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5 Sep 2004, 09:13 (Ref:1087190)
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John Players Special Road Ford Capri 3000
I know this is not a racing question but I need to find out any infomation on these cars.
I have seen a 3000  liter> JPS decaled ford capri. It has all the pin striping and the written John Players Special not the logo and has gold rims. What I would like to know is how many of these cars where built and any spec's that i need to know about. I think it an interesting car and maybe a good rebuilt project. What do you guys think??? |
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5 Sep 2004, 10:14 (Ref:1087250)
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Weren't the Ford-built ones 2000cc? Search for various Capri clubs web sites in UK probably best source of info.
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5 Sep 2004, 10:46 (Ref:1087273)
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As I recollect they were only a sticker package, nothing too special not like the Mk 1 RS3100. Actually if you have interest in Capris a friend of mine has just renovated an X-Pack Capri donated by Ford to a top race team who's name escapes me, in recognision of them winning a British or European Touring car championship, it is a real ice bit of kit with history.
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5 Sep 2004, 13:44 (Ref:1087401)
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It was a colour scheme used on the Mark II S. The basic car was a road standard 3 or 2.0 S.
Jeremy Walton's Book "Capri" should tell you all you need to know. (Haven't got it to hand so may even have the title wrong.) 
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6 Sep 2004, 12:32 (Ref:1088099)
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A friend of mine used to have one of these, it was a Mk2 2.0S. Other than the decals it was a standard S. Just one more Ford "special edition"!
Don't pay special money for it, but a nice car anyway! Screech. |
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6 Sep 2004, 14:11 (Ref:1088200)
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hasnt this months Classic and Sportscar (the one with an Alfa on the cover)got a feature on these Capri's?
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8 Sep 2004, 01:24 (Ref:1089521)
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Thanx guys for all the help. Its good to know that by using this forum we can get good infomation.
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8 Sep 2004, 06:30 (Ref:1089609)
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10 Sep 2004, 16:18 (Ref:1092097)
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I recall that Alan Cornock of Royale Racing had one in 1977/78. Not much use to this topic I know but I do remember how good it looked in that livery.
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10 Sep 2004, 21:16 (Ref:1092340)
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Lad down our road had one in 1977 as his first "new" car. Looked pretty as a picture, especially compared with the car it replaced, which was a rolling 1970s cliche:
A 1971 Hillman Hunter, with metalflake blue paint, aftermarket vinyl roof, Fiamm airhorns which really DID play "Colonel Bogey", Wolfrace wheels, Cherry Bomb exhaust, rear leaf spring spacers to jack the rear up, four spotlights with chequered flag covers and a louvred back window. Those were the days, eh? |
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30 Oct 2007, 09:54 (Ref:2054707)
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It was a mk 2,but not really just a re-badged s.
The car was offered in black or white,but the black was obviously more popular, mainly due to the fact that it had no chrome at all-even the exhaust tailpipe was black!,It also was never supplied with any JPS markings,either as a logo,or in words. Most people think, that it was produced to increase sales,using the succes of Lotus,s formula 1 cars of 1973-ish using the JPS lotus.Now extremely rare, if you can find one(a genuine one that is)BUY IT ! |
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30 Oct 2007, 09:59 (Ref:2054709)
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E Cheology. Welcome to our friendly forum mainshaft.
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31 Oct 2007, 06:59 (Ref:2055580)
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In Australia in the early '80s, there was a limited edition BMW 318 sold in JPS livery with gold pinstripe, logos and gold wheels.
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