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  @terryosbornСағат бұрын

  Beautiful car and bought back many happy memories of my first car - Mk1 1500 GT which cost me £60 back in 1972!

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  @RoadHogz2 сағат бұрын

  Always absolutely loved the Consul Capri and can remember as a child pestering my dad to get one to no avail.

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  @datbsСағат бұрын

  Hi Road Hog welcome to the channel thank you for sharing your memories

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  @selwynwilliams27832 сағат бұрын

  Mark 1 Cortina every time. It is iconic

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  @selwynwilliams27832 сағат бұрын

  Sounds awesome 👍

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  @datbsСағат бұрын

  Hi Selwyn, it definitely is

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  @robertlloyd74932 сағат бұрын

  What a great item thanks 😊

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  @datbsСағат бұрын

  Thank you Robert

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  @brendanboylan849117 сағат бұрын

  Amazing build 😊

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  @datbs14 сағат бұрын

  Hello Brendan, it really is 😊

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  @TS-1267Күн бұрын

  .... Would not be able to Have something as Nice as This Where I Live... Greetings from Bradford West Yorkshire 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿✌️🌄0:35

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  @datbs14 сағат бұрын

  HiTS

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  @busterboy7505Күн бұрын

  Hello Bobbie Pryor, nice to put a face to a name, your part of my drive home from work with the traffic news, I went to work in a lotus cortina mark 2 never been in or seen a lotus capri but it looks great, many thanks for sharing your voice and video, 👍👍.

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  @datbsСағат бұрын

  Thanks for your comments Busterboy

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  @arkhsmКүн бұрын

  That roofline looks good for aero, so may have a better top speed than a Cortina. Good for British NASCAR racing or Le Mans, but too heavy for circuit racing !!

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  @RaelscageКүн бұрын

  One day in 1962 my neighbour turned up in a brand new Capri in white. I was seven years old and completely mesmerised by everything about the car. It was the most beautiful car I had ever seen. It still irritates me when I hear Ford refer to the the stub tailed 1970’s Capri as the ‘Mark 1’. This is the Mark 1 Capri! No one ever called it a Consul Capri. It was ‘the Capri!’ If they still made them I’d buy one.

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  @datbsКүн бұрын

  Hi Raelscage, thank you for sharing your memories

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  @sasquatch_8862 күн бұрын

  It’s awesome but imo, the blue really ruins it

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  @datbsКүн бұрын

  Hello Sasquatch, thanks for commenting what colour do you think would look good ?

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  @sasquatch_886Күн бұрын

  @@datbs I think all black would look great!

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  @datbsКүн бұрын

  Yes agree with that

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  @ipohtennischannel54822 күн бұрын

  She's right. This car is very beautiful.

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  @datbsКүн бұрын

  Hi ipohtennischannel thanks for commenting , looks like another point for Bobbi 😊

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  @headsup24332 күн бұрын

  They made them of thicker steel to stop rust, it made it very heavy and underpowered and just gave you more rust. But it is beautiful.

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  @datbsКүн бұрын

  Hi Headsup, welcome to the channel thanks for getting involved yes great looking car

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  @RobertSmith-di5ll2 күн бұрын

  my friend Dougie Andrews dad owned one and it was so glam - healso had a Rolex - he was Mr. Bling - Dougie had a Moulton bike - blimey.

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  @datbsКүн бұрын

  Thanks for sharing Robert

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  @keithbuckley32202 күн бұрын

  No Mk I Lotus Cortina wins the battle.

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  @datbs2 күн бұрын

  Hi Keith , thanks for your comments , we have a great Mk 1 Lotus Cortina story coming up on Sunday

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  @davidmatthews30932 күн бұрын

  Lotus would not have touched the Consul Capri. As you have already pointed out it was a ‘50s design and being made from much heavier grade steel than later cars was much heavier than either the Cortina or Corsair that followed it. Colin Chapmen hated weight and would not have put his name to any car as heavy as that. Those people who think that all you need to do to change a Ford to its Lotus equivalent is a bit of paint and a few badges need to think again. Even adding Lotus suspension and a twin cam engine won’t do it, the car needs to be pared back to be as light as possible. The Consul Capri was never a contender, it was simply vastly overweight.

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  @datbs2 күн бұрын

  Hi David, welcome to the channel , thank you for your thoughts

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  @davidmurphy34212 күн бұрын

  Both superb cars but the capri as the edge on.looks

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  @datbs2 күн бұрын

  Hi David , thanks for getting involved

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  @kennethwjjones3 күн бұрын

  What a beautiful car.

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  @datbs2 күн бұрын

  Hi Kenneth, thank you for your comments

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  @jimmcdowell44803 күн бұрын

  the consul 315 coupe is the coolest ford

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  @tundeadeniji48794 күн бұрын

  CAN I STILL GET THIS TYPE TO PURCHASE?

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  @datbs3 күн бұрын

  Hi Tundeaden, not sure if the car is still available

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  @tundeadeniji48794 күн бұрын

  GOOD PRESENTATION. GOD BLESS YOU SIR.

