£80,500 (Est: £80,000 - £120k)
The 1973 Avon Tour of Great Britain; HRH Prince Michael of Kent; Nikki Lauda; Tom Walkinshaw; Barry Sheene 1973 Ford Capri 3.0 GXL Group 1 Competition Coupé
Bonhams • UK • 13 Apr 2025
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£80,500 (Est: £80,000 - £120,000)
The 1973 Avon Tour of Great Britain; HRH Prince Michael of Kent; Nikki Lauda; Tom Walkinshaw; Barry Sheene 1973 Ford Capri 3.0 GXL Group 1 Competition Coupé
UK • 13 Apr 2025
Vehicle Details
AI Listing Summary
This 1973 Ford Capri GXL is a genuine Ford works car with in-period competition history, including participation in the Avon Tour of Great Britain and the 24 Hours of Spa Francorchamps. Restored around 2018, with over £100,000 spent, it boasts a known ownership history and has been stored for 36 years, making it a unique and valuable piece of motor racing history.
Condition
8
The car has been restored to a high standard, with a full strip down, repaint, and engine overhaul by Neil Brown Engineering. Although it has been raced, it is described as being kept in tiptop condition by a professional race team. It also participated in Goodwood Member's meeting in 2021.
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XWC 713L
1973
Auction
RHD
United Kingdom
£80,500 (Est: £80,000 - £120k)
The 1973 Avon Tour of Great Britain; HRH Prince Michael of Kent; Nikki Lauda; Tom Walkinshaw; Barry Sheene 1973 Ford Capri 3.0 GXL Group 1 Competition Coupé
Bonhams • UK • 13 Apr 2025
Market Position:
Highest 10% of Past Sales
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Description
• Genuine Ford works car • In-period competition history • Known ownership history • Stored for some 36 years • Restored circa 2018 • Goodwood Members' participant in 2021 This Group 1 Capri was originally built by Ford to participate in the 1973 Avon Tour of Great Britain, the first running of this event, to be driven by HRH Prince Michael of Kent.
The Tour of Britain was conceived to pit top names from the worlds of rallying and circuit racing, plus motoring journalists and show business celebrities, against one another on circuits, rally stages and thousands of road miles.
Sensing that success in such an event would generate valuable publicity. the Ford Motor Company decided to enter three of the newly face-lifted 3.0-litre Capri GXLs.
Ford's broad-based team consisted of rallying ace Roger Clark and his co-driver Tony Mason; Dave Matthews of Broadspeed touring cars; Nigel Clarkson of Aurora F1; Charles Reynolds (Ford's rallying guru); and HRH Prince Michael of Kent.
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Price Analysis vs Other Capri Mk I Group 1s
£55,200
Lowest Price (Since 2020)
£67,850
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£80,500
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Exempt / No Records
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Bonhams
101 New Bond Street, London, Greater London, W1S 1SR, England
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