Our 1971 Ford Capri has been into the paint book where, in the capable hands of our painter Chris, its paint chips and scratches have been corrected. Chris begun by apply primer and filler which he smoothed and flattened before masking it up and painting over. Now finished, you’d never have known there were scratches […]
This stunning 1971 Ford Capri has had an unfortunate run in with a ladder that has left some small cosmetic grazes on its rear quarter panel. We’ve taken it into the capable hands of our paint shop to have a touch up so that it can leave looking brand new. We’ve all been ogling at […]
This 33-year-old Ford Sierra Cosworth is set to fetch a cool £100k at auction because it’s claimed to be ‘the best one in the UK’ of only 500 ever made. We only have to take a look into our archives and current competitions to see that Fords are becoming increasingly popular. Earlier this year we […]
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The 1971 Ford Capri respray is now complete. The fresh looking Tawny Brown finish has totally transformed the exterior of the car and with the engine out being detailed by the car’s owner we can’t wait to see her at some upcoming summer shows.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_gallery type=”image_grid” images=”18699,18700,18701,18702,18703,18704,18705,18706,18707,18708,18709,18710,18711,18712″][/vc_column][/vc_row]
The engine was removed prior to the car arriving in our workshops. With the engine out we were able to respray in and around the engine bay.
We have had lots of work to do on the Ford Capri with the unveiling of the sills uncovering much more rot than we first anticipated. The affected areas have now been cut out, treated and new, improved components have been manufactured.
Lots of areas of our 1971 Ford Capri have suffered from corrosion so Trevor and the team are working hard to fabricate some of the components required to correct the areas worst affected.
Trevor is now getting his teeth into the body preparation of our 1971 Fords Capri.
Arriving with us this week, our 1971 Ford Capri in for a full ‘engine-out’ respray. Before we collected the car, the engine had been removed so we have been assigned to strip, prepare and paint the body and return to the customer for reassembly.