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  @datbs2 күн бұрын

  Thank you Tundeadden

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  @JohnAdamson-s2c4 күн бұрын

  Always wanted a Consul Capri, never seen the likes of this one before. Awesome!

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  @datbs3 күн бұрын

  Hi John , welcome to the channel thank you for commenting

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  @gsxrinfrance58274 күн бұрын

  There is one of these ( not a lotus) near me here in France, they were rare in the UK, so to see one over here still going strong is a resl pleasure.

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  @datbs3 күн бұрын

  Hello gsx - thank you for getting involved

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  @edmundp1234 күн бұрын

  Cool set of wheels.

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  @datbs2 күн бұрын

  They are!

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  @angeloluis41305 күн бұрын

  All that needs is twin 40's and a KentCam they used to fly when you did that to the 2L pinto! Beautiful BTW

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  @datbs5 күн бұрын

  Thank you for sharing Angel

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  @lancegatien40796 күн бұрын

  Beep Beep Brother

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  @mikejfranklin70006 күн бұрын

  The camera operator didn't seem interested in co-ordinating with the narrator. I really couldn't see where the batteries were going because I didn't know where Nick was wrt the chassis. One battery at the front , balancing out the driver's weight, yes, so approximately next to the driver? Inboard or outboard of the passenger? One at the back, but in front of, behind, or over the axle? This decision will presumably have considerable impact on the handling.

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  @mikejfranklin70006 күн бұрын

  Any luggage space?

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  @user-yt2vd9gz8y7 күн бұрын

  Beautiful car, my favourite Ford ever

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  @rodneymcgiveron74947 күн бұрын

  Absolutely love your Zephyr ...We had a 1961 Mk 2 Zephyr bought brand new by my uncle here in Australia .. It was two tone grey ..155ci six . Three on the tree . Heavy duty interior in blue and white . We had it after my uncle and Dad sold it in the mid 1980s . I learned to drive in it . Only fault was the terrible turning circle..No three point turns , more like a five or six point turn ..Otherwise a great car ..Ford fan and since then owned three Escorts , a Ford Telstar TX5 Ghia only sold in Australia and New Zealand and a few Australian Ford Falcons ..Have a 2001 AU ll Futura and a 2008 FG XR6 now.. Love them both..

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  @datbs6 күн бұрын

  Hi Rodney , welcome to datbs and thank you for sharing this interesting information to the story 😊

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  @ericyeoman26877 күн бұрын

  Ugly.

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  @ye_oldsilversurfer7 күн бұрын

  I had the 2 door Classic version, maroon in colour…, after so many cheap Fords as they were the only cars I could afford, Popular, Classic, Anglia, Cortina mk1 & mk2, zephyr mk3 & mk4, zephyr zodiac, the list goes on!

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  @datbs6 күн бұрын

  Welcome to the channel , bet you wish you had them all now ?

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  @ye_oldsilversurfer6 күн бұрын

  @@datbs when I look back it’s always with rose tinted glasses, my first car cost me £8 in 1970…, a black Ford Popular 1959 (sit-up and beg) which was a lot of money considering I only got paid £7 a week as an apprentice Electrician! So I’ve come a long way with my current car which cost me £10K 5 years ago (2018)

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  @datbs6 күн бұрын

  @@ye_oldsilversurfer yes you’re right

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  @terryjacob81697 күн бұрын

  In the last two decades Ford have become such a sh*te carmaker that you really wish the US goverment hadn't bailed them out when they faced bankruptcy following the 2008 financial meltdown.

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  @alansinclair76597 күн бұрын

  The Capris were all a bit of a joke. The Consul Capri was a nice looking car but had a 0-60MPH time of 22.6 seconds. The second type of Capri were bought by people who though they were driving a mini Mustang. Myself and four of my mates all had a Mini Cooper S at the time and used to laugh at Capri owners. The only one that came anywhere near being a sports car was the 3000cc meodel and even that wasn't that quick. I later had a Lotus Cortina Mk II which was OK but not as much fun as the S.

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  @datbs6 күн бұрын

  Hi Alan, Welcome to the channel thank you for your thought on the Capri

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  @paddyglenny7 күн бұрын

  An 1100 mk1 was given to me by a mate,in Berlin, back in 1980. Even though it was well knackered, my previous car had been a Morris Minor so the Escort felt like an F1 car compared with the Moggy. Totally reliable too even through that trying 1980/81 winter when it got down to minus 25 °C in Berlin.

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  @datbs6 күн бұрын

  Hi Paddy, welcome to the channel and thanks for your input

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  @tattyshoesshigure57317 күн бұрын

  Must admit to never having seen one of these beauties, despite my 74 years on the planet! I’ve always loved Lotus Cortinas, & used to really enjoy seeing them race (back when TV regularly covered saloon car racing) but sadly could never afford to buy one. This Lotus Capri is absolutely gorgeous, the body lines superb! ❤

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  @datbs6 күн бұрын

  Hi Tatty, welcome to the channel yes great cars to look at

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  @stephenjose14728 күн бұрын

  defo , gorgeous car , my friend lifted the shell off and put it on a 3 litre capri engine box and axle , then it was the car that looked and went well .

