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Hi There Chap's, Maybe a little off topic,but I can see your all heavily into your capris,this is a "X" pack capri that I have owned for many years now,you may have seen the same type posting on other sites some time ago,Gregor has helped trying to trace any previous history on the car but unfortunatley to now avail,(thanks again Gregor,hello and hope your books nearly finished now about your late dad Gerry) This car was used in 1980/81 as a pace car for the BRSCC and driven by Mike Wilds at many of the usual tracks,Brands,Oulton etc, it was originally Fords Press Car for the "X" pack range,the first to be built (mk3) as the test bed and promotional car for the seiries "X" conversions,As you can see it was Silver 3.0S series "X" with all the Mods including triple webers etc,As you can see it was pictured beside one of the Gordon Spice race cars you have all been talking about on this thread which is why I thought I would try this posting here, I have accumulated alot of history of it in its early days when it was Silver and have plenty of photographic evidence of it from ford etc of these days,autosport magazines,car and car conversions etc,BUT... following those early days it then was loaned to Mike Wilds who also used it as his road car,I cannot find any photographic evidence of these race track days,I have writtten and personally spoken to Mike Wlids with reference to this,but,he has lost any photos of it from those days in various house moves.Although he said it was one of his favorite cars!! Does anyone have any pics or reconize it from those days,Any Pics would be happily paid for by myself to support its history of those days and the new Ford RS colour's it was painted in. Im sorry for the chaps that have read postings relating to this before,I dont want to bore those people. Any info would be so much appreciated With my best regards Grant Last edited by Grant Coo; 27 Dec 2010 at 22:38. Reason: Help Needed |
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Another Image of its early days being tested my Autocar Magaizine
Best Regards Grant Last edited by Grant Coo; 27 Dec 2010 at 23:03. |
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Hej jeg har en orig capri RS3000 farbriksbygget i køln der blev kun lavet 100stk i 1979-80 i england hedder den x-pack.
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@Hermansen... Your Capri is gorgeous but could you possibly post in English for us ?
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yes I 2nd that,looks stunning!!
I've been trying to contact Derek Lawson who wrote the book on history of Oulton, (one marshal there in the 80's remembers the car and got a lift in it around the track in it) his email address is on 10/tenths and ends with ntlworld.com but the email comes back as undeliverable,i dont think he can recieve pm's if his email address is not in use anymore,does anyone have a current contact email for him, please and thank you chaps. Regards Grant |
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Hello I have a Capri 3.0RS original factory built in cologne,which was only made 100 pieces in 1979-80.
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Looks like my mates old car I mentioned earlier, same area as well.
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Found a couple of old pictures after digging about in the loft yesterday. First couple taken by myself at the 1982 Tourist Trophy. Vince Woodman and Jonathan Buncombe with C.C. Racing Developments on the rear wing, finished 7th. Gordon Spice and Andy Rouse, finished 13th. Jeff Allam, front cover of Autosport, don't know what year but would guest 1978 as it is a mk2. Also don't know if it was a CC car. |
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Spoke to Lawrie Nelson and he confirmed that the suspension came from Dave Cook.
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I'd be interested to know whether that was the tweaked front end with the parrallel TCA and steering arms. Stiil trying to figure that out btw.
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ORP will be very interested in those! The white one looks like the car that Woodman used as as a spare in 1981/82 (might even have won in 1981 at Thruxton with it?) and was the car that he wheeled out for Buncombe on ocassions, including the last round of the BTCC in 1982, also held at Silverstone. The second car is a rare gem of a piccie. That must be the 2.8 injection test hack/muletta that Rouse and Spice entered as a one off? Haven't seen any pics of this car (other than a front end view of it on the front of the 1983 TT programme!). It seems to confirm the rolling chassis used was an ex Belga Spa chassis, Could it be the car that Jean-Michel Martin ran in the '81 Dubai classic? Great image for discussion. Last edited by chunterer; 9 Feb 2011 at 17:58. |
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Hi folks,great to see a rare shot of CC/Spice 2.8i which was as far as i can remember the only Cologne engined Capri ran in europe to Gp1-GpA rules.
The Allam car pictured at Oulton in 1978 was the ex-Stuart Patterson/Phil Dowsett car from 77.Jeff Allam shared with Patterson in the long distance ETC rounds at Silverstone and Brands,taking over the car the following season.The Mk11/Mk111 puzzle usually depended on more readily available parts for repairs after accident damage or simply updating to a more current model to please or attract sponsors. Allams car carried obvious backing from BP,Allam Motor Services,Ford,Dunlop later in the year being hot property after winning Brands GP support round.The Mk111 parts were produced in greater numbers after launch in 78,many BSCC drivers updating cars through the season although i suspect not all were new builds,it would be much cheaper to change lights,valance,wings,.Fairly sure the Woodman car was his spare Gp1 car which he adapted to almost GpA for 1982 TT. |
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Further food for thought;Finbins photo of the Woodman/Buncombe `82 TT car reminded me of Mike Newman,who i am sure aqquired an ex-Woodman Esso team car
which he used during 1983/84 BTCC seasons.The link here is Newmans car was mainly white in colour,also if it was this particular car it was prepared for Gp A long distance events,we know Newman liked to take in the Donington 500 and the Silverstone TT during these years.This Chassis would have long-range fuel tank but more importantly for the privateer was prepared for Gp A with rear discs,other suspension mods and a restricted Gp A engine,it all seems to fit.The Esso blue/red/white BTCC car Woodman used for `82 season i think went to Brian Chatfield was certainly a Gp 1 car.The Newman chassis would eventually find its way onto national rally stages (Gp A) with the Worswick brothers i think around 1985/86,as this was when Mike Newman had got his hands on a 635csi for BTCC/ETC.Anyone have ideas about CC build numbers on these two? Of course then there is Alain Semoulin,( 4th at Spa 1983) to consider,ex-Spice/Bastos maybe? |
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FYI
TRICENTROL CHAMPIONSHIP, ROUND 1, SILVERSTONE 19/05/78:-
"Young Jeff Allam was an impressive fourth quickest in his Capri, this car a 'new' Capri 2 which was built late last year by CC Developments and which will now be updated to Capri 3 spec." |
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Although he does still have his Firenza (which was a rebuild of his Viva GT), his Burlington Wallcoverings BMW 635 and his Listerine RS 500 Sierra, the one car he did sell, (and he wishes he'd hung on to it) was the Capri which Tony Sugden bought.
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