Since 2014 (38800 miles) the car has had the following work:
General services and service items.
New set of coolant hoses.
New starter motor
Rebuilt gearbox including uprated laygear and layshaft (2014)
Rolling road tune up with papers(236 bhp)
New Bosch battery, (warranty until May 2027)
New Quaife quick shift gear lever.
New Thermostat, NOS Genuine front thermostat housing, stainless bolts, and coolant flush. New coolant (correct spec). Oil change with genuine Ford filter. July 2024.
Replacement used prop shaft, due to wear on yoke shaft allowing the tail shaft seal to leak, the replacement prop has cured this.
There are plenty of receipts included with the car for parts and work undertaken. There is a document that explains the engine conversion from power engineering.
The car has been fully repainted at some pointing the ownership second owner. This was clearly a very good job, and has stood up well, and still looks smart. The paint does have a metallic flip to add a hint of purple to the blue in certain light.
The car is in overall solid condition. There are elements not of surface rust in areas, and this will need addressing in the future. The main structural points where Capris rot out are solid on this car. You could continue to drive this car without issue or doing anything to the areas that do have surface rust for some time, but they will need addressing at some point I am sure. I have lots of photos of areas of the car that I can provide, or with notice I can take images of specific areas.
The car drives well, but overall has a firm and harsher feel due to the way it’s been set up. The car runs well and is eager to get going and can propel you along very well without too much effort. There are probably things that can be done that make it smoother to drive or improve the way it feels for more regular journeys or use.
The car is being offered for sale as I do not use it. If you look at the MOT history online you will see how much it’s not used. That being said I am not in some desperate hurry to sell the car, I have the space for it and it can sit in my garage if it does not sell.
I am not interested in swaps or part exchanges. They won’t get used either. Any questions please contact me. This car is a bit different and special to most Capri injection cars.
In 1995 it underwent a power engineering Ultimax 3. 7 conversion. The work to do this includes:
New cast balance steel crank
Original, modified and re-circled connecting rods
New Mahle aluminium pistons and chrome moly piston rings
Bored to 95mm and stroked to 86mm
Skimmed and balanced flywheel
High flow high pressure oil pump
Steel / alloy helical timing gears
Uprated Camshaft Kit
Later in 1998 the car went back to power engineering for the following
Stage 3 heads, with larger stainless steel inlet and exhaust valves, bronze valve guides and heavily modified inlet and exhaust ports.
Stainless steel exhaust system.
There have been other modifications to improve the brakes, handling and performed of the car.
This car is pretty unique and I’m not sure where you would find another example with period modifications such as this.
It is fast car that was modified with only that goal in mind, being fast. It is different to any other Capri I have driven in terms of performance, and it does bring a smile to your face when driving it.
The car looks reasonably stock apart from the subtle brake upgrade seen behind the wheels and the subtle decals that have been changed from 2. 8 to 3. 7.
The Capri might be the car you always promised yourself, but this one has the upgrades you intended to do to it as well.
Well it's an early 2.8 injection, and was originally a 4 speed.
In 1995 the second owner took the car to Power Engineering and had it re-bored and the stroke changed using the crank out of a 4.0 ford explorer from the states, taking it from 2.8 to just shy of 3.7.
Subsequently to that work it went back to Power Engineering the following year for Stage 3 head work and an uprated Cam, the battery was re-routed to the boot and a front strut brace installed. This was followed up with a 5 speed conversion, rear disc brakes and a 4 pot willwood front conversion.
The car has been used here and there, but not that much since the third owner brought it in 2000. It was put back on the road last year, and given a full rolling road tune, where it was tuned to 248bhp at the fly. it's now done just over 50,000 miles from new and will be back on the road in the good weather!
1981 Capri V6 Converted from 2. 8 to 3. 7 by Interpro Engineering in 1995.
42200 miles from new, 2 previous owners, current owner since October 2001, and 2nd owner had the car from February 1986.
The second owner carried out all of the work to the car making the modifications it now has over the years of their ownership. the car is very quick, and the power delivery is continuous throughout the rev range in each gear. The car has been built for outright speed.
The car had done approximately 33000 miles when purchased in 2001.
The Car was originally Cobolt Blue, however at some point it has been re-pained with a slight purple fleck to the paint, giving it a deep and vibrant look. This was done many years ago to a high standard of finish and still looks good today.
Modifications to the car include:
Rear brake disc conversion (Sierra) 1991
5 speed gearbox conversion 1992
Ultimax 3. 7 Conversion using original engine 1995
Stainless exhaust and stage 3 heads 1998
Rolling Road tune 223bhp @ 5225 1998
15" Compomotive 'Minilite' alloys 1998
Battery relocated to boot 2000
Rolling Road Tune by Peter Baldwin 2015
(236bhp @ 4500, 248bhp @ 5500)
Rear anti-tramp brackets
Front strut brace
Front uprated Willwood 4 pot calipers and drilled discs. Fast road / track pads also fitted.
