the car and how easy it was to maintain. I remember having to remove the radiator and just walking it down the street to be repaired. Had it back in the car in 2 hrs. Used to take it to the race at Watkins Glen for the US grand prix each year and slept in it....great memories....
Kudos to the owner for his dedication to preserving this great little car from the golden age of automobiles. You rarely come across people with this level of commitment to a car.
My brother and I bought a rusty, baby blue 1974 Capri in the mid 1980s for a couple of hundred dollars. It ran, but the 2.8 V-6 always had low oil pressure. Thankfully, my dad had a shop where we could tear the car down and address a lot of issues (mostly rust, thanks to the Ontario winters). Rented a sand blaster and learned how to braze using an oxy-acetylene torch to patch the rotted areas, and replaced the rotted front fenders with aftermarket fibre glass ones that were available at the time. A buddy had a good running 2.6 V-6 from a 1973 Capri that replaced the 2.8, and we replaced the clutch and repainted the engine bay while the motor was out. Installed an aftermarket glass sunroof from Canadian tire, and had the car painted fire engine red to conclude the project. Kept the car for about 5 years. Great learning experience, and a fun car to drive, as well as being gorgeous to look at.
That's a great story - it's amazing what you and your brother accomplished with that Capri Martin.
Phil is a great guy and treasures this little beauty too.
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At 17 I had a 72/73 mix we put together from 2 crashes in ‘82, then in an ice storm showing off I wrapped it around a corner wall of our school gymnasium. It stayed there for 3 months and I had to drive past it every day on the school bus. Those were the days…
Incredible car with a huge following. It is so rare to meet an owner of a car that has been owned by a single person who not only loves the car but knows so much about it. Well done to you both for sharing this video.
Frank, I agree that you hardly hear of cars like this loved and driven by the same person since new.
Frank, thank you for your kind comments.
I had a 72 Capri in the early 1980’s as my first car. It had a 2000 CC 4 cylinder that I built for extra HP. I also chromed every part that I could unbolt. I learned how to work on cars from it and now I’ve owned 8 Corvettes so far.
Craig. It’s amazing how cars can be so much more than just transportation, they teach us about life.
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My intention when creating these videos is to showcase not only the beautiful car but give the owner an opportunity to share their story, love and passion for their car. Thanks again Kevin.
I never thought much about these Capris until a friend bought one used in the mid 80s. I don't remember what engine it had, but it was plenty quick, a nice little car! I have really liked them ever since.
Cavecookie (love the name BTW) I've heard the same thing about those mid-80s Capris being surprisingly quick!
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I had a bright yellow on black 4 cyl / 4 speed … one of coolest car I have ever owned
Edwin.. gorgeous colour combination for sure.
I had a '73, it was Orange in color. Mom / Grandma got it for my HS graduation in 1979. It was 5 yrs old but back then, seemed like it was a used car whereas now a 5 yr old car seems like new almost being used... It was a slow 4 banger automatic . Sis, got a 73 too, 6 cylinder Brazilian built standard and was screamer!!! :)
One of the oddities I love about my '99 Explorer is that narrow angle V6 that I saw first in those little Capris.
Robert.. I think that V6 in the Explorer was first used in the Mustang II, then the Capri and later the Pinto, but definitely an awesome engine.
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I was an apprentice mechanic in 1974 and Phils dad Tony owned a fruit market maybe 50 metres from our auto repair shop in Mississauga Ontario. I worked on that Capri back in the day ! Phil and his dad were regulars at our shop with cars trucks and equipment from Burnhamthorpe Fruit Market their family business. Great memories and amazing to see Phil and that Capri !!
Remember those days oh so well !
Bill.. What a small world! That's amazing, thanks for sharing and Phil is an awesome guy too that to this day loves this beautiful Capri.
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Good to hear from you Bill and Yes we had some fun times & memories during those days. I really do miss them. Mike H. you and the rest of our gang of car guys. All the Best and thank you for watching our video. Kevan does a great job keeping these Classics in the News.
This was my first car her in Norway it was a 1969 3000gt with the 3L english v6. I miss that car. I was 15 year old bought it for 1500 Norwegian krone in 1985. But I remember it was like a sled in the winter. It was very Light in the rear and very little grip on the ice and snow. And I loved it!
Rene.. a little fish tailing on the rear end never hurt. 😀
Beautiful car and highly knowledgeable owner. Glad he is still proud and in love with it.
Antonio, first of all thank you so much for watching my videos and subscribing to my channel I truly appreciate it. I would agree not only is the car awesome some of the things Phil pointed out about her design and similarities to the Mustang finally made things click for me. To cap it off to have owned the same car since new.. incredible in itself!
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I bought a 1974 , 2000cc brand new. Excellent handling top speed 129. I really liked that car!
Those 2 liter cars were a lot of fun Leonard.
