ford mk1 capri facelift restos

[south west restorations]

car above is a donner car for the red one...............

replacement part below.













this car has sat in stored for 20 years but is in a bad way but nothing that cant be fixed if u put ur mine to it .this is another oldford saved.....
working on this car most days till next year but will be along term project.
doing this for a good freind ............................
ford mk1 prefacelift model m reg...........

[jimmer]

Thats a facelift Crapy. Owned 3ltr Mk1 Crappys bit of fun in the wet with the torque!

[steven f]

i know where there is a m reg one been sat in a garage since 1978 got a lotus twin cam engine in it with loads af body panels and original engine was shown it earlier this year he wouldnt sell it but has since died i pass it 6 times a day but darent approach his mrs been trying to catch his son to ask the question but he works away

[south west restorations]

hi

that would be good to get m8 .
am sure one day u may get this car sometimes thing come to u when u dont it ......
but if u canny wait a would go see the women and be nice and careing am sure she come round .a did that to a old lady and she sold me a nice 2 door mk2 a had for ten years...........
better to get the car before it gets scapped m8....
best of luck.....

this project am doing is major a will keep all update on progress.....

[south west restorations]

what a got done the other day

[trialscort]

but darent approach his mrs been trying to catch his son to ask the question but he works away

I know a guy who didn't approach his friends widow to buy his vintage bikes. She phoned a scrap yard who came and took the lot. They made a killing on it, and the guy I know was sick as a parrot.
Get in there and state your interest. What's the worst that could happen?

[south west restorations]

some rot here




a bit of a major repair but a have sorced a new section for this so will make my job alot easyer...........

[mk2ddc]

Nice pics and progress davey. nice to see you saving an another old ford

[mike77cos]

Wish I had skills like that

[south west restorations]

working starting this wk

a wee update on this car been busy with other projects .
will be doing more work on this car again this week will post pics up .

[jimmer]

Thanks for posting

[RS 1800]

You are one brave man..!

[south west restorations]

You are one brave man..!

hi worse to come on this car m8 watch this space ...
will be a well strong car when am done .....

thanks for ur coments guys....

[south west restorations]

hi








hopefully keep going with this car for a few wks if a dont get held back with other cars etc......

[south west restorations]

some work done today.

more rot on this car theres plenty .but hey its only metal .
and alove a task.






another section fitted here .
wee now have a inner sill floor edge .

this car has to be strong before it goes on a spit but long wae of that the now.
most section will be double seemed weld and joints be filled and try make it the wae it was when it was new due to owners request .
this is a long term project .