1.6 GL 49k original resto

[Arya2.0S]

Just picked up this gorgeous little 1.6 gl automatic from a fellow board member.

Managed to get in before someone else who evidently wanted t break it up for parts!

This car only has 49k original miles on it, something that's backed up by a long history.

The engine sounds like its brand new, its the smoothest pinto you'll ever hear its amazing!

That and everything else about it is great, interior, dash (has original radio installed), carpets, headlining - everything on the inside is practically factory fresh! Except for the footwells that need welding, wings and a few other relatively minor issues that need addressing.
It has new bumpers, new exhaust, new tyres, wheels have been refurbed etc etc.

I managed to snap it up for ridiculously cheap (i mean peanuts cheap, for a low mileage capri, well under the £800 mark) before someone else who wanted to break it did, can you believe a car in this condition was gonna get broken up!?

A bloody crime especially since too many are being broken up for parts (with ridiculous marks ups on ebay i might add) and not enough are being saved to be put back on the road...ya know WHERE THEY BELONG!

Plans for this is are to do a full back to factory restoration, nothing will be changed as originality is this cars' trump card, it will then be sold on once finished, so keep an eye out for it

(pictures courtesy of the original owner)

[Andrew 2.8i]

Hi,
Congratulations on your purchase, it looks like you got a bargain there. It's good that you've saved it from being broken, it looks like it's in much better condition than it was described in the ad.

I seem to recall that it needs a lot of welding, which made it uneconomical to repair. Are you planning on doing all the work yourself?

Good luck with the resto, I look forward to reading about your progress.

All the best,
Andrew.

[Arya2.0S]

Hi,
Congratulations on your purchase, it looks like you got a bargain there. It's good that you've saved it from being broken, it looks like it's in much better condition than it was described in the ad.

I seem to recall that it needs a lot of welding, which made it uneconomical to repair. Are you planning on doing all the work yourself?

Good luck with the resto, I look forward to reading about your progress.

All the best,
Andrew.

Yes needs some welding but honestly Ive seen much much worse and they haven't been broken up for spares.

There's nothing here that we didn't already do to my own 2.0S and i drive that daily with no issues.

I wont be doing any welding personally as i simply don't have the knack for it, but my dad is a good welder and I'll be helping with everything else.

[3 Litre Power]

Looks very original i like it

[Arya2.0S]

More pics, including an amazing little find to make you all jealous:









Quick shot with mine.









And now for the cherry on top, the original manual and catalog, with full color metallic paint swatches!

















The paperwork is fully complete and like brand new, no pages missing or torn, its amazing!

[Andrew 2.8i]

Hi,
That's fantastic, the car was a real bargain.
In a funny way it's almost too good to sell. I hope that you are able to find a buyer who will cherish it for the rarity it is.

All the best,
Andrew.

[sheff]

Hi,
That's fantastic, the car was a real bargain.
In a funny way it's almost too good to sell. I hope that you are able to find a buyer who will cherish it for the rarity it is.

All the best,
Andrew.

I agree that is a lovely car. Shame you will put the work into it then sell it on, but I guess your motivation is to make a bit of money out of it. And why not, its a great little project with the satisfaction of keeping another Capri on the road for a few more years.
Don't be too harsh on people that break these cars. Without them, we would all struggle to keep our cars alive! And the spares prices would be even higher, due to the lack of availability.

Look forward to seeing how you progress with it
Neil

[Arya2.0S]

Hi,
That's fantastic, the car was a real bargain.
In a funny way it's almost too good to sell. I hope that you are able to find a buyer who will cherish it for the rarity it is.

All the best,
Andrew.

I agree that is a lovely car. Shame you will put the work into it then sell it on, but I guess your motivation is to make a bit of money out of it. And why not, its a great little project with the satisfaction of keeping another Capri on the road for a few more years.
Don't be too harsh on people that break these cars. Without them, we would all struggle to keep our cars alive! And the spares prices would be even higher, due to the lack of availability.

Look forward to seeing how you progress with it
Neil

Im not against people who break them, i just dont understand why someone would break a car like this.
This is far from beyond saving and i think we should be more focused on keeping what is left alive, rather than breaking them to keep others alive and make profits.
Breaking something like this would clearly be profit/greed motivated, not because people love these cars and want to keep them alive.

Break something that is beyond saving, or something with immense body and chassis damage but not something with only 42k on the lock that would only take a mornings worth of welding to get MOT worthy!

[sheff]

Breaking something like this would clearly be profit/greed motivated, not because people love these cars and want to keep them alive.

Break something that is beyond saving, or something with immense body and chassis damage but not something with only 42k on the lock that would only take a mornings worth of welding to get MOT worthy!

I don't disagree that it would be a crime to break such a good example. I am sure that whoever had bought this car would have recognized that and would have performed a restoration like yourself if it was cost effective.

I might have missed something here, but I haven't seen anyone post on this forum that they wanted to buy the car to strip it for spares! All I'm hearing is your speculation that it was going to be broken for spares.