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I bought a 1973 3 litre Capri back in 1977 with a blown engine, replaced it with the same albeit German V6 completely redid the interior in wine red draylon with deep button upholstery (it was what you did then) put a piper cam in it rebuilt and painted the engine and it went like a rocket, of course being a dummy I sold it 5 years later and still miss it to this day, Oh and it had a Quadraphonic Cartridge stereo
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Still think the Essex 3 litre was the best engine fitted into any capri body from the factory. a torque monster.
I have seen this car driving down the 403 a few years ago never thought that i would see it on RUclips. I always remember these as the first generation of the Mercury Capri.
Tim.. Phil gets around (not in the biblical sense 😀)
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A wonderful and fantastic car. Great to see an owner taking care of her since new.
Thank you Julia. Great car in so many ways.. always been one of my favourites.
My first car in 1975 was a 1973 Capri 2600 stick. Great car. Thanks for the memories
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@@ClassicCarChitChat I do. It was silver with a black interior.
@@da40fan27 Thank you, All the Best Phil
Really appreciated & enjoyed the profile, I’m Phil’s son and it is so great to see this special car back on the road again so we can enjoy it together.
Michael, thank you for watching the video and subscribing to my channel. I hope the love and passion your dad has for this car came through in the video. You are lucky to have such an awesome father.
Incredible small sporty car. They ran like there was no tomorrow.
George and tons of fun.. and a bit of a “babe magnet” too.
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Hello, Lovely car. Perhaps in the USA Ford was not on the capri, but... if you look at any pictures of the Mark 1 from Europe, they all had F O R D across the front of the Bonnett (Hood). And I also remember that from my fathers dark blue MK1, That was a 4 Cyl 1.6 4 speed, Thirsty but lovely to drive, Just treat the back of it woth respect and it will treat you with the same. I actually liked the Grillls in front of the back wheels, gave character. They had 2 wing mirrors twoards the front of the wings.
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Niall, thank you. Your insight is right on! In Canada the Capri was imported by Ford Mercury. The market campaign was to make market space with the European Capri The price point was competing against the MG, TR6 & Datsan Z240 so they put the CAPRI badge on the hood to separate from Ford.
I had a Blue one in High School I loved that car.
First car I was ever interested in buying and it was on a car lot.Took it for a spin with the salesman and fell hard in love with the Capri Ended up owning 4 of them however they were all the North American type.
Good for you owning 4 Capris and Thank you for watching our video.
Robert.. wow. It’s easy to see why as these beautiful little cars are just most fun in every way.. and quick enough when you need to put your food down.
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What I like about the early Mercury capris. The gas tank was behind the back seat
Interesting design.. interesting how designers but the tank in the rear for most cars now.
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Oh my gosh! You take me back to when I was 17. I had one of the first 50 Capri's sold in the USA. It was just the 1600, so gutless. Unfortunately I wrapped it around a tree at about 80MPH. Very lucky to walk away, but I still love that car. Especially when I first got it and there were not very many on the road.
First of all, thank you so much for watching my videos and subscribing to my channel I truly appreciate it. You were lucky to have gotten such an awesome car at a young age and sadly the tree walked out in front of you. It just blows my mind even thinking about it that Phil (like you) bought this car and still managed to hold on to her all these years. There is always that special bond between a man and his car that just continues to get stronger with each passing year. Speaking of bonds.. I woke up this morning thinking my little MG turns 50 next year.. I should buy her a gift.. perhaps a set of chrome wire wheels would make her (and me) happy!
Thank you for your comments and story about your Capri. Hitting a tree at 80 MPH would not be fun in any car. All The Best
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I bought a 1971 Capri new..Ordered it in BRG but never came through so had to take one in medium blue with the 2000cc SOHC engine. Absolutely loved the car! Drove it 180,000 miles. Rust finally got the subframe but the engine ran perfectly and NEVER used oil. Lost my virginity in it in southern Ohio..
Thanks for sharing your story!
I owned two of them. Drove the second one all the way through college. Really enjoyed that car.
Greg, I bet you still miss your Capri. Perhaps one of the most iconic cars from that era that checked off all the boxes and even a few more. 😊
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Nice, very nice! Both the car and the video!
I really appreciate the kind words. Thanks for watching!
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I had a '74 back in the early 80's and it was a fun car to drive, even with the 4cyl.
So true.. the prized ones were always the V6 and the V8..way more money back in the day and even today they hold their value.
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What a lovely car mate. I am so in awe that you kept it. I wish I had kept mine. I still think about the Capri. I ended up with a MK1 Cortina but the Capri was always may favourite.
Dave, thank you so very much.. I too love Cortina’s.
Dave Thank you for taking the time to comment.
My high school graduation present was a new, dark green 71 Capri 2000. I drove it back and forth several times between my home in Fresno, CA and college at the University of South Dakota. I increased the power in stages, starting with an Offenhauser dual port two bbl intake, then to an Offy 4 bbl intake with Holley 390 cfm carb, and finally to an Ak Miller turbocharger. While in South Dakota a friend converted the windshield washer into a water/methanol system. Between the H2O injection and aviation fuel which we could buy back then it was a screamer. After college I drove it to medical school in Guadalajara, Mexico. After 10 years and about 110,000 miles I sold it. I always kept it in pristine condition and despite its very active life I sold it for $2500, slightly more than the original msrp. Great memories.
