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- July 2010 - Old Ford Rally at the Heritage Motor Museum, Gaydon,
Warwickshire - Sunday 25th July
This proved to be a popular event both with Ford owners and our Club
members with ten - turning into eleven - members cars on display. The
weather was good and - as ever - the company of members, excellent.
Thanks to all who came as the closest was 70 miles away and the furthest
approaching 200! Yet again we had a very colourful line-up, although I
guess at this event we were probably rivalled by our "classic" forefathers
for the title of most colourful - by that I mean the pastel shades of the
"Consul Capris" (1962-64). Ten to eleven? Well we did make one
recruit who we'll hopefully see joining us again.
Star car? All were lovely but perhaps the most unusual to see - and
arguably the most valuable on display - was Michael's red RS2600.
- July 2010 - Classics at the Castle at Sherborne Castle, Dorset -
Sunday 18th July
Our Southwest based members were blessed with a fine day for this years
event at the picturesque Sherborne Castle venue. As always, the show
was well supported by the classic vehicle fraternity and the Owners' Club
were no exception - putting together a stand of five cars. Great to
welcome Mike and his son in their recently restored Daytona Yellow 1600
facelift to their first ever classic car show - hopefully the first of many
enjoyable outings. Brian, Dave, Doug and Terry completed the colourful
line-up. All managed to catch the sun with the wind hiding how hot it
really was. Plenty to see and do around the show but the scent of the
catering vehicles was not always appetising!
- June 2010 - Fathers' Day Classic Car Show at Knebworth House, Near
Stevenage, Herts - Sunday 20th June
After a cool and overcast start, the sun shone on this ever growing
event set in the parkland adjacent to Knebworth House in Hertfordshire.
As in previous years, the Club combined with the local CCI branch to provide
a display of Mk1s, 2s and 3s for the public's enjoyment - 12 cars in total.
- June 2010 - Classic & Sportscar Action Day at Castle Combe, Wiltshire
- Saturday 12th June
One year and a week after the 40th anniversary celebration at Castle
Combe, the Club returned to the venue for a Southern "regional" gathering.
Last year around 150 Capris of all marques were at the circuit in overcast,
cold and windy conditions. This time around it was just the Mk1
Owners' Club - although a couple of other Capris were spotted during the day
- along with a vast array of other classic and sporting models and this time
we were blessed with glorious sunshine.
A colourful selection of 18 Mk1s were on our stand, ranging from 1300s right
through to RS2600 and RS3100 examples.
At lunchtime most chose to decamp to the track for a two lap parade.
The circuit have photographers on hand to snap all the budding racing
drivers and thanks to digital photography and printing you can quite quickly
grab yourself a print of your "historic moment" on a real race track.
The Club staged its AGM - as this event saw more members present in one
place than any other - and as it concluded the organisers had a surprise in
store. The Club won the "Club Stand of the Show" award for the second
year running - the first time this feat has ever been achieved.
- June 2010 - Hatfield Vehicle Rally, Birchwood, Hatfield, Herts -
Sunday 6th June
An overcast muggy morning turned into a warm and sunny afternoon despite
the forecasters predicting rain and thunderstorms. This show is in its
eighth years and, whilst not the largest around, was well organised and had
a good selection of vehicles. Three Club Mk1s were joined by a local
Mk2 and two Mk3s to give the visitors the full Capri range. Only a
couple of autojumble stalls but then that's par for the course these days.
- June 2010 - Capri Club Nederlands
International Meeting at
Biddinghuizen, the Netherlands 29th & 30th May
Our Club Chairman flew out to this event and sent in the following report
and pictures. The venue - new for this year - is situated about an
hours drive from the airport at Amsterdam.
"A total of just over 120 Capri's were in attendance. Not perhaps as many as
other years, but that seems to be the case all round. There just aren't the
cars about these days, and unlike previous years the attendance by visitors
from other countries was almost non-existent. We were the only visitors from
the UK, whilst on other occasions there have been 10-15 cars, let alone
individuals. The usual presentation evening was held on the Saturday
evening, following a barbecue and prizes awarded.
