The Ford Capri Story

by Giles Chapman

The Story series takes on the development of the Capri

Before the Ford Capri arrived in 1969, GT cars had tended to be expensive, temperamental, impractical, and rarefied. Ford decided there was no reason why a four-seater coupe couldn't look stunning and go like a rocket (with the right engine), yet be as easy and cheap to run as a Ford Escort. Little wonder that the slogan they used in 1969 to launch it, "The car you always promised...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0752484613
• ISBN13: 9780752484617
• Release Date: December 2012
• Publisher: History Press
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.1" x 7.5"