1970 Ford Capri 3000e goes for a drive 

one of my employers was a windscreen fitting company,he had 3 company cars,we left some keys at a customers and had to go get them,no vans available so he said to me 'take the Capri' excitement overcame me,it was in black and at the time it was a 3.0 john player special,AND I WAS ONLY 18,it was like giving me the keys to a sweet shop,WHAT A CAR ! 😂😂

I had 6 capri's. A 1979 T registration 1.6 GL automatic. A 1981 2.0 Caberet 1. A 2.0 S. A blue 2.0 Cabaret 2. A 1.6 Laser and finally a 2.8i Special in two tone blue. Simple mechanics and maintenance and fun to drive especially in the wet!

The sound of that Essex 3.0 V6 took me back to the 70's and my Capri.. I shed a little tear of nostalgia. Thanks for this one.. much enjoyed.

Amazing how Ford made a car based on the Cortina look completely different. This vehicle really is a work of art. Love it

Cortina and Capri were the exotic Italian towns while Escort and Fiesta were interesting men’s magazines (I’m told!)

I had a metallic green 74 model in 1976.I was a young guy to own such a pricey car.When I went to work one day at 5.30am as usual , the police stopped me because they thought I must've stolen it!Great car.Very fast for the era.

Best colour ever! Ford really made some nice looking cars from the late 60s and into the 70s.

I had a 2 ltr v6 model (bought in Germany in 1969). Rear wheel drive but all the weight at the front. On an icy morning, I could go 1st to 4th gear, standing still with rear wheels spinning... yet I loved it!

I’ve never been a big ford fan but that is really nice and retro looking with a nice engine.

The mk1 Capri which is the model you are driving was launched in 69 at the Brussels Motor Show. That model had a bit of a facelift in 72 and ran until 74 when it was replaced by the mk2 Capri which in turn was replaced in 78 by the mk3. Production ceased in 87 with the limited edition Brooklands

Capri did not run from 1964, it was introduced in 1969. The Capri which was around in 64 was based on the Ford Classic and was completely different. Also, being an H reg, the Essex 3 litre at that stage was only giving 128bhp, it wasn't until late 1970 (J reg) when the engine was revised and the output increased to 138bhp.

There isn’t even a place in East Anglia called Anglia! I used to drive a ‘72 3-litre GXL (twin headlamps), which had the luxury of a radio and 8-track player! It was a very torquey engine and it was easy to spin the rear wheels in most gears in the wet. In fact, the tyres (185/70), brakes and handling weren’t really up to the performance of the engine, which sounded lovely. Thanks for the review and drive.

I'm impressed with the amount of videos you are putting out lately. Keep up the good work!

Having owned several Capris I'm so jealous watching this.

Another disadvantage of wing mirrors was at night on a dark country road when a car came up behind you their headlights were reflected straight into your eyes as you were looking ahead.

This is loads more exciting than my humble 1.3 Capri i had at 17 🤣🤣🤣

Beautiful car, I’ve never found a seating position more comfortable than a Capri. Those side vents worked exceptionally well, and you could have hot air blowing on your feet whilst having cold air blowing on your face, think I’ll buy another 🤔

MK1 1600 GT when I was 18, great memories.

1600 GT was my first car and proved to be very reliable ......... loved it.

An all-time classic. Whichever way you look at it, it must be one of the most beautiful vehicles ever produced. And the performance was right up there too. Never owned one, sadly, but a friend did in the early 70s (in South Africa). It was a car desired by all.

when i was 17 i worked in a factory and a guy called 'Tiny' had one of these in black and he may have been 5'ish but was the coolest guy around!. what a superb sounding machine!

My first love was a 72 mk 1 1.6. Even with the four it went like a cut snake. I miss the old girl, ah the memories. Thanks for the video.

As a young man I could only dream of owning one and as a old man now I still can only dream of owning one 😢

In my opinion the Mk1 Capri was the best looking and most fun car Ford ever produced. Back in their day we called these long stem mirrors "Corsair mirrors" as we fitted a lot of them on the Ford Corsair. They worked ok as long as you took the trouble to adjust the head of them properly with a spanner, trouble was that you were in and out of your seat until it was adjusted right.. Door mirrors did catch on eventually which were a good improvement.

