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In 1989 my grandad died and I inherrited his shabby old Mk2 Capri. I ran it for a couple of years, tidied it up and had it resprayed. Its unusual in that it has a green tartan/plaid interior. Its been sitting in a lockup for a long long time though. Here is it c. 1989  and here it is in about 1990 or 1991.  I could have popped for a new number plate eh? tightass. To put things in context that Jag XJ40 was a new car then... Long long long term plan is to rescue and revive it. |
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1937 Austin Street Rod - 1941 Wolseley Not Rod - 1956 Humber Hawk - 1957 Daimler Conquest - 1966 Buick LeSabre - 1968 Plymouth Sport Fury - 1968 Ford Galaxie - 1969 Ford Country Squire - 1969 Mercury Marquis - 1970 Morris Minor - 1970 Buick Skylark - 1970 Ford Galaxie - 1971 Ford Galaxie - 1976 Continental Mark IV - 1976 Ford Capri - 1976 Rover V8 - 1994 Ford Fiesta
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thevert
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Hows it looking now? hope its not rotten! good luck to ya  |
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mmmmm mk2 , my favourite.
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"quote hairnet"
I'm not paying nine pound for a pi$$!
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Looks kinda like the 1989 picture again, but in green  |
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1937 Austin Street Rod - 1941 Wolseley Not Rod - 1956 Humber Hawk - 1957 Daimler Conquest - 1966 Buick LeSabre - 1968 Plymouth Sport Fury - 1968 Ford Galaxie - 1969 Ford Country Squire - 1969 Mercury Marquis - 1970 Morris Minor - 1970 Buick Skylark - 1970 Ford Galaxie - 1971 Ford Galaxie - 1976 Continental Mark IV - 1976 Ford Capri - 1976 Rover V8 - 1994 Ford Fiesta
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you want any bits?  |
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mk2 capris are fantastic, in fact i'd swap one for my golf tomorrow if one came up ! |
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Cant say i like it much in green but you did a great job. you hardly ever see any MK2's these days, it has the makings of a cool Retro Ride...  (PS alistair have a look page 28 ebay cars.) |
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 it doesn't matter if it's a Morris Marina or a Toyota Celica - it's what you do with it that counts  |
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Dave, if you happen to have a pair of Mk2 front wings in your collection of stuff I'd love to hear about them!
The green was applied by someone else (about the last respray I paid for doing) and wasn't supposed to be quite that colour. Its supposed to be Highland Green which is a paler shade which used to be often seen on early Mk3 Capris and Mk4 Cortinas.
Yay that Mk4 2 door! Theres too many great cars about just at the moment but I heard theres only like 6 of those Mk4 2 doors left!
I have ny eye on a 1964 Valiant (claims to be a Chrysler but its a Plymouth) and a 1973 Pontiac Le Mans on eBay right now. Make better daily drivers than Oldsmobiles with big blocks...
No cash. I need to have a clear out of some of my junk.
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1937 Austin Street Rod - 1941 Wolseley Not Rod - 1956 Humber Hawk - 1957 Daimler Conquest - 1966 Buick LeSabre - 1968 Plymouth Sport Fury - 1968 Ford Galaxie - 1969 Ford Country Squire - 1969 Mercury Marquis - 1970 Morris Minor - 1970 Buick Skylark - 1970 Ford Galaxie - 1971 Ford Galaxie - 1976 Continental Mark IV - 1976 Ford Capri - 1976 Rover V8 - 1994 Ford Fiesta
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any cappers a good capper, propper drivers car, one day soon ill have one |
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 once again rocking with 1117cc and 4 gears! |
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Dave, if you happen to have a pair of Mk2 front wings in your collection of stuff I'd love to hear about them! Another Mk2 fan! ;D So many people still over look this bodystyle, to me it's the best mix of Mk3 mechanicals and Mk1 style with the practicality of a hatchback... Oh, and if anybody finds another pair of front wings, me next please... Ours...  |
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Volvo, Buggy, Discovery and an old tractor.
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and a bootlid, dent, dent lol |
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bryn
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and a bootlid, dent, dent lol Spotted ;D The moral of this story is "never ask a 'weighty' mate to give you a push..." Double skinned there too, so won't pop out.  |
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Volvo, Buggy, Discovery and an old tractor.
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Hey bryn what about an update on your Subaru? I love that one, less of a capri person myself.
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1972 Fiat 130 1985 Talbot Alpine 1974 Lancia Beta Saloon 1975 + 1986 Mazda 929 Koop + Wagon 1982 Fiat Argenta 2.0 iniezione elettronica 1977 Toyota Carina TA14 BEST CAR EVER!!!!!!!! 1979 Datsun B310 Sunny 4-dr 1984 Audi 200 Quattro Turbo 1983 Honda Accord 1.6 DX GONE1989 Alfa 75 2.0 TS Mr T says: TREAT YO MOTHER RIGHT! |
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Hey bryn what about an update on your Subaru? I love that one, less of a capri person myself. Will do. In the meantime, make yourself a cup of tea, wander out to the barn of doom and inspect your rustiest piece of tat, that will pretty much sum up where I'm at with it... |
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Volvo, Buggy, Discovery and an old tractor.
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argh! shonky old j-tin.
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1972 Fiat 130 1985 Talbot Alpine 1974 Lancia Beta Saloon 1975 + 1986 Mazda 929 Koop + Wagon 1982 Fiat Argenta 2.0 iniezione elettronica 1977 Toyota Carina TA14 BEST CAR EVER!!!!!!!! 1979 Datsun B310 Sunny 4-dr 1984 Audi 200 Quattro Turbo 1983 Honda Accord 1.6 DX GONE1989 Alfa 75 2.0 TS Mr T says: TREAT YO MOTHER RIGHT! |
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Heres a guy I knows Turbo Pinto Mark 2   |
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Last Edit: Apr 4, 2006 7:31:59 GMT by Bullitt
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Momma, that is sweet.
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1937 Austin Street Rod - 1941 Wolseley Not Rod - 1956 Humber Hawk - 1957 Daimler Conquest - 1966 Buick LeSabre - 1968 Plymouth Sport Fury - 1968 Ford Galaxie - 1969 Ford Country Squire - 1969 Mercury Marquis - 1970 Morris Minor - 1970 Buick Skylark - 1970 Ford Galaxie - 1971 Ford Galaxie - 1976 Continental Mark IV - 1976 Ford Capri - 1976 Rover V8 - 1994 Ford Fiesta
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Nathan
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The lesser spotted Capri...Nathan
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one of my best mates has a turbo laser model, very nice indeed
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bryn
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one of my best mates has a turbo laser model, very nice indeed Loving the back end of the bronze wonder, and what turbo kit is he running? Is it a Pinto? Eh, eh? We need to know... A turbocharged Laser would be uber cool, boggo looks and power, nice ;D |
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no wings, sorry! try tick boys. |
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