{"id":250,"date":"2012-06-24T11:26:51","date_gmt":"2012-06-24T10:26:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fccoc.org.uk\/?page_id=250"},"modified":"2024-03-07T15:34:07","modified_gmt":"2024-03-07T15:34:07","slug":"history-consul-capri-335","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.fccoc.org.uk\/fr\/history\/history-consul-capri-335\/","title":{"rendered":"Consul Capri 335"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><\/h3>\n<p>The Capri Project was code named &#8220;Sunbird&#8221; and took design elements from the\u00a0Ford Thunderbird\u00a0and the\u00a0Ford Galaxie\u00a0Sunliner. It was instigated by Sir Horace Denne, Ford&#8217;s Sales Director. He wanted a &#8220;co-respondent&#8217;s&#8221; car to add glamour to the product line. It was designed by Charles Thompson who worked under Neale and had sweeping lines, a large boot space and a pillarless coup\u00e9 roof.The Capri was a two-door coup\u00e9 version of the\u00a0Ford Classic\u00a0saloon\u00a0made by Ford of Britain. The Ford Classic was a result of 4 years of development. Approval for the project was given in autumn 1956. The styling of the car was the last project undertaken by Colin Neale before he left Dagenham for Dearborn. The initial design requirement was for the Ford Classic to be a full range model to take Ford into the new decade. Ford even developed a full-size estate (station wagon) prototype.<\/p>\n<p>On its September announcement the Consul Capri was for export only but went on sale to the domestic British market in January 1962. The bodies were sub-assembled by the\u00a0Pressed Steel Co Ltd, with only final assembly taking place at Dagenham. It was intended as part of the Ford Classic range of cars but the body was complex and expensive to produce. With new production methods, time demands from Dearborn and a need to match opposition manufacturers in price, the Ford Classic and Consul Capri were almost doomed from the start. The Ford Classic was made from 1961 to 1963, and replaced by the Cortina-derivedFord Corsair.<\/p>\n<p>The Consul Capri included Ford Classic De-Luxe features, including four\u00a0headlights, variable speed wipers, 9.5\u00a0in (241\u00a0mm) front disc brakes, dimming dashboard lights, and a cigar lighter. The four-speed transmission was available with either a column or floor change. It was proclaimed as &#8220;The First Personal car from Ford of Great Britain&#8221; (Ford of Great Britain, sales literature, December 1961)<\/p>\n<p>Initially fitted with a 1340\u00a0cc 3 main bearing engine (model 109E), the early cars were considered underpowered and suffered from premature crankshaft failure. Engine capacity was increased in August 1962 to 1498\u00a0cc (model 116E) and this engine with its new 5 bearing crankshaft was a vast improvement. The first 200 Capris were left-hand-drive cars for export including Europe and North America. In Germany at the 1961 Frankfurt Auto Show, Ford sold 88 Capris.<\/p>\n<p>In February 1963 a GT version (also 116E) was announced. The new GT engine, developed by Cosworth, featured a raised compression ratio to 9:1, a modified head with larger exhaust valves, an aluminium inlet manifold, a four branch exhaust manifold and, most noticeably, a twin-choke Weber carburettor &#8211; this being the first use of this make on a British production car. The same engine was announced for use in the Ford Cortina in April 1963.<\/p>\n<p>Overall the car was very expensive to produce and in the latter part of its production was running alongside the very popular Ford Cortina. Sales were disappointing and the Consul Capri was removed from sale after just two and a half years with 19,421 sold, of which 2002 were GT models. Just 1007 cars were sold in 1964, the last year of production, 412 of them being GTs. The Consul Capri was discontinued in July 1964. The Consul Capri (335) is one of the rarest cars from Ford of Great Britain.<\/p>\n<p>A Capri was tested by the British\u00a0The Motor\u00a0magazine in 1962 and had a top speed of 79.0\u00a0mph (127.1\u00a0km\/h) and could accelerate from 0-60\u00a0mph (97\u00a0km\/h) in 22.6 seconds. A fuel consumption of 36.7\u00a0miles per imperial gallon (7.70\u00a0L\/100\u00a0km; 30.6\u00a0mpg<sub><small>-US<\/small><\/sub>) was recorded. The test car cost \u00a3915 including taxes of \u00a3288.<\/p>\n<table style=\"border: 1px solid #000000;\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"5\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">Manufacturer<\/th>\n<td>Ford of Britain<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">Body style<\/th>\n<td>2-door\u00a0coup\u00e9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">Engine<\/th>\n<td>1340 cc\u00a0I4\u00a0<strong>(OHV)<\/strong><br \/>\n1961 &#8211; 1962<br \/>\n1498 cc I4 OHV<br \/>\n1962 &#8211; 1964<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">Wheelbase<\/th>\n<td>99\u00a0in (2,515\u00a0mm)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">Length<\/th>\n<td>170.75\u00a0in (4,337\u00a0mm)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">Width<\/th>\n<td>65.3\u00a0in (1,659\u00a0mm)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">Height<\/th>\n<td>54\u00a0in (1,372\u00a0mm)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">Curb weight<\/th>\n<td>2,100\u00a0lb (953\u00a0kg) approx<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><em><strong>Article reproduced with permission from Wikepedia with acknowledgment of the authors of the Wikipedia article &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ford_Consul_Classic#Consul_Capri\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ford_Consul_Classic#Consul_Capri<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Capri Project was code named &#8220;Sunbird&#8221; and took design elements from the\u00a0Ford Thunderbird\u00a0and the\u00a0Ford Galaxie\u00a0Sunliner. 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