The Sunday was less well attended after wet weather had moved in on the
Saturday evening. We left the event at about 2 in the afternoon for
our return flight. After a 5 hour delay, apparently caused by striking
French air traffic control, we arrived home at midnight. Overall a good
weekend and a chance to renew old friendships, with like minded Capri
fanatics - and we're always made welcome!"
- May 2010 - Wonderland Show at Southwell Racecourse, Notts - 29th &
30th May
After a heavily rain affected Saturday, the sun shone on this classic
car show organised by the Mansfield & Nottingham branch of the CCI which
features a large number of Capris.
The Club stand featured six cars with a further six or seven Mk1s elsewhere
in the show.
A great venue and truly superb organisation by Mansfield & Nottingham CCI -
no surprise though as they demonstrated their professionalism at the NEC
Classic Car Show back in November where they picked up the Club Themed Stand
of the Show Award.
- May 2010 - Basingstoke Festival of Transport - 9th May
A first time attendance for the Club at this show. Sadly it turned
out to be a very cold day and limited numbers to just two - the only Capris
at the show. However, it was a nice venue and a good show with a large
variety of vehicles. One for south and southwest based members to
consider in 2011 - albeit on a warmer day.
- May 2010 - Ford Only Day at Beaulieu - 2nd May
Our Southwest based members had marginally better weather for their
first outing of the year, the newly introduced Ford Only Day at Beaulieu in
Hampshire. Once again, with other Bank Holiday commitments and the
weather being showery and cold, only two members turned out to represent the
Club. Nevertheless, they made the most of their day and met up with
another Club member as well as enlightening two "unattached" Mk1 owners of
the benefits of our Club. Around 150 Fords showed up and the
organisers were favourably impressed with the enthusiast for Fords despite
the less than kind weather. Will it become a regular event?
We'll have to wait and see.
With a Southwest presence at Basingstoke next weekend, we all hope the warm
weather makes a rapid return.
- May 2010 - New Capri Mk1 Model Now on Sale
Back last autumn the Club were approached by a model manufacturer called
Oxford Diecast with a request to feature two Club members cars on their
models. In truth, they did not need our or indeed the owners'
permission but out of courtesy - as they had spotted the vehicles on this
site - they contacted us. They explained that they had taken on a Hong
Kong based firm called Cararama who already made Capri Mk1 models but had
previously marketed them in "non-original" colour schemes. The models
were reasonably well detailed but they felt would be improved by featuring
colours and registration of real cars.
Well, the first of those cars is now available. It's a 1/43rd (that's
around Corgi/Dinky toy size for those of you old enough to remember) model
depicting a Maize Yellow, Black vinyl roofed example of a 1600GT XLR.
The model is not a perfect representation but marketing at around £6 it's
worth adding to your collection.
- May 2010 - Bedfordshire Classic Motor Show at Woburn Abbey - 2nd May
First regional event for the Southeast based Club members and ........
rain, rain and more rain with nice cold winds to add to the pleasure.
It's a great shame that, as so often seems to happen, a potentially great
event, in a superb setting, was spoilt by the British weather. Just
two members with cars braved the wet and cold. Even the auto-jumblers
were in short supply. Still at least it was easy to get served at the
drinks van and the burger stand! Fingers crossed for better weather as
the "summer" progresses.
- April 2010 - May issue of Colt on its way to members
Club members will be receiving their copy the latest issue of Colt, the
Club's quarterly magazine, in the next few days. This issue features
items on seat restoration; identification of the differences between
facelift and pre-facelift doors; the Lumo Capri; and much more. The 20 page, full colour, magazine is packed
with stories and items to keep Mk1 enthusiasts happy.
If you're not a member yet but would like to join you'll find details and a
printable application form on the
"Contact Us / Join" page. The
cost for UK based members is just £15 per year whilst for Europe it's £20
and the Rest of the World £25.
