This interesting take on the ‘The Car You Always Promised Yourself’ started life as a 1.6-litre Laser.

It was treated to a respray in its original colour of red in 2016 and then remained unused until acquired by the vendor (its fourth keeper) in November last year.

He has subsequently invested a fair degree of time and money refurbishing the Capri and turning it into a replica of the 2.0S model, and an inventory of the parts purchased form part of the sale.

They include: radiator; 32/36 Weber carburettor and manifold; timing belt; gasket; points; plugs; instruments; brakes and brake lines; ball joints and control arms; radio, and a reconditioned starter motor.

To ensure the authentic 2.0S look he has installed the correct grey strobe interior trim and red instrument surrounds etc, but curtailed the project before fitting a 2.0-litre Pinto engine in place of the existing 1.6–litre unit as originally intended.

He believes the indicated total mileage of 79,546 to be genuine, and curr...