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1973 Mercury Capri
Added on Dec. 24 by randyvr6

1973 Mercury (Ford) Capri. 2.8 Liter V6. Offy Intake with Hollley 4 bbl. carb. & headers. American Racing Formula Libre wheels with Sumitomo 205/60/13 tires. I have owned this one since 2000, and have painstakingly restored it to its present state. Body and paint was done by Body and Soul Restorations in Adrian, Mi.

Advertised as the “Sexy European”; the Capri was originally designed by Ford of Europe as a type of European Mustang and was built from 1969-74 in both England and Germany. Nearly 375,000 were sold in the US during those years. The Capri was named by Ford as one of its top 25 “Heart & Soul” vehicles of all time in honor of the companies 100th anniversary in 2003.

Thanks to the Capri Club of North America and parts supplier Team Blitz..

Comments

Tim Baxter:
Those euro-capris are SO hard to find. Nice example!
Jan 26, 2009 11:28 a.m.
friedgreencorrado:
Beautiful. Are those real AR 4-spokes?
Feb 6, 2009 10:40 p.m.
randyvr6:
Thanks for the nice comments. Yes, they are American Racing Formula Libre wheels (13”)
Feb 16, 2009 1:58 p.m.
Woody:
I love 73 Capri's, especially in brown! My older sister's boyfriend had one when new and I have always wanted one.
Feb 27, 2009 6:06 p.m.
randyvr6:
Thanks Woody, The color is called Copper and it is kind of similar to the color Nissan uses on newer Murano's and 350Z. Check out the Capri Club site which can be found in the link in “View more photos of this car”
Mar 2, 2009 1:20 p.m.
Goldmember:
I love Capris, and I'm not talking about the trousers… Nice resto work, as rare as these are I'm sure it was a lot of BST!
Jun 12, 2009 12:32 a.m.
Gen3_V8:
Nice looking car! I had a '71 as my first car. They were fairly rare then and much more so now. Great job on the restoration.
Jul 16, 2009 9:42 a.m.
aussiesmg:
We need to talk I am about to start the resto on my 2.6 73
Oct 3, 2010 10:39 p.m.
Maroon92:
I was at that car show. Gilmore right? I think I still have a picture of your car somewhere.
Nov 18, 2010 11:04 a.m.
randyvr6:
Yes, that is Gilmore. I have gone the last 2 years to the Mad Dogs & Englishmen show. One of my favorite shows of the year and planning to go again in 2011. I had the only Capri, so that had to be me that you saw,
Nov 18, 2010 4:55 p.m.
JoeTR6:
My parents had a silver 1973 Capri, and it's still one of my favorite cars. Yours is beautiful.
May 27, 2011 10:10 p.m.
NOHOME:
Truly one of the few cars that deserve “Classic” status from that era! Bravo!
Sep 26, 2011 7:20 p.m.
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