- April 2010 - Lancaster Bomber Photoshoot at East Kirkby, Lincolnshire
- 17th April
At last the outdoor "season" has started and, despite being so early in
the year, we were blessed with a glorious sunny and dry day which would be
welcome in the summer let alone mid-spring.
For three years now Francis Ellingworth of the Capripower forum has
organised this photoshoot opportunity with a Lancaster bomber based at East
Kirkby in Lincolnshire. This time around he was kind enough to ask the
Club if any members would like to come along and five grabbed the
opportunity. Three Club cars from the south east met up at
Peterborough Services and found three other attendees there with Mk3s.
The six ended up driving in convoy for the final hour and a bit drive.
Around thirty cars were already on site when the convoy arrived including
another Club member who'd made his way separately.
Francis and his team of helpers were busy trying to arrange the vehicles for
the main group shot and as they worked, more and more arrived. The
final tally must have been around fifty. A photographer from Retro
Ford magazine was on hand to cover the event for a magazine feature but of
course so too were dozens of us "amateurs".
Once the main shots had been taken various combinations of cars were
positioned including all the Mk1s in attendance - six in all, including a
fifth Club member who arrived too late for the overall group shot in his
late pre-facelift, black 3000E.
As well as housing Lanc "Just Jane", East Kirkby is the home of the
Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre and features a Dakota and many
remnants of other aircraft along with other wartime and post war displays.
The site replicates a World War 2 airfield.
Thanks to Francis and his team for a superb day out.
- March 2010 - Two Events Cancelled
As the outdoor show season approaches owners in the south will be
disappointed to hear that two events, regularly supported by the Club, have
been cancelled for 2010.
In the Southeast, the Essex Classic Car Show at Barleylands on the outskirts
of Billericay - scheduled for the weekend of 10th and 11th July - has been
called off by the organisers due to it clashing with both the football World
Cup and the British Grand Prix.
In the Southwest, the popular Wroughton Classic Car Show, which was beset
with problems last year as it sought a new venue, has been cancelled for
2010 as a suitable site in the Swindon area could not be found.
It remains to be seen if either of these events will return for the 2011
season.
- January 2010 - February issue of Colt on its way to members
Club members will be receiving their copy the latest issue of Colt, the
Club's quarterly magazine, in the next few days. Features include a guide
to Slam Panels and Bonnets; a report of the Club's stand at the NEC; Mk1
racing at Mallory Park; and part 2 of the restoration of a member's 3000 GXL
to concours condition. The 20 page, full colour, magazine is packed
with stories and items to keep Mk1 enthusiasts happy.
If you're not a member yet but would like to join you'll find details and a
printable application form on the
"Contact Us / Join" page. The
cost for UK based members is just £15 per year whilst for Europe it's £20
and the Rest of the World £25.
- January 2010 - Capri Mk1 1600XL for auction
Those of you who are looking for a tax exempt Mk1 to buy might be
interested in a car apparently to be auctioned by Coys at the NEC Birmingham
on Saturday 16th January. It's a daytona yellow 1600XL with a black
vinyl roof and tan interior. Apparently it has covered just 19,000
miles from new. The photographs on the "Classic Cars For Sale"
website, where it's listed, look good. The anticipated price - between
£7,000 and £9,000 - should please all present owners of the model.
Follow the link below to find out more.
Capri For Auction
- December 2009 - Mk1s in the snow
As snow strikes us early this winter in the UK, here are a few pictures
from Club members up and down the country of their cars braving - or
suffering - the cold conditions.
- November 2009 - NEC Classic Motor Show Report
A year after our application and six months after we were granted a
stand, now Clarion's prestigious classic car indoor event at the NEC has
come and gone!
Despite the show theme being 50 years of the motorway, we decided that
celebration of our marque's 40th anniversary was more significant and so the
stand was themed to represent a car showroom from 1969. We even
managed to have a '69 car - a 1300L - along with a 1970 3000E and the only
left hand drive Broadspeed Turbo Bullit from 1973.
