When the much-hyped Ford Capri was unveiled at the 1969 Brussels Motor Show it caused a sensation! Over the next eighteen years, nearly two million people in Europe and the US treated themselves to the sporty new Ford, and eleven years later, the Capri still held a place in the top ten selling cars in Britain.
Star names including Jackie Stewart, Cliff Richard, and Bodie and Doyle, all drove Capris at the peak of their popularity. Whether you loved or loathed them, today many regard the Capri as a modern day classic and are determined to keep the legend alive!
This fascinating programme contains a comprehensive history of all models from the 1969 Mark 1 to the final Mark 3 built in 1986, using a mixture of Fords unique archive footage, original advertising and anecdotes from the people behind-the-scenes.
Includes interviews with Capri owners and enthusiasts at the Ford Fair at Silverstone, capturing some great footage of the most eye-catching modified and standard models. We also pay a visit to a garage which specializes in buying and selling the most unusual and desirable Ford Capris.
Not forgetting plenty of full-throttle Capri racing, from the early 1970s right up to the present day, following a group of drivers at Spa who are still putting their Capris through their paces on the racetrack!
