Erratum: The Ford Mustang came to European shores in 2014, not 2018.

I had a Ford Capri for six years. She was named "Debbie", and I loved that car! I feel quite tearful about watching this. The Capri was fun, sexy, practical, affordable, easy to repair, and parts could be obtained almost anywhere. What modern car can we say that about now? Modern hot hatchbacks all look the same. The Capri had CHARACTER!

The Capri didn’t fall out of fashion, fashion fell out of cool.

The capri was ahead of its time a real head turner.

My dad passed away, he left me his Ford Capri. It’s a really cool convertible 30 years old, he did it up and made it looks beautiful.

Thanks for all the info, I’m really happy I’m able to learn about his car.

I was manager of a Lincoln Mercury parts department at a dealership in the 70's.   The Capri was lightly built which meant it handled well but didn't hold up well.  I must have sold a hundred exterior rear view mirrors  that couldn't take any hit without shattering.  I also sold scores of windshield wiper switches, which plugged into the dash.   One stocking problem with the car was that they kept switching parts.  For things like wiper motors, the build date was critical in order to get the right one.  If you ended with one in stock, the odds of getting a Capri in that needed the same motor was almost non-existent.   Owners of the car were unique.  When one came in the shop, you knew they were a Capri owner before they opened their mouth.  Fingerless driving gloves, half tinted sunglasses, and sporty leather jackets was typical gear.

The Capri could’ve been Ford’s version of the Miata

Im 47 an my mum assures me that i was conceived in a capri.       My dad had good taste in cars

Anyone here After Hearing the new CRAPI EV thing

dude you're so good at making these (auto) biographies. i have enjoyed every one. you succeed in driving me on a loving nostalgia trip for every car. so well researched and the footage and photos are quality. i'd love to see a Volvo Estate video in this style!

I was a total Capri fan except on rainy days when it could fish tail a lot. My favorite in the US was the 1973 with a 2600 v6.  The engine had no timing chain but a nylon timing gear. Unfortunately, I hit a patch of ice and as the engine over revved and blew it out. The replacement was aluminum. This car was so easy to work on and the v6 had only a water pump and generator on the fan belt.  No power steering or pollution controls with dual exhaust standard equipment. It was a little screamer. I could burn rubber in 1st, 2nd and 3rd gears. I think it averaged around 26 MG on the highway.  In 1974 they added 200 cc to the engine, big heavy bumpers and an air pollution pump that turned this stripped-down pony into a dog.  You could pick one up in the mid 70's for $150 used. It also had a one piece welded body except for doors and hood. I saw an accident once where 3 of the cars were totaled but the Capri, although damaged, drove away. What a great fun car. Wish I had held on to mine. Hard one to find these days.

My uncle had one like this. The look of this car literally got embedded into my memory forever.

Living in the US I've owned 4 different European Capris racing 3 of them loved them and miss them all now.

Love the Capri but here in Canada they started to rust out if you looked at them sideways

I had one of these in college in the early '70's; don't remember the year, but it was FUN to drive.

Ford Capri was my childhood dream car and i still love it so much!

All I really remember about these Capris was that you could find one of the German fourbangers and use it for converting the older Volkswagen busses to water cooled engines.

The best European Ford ever in my opinion.
Proud owner of a 1975 Mk2 3000 Ghia, special order 4 speed Manual, it's got 306.000 miles now and is on it's second engine, it's been in the family from new and no amount of money would make me sell it :)

This is the best video on the Capri that I've seen, well done. I had a rootbeer brown on for awhile in the mid 80's. It was my first "sportscar", having grown up with muscle cars. I remember it fondly, but I can't really say why for sure. Maybe the handling, or that it was just different from the cars I'd grown up with. Occasionally, I wonder if I found one today in good shape if I could recreate that fondness, but alas, I think it was just that period in my life that right for that sort of car.

Yes yes. The Capri was a hit in the US, and I always thought it was German. My first "reliable" car was a 71 Pinto with the Cologne 2.6l Capri motor in it. The Pinto was smaller and a little lighter than the Capri and that car was fun. The motor would stop at 7 grand clutched (all the air it could flow) and could skip across an intersection. It would surprise near anything with an automatic transmission if it wasn't built.