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Ford Capri Lightweight Breathable Car Cover
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 1969 saw the launch of the first true Ford Capri, a vehicle that would quickly win the hearts of many generations of motorists across the globe. The whole notion that saw the Ford Capri grow from a concept to an actual car was the idea that Europe needed a true muscle car in the tradition of the ever popular Mustang. Eventually Ford settled on the Cortina based designed for the Capri that we all know and love, and it was built and shipped from the UK, Belgium and Germany and sold across the entirety of Europe. One of the main things that Ford tried to emphasise with the Capri was that like a regular pony car it should perform very well but still be affordable, in order to be sure that everyone could afford to purchase a Capri Ford made a tremendous variety of different engine sizes available from the budget conscious 1.3 to the 2.0 litre V6 monster. This brand new Mk1 version of the Ford Capri saw generally good reviews when it was first released and in 1972 ford redesigned the vehicle someone and also updated the suspension and some fixtures and fittings.
The second of three versions of the Ford Capri was launched in 1974; the Mk2 version was altogether more economical thanks to the 1973 oil crisis and Ford chose to carefully market the new Capri as not just a pony car but something more practical as well. The larger cabin offered a much more roomy and taller interior and the hatch back rear allowed easy access to the vehicle. The Mk2 Capri also featured a newer, much more reliable engine from Ford and as a result a relatively large number of Mk2 Capri's are still driving to this day. Once again 1.3 was the smallest engine that could be chosen but Ford also made a much large 3.0 litre V6 available for those who demanded more power from their car. Ford also launched a unique "John Player" special edition in 1975 that offered further refinements and improvements to both the engine and interior of the vehicle.
The final Mk3 version of the Ford Capri was really just an upgraded Mk2, but it did introduce some staples of the Ford Capri design such as the quad headlights that are now seen as iconic of the vehicle in general. The first Mk3 Ford Capri was launched in 1978 but sadly the death knell for the vehicle had already sounded and there was no saving the Capri, sales continued to drop despite various attempts by Ford to revitalise the flagging brand. The Mk3 was actually more economic and slightly faster than the Mk2 thanks to improved aerodynamics, with the 3.0 S model considered the definitive Ford Capri. The final bastion of hope for the Capri lay in the UK market where Ford saw that the car had attained a cult following, and the addition of a new 2.8 litre fuel injected engine provided a final breath of life for the vehicle. Sadly the Ford Capri was discontinued in 1986.
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