First of all 65sohc, thank you so much for watching my videos and subscribing to my channel I truly appreciate it. What a story. Isn’t it amazing that the Capri played such a huge part in your life and as you recall the memories and the sheer power with all the modifications it still brings a smile to your face. Don’t you wish you had also kept it?
Thank you for watching and sharing your story about the transformation of your Capri over the years. Well Done!
65sohc Late to the discussion here, but your comment reminds me that the windshield washer fluid on the Capri was dispensed by pressing a squeeze bulb in the footwell next to the clutch pedal. Is that what you used for the "injection" system? If so, sounds like a neat idea.
@@martinliehs2513 I added an electric pump and a Hobbs switch on the intake manifold so it was automatically injected under boost. It worked amazingly well. And yes. I wish I still had it. Capri is nearly impossible to find now.
Other mods: I had the stock wheels widened to 7 inches, chromed, and then painted the centers like factory. I installed Mulholland springs in the front and lowering blocks in the rear. I tried to shorten the shifter throw but cobbling up some longer plates to alter the ratio of the shifter arms but that didn't pan out. I was also tinkering, much to the dismay of my parents.
Been lookin for one of these all my adult life...
Sedona.. you and me both. Every so often I see one on sale but the good ones are crazy expensive and the more affordable ones need way to much work.
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Kevin, thank you for your dedication in capturing the Classic Car experience for all to view. Best to you and your family for the Holidays and 2023.
Phil, my absolute pleasure. I appreciate your kind words and look forward to sharing more cars with you in 2023 too. I wish you and your family a very Merry Christmas and a very Happy New Year filled with love,health and happiness.
My first car was a 4 year old 71 Capri 1600. It was slow on the straightaway but I always beat my buddies in their Detroit iron on the twisties! Good memories!
Allen, I can imagine how much you miss that car. It is iconic for sure. She turned heads back in the day and continues to do so today. Sadly not too many cars from the last decade come even close.
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A true legend. I used to have a 73 Capri and I regret to this day selling her. Phil my hats off to you for holding on to the love of your life. I an proud and a little jealous of you too.🙂
Thank you Dan for your comment. All the Best
Thank you Dan
I bought a new white 72 Capri 4-cyl in Landover, MD. It was a hatchback. One time, I put a new 50-gallon water heater in the back. Another time, the cam timing belt failed on the way to work at NASA. I coasted into a church parking lot. The church was open, so I called my wife to request more tools and a new belt. The temperature was fine, and I replaced the belt in the church parking lot. Got to work a few hours late !
That's one heck of a story! Glad you were able to get it fixed in time for work. Working at NASA.. they didn’t gift you a Corvette? 😀
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Thank you for posting . I have a 1984 2.8 mk 3. They used to be everywhere ( in the UK) , now they are a very rare sight.
Buick, I remember those and very much sought after back in the day vs. The standard offering of the 1.6L or 2.0L cars. Are you in the GTA, I’d love to see it.
@@ClassicCarChitChat If you are ever in the UK let me know , best wishes for Christmas and the New Year
All the Best for the Holiday Season
❤ This brings back memories of my 1973 Ford Capri 2600 V6. Only if I can get another one.
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I had a '73 but it had the 2000 4cyl. My '77 had the 2.8 V6.
What an absolutely lovely car and I love the story too. Great job Kevin, I am now understanding why everone loves the Cpri so much.
Thank you Troy. The Capri is really an incredible car.
Troy Thank you for taking the time to watch and making a comment.
Magic. Thanks! (from a middle-aged, UK, unreconstructed Capri lover :)
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Thank you for your comments from the UK. Yes it really is a magical ride and Rare Ride!
beautiful car, wheels are so perfect, they look larger than 13, great energy, perfect look!
Mrkeopele, thanks for your comments and yes the wheels look larger for sure. I also wanted to take a moment to personally thank for watching my videos and subscribing to my channel I truly appreciate it. As you may have seen in my videos that my intention is to showcase not only the beautiful car and really give the owner of the car (the caretaker as Jay Leno rightly says) the opportunity to share their story, love and passion for their car. Thanks again Kevin.
boy oh boy, this is a rare treat to see a Capri owned by the same guy. I can see why this guy is like a "GodFather" of Capri's. I thoroughly enjoyed this video..
Thanks Jeff.
Hello from Texas, Not sure how I came to your channel except I am a Capri lover. I have never thought of Canadian Capri's.
The 2600cc was a special and now rare car. Enjoyed your video. Great to see a man with his original love after 50 years !
Hi Eamo, first of all I am glad you found me. I appreciate you watching my videos and subscribing to my channel it really means a lot to me. I would agree with you that I too am a Capri lover and everything about the car is so beautifully styled. It is near impossible to come across someone like Phil to have owned such a car for its 50 years.. believe me, I was not aware of this until I met him on the day we shot the video!