I am a volvo man at heart but some of these old fords certainly make my 50 year old whiskers twitch a bit..Certainly a unique styled car.I always thought these capri's were produced first in 1969....the 1964 capri was a totally different car if i recall.

My Dad had the same aubergine Capri , new on a '72 K-reg, probably a 1600 or a 2000, the colour drew all the other people who lived in the streets' attention, around 30 years later, an old lady said to me that she could still remember the car and how it shone beautifully in the sun, sadly he did not have it too long due to family expansion, he came home one day in a dark blue L-reg Hillman Hunter which he always had in bits at the side of the road.

This is the coolest car I have ever ever seen. Literally without question. Oh my gosh! [Drools into keyboard and electrocutes self...]

I remember the Capri in the USA where I live, but more the second series model. I do remember the Matchbox version and it was purple, which I THOUGHT was fantasy.....I see reality now! And actually it looks brilliant. Love this video!

My godfather had a white Capri with a vinyl roof. Boy, I was so in love with it. He exchanged it for a (much faster) Lancia Beta coupe', which I thought was so ugly at the time!

I had a 1972 3.0 GTXLR in Le Mans green. Loved that car so much, would have another one today if I had any money.

Nice car i think the performance figures are from a later version the earlier one is 0-60 10 secs and tops out at 113 mph also the mark 1 (new Capri) was produced between 1969 and 1974 - The earlier Capri was based on the Ford Classic produced between 1961 and 1964

Oh my god......... I had one ( Mk 2 admittedly) and the key for the aftermarket alarm was under the filler flap. Could open the car with a screwdriver....even after new locks were fitted and loved/hated it. Forgotten about my silver 3 litre s before this video, thanks mate, but it's probably a fork or something now.

Love the colour. My neighbour had Triumph TR6 in purple, Magenta it was called.

True that ford always gets the driving/seating position bang on.

I lived with a 3000E for many years, problems: bank manager who did not want to give me a loan, stated a teacher should know better, head gaskets, gear box, cooling solved with a Kenlowe fan. alarm, yale locks essential. rust on the A post.expensive. Many years have passed, I have moved on to an Audi, shame the Audi was not made in 1970. Still good fun times using second and top.optional steel manual sunroof , Blinding bird puller. Good report not sure of the colour aubergine was an option in 1970 Capri 3000 I just can't remember mine was silver.

Huddersfield town were in the first division in the early 1970s. Their winger lived in my village. He owned a 3 litre Capri. Today how many Premier League footballers drive a Ford

Amazingly my chest hair just bushed right up whilst watching this video.

I had a escort from Italy and she wasn't cheap, made me a nice pasta dish though.

I've got a 3000gt mk1, even kept garaged the rust is eating away at it. 20mpg even driven conservatively, Floor it and the only place you'll be heading is to the petrol station. I won't be having it restored as I'd be looking at the best part of £10,000, Brakes, Engine, Exhaust, bodywork including paintwork all needs doing, interior is well worn and torn, headlining material is shot.

That's a gorgeous colour on the Mk1 Capri and it's a pre facelift Mk1 which are the best looking in my opinion. The Mk1 Capri was produced from its launch in 1969 until the Mk2 came out in 1974 and was facelifted in 1972. The 3.0 Essex V6 Mk1's came out in 1970/71. Great video by the way I would love that car.

When i was a kid i had a hot wheels Capri in this colour! I also owned 6 other real ones of various types and colours as an adult.

Beautiful car. When I was at college in the UK a friend had a Capri 2.0 V4 Essex which went quite well. I used to enjoy bombing around in it with that lovely half a V8 uneven sounding engine (like a Subaru) and faint rear axle whine. Awesome at the time.

The mk1 was definitely the coolest :-)

I had a 1973 Capri with the 2.6L V6 and 4sp manual for a number of years. I installed the Shelby/Spearco turbocharger kit on it. I also lowered it 2", put wide fenders and wide tires on it. Very fun car at autocrosses.