Our debut appearance at the show was well received by visitors and owners
alike.
Nice to see a humble Mk1 Capri rubbing shoulders with Ferraris and the like
on the Meguiar's Concours stand in Hall 1 and our heartiest congratulations
to the Mansfield & Nottingham Branch of the CCI who always put on an
excellent display of cars but this year excelled themselves and deservedly
won the Club Stand of the Show Award for their motorway themed presentation.
Thanks to Dave Phillips, Glyn Watson, Michael Webster, Alan Lowe and Doreen
Wright for providing cars and man/woman power.
Here are a few pictures of the stand, the concours Mk1 and Mansfield &
Nottingham Capri Club's winning effort. Most of the shots were taken
prior to public entry as it got too busy to take photographs once the show
was in full swing so apologies for the fact that we were still engaged in
last minute adjustments.
We did decide to give Dave's 1300 the Hammerite treatment. Although it
didn't need it, he seemed happy enough!
- October 2009 - November issue of Colt on its way to members
Club members can look forward to receiving the latest issue of Colt, the
Club's quarterly magazine, in the next few days - subject, of course, to the
postal service operating. There are features on members cars; a guide
to RS2600s; pictures from the 40th celebration at Brooklands; a guide
to identifying the differences between Mk1 and Mk3 front cross members - and
how a later one needs modifying to be used to repair a Mk1; there's even a
wedding featuring a Mk1.
If you're not a member yet but would like to join you'll find details and a
printable application form on the
"Contact Us / Join" page. The
cost for UK based members is just £15 per year whilst for Europe it's £20
and the Rest of the World £25.
Or come and meet us and join at the NEC Classic Motor Show between 13th and
15th November.
- October 2009 - NEC Classic Motor Show nears
We're now just a month away from the biggest indoor classic car
extravaganza in the UK, the NEC Classic Motor Show at the NEC Birmingham.
What makes the show even more special this year is that your Club will be
making its show debut as a final celebration of forty years since the launch
of the Ford Capri.
Plans and organisation are at an advanced - if somewhat hectic - stage as we
are scheduled to have three pristine examples supplied by Club members on
show for the public to drool over. One of those cars is the world's
only surviving left hand drive Broadspeed Turbo Bullit. The other two
will be immaculate pre-facelift examples rarely seen on the show circuit and
never previously displayed at the NEC.
So if you're a member or a prospective member come along and see us and say
hello. We're in Hall 2, near the stage on stand 2C3.
For more info and ticketing details visit our
National Events page.
- September 2009 - 40th Celebration at Brooklands Museum
The finale, at least as far as outdoor shows to celebrate the Capri's
milestone, proved to be the biggest and best. After an indifferent
summer of weather it was almost predictable that the final weekend in
September would serve up a glorious "summers" day. The weather
undoubtedly helped to attract the 209 plus attendees to this historic
motoring venue on the southern edge of London. But largest contributor
was the organisers, the Surrey Capri Club and, in particular their tireless
supremo Kevin Blow. Thanks and congratulations to them.
The special attraction of the day was the assembly of 30 capris on part of
the old banked track - now largely gone. A pity that "health and
safety regulations" couldn't allow a more fitting 40 on but nonetheless a
tremendous photo opportunity and an honour for those chosen. I lost
count of how many Mk1s were present and, yet again, missed close-ups of some
on our own club stand! Still, here are a selection of those I did
capture.
- August 2009 - Hampshire Pageant, Romsey, Hampshire
The weather forecast was for sunshine and 22 degrees but as we pulled back
the curtains on Bank Holiday Monday morning we were greeted by overcast
skies and drizzle.
We set off and before too long it got worse! What the heck, we were on our
way for the last organised show of the year and I had the satisfaction of
knowing that if I was getting wet so were the others Ha!