[Andrew 2.8i]

I might have missed something here, but I haven't seen anyone post on this forum that they wanted to buy the car to strip it for spares! All I'm hearing is your speculation that it was going to be broken for spares.

Hi,
Could the negotiations have been in private over PM or on the phone, maybe?

Andrew.

[sheff]

I might have missed something here, but I haven't seen anyone post on this forum that they wanted to buy the car to strip it for spares! All I'm hearing is your speculation that it was going to be broken for spares.

Hi,
Could the negotiations have been in private over PM or on the phone, maybe?

Andrew.

Possibly Andrew. But I'd suspect anyone buying the car wouldn't commit to what their intentions were until they'd bought it and given it a good looking over to determine the best route.
Sorry I don't mean to sound harsh with anyone here, but it seems some people have it in for people that break cars and make a bit of money doing it. Someone's got to make a living out of it, just like some will restore cars and make equal profits, then play the moral high ground.

Rant over

[Arya2.0S]

I might have missed something here, but I haven't seen anyone post on this forum that they wanted to buy the car to strip it for spares! All I'm hearing is your speculation that it was going to be broken for spares.

Hi,
Could the negotiations have been in private over PM or on the phone, maybe?

Andrew.

Possibly Andrew. But I'd suspect anyone buying the car wouldn't commit to what their intentions were until they'd bought it and given it a good looking over to determine the best route.
Sorry I don't mean to sound harsh with anyone here, but it seems some people have it in for people that break cars and make a bit of money doing it. Someone's got to make a living out of it, just like some will restore cars and make equal profits, then play the moral high ground.

Rant over

The difference is those who restore the cars have actually saved a rare car from being destroyed, hence the so called "moral high ground"...if there were any, which there isnt.
Making a profit once finishing it is more than reasonable considering the cost and time that would have gone into saving the car, and i already own a fully restored 2.0 S (another one saved) so i have no interest in keeping this one.

To clarify since this is the internet and everything gets blown out of proportion or twisted into something its not:

I dont have a problem with people who break things up for spares, selling parts off something that is beyond saving to help keep those that remain on the road is perfectly fine, i DO have a problem with people who break good cars, saveable cars (like this one) up for spares.

To me, if you are a fan of something that is becoming rarer and rarer it is your responsibility to save it, not just break it up for spares and put those spares up on ebay with a gigantic mark up.
And again, before i get torn down for that statement let me clarify i know there are many honest people selling spares out there, Capri Gear, Nial Diamond etc but i see many more on ebay selling things for ridiculous amounts just to be greedy because they know parts are rare.

And yes, the negotiations were done off-site, not that it should make any difference, im just repeating what the seller told me.
He had interest in the car but it was to simply break it up, i got in just in time to save it from that fate.

As fans of these rare and beautiful cars id have thought that would have been a good thing.

[Andrew 2.8i]

Hi,
Now to lighten the mood a little. How is the other resto coming along? Are you still working on the other 1.6GL?

Andrew.

[andyd]

Hi All,
I have to agree with Arya2.0S on this matter....also not just Ebay sellers, there were a lot of traders at Classic Ford with items unpriced,
so to me they don't really know what it's worth, depending on what they have sold during the day to what price they Invent on the spot if
you enquire.
Saying that other traders were fine as are most Ebayers but unfortunately you get always get buying and selling everywhere.

Andy

[Arya2.0S]

Hi,
Now to lighten the mood a little. How is the other resto coming along? Are you still working on the other 1.6GL?

Andrew.

We certainly are! Though its a much bigger job than this and my dad has a Stag he needs to finish first but once thats gone in hopefully a couple of months we can really get cracking on the capri.

[Arya2.0S]

Updates...finally!

I suggested my dad put the Stag on hold for a while to concentrate on the real money maker, so we've been working pretty hard on this for the past week or two.
I can only put 3 days a week into it unfortunately due to a course in media i am doing but he is working on it pretty much every day so it will be done soon if all goes well.

Here are some pics of our latest progress.

Stripped down:



The worst of the rust, both sides:










The engine bay was coated in some black under seal stuff (seen here ...dont understand why anyone would paint that shit onto their engine bay so i got inside the engine bay and got rid of it and primed it:







And then i painted the final color!



More soon hopefully.

[Andrew 2.8i]

Hi,
Great work going on there, it's starting to come together now. It's good that you've got your Dad to get his priorities right!

Andrew.

[JC.]

That looks like a nice survivor? Whomever it was that painted the engine bay with underseal certainly "got their moneys worth" judging by the lack of corrosion?
I had no idea these cars were offered in automatic guise? Learn something every day!

[Arya2.0S]

Nearly finished!

All the welding has been done and now she is solid again, just finished the bodywork and got everything primed and now she is in paint, havnt taken pictures of the paintwork yet but i will soon.

















More soon!

[Arya2.0S]

Paint and lacquer, will be wet sanded and polished next week.







Not bad considering no spray booth and...well just look at how dirty the workshop is.