Wow my dad had a 3.0 v6 in the 1970 s when i was a kid , would love to have that car now .
I bet you would Shaun. Just like Phil to have had the same car for 50 years it is so rare.
Shaun, thank you for viewing. All the Best for the Holiday Season
Thanks!
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I had 73 2600 4 speed for 6 years in the 70s. Loved it. Lots of fun, especially with a little engine massaging, like a better camshaft. But, it didn’t fit family life once the kids started coming. Sigh. Wish I had held on to it.
I hear you on the family life thing, HoneyTone but you’re not alone in having to part with a great car! I too sacrificed my beloved 84 TransAm and I still think about that car often.
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I bought a 2600 Capri brand new when I got out of the Navy in 1973. Put 130,000 miles on it in 7 years, and in North East PA it was a rust bucket by then. I haven't seen one in person in over 40 years.
I bet those were some fun miles, but it's a shame it was so rusty by the end.
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We had a used car dealership for 50 years and I remember maybe 2 that we got our hands on , I really liked them alot . This was in the U S
Beautiful car; I had the original 1972 fitted out with twin webers and engine work but couldn’t come close to my 72 2600 that we cut the installed Manley valves from a Chevy, cut 80 thousand off the head to raise compression, crane camshaft, headers, Ana’s dual exhaust with center muffler removed and a Mallory dual point distributor. Ripped off shifts at 7500rpm slamming the rear differential into the undercarriage as it walked away from BMW TIIs and Alphas. Gave serious fits to Datsun 240z owners who could stay with it unless seriously modified. Sold it to a college student to take away to college and told him to be careful. Lasted one week before he put a tree in the passengers seat after seriously misjudging his speed, running headfirst to its demise.
Dan, you seriously lucky dog. That was quite the beast you had in the Capri. I’ll the sweeter when you leave some of the big boys’ in your dust.
What an awesome car. I miss mine, 1972 1600.
Holger, thank you for watching our video and make a comment. Hopefully next spring we can meet at a local Classic Car meet & greet. All The Best Phil
Holger, First of all thank you so very much for watching my videos and subscribing to my channel I truly appreciate it. My intention for the videos is to allow ´ordinary people’ like you and I who love cars an opportunity to speak about their love of their car and why that car means so much to them. After all we are all the ´caretakers’ of our cars (as Jay Leno rightly says). I bet you you do still miss yours. Especially when you see guys like Phil who managed to hold on to their cars since day one!
Those wheels suit it perfectly 🤙
James.. I agree.
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I put some very similar to those on my '73.
Thank you for noticing the wheels (Shelby) , I still have the original wheels stored away.
@@philcization some of the designs of the eighties factory wheels weren’t very nice , I mean what were they thinking 🧐
What a great car. I saw only 2 in my lifetime and both were at a car meet in San Diego. I can't get over the owner having had this car since new. That still shocks me. Wish I kept my old El Camino - It was in rough shape but I loved it.
Diego, thank you so very much for watching my videos and subscribing to my channel I truly appreciate it. The Capri is still quite the unforgettable car.
Diego, thank you for your comments. I meet many that after hearing about my Capri say the same wish to have kept their first car.
Very nice Phil. I started my career as a mechanic at a Mercury dealer in Sussex, New Brunswick in 1979 so I remember these well. I myself have owned Mk 2 Cortinas since the late seventies and presently have two GT models. I used to service alot of Capris for friends over the years because it was hard to get good service on this type of car at the time with American car mechanics not very familiar with the product and the product was in my opinion poorly promoted by Ford dealers on this continent, poor parts inventory etc. I feel that it is easier to get parts today with the internet than it was at the time. While there may be quite a few of these surviving i bet there would only be a dozen or so with a current registration on the road in Canada. Anyway Phil, i am glad you got this car back on the road and know that you are too. I wouldnt mind having my Cortina/s featured on this channel.
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David, thank you for your comments and adding to the history of the Cortinas & Capris. All the Best
Awesome video couldn't get enough of the car and the story. Well done Kevin love your channel. Not sure how I found it but so glad I did. It's a hidden gem.
Thank you James.
You've brought back some incredible memories! I had one of these when I was in high school. I used to challenge my friends to find the horn. I would push the center of the steering wheel while using my pinky finger on the horn. Only a Capri owner knows where to find the horn!
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Thank you for watching our video and leaving a comment. That's a cool trick you played on your friends. All The Best and keep watching Kevin's videos he does a Great job!
I can't remember about the horn. Also, is that the car that the windshield washer pump was a rubber bulb on the floor with a switched metal ring around it to activate the wipers. On mine you could just touch the ring only with your toe and not the press the bulb and you had wiper mist control. I could be thinking about our '71 Opel 1900 though. It was a long time ago.
