IT’S ONLY ORIGINAL TWICE
Often when you buy an old car it’s in worse condition than you realise, but not always. Witness Alan Mansley’s 1974 Capri 1600GT, “I always liked Mk2 Capris,” explains Alan, “since seeing the white S that belonged to an older relative when I was about 14 who took me to rallycross events. I owned various Fords including Mk2 Escorts, a Mk3 1600 Laser with a bigger engine and Mk3 2.8i; but never a Mk2 Capri.”
That changed in early 2004. “I saw a Capri GT advertised for sale in Camden and since my brother lived in Greenwich I travelled down from Scotland to see it. I was impressed by the full service history verifying its 47,000 original miles and the car seemed a decent example, the only downsides being
