Ford Capri - No, Damanger!!!

This has nothing to do with Capris.
A business acquaintance of a friend of mine has built this very unique vehicle especially so he can participate in charity bash/bush rallies.
The body is from a Daimler limo (I think from Hong Kong) & it has been fitted to a Range Rover chassis & mechanicals. What a machine!
It has just completed its first rally from Port Macquarie to Perth & apart from a bit of water in the distributor, it went well.



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More photos & info about the rally at: http://www.roadbossrally.com.au/photos.html

Ford Capri - Perana V8 & thank you

Firstly, I want to thank all of you who follow this blog. I have just noticed that it has reached over 10,000 hits which surprises me a little as I haven't contributed very much so far this year. I would love to know where you come from so add a comment. I do have to do some maintenance on my cars in the next month or so and I will write up everything I do.
Secondly, here is a Ford Capri Perana V8 for sale. These are very rare & this one looks pretty good so it will be interesting to see how long it stays on Ebay.

 



The details are on EBay at: http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/PERANA-V8-/272320262077?hash=item3f678d6fbd:g:xb8AAOSwanRXhKWI

Ford Capri - RACQ Motorfest 2016

The event this year was one of the biggest ever. Maybe because it was the end of the school holidays or because the Eagle Farm markets were next door or maybe because it was just a beautiful day - the best for years. There were over 500 cars, bikes & trucks of all sorts & thousands of people turned up to see the vehicles plus all the other attractions. The racecourse has had a few improvements made since last year so the front area is quite attractive. The Capri was a bit lonely again but I parked next to a Mk 2 Zephyr so at least there were two British Fords together. As always there are many amazing vehicles on display but two which really interested me were a six wheeler Austin 7 ute/lorry and a 1915 Model T Ford camping wagon complete with extendable side sections (see the photos). It was the 100th anniversary of BMW so there was a huge display of every model bike & car. Also it is the 50th year of the Corolla so there was a big representation from the Corolla club. Very few small Fords were seen this year & the Japanese section looked down on numbers. I had plenty of people wanting to talk about the Capri or look in it or climb under it. It was a really good day.






The police car (bottom left) is the most colourful one I have ever seen.
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