I had a few 3 litre Capri's in the 80,s in Manchester UK all models being Mk1 ,Mk2 and the last Mk3 ,great cars loved them I had 2 Mk1,s one being a 1972 3000E Daytona yellow with black vinyl top, and a 1974 white Mk1 with vinyl top twin headlights and wofrace wheels very similar to this car , wish I had one still good memory's and cars , UK got 3000cc engines , good luck to the guy keeping hold of it , Cheers 👍.
Thank you for your addition. You really had a collection of Capri's over the years.
@@philcization yes thanks I loved them had about 8 of them all 3 litre and 1 2.8 injection one of the last ones great cars ,that's how I found yours , looking for viewing of said cars thanks .
You are a lucky person indeed. My dream car was always the 3L Ghia .. for now I will be content enjoying my MGB. 😀
@@ClassicCarChitChat I must of been . Had a mk2 in bronze 3ltr Ghia a manual car. Then a Mk3 in oyster gold a 3 Ltr auto I was lucky to own 9 of them in total all 3
Ltr cars quite a large group of us owned 3 Ltr Capri's in the 80,s we loved them thanks for the kind words Cheers 👍.
Let me know if u want to sell that steering wheel I got a 72 mk1
Thanks...Love it. I’ve got a rare '71 3ltr V6 convertible ,Looking forward to recommissioning it this year..👍😃.
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Thank you for watching and leaving a comment. I wish you all the best with your rebuild this years,
Great job Phil and Kevin!
Paul, first of all thank you for watching my videos and subscribing to my channel I truly appreciate it. Truly the star of the video was Phil and his beautiful Capri. I hope I was able to capture just a small part of the love and passion he has this beautiful car.
Great car, great driver profile… nicely done Kevin
Ron, thank you I appreciate it. Both Capri and Phil are awesome! If forced to rank them Phil would take a close 1st place…LOL
Had a 74 V6 4 speed loved it!
I'm glad you got to experience the Capri!.. but the prized V6 too.
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I'll be honest, I really did not know much about the Capri until I saw the video. I can see why everyone loves it. The owner is one lucky dude. A word of advice sir please never sell her and love to regret it like so many of us do. I wish I still kept my old CJ5 🙁
Thank you Steve for your comments. You are correct I feel very lucky to have been able to keep this Capri for all these years. I had many say; get rid of that car wasting away! My response was always someday it will be back on the road. That day finally arrived.
As you can see Steve from Phil’s response. It is an amazing car and I don’t think he will ever part from her.
I had a 1973 Capri 2600 / v6 4sp bought in 1974 18000 miles , great car !😂❤
I bet those 18,000 miles were some fun ones Danny. 😂
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My older brother had a red one, that I learned to drive in. I remenber taking it on dirt roads in the NY mid-Hudson area, fishtailing and tossing it around the corners. Was great fun! Lucky I didn't wrap it around a tree...Always loved that car, still do.
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Beauty, thanx for sharing Bro!!
Kelly, First of all thank you so very much for watching my videos and subscribing to my channel I truly appreciate it. My intention for the videos are not to be "how to" videos (I think there are amazing videos made by others far qualified than me) instead my focus is to create a platform where "ordinary" people who love cars get an opportunity to speak about their car and why that car means so much to them. You are right in your comments. The Capri from the very start had the most beautiful lines ever. I sometimes wish that Ford would bring back a retro style Capri and perhaps follow Car makers like Dodge who seem to know how to recreate the muscle cars with the latest tech.
Hi Phil, you can get a lot of parts from UK and Germany, in Germany you have Motomobil, and in UK you have Burton Powers and many more. If you want panels you can get them from Ex-pressed steel panels. they make new panels.
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HARRY thank you for the great tips and for watching.
Magnificent 🙌🏼
I agree, it's a beautiful car!
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Nice, my brother had the 72 in the British racing green but with the 4cyl. He had a 68 Mustang convertible 302 he got from a Doctor neighbor but he just had to have a capri.
Wooley, First of all thank you so very much for watching my videos and subscribing to my channel I truly appreciate it. My intention for the videos is to allow "ordinary" people who love cars an opportunity to speak about their car and why that car means so much to them. Your brother was indeed very fortunate to have such an amazing car and the Mustang too.
Had one in red with the essex v4. Superficially, it could sit next to this car, but underneath it was a mess. If im not mistaken, this v6 is an essex as it has the dual exhaust outlets from each engine bank. The Cologne v6, I'm told, had triple outlets per bank. Beautiful car, wish i didnt give up on mine.
Santosh, First of all thank you so very much for watching my videos and subscribing to my channel I truly appreciate it. My intention for the videos is to allow "ordinary" people who love cars an opportunity to speak about their car and why that car means so much to them. Wow, that was a beast of a Capri and I'm sure each time you see one you think.. "I wish I had kept her".
@@ClassicCarChitChat I started off hating the v4 but loving the car, but I grew attached and when it blew up, I chose to rebuild rather than convert to a faster, smoother, more refined and reliable modern Japanese (that was a time when conversion was acceptable and even recommended). That was an illogical decision at the time, but I didn't care.
Gorgeous car dude 😊
It truly is very special.