We arrived in good time and followed in a very large grey Mustang. Any
ideas who it was? A well known chef could be a clue. Okay, it was James
Martin - so you don't have to think too long and hard about it. I thought
it was Jamie Oliver so it shows what I know!
Kevin and Brian were already on site - bit keen lads ehh! Not a bad plot
position. As we set up, the drizzle had stopped and a cracking turn out of
eight cars were in position. About 11.30 the clouds disappeared and at last
we had some sun. With the Navy Parachute Team dropping in, it was all
systems go as, one by one, all the members wandered off to enjoy the show
which included motorcycle stunts; displays; auto jumble; and jewellery.
With this being my last effort of organising Club Stands at shows, I hope
that those who attended - Dave, Brian, Kevin & Sally, Terry, the newly weds
Mr & Mrs J Mills, Mick & Sue, Neal & girlfriend and not forgetting my wife
Ali - all had a cracking day. To all who have attended the South West Shows
through the year, I hope that you have enjoyed the outings you have had with
us and continue to give the Capri Mk1 Owners’ Club your support for this
coming year. Without you all, we wouldn't have the friendly and helpful
club we are developing.
Thank you for your support and I look forward to meeting you all again next
year. Doug Woodward
- August 2009 - Knebworth Classic Car Show, Knebworth Park,
Hertfordshire
The final regional show for our club in the southeast this summer
attracted a modest display of Mk1s augmented once again by half a dozen cars
from the Herts CCI and Capri Mk2 Register. A two day event, the club
only displayed on Bank Holiday Monday. At 9am the signs didn't look
good for an enjoyable day weatherwise but by midday it had warmed up and the
sun shone on us. As always, our cars attracted much attention and
admiration.
- August 2009 - The Woburn Rally, Woburn Abbey, Bedfordshire
A glorious sunny day - for a change - as the Club fulfilled a promise to
the show organisers to put on a special display to celebrate the 40th
anniversary of the Capri. We joined forces with the Capri Mk2 Register
and the guys from the Herts branch of the CCI to put on a display spanning
the whole length of Capri production. Earliest car on display was
Keith's 1969 right through to Paul's 1981 2.8 injection Mk3 - sixteen cars
in total added to by a new recruit later in the day. Indeed, two of
our own Club members brought along their own Mk2s to help show the range
over the years. The reward for those present was the "Club Stand of
the Show" award - our third win this summer!
Thanks to all who attended and gave the public such a tremendous display -
you'll see a few on the picture with the trophy but thanks also to those who
had to get off home.
- August 2009 - CCI Mild to Wild Show, Badgers Hill, near Evesham,
Worcestershire
Another of the big events to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the
Capri, the Capri Club International's "Mild to Wild" show attracted many
more mild than wild cars to the glorious sunshine at Badgers Hill.
Around 100 Capris were on duty including the Mk1 examples pictured below.
Apologies for any I missed - which included my own!
- July 2009 - Old Ford Rally, Heritage Motor Museum, Gaydon,
Warwickshire
Until 3 years ago there was a hugely popular event for old Ford
enthusiasts at Abingdon. For Capri owners though the age limit ruled
them out - nothing more modern than 1965 was permitted. Sadly after
many stagings that event came to an end. The Ford Y & C Register in
association with the Heritage Motor Museum decided that a new event was
called for and so on Sunday 26th July the first staging of the "Old Ford
Rally" tookplace. The good news for Capri owners was the raising of
the date of cars accepted - up to 1982.
Our Club stand featured nine vehicles and we were joined by a modified
modena green facelift car with a 302 Mustang engine. One more Mk1 was
present - a white pre-facelift model. There were also a handful of Mk2
and Mk3 cars.
The weather, whilst not exactly the warm summer day you might have hoped
for, did at least stay dry until a 15 minute light shower around 1.30pm.
Plenty of old Fords on display and a reasonable autojumble. Hopefully
a show which will become a regular fixture on the calendar.
