The original Ford Capri was the Mustang of Europe. Through the 1970s and 1980s it was the working man’s sports car, aspirational but with the reaches of the masses. Growing up, there was one at the end of my road and I always lusted over it, almost as much as an old MG or Triumph.
It was a fastback coupé – a two-door car that was impractical for a family, and the celebration of the bachelor, or those lucky enough to afford a second car. Much like the Mustang was in the US, but while the Mustang continued through the years, the Capri ceased production in 1984.