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My intention when creating these videos is to showcase not only the beautiful car but give the owner an opportunity to share their story, love and passion for their car. Thanks again Kevin.
Love these cars !
John, First of all thank you so very much for watching my videos and subscribing to my channel I truly appreciate it. My intention for the videos are not to be "how to" videos (I think there are amazing videos made by others far qualified than me) instead my focus is to create a platform where "ordinary" people who love cars get an opportunity to speak about their car and why that car means so much to them. I think the Capri will always live on in our memory as a beautiful car and for those of us who witnessed their introduction in the early 70's we were always smitten. Kevin
So glad your LHD V6 Capri is well preserved example with correct Federal lighting 👏 👍
Thanks for sharing with narration, those front amber lights look a like from Mk1 Escort bin.
Love the engine bay, greetings from New Zealand 🇳🇿 😀
Vernon, First of all thank you so very much for watching my videos and subscribing to my channel I truly appreciate it. My intention for the videos is to showcase the car and also allow the owner of the car (the caretaker as Jay Leno rightly says) the opportunity to share their story, love and passion for their car. I never dreamed that when I started making videos and honouring ordinary people who had a love and passion for cars (like me) would be seen by people across the globe like yourself. I know too that Phil would also be thrilled knowing that his beautiful car has been appreciated by so many across the world. Everyone one I meet reminds me how they wished they had kept their first car … just like Phil.
@@ClassicCarChitChat your enginebay features 2.6 litre Essex, which I have heard about, but only ever seen 3.0 litre Essex in the South African Cortina's typically Mk3, but also in Mk4's.
Vernon, thank for viewing and All The Best for the Holliday Season
I so wanted one of these in the early seventies. But $4000 and up was more than I could swing. Now I’d still love to have one but great ones are still out of reach, lol.
I know the feeling, it’s a shame they were so expensive.. especially when every penny was counted when we were younger.
also wanted to take a moment to personally thank for taking the time to watching my videos, leaving a comment and for subscribing to my channel I truly appreciate it.
My intention when creating these videos is to showcase not only the beautiful car but give the owner an opportunity to share their story, love and passion for their car. Thanks again Kevin.
Excellent video 👍🏻 God bless.
Thank you for your comment. The Capri is such an extraordinarily timeless car that 50 years later she still turns heads.
😍😍 beautiful! It's so surprising that Ford are STILL using the same design now,for their rubber brake & clutch pedal covers! 😳😳
Mark, First of all thank you so very much for watching my videos and subscribing to my channel I truly appreciate it. My intention for the videos is to allow "ordinary" people who love cars an opportunity to speak about their car and why that car means so much to them. Shocking when you think about it.. I guess as the saying goes.. "If it ain't broken why fix it"
I had a 3000 e with triple Webber’s and a Geoff howl exhaust system bronze in colour
Andrew, I bet you still miss that car especially when you see beauties like this one owned by the same owner since day 1.
In addition, thank you so very much for watching my videos and subscribing to my channel I truly appreciate it. My intention for the videos are not to be "how to" videos (I think there are amazing videos made by others far qualified than me) instead my focus is to create a platform where "ordinary" people who love cars get an opportunity to speak about their car and why that car means so much to them.
I had a 71 capri and I put a wicked 327 Chevy in it, it was a fun car
Tragic life..I hope it hasn’t been too tragic because you miss your Capri.. with a rocket powering her. 😀.
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My intention when creating these videos is to showcase not only the beautiful car but give the owner an opportunity to share their story, love and passion for their car. Thanks again Kevin.
@ well , my daily now is an S10 with a 496 big block Chevy, T400, 9 inch, it’s FAST and fun
Love the Capri
Frances.. you me both.
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My intention when creating these videos is to showcase not only the beautiful car but give the owner an opportunity to share their story, love and passion for their car. Thanks again Kevin.
I had the privilege of owning one of these babies many years ago. Boy, did it go like the powers.
Robert, First of all thank you so very much for watching my videos and subscribing to my channel I truly appreciate it. My intention for the videos is to allow "ordinary" people who love cars an opportunity to speak about their car and why that car means so much to them. You are a lucky man indeed. Had I stayed in the UK I would definitely have got the 3.0L Ghia model.
Many Capris in Sydney AUS back in the 70s ,4 cyl 6 cyl and V8s .Great Car the V8s were
Douglas..Yes the V8s were quite popular and great cars for their time… and now probably the most sought after as they were more expensive to buy and the majority of buyers opted for the 4 cylinder and the 6.
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@@ClassicCarChitChat A Elderly Lady ,who lives around the corner from me, has the Original Green 4 cylinder version ,its kept Garaged in a Rural Town in Victoria .The Capris i drove in Sydney were modified ,with some having 351 V8s in them ,we placed Sandbags in the Boot for traction ,give me the 70s anytime . 😁
Well done
Thank you
Dee, first off thank you for watching my video and subscribing, I truly appreciate it. Both Phil and the Capri were awesome. The Capri slightly more awesome…LOL
Thank you the Greetings and Great comments
Thank you Phil. It really is you and your beautiful car that stole the show. I am the guy holding the camera. Hope I did you proud by letting others see your beautiful car and the love and passion you have for her. Kevin
@@ClassicCarChitChat Kevin, do viewers need to sign onto Gmail in order to make comments. I had one viewer contact me and informed that he was able to leave a comment. Thank you
Yes they do Phil. For security to ensure they are real people 😀
I used to own a Capri. 3.0 Wessex Engine. Shame this video has such a low volume, but fond memories.
