Capri Club - Annual Christmas Party

There were some terrific Capris at this year's Capri Club's Christmas end of year event held at Harrigan's Calypso Bay Hotel at Jacob's Well in early December. A variety of different models were on display and all were of a very high standard. A great day was had by all. Here are some pics. Click on pics to enlarge.

Ford Capri - What a mess!

Whilst in the middle of doing a bit of fiddling with the timing on my white Capri XL, I looked down at my feet only to see this huge mass of black liquid flowing all over the garage floor.
What the hell was happening? I quickly turned off the engine & looked under the car and there was oil everywhere. What a mess!
It so happens that when I was undoing the distributor clamp, I must have bumped the plastic oil pressure gauge line, resulting in it splitting on the underside of the plastic line. It had just spewed oil all over the floor. I reckon it was close to 2 litres before I could stop it.
Amid much swearing and with dustpans, scrapers, paper towels and rags, I managed to clean most of it off the floor. See the photo below.
To fix the line wasn't that easy. There was enough length to attach it to the connector but the plastic line was so rigid I could not even wind it onto the brass connector. I tried a bit of heat but the hose melted. Next plan was to use another piece of plastic hose slightly larger in diameter so as I could slide the old in. With a bit of superglue and cable ties, I have a fix but I am not totally convinced it is not leaking slightly. A few drives will tell if I need to rethink as I really don't want to replace the whole line & be fiddling around at the back of the gauges panel.
Here are some pics. (click to enlarge)

Ford Capri - All British Day (Brisbane) 2019

The All British Day is always a good event to attend. The surroundings are pleasant, the weather was good, the cars are always interesting & the people have an interest in cars. As usual, the cars were many and varied. On the lower oval (referred to as the The Field of Dreams), there were plenty of lovely Jags & Rollers, including an ex-Governor's limo. The commoners occupy the top oval & there was a really good turn out this year. I think every British make was represented. There were 4 Capris (my 1600 Deluxe, 2 RS3100s and a rare 1962 Ford Consul Capri). Also well represented were the small Fords - heaps of Escorts, Cortinas, Prefects, and Zephyrs. Here are some pics (click to enlarge).