Total rust bucket, Might be good for obscure trim:
Yeah I won't even bite on that and i'd give $100 for almost any car
If its a 4 cylinder, the bellhousing is worth the $100.
RossD said:If its a 4 cylinder, the bellhousing is worth the $100.
They only came in 4 cylinders that year.
The seller calls it a chevy capri.
AngryCorvair (Forum Supporter) said:Total rust bucket, Might be good for obscure trim:
Not much left on that one for sure. I was just searching for capris in my neck of the woods this morning. This one is just a tad out of my budget! https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/259216545322038/
But I found also found this roller-too bad it doesn't have any glass being a circle track car. https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/173103467307189/
In 1972 they came to the USA with either a 2000 Pinto or 2600 Cologne V6. Cannot tell from this distance which badge is on the driver's front fender so can't be of further help there.
pres589 (djronnebaum) said:In 1972 they came to the USA with either a 2000 Pinto or 2600 Cologne V6. Cannot tell from this distance which badge is on the driver's front fender so can't be of further help there.
I didn't think the v6 was imported in 72.
They were the cool car to Hop up in Europe along with the Opel Manta,
Cover cars in the 1970s !
In reply to RossD :
Who needs one i have a bellhousing and 3 transmissions
In reply to spitfirebill :
Mine actually had a fender from each, and the '72 had the square badge like the car above, the '73 had a badge that looked like a shield. Both told the displacement and both were 2600 badges. '74's V6 was the 2800 with 3-port-exhaust heads. The 2600 was only offered in the USA in 72 and 73; I don't know what other markets got the 2600 with 2-port-exhaust heads although I'm sure some other markets got them.
I went from want to zero in 1 jpeg
I want another one of these, but not that one, and not right now. Hopefully in a year or less I can be on the hunt for one and have space for a real project.
That nice blue Capri race car for sale looks very much like one that was for sale last year in SVRA's mag. and also on "Bring-a-trailer". The seller was looking for 40K+ back then. It seems that he's come down a bit to a more realistic asking price.
There's so many things wrong with that car as a vintage race car. It has the sprit of vintage racing but no where close to be "period correct".
As for that parts car in Ohio. There are many parts that are just no longer available new so used parts from cars like this is what keeps nicer cars on the road looking "finished".
I currently have a 74' V6 Capri in my garage. It's not mine but a friends. His came 98% complete when he bought it some 30 years ago and since we were both past Capri owners he had quite a stash of Capri parts. If the car were closed I'd grab it just to take all of the hard to find parts off of it and scrap the rest.
Patrick (Forum Supporter) said:In reply to RossD :
Who needs one i have a bellhousing and 3 transmissions
People who want a Zetec or earlier 4 banger to a RWD transmission. Lotus 7 guys. Novak Adaptors has a kit to mount that bell to a T-90 in a Jeep. They sell aftermarket bellhiusing version still, typically in Europe. Taylor Race Engineering sells lots of race parts that bolt to the bellhousings. The Quaife sequential transmission bolts to them.
https://shop.quaife.co.uk/ford-escort-60g-6-speed-sequential-helical-direct-overdrive-gearbox
If the transmissions are the Type-E then they are worth a bit more (than scrap). Taylor Race Engineering sells lots of parts for them.
pres589 (djronnebaum) said:In reply to spitfirebill :
Mine actually had a fender from each, and the '72 had the square badge like the car above, the '73 had a badge that looked like a shield. Both told the displacement and both were 2600 badges. '74's V6 was the 2800 with 3-port-exhaust heads. The 2600 was only offered in the USA in 72 and 73; I don't know what other markets got the 2600 with 2-port-exhaust heads although I'm sure some other markets got them.
I just remember the v6s were very desirable and hard to find.
I don't know... the heads on the 2.6's were garbage and the carbs are oriented so they go rich or lean in hard turns. Headers, FI of some sort, and a lot of time with a die grinder would probably fix those issues enough. They sound really interesting, sort of like a Subaru due to the four exhaust ports. Easier, probably, to just warm up the 2 liter instead. Something like a 3.7 swap seems like a magically good idea but very much easier said than done.
In reply to pres589 (djronnebaum) :
It's a long Escort. It should have some form of four cylinder, either a wild 2.0 SOHC or something DOHC that can be dolled up to look like a BDA. (Unless you actually HAVE a BDA, in which case, you can afford a Capri that hasn't half returned to its ore state like this one had)
Escorts get fours, Capri's get sixes. That's the rule. Put whatever you're talking about in an Escort and leave RS Capri's with their various hot V6's alone.
pres589 (djronnebaum) said:Escorts get fours, Capri's get Duratec fours with ITB's. That's the rule.
Fixed that "four" you!
I'm currently lusting after this one:
https://www.drivingline.com/articles/this-1974-ford-capri-brings-the-muscle-to-rally-racing/
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Having been a Capri owner off and on from 1974 I have seen a variety of different engines installed in them. Besides the stock ones, various DOHC engines including Volvo headed 2.3L turbo engines, Ztech's, and YAC 2.0L. Westlake V6's, Cosworth V6's, GAA's, and a 3.8L Ford V6. There's even someone working on a Ford Ecoboost 3.5L swap. The 4's will always be nicer to drive than the V6's since their are better balanced but when you drop in a 5.0L with aluminum heads you end up with a car that's as light as a stock V6 with twice the power and with a bit of work 4 times the power of a stock V6. Power will always corrupt.
The one I'm working on is a modified European 2.8L with a T5 trans, upgraded suspension, and many minor mods to change it's stock appearance. Sort of the way the car should have been.
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