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Post by D.C. Burtonshaw on May 22, 2020 14:23:47 GMT
They're interesting pics those mock ups of the Escort coupe, the rear on that one reminds me a little of the Opel Manta A series. Some of the other pics also look a bit like the Japanese coupes which came later.
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Post by Del Boy on May 22, 2020 18:27:49 GMT
Yes see what you mean Gerald. Shame it wasn't built but I suppose they would be hurting Capri sales if it was.
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Post by Dirty Epic on May 23, 2020 19:28:15 GMT
Similar to Opel's Kadett from around that time too.
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Post by Del Boy on May 23, 2020 19:32:10 GMT
Similar to Opel's Kadett from around that time too. That is a good shout D.E 1973/79 model
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Post by Three Litre on May 23, 2020 19:36:47 GMT
It's a pity they didn't make an updated Capri, I guess they thought the world had moved on and it was a time of hot hatches.
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Post by Del Boy on May 23, 2020 19:40:22 GMT
I think If they had made it bigger it would have still had a market. The Calibra nicked its ground and sold quite well in the 90s. By the time Ford brought the Probe out it was too late.
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Post by Three Litre on May 23, 2020 19:42:44 GMT
If they had made it bigger it would have still had a market I think. The Calibra nicked its ground and sold quite well. By the time they brought the Probe out it was too late. Yes, I reckon they could have come up with a really different design that made an impact, like the Mustang did in the US.
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Post by Dirty Epic on May 23, 2020 19:43:57 GMT
Similar to Opel's Kadett from around that time too. That is a good shout D.E 1973/79 model I wonder if Ford in Germany had a hand in that 'scort coupe and GM Opel poached some of their design people... hence comes the updated Kadett it's very similar. Not quite the same but Datsun's 120Y coupe has some similar looks too it too.
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Post by Del Boy on May 23, 2020 19:46:27 GMT
I still think the MK3 looked good by the time it said goodbye in 1987. It probably needed an all new MK4 design but that would have seen it through 10 years with a facelift.
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Post by Del Boy on May 23, 2020 19:50:15 GMT
That is a good shout D.E 1973/79 model I wonder if Ford in Germany had a hand in that 'scort coupe and GM Opel poached some of their design people... hence comes the updated Kadett it's very similar. Not quite the same but Datsun's 120Y coupe has some similar looks too it too. Used to see a few of them about back in the day. Proves there was a market for them but as said before the Capri was the coupe for ford. The Capri was available in basic 1300 spec I believe.
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