Time warp 1980s Ford Capri with just 585 miles on the clock sells for £71k
A TIME warp 1980s Ford Capri with just 585 miles on the clock has sold for £71,000.
The 2.8 Injection Special diamond white classic had been kept in a dehumidified, heated garage by its owner — who took it for MoTs on a trailer.
It was even suspended off the floor to save its tyres — and the back seats of the grey leather interior have never been sat on.
Retired gas engineer Albert Clarkson, of Canvey Island, Essex, bought it new for £7,800 in 1986, discounted from £11,000 as his dad worked for Ford.
But he decided to sell it 36 years on to concentrate on maintaining his “pride and joy” — a 1969 Cortina.
It was snapped up within two days of being listed by a low mileage car collector.
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The buyer paid nine times what Albert did four decades ago.
Capris featured in classic ’70s and ’80s TV shows The Professionals and Minder — and even Only Fools and Horses
KGF Classic Cars, which sold the motor, said: “As soon as it was listed there was a lot of interest.”
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