In 1969 the Capri Mkl was first seen in Britain with the marketing slogan, 'The car you always promised yourself'. This little baby predates this, back to the early 60's. I think because Ford had about 4 cars called Consul this and Consul that this didn't qualify as a Capri Mkl, being a Consul Capri. Whatever, the side windows have the classic Capri shape to them although the fins are very Chevy Impala inspired - with typical British reserve.

They were rare when new and are very rare nowadays. I've only seen 2 in the past 10 years. One was at a classic car meet on the Isle of Wight and the other was in a workshop in Coventry, This one was a real beauty. She had been completely rebuilt and sprayed in pearlescent pepermint green. She had a Pinto 2.2 engine fitted and the rear suspension was heavily modified. All she needed was the interior fitting and some chrome replacing and she was ready. Sadly her owner was killed in a motorcycle accident before she was finished and I don't know what happened to the car after that.