Registration No: D68 JAH
Chassis No: WF0CXXGAECGA81931
MOT: June 2023

• A notably late example dating from the penultimate month of production
• Formerly part of a significant Ford collection and a real 'pride and joy' car
• Well maintained throughout its life and so never allowed to deteriorate to the point of needing restoration
• Extensive history file including owner's handbooks and MOTs dating back to its first in 1990

Introduced in 1984, the Ford Capri 2.8i Special boasted an enviable specification including a limited slip differential, five-speed manual gearbox, seven-spoke alloy wheels, half-leather Recaro front seats and colour coded headlamp surrounds / mirrors. Weighing less than a modern hatchback and with some 160bhp / 163lbft of torque on tap courtesy of its 2792cc V6 engine, the four-seater Coupe was reputedly capable of 0-60mph in 8.2 seconds and 126mph. Great fun to drive with engaging, rear-wheel drive handling, the 2.8i Special has long had a cult following. Interestingly, the website howmanyleft.com suggests that just 354 Capri Injection models registered during 1987 have survived to the present day.

Built at Ford’s Cologne plant during the penultimate month of Capri production, this particular example was supplied new via Bussey & Saberton Bros Ltd of Norwich. First road registered as ‘D68 JAH’ on 21^st January 1987 and known to the Capri Club International since the early 1990s, it has self-evidently been cherished as a real ‘pride and joy’ car by its various keepers. Belonging to Mrs Tracey Sparks from 1996 – 2018, it has more recently been part of a significant Blue Oval collection. Finished in Ford Diamond White with Grey half-leather and Strobe cloth upholstery, the four-seater started readily and ran well during our recent photography session. Treated to a cylinder head overhaul and replacement power steering rack some 20,000 and 10,000 miles ago respectively, the Coupe has covered circa 112,000 miles from new with MOT certificates on file dating back to its very first (issued on January 30^th 1990 at 34,755 miles). Riding on correct, ‘RS’-style seven-spoke alloy wheels and benefiting from an uprated Janspeed exhaust, recent detail work is understood to have seen the Ford treated to a new stainless steel bonnet prop, inner wing foam pad and Bilstein damper inserts. Offered for sale with V5C registration document, history file and MOT’d until June 2023.

For more information, please contact:
Damian Jones
damian.jones@handh.co.uk
07855 493737