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The Bank holiday weekend saw the usual staging of the huge Knebworth Classic Car Show.  As a Club we don't set up a unique stand but instead join up with local Mk2 and Mk3 owners to set up a joint stand.  This time around we titled ourselvesRead more →

The latest issue of the Club’s quarterly magazine, Colt, is now with members.  Featuring the tale of our recent North Wales tour.  In addition there are members stories of ownership and rediscovery and restoration plus a feature on the pre-facelift 1972 Specials which – like the faceliftRead more →

Strange that, within a summer which has been tremendously hot and very dry, the day of our annual get together managed to deliver some rain!  It was though a blessing that the day was a little overcast and therefore only in the mid 20s instead of highRead more →

The baking hot British summer continued and, although not reaching the highs of a week earlier, the temperature did rise into the low 30s.  Nevertheless, old Fords of all shapes, descriptions and ages – along with matching owners – ventured along to this wonderful show, organised byRead more →

This show plays host to out friends the Capri Mk2 Register’s National Day.  There are a lot fewer Mk2s around than Mk1s, or indeed Mk3s, so we are invited to add to the Capri feel of the event by tagging on to the end of their display. Read more →

The first “capri” event of the year proved to be well attended by Mk1s.  Blessed with a dry and relatively warm and sunny day, it felt like a lot of people were simply grateful to be able to get out in their cars and gather – albeitRead more →

The latest issue of the Club magazine, Colt, is with members early this month.  Contained within are the stories of a couple of members cars along with a report on the Practical Classics NEC Restoration Show and a member's converted race car for sale.  There are alsoRead more →

There was a return over the Easter weekend of the Weston Pageant of Transport, held on the Lawns next to the sea front in Weston super Mare.  The event, in aid of the local sea cadets, was last staged in 2019 and has always - it seemsRead more →

The latest issue of the Club's magazine, Colt is now available and with Club members.  As the facelift reaches 50 years since launch, we look back on how it was presented to the public and study what some of the 151 differences were. We have a fullRead more →

When we had our final celebration of fifty years of the Capri at the Classic Motor Show in November 2019, no one knew what was just around the corner and that it would be two years before we could come together again to celebrate classic cars atRead more →