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My last drive of the day would see me drive this. A Mk I Ford Capri. Although, not all is as is seems.
Under the hood is a 4.6 litre rover V8 with an Edelbrock Carburettor. As you can also see from the interior, the changes keep on coming, there is a panel of switches that relate to starting the car and a roll cage has been fitted. This car is also fitted with a custom stainless steel exhaust system to give the engine a beautiful noise.
In order to start this car you have to turn on the kills switch, switch the ignition on, turn on the fuel pump and press the start button. The V8 then growls into life. Put the car into first and you are away. Given the wet track, rear wheel drive with lot's of power, this could be an interesting drive.
Given this is a Ford Capri, I was hoping to drive through some empty boxes like they used to do in the 70's TV Police series but sadly this did not happen.
This car is rapid to accelerate with plenty of low end torque and the suspension is stiff. The ride is comfortable and the gearbox is easy to operate.
In the corners there were moments when the back end would twitch, a quick correction with the steering is all that was needed but you need to keep your wits about you in the wet.
Back o the power and up through the gearbox on the straights.
All too soon my time in this car was up and it was time to return to the paddock. This is another car I would love to drive in the dry at a proper track as it was great fun to drive. It would be easy to imagine this car taking on all types in historic motorsport.
Below are two video links, the video did not merge properly so you get to see the drive from two different perspectives.
https://youtu.be/xkkFAuQkDOg Outside
https://youtu.be/7LRaeWru1-g Inside
I would recommend this car to anyone who enjoys driving, it will leave you smiling as it's a drivers car.
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