Description
Make: FORD
Model: CAPRI
Year: 1972
Mileage: 8000
Fuel Type: PETROL
Engine Size: 1. 6
Gearbox: MANUAL
Owners: 2
Description:
PRODUCTION OF THE CAPRI BEGAN IN NOVEMBER 1968 AT FORD’S HALEWOOD PLANT IN THE UK AND ON 16TH DECEMBER AT THE COLOGNE PLANT IN WEST GERMANY.
THE CAR WAS UNVEILED TO THE PUBLIC IN 1969 AT THE BRUSSELS MOTOR SHOW WITH SALES STARTING THE FOLLOWING MONTH. THE INTENTION WAS TO REPRODUCE IN EUROPE THE SUCCESS OF AMERICAN COUSINS HAD HAD THE FORD MUSTANG, TO PRODUCE A EUROPEAN VERSION OF THE “PONY”CAR.
IT WAS MECHANICALLY BASED ON THE CORTINA AND BUILT IN EUROPE AT THE HALEWOOD PLANT, THE GENK PLANT IN BELGIUM AND THE SAARLOUIS AND COLOGNE PLANTS IN GERMANY.
THE CAR WAS NAMED “COLT”DURING ITS DEVELOPMENT STAGE BUT FORD WAS UNABLE TO USE THE NAME AS IT HAD ALREADY BEEN TRADEMARKED BY MITSUBISHI .
HUB CLASSIC CARS IS A MK3 DISCOVERED IN WALES RECORDING AN EXTRAORDINARY LOW MILEAGE OF UNDER 8000 MILES. A RARE MODEL, THE CAR UNDERWENT A COMPREHENSIVE RE-COMMISSIONING IN OUR WORKSHOPS INCLUDING A REPAINT IN ITS ORIGINAL PINE GREEN.
THE CAPRI WAS ADVERTISED AS “THE CAR YOU ALWAYS PROMISED YOURSELF”AND WE CAN ONLY ECHO THAT IN OFFERING THIS BEAUTY OUT FOR YOUR SPECIAL EVENT!
