UPPING THE ANTE

For as long as he can remember, Capris have played a huge part of Tom Aspinall’s life. In fact, his family connection with Ford’s respected icon stems way back before this 29-year-old was born. As we’ll find out, it’s no surprise that Tom has continued the family’s tradition and is now the proud owner of this 2.8i stunner.

“My Grandad, Derrick always had a love for the cars of his youth,“ Tom explains, “not just Fords though he did have a particular soft spot for the Capri.” In his lifetime, Derrick owned three examples, a black JPS limited edition and a Venetian red automatic 2-litre Ghia among them. “It