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£59,625 (Est: £55,000 - £65,000)

1974 Ford Capri RS3100

United Kingdom • 17 May 2025

Vehicle Details

AI Listing Summary

This Ford Capri RS3100 is one of 248 built and was restored between 2010-2020, including bodywork, engine, gearbox, and suspension. It has been driven less than 1,000 miles since restoration and was featured in Jeremy Walton's book, a magazine, and was used as the model for a Corgi diecast.

Condition

9

The car underwent a restoration between 2010 and 2020, with new original panels and a rebuilt engine, gearbox, and rear axle. It has been driven less than 1,000 miles since and kept in a dehumidified garage. This attention to detail and recent restoration suggests a very high condition rating.

/ 10

Transmission:

Manual

Chassis No:

BBECND10803

Odometer:

1,000 miles

Reg Number:

TBL 636M

RHD/LHD:

RHD

'The car you always promised yourself' was the advertising slogan used by Ford at the launch of their new Capri in 1969 and that may well have been true for lots of people, but if you were keen on 'sporting motoring', then the Capri 1300L was unlikely to have been on the letter you wrote to Father Christmas.

However as the model range expanded and larger and larger engines became available, the Capri began to be recognised as a decent performance car.

Ford were and still are experts in using their motorsport involvement to keep their showroom doors creaking, particularly so in the 1970s and soon an RS2600 Capri was commissioned and built to compete in the European Touring Car Championship, initially with considerable success.

However, BMW had bigger ideas and introduced the more powerful 3.0 CSL, rapidly stealing a march on Ford at the circuits.

In response, Ford Advanced Vehicle Operations got the go ahead in September 1973 to build a batch of Capri RS3100s to homologate the car ...