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  @datbs6 күн бұрын

  Hi Stephen, welcome to datbs that’s interesting !

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  @richardcannon80368 күн бұрын

  I had a white Classic Capri. I also had a dark blue standard Classic. Loved them both. All leather seats. Still looks the part. Ford obviously wanted to sell the Cortina. (Probably more profit) So the Classic had to go. I'm a retired mechanic and the boss at work (chemical engineer) ask me to do a rebuild on his Classic. At home without lifting gear, I part stripped the engine in situ and lifted it out by hand. Then finished the strip while the engine was still warm. Regrind, rebore, pistons, timing chain, gaskets, clutch etc. Total cost at the time £35. Those were the days.

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  @datbs6 күн бұрын

  Hi Richard, welcome to the channel thank you for sharing your story , seems incredible now that sort of figure!

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  @borderlands66068 күн бұрын

  From the days when Ford unashamedly Americanised its British cars. Later they would produce Euro styled products.

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  @PhD638 күн бұрын

  Remember seeing these around when I was a lad and my uncle had a Consul Classic. I’d never noticed before though how similar the rear side window profile is to the Capri of the 70’s and 80’s.

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  @datbs8 күн бұрын

  Hi PhD63 welcome to the channel, yes there's definitely a connection

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  @deserteagle70329 күн бұрын

  Somebody at Ford marketing make a typo. They really meant 'Crapi'

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  @datbs8 күн бұрын

  Welcome to the channel deserteagle that’s rather funny 🤣

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  @deserteagle70329 күн бұрын

  Ford makes an Escort in China... They even wanted to name a retro style hatchback "Cortina".

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  @carbisartist79719 күн бұрын

  The consul was our family car in the 70s, up and down the m6 to Blackpool. Loved it so different in the day. Dad got rid off it because of the seat belt rules coming in, always regretted it. Consul capri over cortina any day.

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  @datbs8 күн бұрын

  Hi Carbidartist, welcome to the channel great memories great shame it went

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  @stevenleek12549 күн бұрын

  Show us the motor PLEASE

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  @666huntufireman29 күн бұрын

  Bought the lotus 4dr because there were no Capri's at the time. Wish I'd kept it, but it got replaced with a mk1 Escort Mexico, another fun car. Actually bought a couple of moded cars off Jim Richard's mechanic. A modified A30, and a cortina powered Anglia. All fun cars.

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  @stevepayne16649 күн бұрын

  If Ford can do to the new Capri what they’ve recently done to the new Puma Hybrid ‘Rally 1’ WRC car then in the world of motorsport it could be more pleasing in a similar 3 door version. But as a street car it’s just not the same… I’m sure they’ll sell though.

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  @simontaylor23199 күн бұрын

  That's nothing the fuel cap on the Peugeot 404 was behing the rear light cluster

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  @datbs9 күн бұрын

  Hi Simon , welcome to the channel that’s interesting thanks for pointing out 😊

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  @steviec18719 күн бұрын

  I owned Cortina 1500 GT then a Mk2 Lotus Cortina..sold for £250 and £450 respectively..if I could just wind back time..

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  @datbs9 күн бұрын

  Hi Steviec, welcome to the channel be good to buy them at those prices too

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  @atticterminalcomplexmodelr31869 күн бұрын

  Great car,my brother hired one for my sisters wedding in 1962 and looked beautiful spanking new at the time.

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  @datbs9 күн бұрын

  Hi Attic, welcome to the channel great that you actually witnessed seeing it brand new

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  @Demun16499 күн бұрын

  THE MkI Cortina was the best looking, and coolest, car Fords ever made. My MkI Cortina GT, #3 off the production line, was a rare 4 door version, in Monaco Red. My MkI Lotus Cortina was, simply, the very best car I have ever had with a Ford badge. It didn't match up to my Renault 5 Turbo 2, which was the same Monaco Red as my GT, and was the very best, most satisfying, car I have ever had, period. Closely followed by my Renault 5 Gordini Turbo. And the 2001 SEAT Arosa, 1.4 Turbo, was a very cool car, looked a bit like a miniature BMW. I preferred the shape of the Consul Classic, with the cut-back Anglia slanted rear window. Now that would look great in the Lotus colours. Nice to see you pronouncing coupé correctly, and not calling it a "coop", which is a place for chickens. But those "over there" always get things wrong! My coolest self-build was changing a Prefect 100E into a 107E, from an 1172 side valve, to a 1498 OHC Anglia engine, from a 3-speed box to a 4-speed with o/d on two top gears, from vacuum operated wipers to electric twin speed, and, finally, a low-ratio rear axle, lowered by just 7 cms, Discs all round, overtook a Mustang, on the A40, going past Northolt Aerodrome. A real Q car.

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  @datbs9 күн бұрын

  Hi Demun, welcome to the channel thanks for a brilliant insight to the cars you have owned love the Mk1 cortina , we have an episode coming up soon on the Lotus Cortina with a fascinating story