Oh, Mr Richardson, having filmed a walkaround of a MkIII Capri 280 Brooklands this week, and having attended the 50th Birthday of the Ford Capri event at the Brooklands Museum earlier this month, this makes me very, very happy indeed!

I bought a used 1972 V6 in 1973. When the stock muffler rusted out I had a muffler shop install dual pipes with big resonators. I loved the sound, driving around town, but the drone on the highway drove me crazy. I ended up replacing the resonators with larger mufflers and adding smaller resonators near the tailpipe. I quieted the drone down, but at certain speeds it was still noticeable.

Had two black 3.0s Capri's,I'll never forget those beauties.

My 1960s P6 Rover had adjustable steering and 1950s Austin Healey did too

You bring my memories back. I love to watch Your and HubNut´s channel from Germany. Nice work.

What a great bit of nostalgia, car looks super condition and a good example of its type, I remember a motoring correspondent saying at the time that there were concerns that with that engine, would it actually stop! Great stuff and still a fantastic classic. Excellent review!

This was my father's car

I was working at a ford dealership at the time when the Capri first came out and I remember when we got our first 3 litre just like the one in your video same colour as well I remember driving it as soon as it was unloaded of the transporter and never forget that sound and power

The Ford Capri: the car for all blokey blokes and the blokiest of all blokey blokes.

Love this channel, very down to earth and some amazing and unseen (these days) cars! Great video

As a child in the 1970s I bumped around in the back of a car, with no seats let alone seat belts! I had to sit on the metal wheel arch, and every minute or so raising myself off this to relieve the discomfort. Those were the days lol. Thankfully by the mid-70s my dad bought a Vauxhall Viva, which had four seats and a better level of comfort. We enjoyed some nice VW Passats after that.....luxury!

Today you would notice how far one has to pull out from a junction to see down the road. Had a banger 1600 years ago and noticed this.

The Mustang link was perhaps a little over-stressed, since the Capri is a much better looking car. As a child I loved these and wished our family had one, although only half of us would have fitted inside. The aubergine colour on this one is particularly pleasing.

So you couldn't adjust the wing mirrors properly? In the 1960's and 70's you had a remote mirror adjusting device, it was called either a girlfriend or a wife!!🤣😂

People can make fun of Ford while they can but they can't ignore that Ford made the best sounding engines no matter what the size.. Sometimes I think that these symphonic sounding V6 and V4 engines are cutted from 350 Cleveland...my god, Cleveland engine sounds sooo heavenly... That V4 in Saab, sounds so symphonic!! I think I am more of a fan of Ford's lil cars with their lil engines than those gigantic cars with big engines!!

Ford fortissimo. In the Netherlands and Germany during the seventies there was a fierce rivalry between Capri owners and Opel Manta owners.

A friend bought a '68 with 12,000 miles in the late '80s. It had been owned by a UK diplomat and it had been left in a garage while he spent his time on foreign postings. He loved it and it was like new, the local Ford garage wanted to buy it as did many other people. He only had it a few months and it was stolen, the police soon found the car, it had been driven down a hill in Northampton at great speed, the thief lost it and the car left the road travelled over 50 feet of grass demolished a garden wall, and ended up buried in the porch of a house. My mate cried.

This was JayEmm on Cars' Dad's car. I'm just after watching his video on this car and RU-vid linked this video from there.

Very nice. Saw a fully restored one in metallic green a few weeks back. Looked great. Neighbor bought one in '70 or so. Seemed cool. Friend bought one in the early '80s. It was renamed The Crapii, it gave him so much trouble,

We had 3.o v6 capri that was tuned up with k&n air filters and jamspeed exhaust it was dune up by previous owner that loved it. Engine was perfect it was one of the most powerful fun cars I've ever driven

Love them... Had a daytona yellow Gt 3000, and a 3000 s. Brilliant car, to be daft and young in

Wow....How I longed for a 3 Liter Mk1 Capri with the Power Bulge on the bonnet! I had a 1969 1600 XL, silver with a black vinyl roof.....magic, until my girl friend drove it into the back of a Hillman Avenger......she’s been my wife for the last 44 years so I forgave her......Plus I got a Power Bulge Bonnet on the insurance when it was repaired.....great memories and great video...Many Thanks!

