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 I first purchased my Capri in 1985, it was sitting by the roadside with a for sale sign on it. Contact was made with the owner, £500 exchanged, I had my first Capri. A previous owner had replaced the 1.6 engine with a 2.0 pinto lump, I drove it around like this doing the odd bit of servicing and cleaning. In 1989 I joined The Capri Club International and went to their various shows, I found myself being drawn to the modified Capri's that were on display. To cut a long story short I "customised" my Capri 70's style. Side exhaust pipes, jacked up rear suspension, four front cibie spot lights, and a Mr Gasket street scoop sticking up out of the bonnet. I found that I was also exhibiting my Capri at shows now, with the added bonus of winning a trophy or two. What did the future hold in store ?.  In 1995 I decided that an engine upgrade was needed, the sound of a V6 would be nice. A suitable Essex lump was found, overhauled and fitted by myself, along with 3 litre running gear. Suspension, brakes, rear axle, plus a safety devices 6 point roll cage were also fitted. A re-spray in two pack paint, radiant red / diamond white was completed as well. More exhibiting at shows resulted in more trophies. What next ?. 
Over the winter of 04/05 a top end engine upgrade took place. A Burtons fast road camshaft, steel timing gear, stage 2 heads(unleaded), Kent heavy duty valve springs, Swaymar inlet manifold (which took me a year to find) Holley 390 carb, K&N air filter fitted inside the street scoop, Facet red top electric fuel pump with a Filter King regulator, Kenlowe fan, Luminition electronic ignition, plus some other odd bits completed the top end upgrade. The best BHP figure so far has been 160, but I have made a couple of changes to the carb jets / discharge nozzle and fuel pressure, so maybe a bigger BHP reading could be achieved. The exhaust system now consists of twin 3 inch bore cherry bombs running straight under the car.   
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