- July 2009 - Latest Issue of Club magazine, Colt, out this weekend
Club members can look forward to receiving the latest issue of Colt, the
Club's quarterly magazine early next week as copies are being mailed this
weekend. There are features on members cars, reports on shows
including Castle Combe and Speyer (Germany) and a guide
to identifying the differences between genuine Ford wings and pattern ones as well as all the dates of the events the Club
will be attending.
If you're not a member yet but would like to join you'll find details and a
printable application form on the
"Contact Us / Join" page. The
cost for UK based members is just £15 per year whilst for Europe it's £20
and the Rest of the World £25.
- July 2009 - Classics at the Castle, Sherborne Castle, Dorset
After a dry start to the show,
the organisers announced over the tannoy system that around 1.00pm there was
the possibility of rain showers. They were right and at about 12.45pm the
heavens opened and it poured down. With a very strong wind that accompanied
it, the gazebo that we were sheltering in began to leak and buckled. The
gazebo next to us actually took off and landed in a heap earlier in the
morning and so when the rain passed it was quickly taken down to avoid any
more damage.
Even with the forecast being very unsettled seven Southwest members braved
the elements and attended, and an impressive display of cars was made into a
delta formation consisting of Dave's 1300L, Doug's 1600XL, Neil's 1600GT,
Steve & Terry's 3000E's, Brian's 3000GXL and Kevin's RS3100. The cars
attracted a lot of interest including a gentleman who worked on the
production line at Halewood as a PDI.
With the skies blackening we all called it a day and headed off at about
3.15pm. I'm sure everyone, like me, had a very wet drive home.
Thanks to all who attended and a special thanks go to Ali and Sally for
supporting us and putting up with a very rough day. It was a laugh even with
Brian charging £5 for a feel of his new "bionics"!
The next scheduled show in the South West is at the Romsey Pageant on the
Monday 31st August. I have booked a space for 8 cars and have 2 spaces
left. If you wish to attend please contact me (Doug) ASAP. There will
be no charge for this show as it is free to displaying clubs (car, driver &
one passenger) per ticket.
- July 2009 - Essex Classic Car Show, Barleylands, Billericay, Essex
Another dry sunny day for the 3rd staging of the Essex Classic Car Show
at the popular Barleylands craft complex. The only pity is that as the
show grows in popularity, the space allocated does not and so once again we
were somewhat limited in our stand size and arrangement. Seven
examples were on display driven by Dave, Martin, Keith, Gary, Mike, Karen
and Kevin. As well as meeting a couple of Club members who were
displaying other vehicles from their "fleets", we were able to meet one of
our newer members, Barry, who was displaying his sebring red 2000GT facelift
car on the South Essex Capri Club stand.
- June 2009 - Fathers' Day Classic Show, Knebworth Park, Hertfordshire
Whilst many brave Capri pilgrims made the trek into Europe to witness
what was promised as the continent's largest Capri 40th celebration, those
of us less adventurous in the southeast enjoyed the Hertfordshire sunshine
in the park land grounds of Knebworth House.
The Club stand totalled nine Mk1s, spanning a good variety of the range.
Apologies to our Vice-Chairman Doug. He decided to surprise us on the
day by turning up in his stunning red Mk1 rather than a "modern" car on his
130 mile journey up from Wiltshire. However, the surprise was on him
as mechanical problems dogged his journey and he limped in around 11.30 -
missing my camera!
He did get pride of place on the Club stand though between the two rows of
four cars shown in the pictures below. That splash of colour evidently
did the trick for us as we won the "Club Stand of the Show" award - our
second such honour in the last three events.
Congratulations to Doug, Eddie, Gary, Keith, Martin, Mike and of course
yours truly on providing a display of cars deemed the best on show.
- June 2009 - MEMBER'S CAR STOLEN - YOUR HELP SOUGHT
Date: Monday 15th June 2009
Venue: Wickford, Essex
Time: Around 1.00pm
The Car: A 1969 "G" reg in faded red paint
This car belongs to Club member Gary and, whilst far from a shining concours
example is, nonetheless, a very special car to its owner. The
following pictures were shot by Retro Ford magazine within the last couple
of months for an item in the current (July 2009) edition of the magazine.