Gooorrgeous ! Love the purple and chrome . And a big beast of an engine 👍👍👍

My dad had a 1973 3litre gxl when I was 3. I love mk1 3 litre capris my all time dream car super sexy my heart skips a beat when I see one they turn me to tears because I'll never be able to own one

As a young man, I once found a fully restored mk1 GTXLR 3.0. Glacier White green tints and white leather interior. At the time I thought the price was a bit hefty but once paid for worth every penny. Pure eye candy to say the least, used attract a lot of attention when parked downtown.

I had a 69 1600GT and loved that car....It was gutless and slow and leaked at least an egg cup full of oil every time I stopped but I still loved it back in the day when I was 20.

Being your Yankee brother from the states, I love the Euro Capri too. Which is a rare sight over here. There were some sold here under the Mercury badge but slightly different and choked down with smog crap for American market. My friend Steve bought a used Euro Capri made in Germany that a GI brought back to the States. First time I saw one as a kid, i didn't understand the significance of its relationship to the mustang of which i had several early ones. So here's a little build recipe from your yankee brother. I also love the Triumph spitfires, but always felt they were under powered for the beautiful design. I built a Spitfire on a GT6 Chassis. Installed a European V6 Capri and gearbox. Added wide lettered wheels, full dash Smith Gauges, an early Jag wood steering wheel with a Triumph center cap. On the hood a very very low profile Austin Martin DB style hood scoop. Added a dual high flow exhaust with dual twin tail monza exhaust tips. I almost went with super chargers too but it didn't need it. And made the car appear as if it came from the factory in that configuration. The car was a screaming monster and could lay rubber from 1 to 3. It was the perfect power to weight ratio for the car. It was a Triumph Spitfire Super GT. Someone told me later there was a company here in the states that built a handful of this configuration in a very similar way. Including the Hood scoop. I actually installed a triumph gas cap I found at a swap that had Super GT cast into it in red letters. But anyway. If you want a bad ass concept for a blown up triumph that needs an engine. Try finding a good Capri drivetrain. I only sold it after almost losing my drivers license after accidentally putting on a performance show in front of a cop. Did anybody do this conversion on a spit over there? I forgot to add that the Capri engine was bored over, mild cam, heavier valve springs, balanced and port and polished with Weber carbs. But that's not neccessary to do as the stock configuration of the engine is a bounty of power for the Triumph Spitfire. Those things let it go over 6 thou rpms no problem. Think about the sound. Lamans,,,lol

Love a Capri in the 70s these were fast for the time. ❤️ Love your videos

the German made MK1 Ford Capri came off the line with a 3.1cc engine.. making it Faster and more reliable than the 1 we produced... sorry to say.. :-)

Ha! Ha! Me and my brother also did that cornering thing firstly in my dads 1980 brown VW Passat Estate, recently introduced my teenage son to this phenomenon!

The consul Capri was out in 1964 , but the Capri as we see came out in 1969.

When I was about 14 my dad bought a red Cortina 1600E. What a great car! So great everyone wanted to steal them! I gave my dad strict instructions to come home with a Cortina that was exactly the same, but.... He came back with a Capri 2000E instead, aarrrrhhh! 😭 So I spent the next couple of years squashed up in the back. I can still remember the day he changed it for an NSU RO80! What a great car, what a relief 😊.

I don't understand why people complain so much about the cost of running these old cars. I have a Rover P6 V8, and if you push it, you get roughly 8mpg (16~18 around London, 31~36 on the motorway at constant 55mph). Whenever I filled it up, people in "boring efficient plastic toys" would comment on how much fuel it consumed. Now I'm not a well off man, but I tell you! Driving through London cost me £50 a week all in. Getting the train took longer, was absolute agony and cost £48 for a travel card. So, f### it! I don't pay road TAX, it's ULEZ exempt and I pay £33 for insurance (I'm 30). If you can keep up with the fortnightly maintenance, it will never let you down!

Ford Capri series, especially MK1, in the early of 1970s are just awesome.

Had a 1600 GT XLR in Daytona yellow and black vinyl roof , loved driving down the high st to catch the reflection, a car with character!