Edward, First of all thank you so very much for watching my videos and subscribing to my channel I truly appreciate it. My intention for the videos is to allow ´ordinary people’ like you and I who love cars an opportunity to speak about their love of their car and why that car means so much to them. After all we are all the ´caretakers’ of our cars (as Jay Leno rightly says). Great to hear you had an awesome car back in the day.. I bet you still miss her! My apologies for the volume.. it is something that I am am trying to work on.. so hopefully future videos will be a little better in audio quality.
@@ClassicCarChitChat Edward, glad the video brought you some fond memories. All the Best Phil
I bought a brand new 1972 Mercury Capri with the 2.6L V-6 and 4 speed stick transmission in 1972. The color was green and it was a fun car to drive. Then in 1974 I traded it on a 1974 Capri with 2.8L V-6 and stick shift transmission. The 1974 was slower because the engine had a lot of smog equipment. Over all the 72 was a better car.
Interesting that the 74 was slower. The smog equipment was a real killer for performance.
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My intention when creating these videos is to showcase not only the beautiful car but give the owner an opportunity to share their story, love and passion for their car. Thanks again Kevin.
3 days ago I buy a capri. Now I want to restore it like new. But some parts I can't find. Hope this April I drive it❤❤❤❤
Roky, that’s fantastic.. and congratulations on getting such an awesome and iconic car. I would love to see a picture of it. Email me at Kevin@ClassiCarChitChat.com . I also wanted to take a moment to personally thank for watching my videos and subscribing to my channel I truly appreciate it. As you may have seen in my videos that my intention is to showcase not only the beautiful car and really give the owner of the car (the caretaker as Jay Leno rightly says) the opportunity to share their story, love and passion for their car. Thanks again Kevin.
For years I thought Phil was just pulling my leg about having a pristine Capri in his garage. All I ever saw was a sheet! What an incredible looking car, I have seen interiors with more wear on them in 5 year old cars. And for this to be a one owner car after 50 years is unbelievable. Next time we drop by in Mississauga well make sure to pop in for a look at this gem!
Thanks for creating great content like this, great fun to browse through the various cars, though I am missing more Saab's😁 I subscribed nonetheless.
Karl, First of all thank you so very much for watching my videos and subscribing to my channel I truly appreciate it. My intention for the videos is to allow ´ordinary people’ who love cars an opportunity to speak about their car and why that car means so much to them. After all we are all the "caretakers"of our cars (as Jay Leno rightly says). Phil certainly loves his car and he is the envy of all of us to have owned that car since day 1. I too love Saabs too and they are very rare in North America.. if you have one I would love to make a video of it this Spring.
@@ClassicCarChitChat I used to have one when we lived in Mississauga, but we have now relocated to Germany for a few years, so sadly I can't help out with a Saab :(
@@karlgrabe7673 Karl thank you for watching our video and for leaving your comments. Darlene left me no choice by saying either fix up the Capri or get rid of it to make space in the garage. While the later couldn't be my decision so we had it refurbished. I never knew finding parts would so difficult and time consuming. Lucky I had a good mechanic that also loved Capris and he had the time to search all over Canada & the USA to find what we needed. The biggest issue was finding tires for the small rims. Kevin will know about this as his MGB also has very small rims.
Karl I wish you all the best in Germany and hope you make over to my garage next summer so we can take it for a spin.
My first car was the 1974 Mercury Capri in that rust orange with tan interior. It was absolutely loaded with every option available. Unfortunately I was a kid that was very much into the performance limits of my vehicles which was the reason I bought the car (actually, for the price of $1500 back in 1980, I stole it). That car was a spectacular performer on the twisties, especially after doing the Bilstein suspension upgrade I installed. Absolutely “loved” the way that car drove and almost immediately regretted selling it to move on to the next level. Definitely a special little car for it’s time.
Scott, First of all thank you so very much for watching my videos and subscribing to my channel I truly appreciate it. My intention for the videos is to allow ´ordinary people’ who love cars an opportunity to speak about their car and why that car means so much to them. After all we are all the "caretakers"of our cars (as Jay Leno rightly says). The Capri always brings back so many fond memories for so many of us growing up in the 70’s and 80’s. Great to hear you had one too and enjoyed her.
@@ClassicCarChitChat Thank you Scott, I have met many like your self that love the Capri , the way they drove and wish they never sold them! All the Best !
If my memory was serves me correctly there was a 3 litre version. I worked at a Ford dealership in the seventies.I remember a 3 litre being unloaded of the transporter and I drove it into the dealership.It was finished in purple which was an unusual colour for the time.