If you see the car then please contact Gary
on 07966 588272
- June 2009 - Luton Festival of Transport, Stockwood Park, Luton
A week and a day later and we had the reverse extreme in both weather
and numbers of cars. Glorious sunshine - oh how we'd have loved that
at Castle Combe - but this time the local club stand sported just three
Mk1s. We were, once again joined by the Capri Mk2 Register and the
Herts branch of CCI though to put on a display totalling eleven cars.
The range certainly attracted plenty of attention from the Bedfordshire
public at a show heavily loaded with Vauxhall vehicles. We also
spotted an early white Mk1 1600L with a club stand space all of its own!
- June 2009 - Capri 40th Anniversary Celebration, Castle Combe Circuit,
Wiltshire
The long anticipated 40th anniversary celebration for the Ford Capri
tookplace on Saturday 6th June.
As so often happens in the British summertime, following a glorious two
weeks of dry days and sunshine, the heavens chose not to be kind to Capri
owners with Friday bringing a break to the good weather throughout the
country and heavy rain in the Wiltshire area overnight. As the
"instigators" of this event, in association with the Castle Combe Circuit,
we feared the worst as we drove through the puddles in the drizzle on
Saturday morning. We need not have worried as Capri owners nationally
and Capri Mk1 Owners' Club members in particular showed typical British
spirit travelling in many cases well in excess of 100 miles to display their
vehicles.
For our club, Kent based member Nigel summed up the enthusiasm for the "show
must go on", towing one of his Broadspeeds with another on a round trip of
over 320 miles.
Around 150 Capris made it to the event despite overnight and early morning
conditions with representation from the Scottish Capri Club, Capri Mk2
Register, Duchy Capri Club, Surrey Capri Club, Warwickshire All Capri Club,
East Grinstead, Swindon, Herts and Evesham regional branches of the Capri
Club International. A special thanks though to our own members who put
on a phenomenal display of 26 Mk1s which earned the recognition of the show
organisers by winning the Club Stand of the Show Award - not just for Capris
but up against all the other marques on display.
Highlight for the day was surely the parade around the circuit behind
veteran race driver Vince Woodman in a Cologne Race Capri. Forty cars
were selected for the initial parade of two laps and then all owners who
wished to experience travelling around a race circuit were invited to set an
unofficial World Record for the number of Capris on a race track at one
time. The tally was 119, setting a mark for any future events.
Official track photographers snapped all the cars as they cruised around and
many took the opportunity of purchasing a unique shot of their pride and joy
on track.
Here's just a taste of the many Mk1s on the club stand, along with the car
Vince Woodman led the parade with - which incidentally had to be borrowed
from another race driver as his car is currently suffering from a blown
engine following a competitive meeting at Brands Hatch.
- May 2009 - 30th Bristol Classic Car Show, Royal Bath & West
Showground, Shepton Mallet
After a long wait - the original staging was called off in early
February - we finally got our chance in the Southwest to get the 40th
Anniversary celebrations underway. Kevin - with his RS3100, Brian -
with his fern green 3000GXL and Doug - with his striking red 1600XL
populated the Club stand providing cars and man power.
The cars attracted a huge amount of interest over the three days, including
a gentleman who actually worked on the Capri production line at Halewood for
many years.
It was good to see some of the existing Club members and hopefully we
attracted a few new ones.
Doug's efforts in coordinating the running of the stand were rewarded in as
much as his car was awarded a "Highly Commended" rosette. Kevin and
Brian played their full part too and a great camaraderie made the weekend an
enjoyable one.
Below are a few shots of the stand and cars.
Next stop in the Southwest will be the big one at Castle Combe.
- May 2009 - Show time at last!
The arrival of the May Day Bank Holiday weekend also coincides with the
start, generally speaking, of the show season.
