The Ford Capri 2.8 Injection Is an 80s Icon
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Published 2020-09-06
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All Comments (20)
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This brings back some memories. I owned three mk3 Capri's in my younger days. Started off with a 1.6 calypso, then a 2.0 sport in a nice nimbus grey, and finally a 2.8i in blue with the silver below the bumper line. It had the 7 spoke wheels rather than the pepper pots. Will always have a place in my heart.
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I was one of those people who had a 2.8i Capri in the early-90’s! I think liking it put me very much in the minority. I was living on the Isle of Man at the time where there is no speed limit, so it got its legs stretched quite often 😃
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The 2 litre pinto in the Capri is a fabulous engine it really is a hard old engine. Well tuned and looked after it will throw you back in the seat.
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My mate had a 1984 2.8 Injection as his second car. We cruised all over Kent in that car. Brilliant!
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I've always felt the Mk2 to Mk3 face lift was one of the most effective ever. Especially when you consider how little sheet metal was actually changed.
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The 2.8 Injection Capri was the car every young driver (including me) wanted in the mid 1980’s and had real street cred. I had to make do with a Mk2 Escort at the time and probably wouldn’t have been able to insure a 2.8 Capri due to my age. They do still look the business as a classic.
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Beautiful car. I love the headlights, rear wiper, opposed exhaust tips, very 80s black rubber spoiler, wheels, sound. Everything. What a great car. I've always loved classic Fords, even if the build quality was often hit or miss. Fantastic video as always!
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My dream car when I was your age in the 1980s. Thank you for taking me back down memory lane.
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A good synopsis of the "big" 2.8 Capri, a true blue-collar hero of it's time, and rare as rocking horse droppings now. Come to think of it, anything with a Vee engine is almost unheard of around here now, it is always good to hear a bassy burble of something like this which is unashamedly muscular.
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The good old Capri, practically perfect in every way. Now all i need is the money.
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Won't lie, the MKIII capri is one of my dream cars, and it wasn't even available here in the states. We had the MK1 and MK2, and then when this came out, we instead got a Fox Body mustang that had been rebadged as the Capri.
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Bodie and Doyle, the Professionals doing handbrake turns in their 3litre S before jumping out and sprinting after some bad guys….say no more. Age 9, my dream car….😜
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Always wanted a 2.8 injection or a 3.0S. Only ever managed a breathed upon 2.0 Laser. The look and the sound of these cars is just beautiful. This one in the video isn’t a mint one, it has a lot of faults - but it will still be worth a decent amount of money. Back when I had mine a 2.8 like the one shown here would have been worth around £700 or £800. How times have changed.
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Ich verstehe so gut wie Nichts von dem was gesprochen wird, aber ich finde den Redner so sympathisch .
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Nice review ! I have my Capri 2.8 well over 30 years now it's a 1981 car in immaculate condition !
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Great. I had a B-Reg 2.8i Special for over a year. I never owned a 3.0S but considered the 3.0 to be a better car for me after driving a couple. I had two MkIII 1.6L models and a 2.0 Ghia Auto MkII. Out of all of them I much preferred the Ghia despite the lack of power compared to the 2.8i. I currently run a 2004 SLK350 R171 Mercedes and it reminds me of my Capris in many ways despite the obvious differences.
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James May&Vicki Butler-Henderson intensifies
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We had a Mk2 3L Ghia in blue. Great car, I loved it's burble, it's cornering and performance. Then we got a Mk3 3l Ghia in brown, the lift back seemed odd at first, but was quite handy. Still wonderful to drive. That was down here in NZ. I was a teenager with a Mini.
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Cologne V6s are one of my favourite V6 sounds!, good review :-)