Recent new parts:
Starter motor 2014
Rebuilt Gearbox (uprated) 2014
New hose set and thermostat 2014
4x Toyo tyres 2017
There are many other various pats that have been renewed and replaced for which there are receipts.
This car has been well looked after and maintained throughout its life. but is now or sale as it's just not used anymore.
There are some bodywork issues starting to show, and ideally these will need to be addressed, although the car is solid and can be used for many more years without doing this work right away.
There are now some rust bubbles in the following (usual) locations:
Top front of each front wing
Both rear quarters where it meets the sills
Rear passenger lower rear corner
Drivers door sill upper
Both door apertures where the quarters meet the sills.
There are a couple of small bubbles in the engine bay, but nothing bad.
These are all minor points, and there are not through holes, or large areas of rot in this car.
Good points:
Sunroof area on roof is fine
Wing rails are fine
Strut tops are fine
A pillars are fine
Boot floor is fine
All chassis, floor, inner sills, etc are fine.
1981 Capri Injection.
Registered on 20 August 1981.
Cobalt Blue, with Blue Carla check upholstery.
43400 miles from new.
4 owners including myself. 1st owner from new until 11. 02. 1986, second owner in Bristol until 03. 10. 2001 ( approx 32800 miles, ). 3rd owner was my father in law until 16. 08. 2022. Some older log books included in the history.
Registered as a Historic vehicle and is Tax and MOT exempt.
I have MOT’d the car even though I have not been required to do so for peace of mind when I have been using it. It had not always been on the road in recent years and there are gaps in MOT history that reflect this. The current MOT expires on 09. 09. 2025. MOTs from July 2001 (32644 miles) are included in the paperwork.
The car has always been garaged since 2001 whilst in my father in laws and my ownership.
The car was originally a 2. 8 4 speed manual.
The second owner carried out all the modifications to the car during their ownership. There are various receipts for works undertaken, as well as maintenance receipts.
The car has not had much use during the ownership of the second owner and my father in law didn’t use it much either, it was a second car for him, and he had two other Capris as second cars too.
The works to the car include.
Rear disc conversion (Sierra 2. 8) in 1991
5 Speed Gearbox conversion in 1992
Conversion to 3700cc (Ultimax) by power engineering including Kent cam, and updated 4 paddle clutch kit. 1995 at 23333 miles. The engine is the original one that was in the car from new.
Polybush kit 1998
Stainless Steel exhaust, stage 3 heads in 1998 with Dyno run and graph (223 bhp)
Compomotive 15” alloys 1998 at 28572 miles.
Leda Escort group 2 (guess) front shock, springs and new roller bearing top mounts, new rear shocks 1999
Battery relocation to boot in 2000 at 32052 miles.
Other work without receipts include, front disc and 4 pot Willwood brake upgrade, anti tramp brackets, front strut brace.
Since 2014 (38800 miles) the car has had the following work:
General services and service items.
New set of coolant hoses.
New starter motor
Rebuilt gearbox including uprated laygear and layshaft (2014)
Rolling road tune up with papers(236 bhp)
New Bosch battery, (warranty until May 2027)
New Quaife quick shift gear lever.
New Thermostat, NOS Genuine front thermostat housing, stainless bolts, and coolant flush. New coolant (correct spec). Oil change with genuine Ford filter. July 2024.
Replacement used prop shaft, due to wear on yoke shaft allowing the tail shaft seal to leak, the replacement prop has cured this.
There are plenty of receipts included with the car for parts and work undertaken. There is a document that explains the engine conversion from power engineering.
The car has been fully repainted at some pointing the ownership second owner. This was clearly a very good job, and has stood up well, and still looks smart. The paint does have a metallic flip to add a hint of purple to the blue in certain light.
The car is in overall solid condition. There are elements not of surface rust in areas, and this will need addressing in the future. The main structural points where Capris rot out are solid on this car. You could continue to drive this car without issue or doing anything to the areas that do have surface rust for some time, but they will need addressing at some point I am sure. I have lots of photos of areas of the car that I can provide, or with notice I can take images of specific areas.
The car drives well, but overall has a firm and harsher feel due to the way it’s been set up. The car runs well and is eager to get going and can propel you along very well without too much effort. There are probably things that can be done that make it smoother to drive or improve the way it feels for more regular journeys or use.
