Du du du.....du du du duuu du du du du du du du duuduuduuh!Bodey, Doyle, what are you doing parked up in a West Yorkshire High Street?
Whatever we are, you made us!
I didn't make you into Yorkshiremen!Now get back down South and kill some terrorists!
Of course, Bodey and Doyle drove Fords, especially the Mark 2 Capri.
Back in the late sixties Ford decided to phase out the V4-powered Corsair, and replace it with a much less family-friendly coupe called the Capri.
Eventually this went on to possess a 'Power Bulge' when the mighty Ford V6 three-litre was installed.
Obviously this car was quite rare as most execs(like my dad) only had the budget for the 2-litre straight 4.
Of course, then dad lost his job and company car, became self-employed and ended up buying a new Porsche 944 Turbo every year.
So he was alright.
Alright?
But the people at his company called his 2-litre Pea-Green metallic Capri, with the Power-Bulge bonnet lifted from the V6, "Father's Final Fling".
And yes, the car was a right goer!
2 comments:
Im glad to see you were kind the mighty Capri Victor.
The Brooklands 3.0 V6 was the greatest car on sale in the UK at the time.
Good work on finding one running with an MOT !!
What about the Jensen Interceptor, the funny Welsh job(forgot the name), the Reliant Scimitar(same engine as Capri?)or the good old V12 E-Type?
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