Ford capri

contagious, Jan 11, 8:52am
Whats good and bad about a 1974 capri 1600 cc manual lm used to mgbgt
quickbuck, Jan 11, 9:45am
Good: A Classic
Bad: Has an Escort motor (1600 OHV Kent) in it. You need to find the 3.0 V6. Or at least the 2.0 OHC Cortina powered one.

That said,
johotech, Jan 11, 9:49am
Could be worse, might have been the 2.0 V4!
franc123, Jan 11, 9:52am
Good: Its a Ford, collectible, good looking, pretty nimble, simple engineering, easily and cheaply upgraded. Better weather protection than MG.

Bad: Its a Ford, RUST, some Capri specific parts can't easily be obtained unless you import, engines don't like unleaded much and need mods, interiors a bit cramped if you or passengers are largish, anything not fully restored already will need $ thrown at it, not really a sophisticated car.
trogedon, Jan 11, 6:14pm
franc123 wrote:
Good: Its a Ford, collectible, good looking, pretty nimble, simple engineering, easily and cheaply upgraded. Better weather protection than MG.

BGT a hatchback like the Capri so same weather protecton. Why the unhappy face OP?
golfdiver, Jan 11, 7:20pm
I had a 71, if it is the same model, they were notorious for snapping clutch cables. I thought it was just mine, but was at a bbq recently with a couple of old school mechanics and they both said the same thing.
bjmh, Jan 11, 7:24pm
1600 Kent was a brilliant little engine.74 Capri was also a very reliable car.They suffer from rust when neglected.Capri was a basic car.
socram, Jan 11, 8:01pm
Absolutely everything is still available for an MGB GT including a brand new bodyshell. There are also specialists around to look after them.

Handling is probably much better than the Capri and although I haven't checked, probably performance and economy too.

A 2 litre Capri maybe, but definitely not the 1600cc. The 3 litre Capris I have driven seemed to be quite sloppy, particularly at the front and the brakes were a bit of a worry.
bwg11, Jan 11, 11:23pm
Don't know about a Kent 1600. Doesn't spin my wheels, but on the other hand, the Mk1 3 litre Capri was quite a performer in its day. I remember test driving one in 1973, it was a choice between it and a 2 litre Cortina GT. Used common sense and family obligations (2 kids) and bought the Cortina, a decision I've regretted ever since. Back to the OP, in my opinion. the MG B GT is a more desirable car than a 1600 Capri.
gettinggrey, Jan 12, 12:54am
Having owned a near new 74 Capri (way back when I was a lad) with the 1.6Kent motor I can agree about the power.
However, being a lad, I whipped on the Weber carb and manifold from the GT version, plus a set of flows (after market).
The GT cam grind is crap, so I had Kelford grind a profile for me.
I worked at the time with one of the Stokes brothers (racing hydroplane boats), and used info from him for the required cam profile.
Lowered the front suspension one and a half inches as she went a bit 'floaty' over 90mph.
The suspension job tightened the handling up nicely, and 'Oh Boy'!
what a little rocket ship.
Yes, get the Capri.
You can have a ball with it.
I know MG's, etc as at this time I worked for NZMC (MG's, Coopers, etc).
I didn't buy one of them because the wee Capri just looked way nicer I thought.
msigg, Jan 12, 7:31am
That 1.6 ltre motor will outlast the 2.0 ltr but won't have the power. If it's all standard a 1.6GT capri would be my pick. Great classic car, depends how much too pay. They all rust heaps. MG are not expensive at all, I think a decent capri wil be worth more than the MG, not buy much though. Simple easy to keep on the road. It's up to whatever you want.
sheena32, Jan 12, 8:01am
capri for sure as stated if its all original will be worth more and my opinion easier to sell dread the thought if u ever had to .
bang a v8 into it !
trogedon, Jan 12, 8:47am
V8 Capri. gag (unless its a genuine Porana version).
snoopy221, Jan 12, 8:57am
a genuine Porana version

Like the merrifield fraud MK1 v8 cortina
mk3crazy, Jan 12, 11:00am
Nothing wrong with that why you gagging doesn't have to be a genuine Perana, have stuck a V8 in my Ford because it only had a 1600 in it.
gmphil, Jan 12, 11:16am
mk3crazy wrote:
Nothing wrong with that why you gagging doesn't have to be a genuine Perana, have stuck a V8 in my Ford because it only had a 1600 in it.[/quote

nice 302

chev
mk3crazy, Feb 5, 4:18pm
No Ford 302 & C4