My 71 was from Germany I loved hitting snowdrifts with it. A German welding shop patched her up with steel plate welding in Syracuse.

I wonder if my next door neighbour's son has watched this. This is the car he would have given his right arm for as he had an Aubergine mk1 Capri 1300 XLR as his first car, until it got written off by a plum in a brand new Ford Cortina crashing into the back of it in the snow one winter. It looked pretty much identical to this one having been specified with the X and R option packs on top of the standard L specification...

I live in the USA and my dad had a 1974 Mercury Capri when I was a kid. He owned it circa 1980 to 1983. The main styling difference with the U.S. versions was bigger bumpers and round headlights. My dad's had a 4 cylinder, either 2 or 2.3 liters, and I remember my dad liked how peppy it was - he liked to bark the tires taking off. My dad got into an accident with it on the way to work, circa 1983. He was fine but it spelled the end of the Capri and he replaced it with a '75 Chevrolet Impala.

That purple colour is simply lush. My dad had a 1300 gt that colour PEL 115G.

The Cortina picture you flashed up was a Mk1. Mk1 Capris ran from 1969-74. The 3 litre would always have been an Essex as the Cologne was never produced in that size. Lesser UK variants would have had the Kent crossflow engines or the V4 Essex. Facelift Mk1s saw the Pinto engine replace the Kent engines as a option.

I owned a MK1 1600 Capri in the early 80's in metallic bronze, this video took me straight back to then !. My mum bought me "Huggy Bear" seat covers for those awful vinyl seats, happy days !!!

Beautiful car, awesome colour. I always thought the mk 1 was the best looking Capri.

The visible images transmitted by door mirrors are pretty much invisible in peripheral vision. (Therefore, one has to turn one's head to see what is behind.) Hence, why so many modern day drivers change lanes (causing crashes) because their following vehicles were not within the range of their peripheral vision, and they were too lazy to turn the heads to look at their door mirrors...

I remember my uncle having a base 1300 Capri, and a neighbour further down our road had a 3000. As a young child I could tell the difference. At the time there was the Sunbeam Rapier coupe based on the Hillman Hunter saloon.

I could live with this car. Love the looks, and who needs a radio with that engine! Good review, thank you. :-)

bought a new Capri II in the USA in 1976. 4 cylinder 2300 cc , 4 speed. cost was $4000 US. Unimaginable now.

My favourite car when I was a kid. They still look great.

The Minister of Works of the first Independent government of our country had one of these........possibly the only one in the country. It was early 1970s. He was our neighbour. I saw that car three days ago. Of course it was not looking original. As a boy, that was the coolest car in town. Nice video ! Trinidad & Tobago. West Indies.

Only Capri I liked mk1 rs3100 , is the oil gauge pressure not temp ?

The essex v4 was the largest engine available on the UK version until the v6 was introduced. I had a v4 in my earlier car and my brother had a 2litre pinto in his facelifted car, so perhaps the pinto engine was introduced with the facelift. The v4 was very torquey and easily able to bark its tyres when rolling in first or second. But it was done at 3500-4000 rpm.

Not a place called Escort in italy but there were alot of "escorts" in Turin at the time.

Good video but as usual, the pedant in me can't help correcting you. The Capri was introduced in 1969, not 64. You might be thinking of the short lived Consul Capri which ran from 1961 to 63. It was based on the Cortina Mk11 (you pictured a Mk 1) although it used rack and pinion steering instead of the Cortina's steering box. The first coupé Ford sold in Europe after the Capri was the Probe Mk11 in 1993 which preceded the Cougar, although both cars were flops. Keep uo the good work.

The Capri mk1 didn't run from 1964 until 1974, it was introduced in 1969 on a G plate.

Wow that's a beauty! Cant imagine trying to park it though...that bonnet is huge! Those wing mirrors do make me laugh 😂

I was in high school when this came out as a Mercury Capri. A good friend in college had a new one a few years later and I rode a lot in it. I preferred another friend's Celica...

The sound of that vinyl takes me back. Scalded thighs if you wore shorts on a summer's day. Ha ha.