Classic Ford

CAPRI 1600XL

We all talk about tracking down that dream find in a barn or a garage, but the chances of coming across a Mk2 Capri untouched since 1978 are let’s face it, pretty slim! When Andy Bonsell received a call from a family friend to say a relative of theirs had passed away and there was an old wreck wearing a Ford badge that had to be dealt with in the deceased gentleman’s garage, he thought it best to take a look.

“There was talk of taking it to the scrapyard,

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