Ford Capri Documentary - The Car is the Star Part 1

The Car's the Star presented by Quentin Wilson. This documentary is in two parts and is all about the Ford Capri. I've had eight Capris, so this is just up my street, I hope it is yours - enjoy!

This is part 1

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Autos & Vehicles

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• Ford
• Capri
• documentary
• Quentin
• Wilson
• Tickford
• Brooklands
• RS3100
• History
• Documentary Film
• Star
• Stars
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• Mercedes

[telecopter]

Back in the 90's, I bought a roughly used 1976 2.8L V6 Mk II in Detroit and restored it. I LOVED that car. Sadly, I had to eventually let it go, due to storage issues at the time.

Out of every car I've ever owned - and I've owned a few - none are missed more than that Capri. It's hard to explain to a non-owner, but it had so much personality, soul, had a sense of fun about it...it just begged to be driven, and was incredibly rewarding to do so. The Capri will always be a classic to me.

[vitorskoda]

Ah, the advert at 5:20 is filmed in Portugal, Is clearly visible Tower of Belem in the back :D

[dnnydirty]

Had a canary U.S. 1976 Mercury Capri II, and was my first car. V6, 4-speed, dual exhaust, rear wheel drive= bad ass.

[them113]

Claude Lobo 20 August 1943 to 3 June 2011 R.I.P.

[samuel51698]

Love ford

[MisterHampshire]

If it's the song that comes in when Quentin is on the seafront, after Disco Inferno, is Bryan Ferry and Roxy Music's 'Over You'.

[bestamerica]

TheGarandGuy,

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yes i like capri car is the best design,,,

i did used a capri taillights to put on the ford mercury car taillights

[TheGarandGuy]

@bestamerica British because british is best

[sonyfier]

They should have made a V8 available ex factory then the rest of the world may have taken more notice. In Australia even the 3lt V6 GT was a bit of a performance joke compared to many other cars available, especially the Torana. The name "Capri" was also a little too prissy and feminine, imho. I loved the lines of the MK1 but always thought the simple tail lights otherwise let the cars appearance down.

[quirpco]

As a Canadian I wasn't very familiar with the Car's The Star series before, but I love watching them here on YouTube! Did they make an episode on the Ford Cortina and Rover P5B? Those are a couple other favorite British cars of mine. :-)