The car is being offered for sale as I do not use it. If you look at the MOT history online you will see how much it’s not used. That being said I am not in some desperate hurry to sell the car, I have the space for it and it can sit in my garage if it does not sell.
I am not interested in swaps or part exchanges. They won’t get used either. Any questions please contact me. This car is a bit different and special to most Capri injection cars.
In 1995 it underwent a power engineering Ultimax 3. 7 conversion. The work to do this includes:
New cast balance steel crank
Original, modified and re-circled connecting rods
New Mahle aluminium pistons and chrome moly piston rings
Bored to 95mm and stroked to 86mm
Skimmed and balanced flywheel
High flow high pressure oil pump
Steel / alloy helical timing gears
Uprated Camshaft Kit
Later in 1998 the car went back to power engineering for the following
Stage 3 heads, with larger stainless steel inlet and exhaust valves, bronze valve guides and heavily modified inlet and exhaust ports.
Stainless steel exhaust system.
There have been other modifications to improve the brakes, handling and performed of the car.
This car is pretty unique and I’m not sure where you would find another example with period modifications such as this.
It is fast car that was modified with only that goal in mind, being fast. It is different to any other Capri I have driven in terms of performance, and it does bring a smile to your face when driving it.
The car looks reasonably stock apart from the subtle brake upgrade seen behind the wheels and the subtle decals that have been changed from 2. 8 to 3. 7.
The Capri might be the car you always promised yourself, but this one has the upgrades you intended to do to it as well.
Well it's an early 2.8 injection, and was originally a 4 speed.
In 1995 the second owner took the car to Power Engineering and had it re-bored and the stroke changed using the crank out of a 4.0 ford explorer from the states, taking it from 2.8 to just shy of 3.7.
Subsequently to that work it went back to Power Engineering the following year for Stage 3 head work and an uprated Cam, the battery was re-routed to the boot and a front strut brace installed. This was followed up with a 5 speed conversion, rear disc brakes and a 4 pot willwood front conversion.
The car has been used here and there, but not that much since the third owner brought it in 2000. It was put back on the road last year, and given a full rolling road tune, where it was tuned to 248bhp at the fly. it's now done just over 50,000 miles from new and will be back on the road in the good weather!
1981 Capri V6 Converted from 2. 8 to 3. 7 by Interpro Engineering in 1995.
42200 miles from new, 2 previous owners, current owner since October 2001, and 2nd owner had the car from February 1986.
The second owner carried out all of the work to the car making the modifications it now has over the years of their ownership. the car is very quick, and the power delivery is continuous throughout the rev range in each gear. The car has been built for outright speed.
The car had done approximately 33000 miles when purchased in 2001.
The Car was originally Cobolt Blue, however at some point it has been re-pained with a slight purple fleck to the paint, giving it a deep and vibrant look. This was done many years ago to a high standard of finish and still looks good today.
Modifications to the car include:
Rear brake disc conversion (Sierra) 1991
5 speed gearbox conversion 1992
Ultimax 3. 7 Conversion using original engine 1995
Stainless exhaust and stage 3 heads 1998
Rolling Road tune 223bhp @ 5225 1998
15" Compomotive 'Minilite' alloys 1998
Battery relocated to boot 2000
Rolling Road Tune by Peter Baldwin 2015
(236bhp @ 4500, 248bhp @ 5500)
Rear anti-tramp brackets
Front strut brace
Front uprated Willwood 4 pot calipers and drilled discs. Fast road / track pads also fitted.
Recent new parts:
Starter motor 2014
Rebuilt Gearbox (uprated) 2014
New hose set and thermostat 2014
4x Toyo tyres 2017
There are many other various pats that have been renewed and replaced for which there are receipts.
This car has been well looked after and maintained throughout its life. but is now or sale as it's just not used anymore.
There are some bodywork issues starting to show, and ideally these will need to be addressed, although the car is solid and can be used for many more years without doing this work right away.
There are now some rust bubbles in the following (usual) locations:
Top front of each front wing
Both rear quarters where it meets the sills
Rear passenger lower rear corner
Drivers door sill upper
Both door apertures where the quarters meet the sills.
There are a couple of small bubbles in the engine bay, but nothing bad.
These are all minor points, and there are not through holes, or large areas of rot in this car.
Good points:
Sunroof area on roof is fine
Wing rails are fine
Strut tops are fine
A pillars are fine
Boot floor is fine
All chassis, floor, inner sills, etc are fine.
Photos of most areas available on request.
Viewings of the car are welcomed. The car is in secure storage and I will need advance warning for viewings as I have to arrange for the car to be made available. The car is currently near St Neots in Cambridgeshire.
Offers on the car will be considered, but low offers will be politely declined. This is a very rare and special Capri, and it will be kept if it does not sell.