Make: FORD
Model: CAPRI 1600 L
Registration: JAC 738L
Engine Size (cc): 1600
Year of Manufacture: 1972
Date First Registered: 23/08/1972
Current V5: YES
Location: PICKERING
You can view from: Monday 22 April - Tuesday 30 April 2024

Current V5 present. Paperwork includes a Capri Owner handbook, previous V5s, MOT certificates, and some invoices for parts and work.

The vendor has provided the following:

1972 Ford Capri Mk1
• Broadspeed homage
• Colin Ashton built 2.1 litre Pinto engine
• 218bhp when race tuned on twin 48 Webbers now fitted with 45s
• Magazine featured
• Show Winner at Retro Ford
• Thousands of £ spent
• Many original items come with the sale

Background
Our vendor, Barry, had been around the Fast Ford and Drag Racing scene for some time. This was via a friendship with hugely knowledgeable and immensely respected engine builder/tuner, Colin Ashton.
About 2105, Colin advised him a white Mk1 Capri was up for sale, Barry snapped it up. He told us, “he’d got the bug”. The Capri had already been lowered via blocks and gas shocks but Barry had his plans for the Capri. As with most projects, this one progressed in sensible stages.

History
The heartbeat of this Capri is the stunning heart transplant it has had. As you can see from the images, it looks stunning.
In the first 18 months;
- The cylinder was re-worked
- The 2.0 Pinto engine was fitted new valve seats?? and line lock
- A limited-slip 3J Driveline diff was fitted
- Along with hardened performance half shafts to be able to handle the output.

Barry told us, “The Capri competed well and I came first in 2015 of the Round Four Retro Show and Third in the Old Skool Ford Drag Challenge meetings. This spurred me on to then have a full race
engine built by Colin and get the car resprayed with the fibreglass rear and front like the Broadspeed Capris to improve its looks”.

The project and upgrades have continued and these are the highlights over the last five years;
- The engine was re-worked by Colin Ashton and his team into a 2.1 Pinto unit
- It is “full race spec”
- Fully lightened and balanced
- Forged 93mm pistons
- Steel con rods
- High pressure oil pump
- Low resistance water pump
- 5.6 kg flywheel
- Race road clutch
- Full race head with 45.8 inlet valves 38.1 exhaust valves
- Single collet valves
- Custom profiled race cam
- Bestek ignition from crawley with MSD 2 step limiter with a burn out button to limit revs to 4000 rpm
- Bespoke custom stainless exhaust manifold.
- Stainless steel system to rear
- Twin choke Webbers 45s fitted for road use
- Was on 48 s when it made 218 bhp after being run in 2016.
- Five speed gear box now fitted also for road use with quick shif lever
- High torque starter motor
- Single piece prop-shaft
- 3J Driveline heavy duty half shafts
- Wildwood 4 pot callipers
- Grooved discs on front Sierra callipers
- Peugeot 106 calipers on rear
- Hydraulic hand brake
- Front breaks on line lock
- Custom alloy radiator with electric fan with header tank
- Facet electric fuel pump
- Custom Sunco race rev counter with shift light

Additional Info
Barry added a little context for bidders, we’ll let him do the talking; “After Colin and Joe sent their car over to Malta to race, from 2017 I detuned the carbs to 45s for road use and fitted a 5 speed box.
I have taken it to shows and meets at Ace Cafe in London I also went to FORDS TEST TRACK at Dunton for a 50 year Capri Show on the test track. I attach some photos. Then covid came along. Things slowed down (isn’t that the truth!). I recently bought a Capri Mk3 2.8 Injection Special with low mileage. So it’s time to let someone become the new custodian of the Mk1 and use it as it should be or sell of the mods and return it to original mk1 the shell is solid

The list below is about the additional items ive had done over last 5 years :
Engine is a 2.1 pinto built by Colin Ashton Full race spec fully lightened and balanced, forged 93mm pistons, steel con rods, high pressure oil pump, low resistance water pump. 5.6 kg flywheel, race road clutch, Full race head with 45.8 inlet valves 38.1 exhaust valves single collects, custom race cam, bested ignition with MSD 2 step limiter, custom exhaust manifold, and stainless steel system to rear, twin choke Webbers 45s fitted for road use was on 48 s when it made 218 bhp after being run in 2016. 5 speed gear box now fitted also for road use with quick shift leaver.
Single piece prop, 3J ltd with heavy duty shafts, wildwood 4 pot callipers and grooved discs on front Sierra callipers with Peugeot 106 on rear, hydraulic hand break front breaks on line lock, custom alloy
radiator with electric fan with header tank, facet electric fuel pump, custom sunco race rev counter with shift light,
Car ran a standing start 1/4 mile in 13.54 sec speed was 96.83 mph on its 48 Webbers in 2016 I hope this helps I will be getting car out of storage next week to give it a service check it over and will take pics of inside boot and cockpit under bonnet etc the door shuts and usual rust areas so people can see its condition I can do a short walk around video and the of the engine running with its lovely note from the stainless pipes if it helps