Dennis, thank you for watching and you are correct. I recall in the UK a friend of a friend had the 3.0L Capri that we use to ogle for hours as kids.
Hi Dennis, you are correct there was 3 litre version. I was not able to order it in Canada at the dealership. There were not many available Ghia was 3 L and 3000 Sport were very popular in the UK. Thank you for adding that information.
@@philcization you are welcome.Glad I could help.
We in the UK also had a 3.1ltr which was the R.S Capri which was quite a rare car also in Germany the R.S Capri was a 2.8lt which if my memory recalls was called the Colone V6 and in the U.K the 3.0/3.1 engines where called the Essex V6 ,just a observation I always thought the Capri was only called that in Europe and in America /Canada it was called the Mercury Capri 🤔 the Capri in the video is cosmeticly very different to our European ones , I use to own a 3.0ltr 3000GT 1969year then a 3000E 1971year (the E had a few more cosmetic extras than the GT)
@@NUBBY39 I also owned a few 3 litres in the 80,s all my mates owned them too great fun I had a 3000e too on a k plate nice to hear your comment , fond memories for me from Manchester UK cheers fella 👍
Beautiful capri ❤
Buna, First of all thank you so very much for watching my videos and subscribing to my channel I truly appreciate it. My intention for the videos is to allow "ordinary" people who love cars an opportunity to speak about their car and why that car means so much to them. After all we are all the "caretakers"of our cars (as Jay Leno rightly says). I also agree that the Capri had perhaps one of the most beautiful and desirable body styles back in the 70’s and even today.. they look amazing.
Buna Thank you
I had a 1974 Capri with the V6 4 speed back in the 1980's. Sorry,I don't have fond memories of the car as it had the common issue of the steering wobble. The back quarter windows both flew out and smashed along the side of the road. I also had the shifter break off in my hand while driving it. I didn't miss it after trading it in.
Steven.. you are not the first to raise concerns about the infamous Capri “wobble”.
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My intention when creating these videos is to showcase not only the beautiful car but give the owner an opportunity to share their story, love and passion for their car. Thanks again Kevin.
Great video
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I had a 73 2600 new bro had 72 .2000. I miss mine had n high school. Raced a r x 2 and we were same speed. Not a fast car but fun. My wife creaked it twice sold it. In 73.
Wbwilliams, First of all thank you so very much for watching my videos and subscribing to my channel I truly appreciate it. My intention for the videos is to allow "ordinary" people who love cars an opportunity to speak about their car and why that car means so much to them. I can only imagine how incredible having both gorgeous cars in your driveway would have looked. Amazing.. thank you for sharing. Kevin
73 had egr valve. I changed jets and springs in distributor too. Took rear single muffler off.
My first car was a 1973 Murcury capri. Yellow, it had a death wobble 😮
Shear.. oh no.. but still a blast to drive no doubt.
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You must have had the seats reupholstered. My rear seat tops were destroyed by the sun. To this day every car I have I put a protective windshield sunshield over the rear deck when parked outside-that works. I bought my second-hand 1972 Capri 2000cc 4-cylinder for $600 in about 1976 with double shift sweat money earned in a steam plant in college. It was originally yellow with black interior. I think it was owned from new by a rich sorority girl at my same university judging by the parking stickers. The seller resprayed it fresh yellow for me. Cars in those days didn't last as long as now. It was already worn out and I barely kept it running but it sure was fun to drive. I repainted those original wheels he showed with black and silver spray paint and it looked great. Funny story, the behind the dash wiper mechanism broke and I somehow replaced it with one from the junkyard- a hard job. Two days later, out of the clear blue sky, Ford somehow found me with a letter recalling the car for that very thing and offered a free dealership replacement of the wiper mechanism! Too late! Also mine had no front bumper so I was embarrassed by that driving it in college. I looked high and low for a bumper (pre internet days) with no luck. Honestly though it didn't look that bad without it. My dad, tongue in cheek, said, why don't you make a wooden bumper. Not funny.
Free spirit, First of all thank you so very much for watching my videos and subscribing to my channel I truly appreciate it. My intention for the videos is to allow "ordinary" people who love cars an opportunity to speak about their car and why that car means so much to them. You truly are a Capri lover and quite the story. I love the whole “wooden bumper “ thing 😊
V6 Mercury Capri was my first car. Brown with blackout on the back. Plastic timing gear was it's downfall.
Tedroy, I've heard about those timing gears. They were a problem for a lot of those cars.
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I had a 72...I wouldn't call it beautiful like this one, lol. It had a 1.6 Kent in it originally, with the optional rear gear 3.45, "GT" model. I stuck a drivetrain from a 76, 2.8 V6, manual trans. Chucked a Holley 500 2bbl carb and headers. Zippy enough for the day.
That's an awesome story, thanks for sharing!
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I had black one same year, black cat addition
GBS, don’t you wish you still had her. Especially when you see videos like this with Phil being the original owner.
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