The Club were scheduled for a busy weekend with the re-staging of the
Bristol Classic Car Show at Shepton Mallet in the Southwest and the
Bedfordshire Classic Car Show at Old Warden in the Southeast. We were
also planning to have a stand at Popham Airfield but in the event our
resources were just too stretched.
A report on Bristol - which runs all three days of the holiday weekend -
will follow.
In the meantime, here are some pictures of the Club members cars at Old
Warden. We were joined by the Herts branch of the CCI to give the
paying public a display across the range of Mk1s, 2s and 3s. It could
have been warmer and we could have done without the wind but at least it
stayed dry and even sunny at times.
- April 2009 - Latest Issue of Club magazine, Colt, out this weekend
Club members can look forward to receiving the latest issue of Colt, the
Club's quarterly magazine early next week as copies are being mailed this
weekend. There are features on the Perana V8, members cars and a guide
to repairing an "A" post as well as all the dates of the events the Club
will be attending.
If you're not a member yet but would like to join you'll find details and a
printable application form on the
"Contact Us / Join" page.
- April 2009 - Techno Classica Show in Pictures
The weekend of 3rd to 5th April saw the annual Techno Classica Car Show
in Essen Germany. It's arguably the biggest and best indoor classic
car show in Europe. Here are a few pictures taken by a Club member who
visited.
- April 2009 - May issue of Retro Ford out now
The May 2009 issue of Retro Ford magazine is now in the shops with a an
eight page feature on Club member Gary's 2000GT XLR. The magazine have
loosely attempted to recreate some of the shots featured in the original
period sales brochures. Worth getting the magazine just for the
pictures!
- March 2009 - Amber Gold 2000GT XLR to feature in Retro Ford magazine
Watch out for the May 2009 issue (out 2nd April) of Retro Ford magazine
which will feature a Buyers Guide for the Capri Mk1. The car used and much
of the data provided came from a Club member. There aren't too many
unmolested G-reg 2000GT XLRs around so the magazine should be worth grabbing
a copy of just for the pictures.
- February 2009 - Ford's Dagenham Dream, TV documentary
The long awaited documentary charting Ford's influence on British
motoring history has now been scheduled for BBC4 screens on Wednesday 4th
March 2009 from 9.00pm to 10.00pm. Sadly, we are told, most of the
filming which included one of our Club members' cars has been cut out.
Instead the programme has some period film. Nevertheless, I imagine
that it'll have plenty of interest for blue oval fans.
- February 2009 - Re-arranged date for Bristol Classic Car Show
Following its postponement earlier this month, due to bad weather, the
Bristol Classic Car Show at the Royal Bath and West Showground, Shepton
Mallet, has been re-scheduled for the Mayday Bank Holiday weekend - Saturday
2nd to Monday 4th May 2009 inclusive. The Club will have a stand as
previously advertised.
- February 2009 - Come and meet us at the Bristol Classic Car Show
As winter continues, why not give yourself a treat this coming weekend?
It's the Bristol Classic Car Show at the Royal Bath and West Showground,
Shepton Mallet on Saturday 7th and Sunday 8th February. The Capri Mk1
Owners' Club will have a three car display and will be the first to
celebrate the Capris 40th anniversary - which actually falls on 5th
February. Why not come along and meet us? We'll span the Mk1 era
with a 1600 pre-facelift, an ultra low mileage 3000GXL facelift and the
"Cars the Star" RS3100 - as featured on the BBC Capri documentary by Quentin
Wilson.
- January 2009 - New issue of Club magazine, Colt, out now
The second issue of the quarterly Club magazine, Colt, is winging its
way to members this weekend. Twenty pages packed with Mk1 articles
including a review of the three "specials" and the story of the original
photo shoot which produced all the memorable images for the brochures and
other literature. If you're a Mk1 owner, don't miss out.
Membership of our Club is just £15 per year. You'll find detail on the
"Contact Us / Join" page.
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