My 1975 3.0 Ghia Manual "rolling restoration" ( pic heavy )

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Re: My 1975 3.0 Ghia Manual

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Hi,
Thanks for the recommendation for the Burton mount. The Tickover one is more expensive, but they say it's genuine Ford, whereas Burton don't. I don't know if that makes a difference or not.

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Yes i think the ones from Burtons are reproductions not genuine Ford but it fit really well !
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Today i painted air filter housing / air box , looks nice in fact much better than before , it was rusty and the paint was basically chipping off :lol:

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I saw this thing today! Only ever seen 3 Capris here in Mallorca last time was 3 years ago really nice to see one :)
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3 Litre Power wrote:I saw this thing today! Only ever seen 3 Capris here in Mallorca last time was 3 years ago really nice to see one :)
Hi,
It's always nice to see another Capri on the road. It looks like this one is somebody's daily drive, judging by the boot full of shopping.
In Mallorca, is it possible to tell the year of the car by the registration plate?

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No not really but i assume it's probably a 84 - 85 1.6 / 2.0
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3 Litre Power wrote:No not really but i assume it's probably a 84 - 85 1.6 / 2.0
Its got the early door handles.... Pre 84 I think?
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sheff wrote:Its got the early door handles
Well spotted Neil!
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I don't really know then , i saw it was a manual but i don't remember if it was a 4 or 5 spd
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It's hard to see in the photo's, but the interior looks like the later S model seats.
Possibly an 83 or 84 2.0S? Very nice.... Bet its not seen much rain or snow in its life :)
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probably not if it has been in spain all it's life , mine has seen a lot of snow since it lived in Finland for 5 years and has been to the alps and andorra countless times , i remember the interior was grey i know more about Mk1s and Mk2s and early Mk3s too ( 78 to 81 )
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3 Litre Power wrote: mine has seen a lot of snow since it lived in Finland for 10 years
Hi,
Driving a Capri on those unmade roads they have in Finland sounds like a lot of fun!
Driving in the snow and ice sounds like even more fun!

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there were plenty of roads but they were all covered in ice and snow so it's like they weren't there really , and yes it must've been a lot of fun he's driven it at about 100 mph on snow haha was a madman back in the day , he went 135 once downhill on the German autobahn, it was only for a minute since the Essex doesn't like being at 5500 rpm for too long
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3 Litre Power wrote: my dad has driven it at about 100 mph on snow haha he was a madman back in the day
That's great! He's not Ari Vatanen is he? :lol:

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I also had the misfortune of seeing this poor old girl :crying:

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Nope he's not but i wish hahahaha
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Today was car meet day :
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Hi,
Your car is looking stunning.
It would appear that Mallorca has a vibrant car scene, despite the relatively small population (under 900,000). There are some interesting cars at the meet you attended.

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Oh there sure are lots of classics here! it's estimated there are about 1000 here , lots of brits and germans here who bring their classics here too and there are also people here with authentic collections , i met a very kind Canadian man a couple of months ago , he has a full garage full of classics :lol: it would take my hours to upload all of the pictures of all of the events i've been to !
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