Your capri 280
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| Jon's
Capri 280 the worlds only G Registered Capri 280 - who's
G Reg? Dr B's that's who! |
| Year of Reg : |
1989 |
| Reg Plate D, E, F or G : |
G |
| Miles: |
25,000 |
| Build number : |
833 |
| How long owned : |
6 years |
| Brief history: |
"I
bought the car in December 2001. It had 1 owner before
that. He bought it
from Dees of Croydon. Apparently it was left in the
showroom as this dearlership
wouldn't reduce the price to sell it so it remained
until 20/11/89. I have
the following with the car:
Original
factory manufacture docket
Original dealers assurance certificate
Stamped up service book from 14/3/90 to 28/11/01 with
9 stamps
Copies of service / repair / MOT receipts
MOT's from 1997 (but copies of MOT receipts from 1992)
It is still on Pirelli P7's - original I believe.
|
| Mods or restoration work: |
None! |
| Favourite moment: |
Telling
Dr Brooklands I owned the only G Reg 280! |
| Favourite roads: |
Any in the
West country |
| Consider selling? |
Who
knows................... |
| Region/location: |
Somerset |
| About
you: |
I
have 3 capris, and always on the lookout for more - got
to be a 2.8 injection or 280 though! (Ed - sounds like we
need to talk)
|
| Why I love my 280 : |
Well, its
the G reg innit! - (Ed: Nuff said!) |
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| Chris
Coppins Capri 280 |
| Year
of Reg : |
1987 |
| Reg
Plate D, E, F or G : |
D |
| Miles: |
118,500 |
| Build
number : |
546 |
| How
long owned : |
9 years |
| Brief
history: |
"found
it in a garage not been used for years and rotten as a pair.
spent 9 months doing it up in my spare time. and used it
for 8 years as my main car. now its my second car and I
need to use it more because I miss it" |
| Mods
or restoration work: |
Loads! |
| Favourite
moment: |
when
its raining lol |
| Favourite
roads: |
all of them
especially the roads with the signs that are white with
a black line through them lol |
| Consider
selling? |
Not
on yer life! |
| Region/location: |
Cheshire |
| Trophies: |
best
Capri of the day at Talon Park Knutsford Cheshire |
| Why
I love my 280 : |
it just fits
like an old glove |
|
| Tim
Bates Capri 280's |
| Year
of Reg : |
1987
and 1987 |
| Reg
Plate D, E, F or G : |
D
& E |
| Miles: |
50,000 and
19,900 |
| Build
number : |
|
| How
long owned : |
6 months |
| Brief
history: |
"Always
been nuts on scooters - yes that right scooters. When I
saw the first Capri 280 for sale I had to go and have a
look. Liked it so much I bought it. Then after a few months
I saw another one that was just as smashing and I went and
had a look and I bought it. Now I've got two of the best
looking 280's in the land. I think I've seen another one....... |
| Mods
or restoration work: |
Just new paint
and re-Connollised leather - awesome! |
| Favourite
moment: |
when
people, complete strangers stop me and ask if the car is
for sale. |
| Favourite
roads: |
anywhere in
the dry |
| Consider
selling? |
How
much you offering matey? |
| Region/location: |
West Mids |
| Trophies: |
maybe |
| Why
I love my 280 : |
Coz they're
unique and they're crowd pullers. A touch of classic gold.
|
|
| Chris
Beament's Capri 280 |
| Year
of Reg : |
1987 |
| Reg
Plate D, E, F or G : |
E Reg |
| Miles: |
122,000 |
| Build
number : |
438 |
| How
long owned : |
6 years |
| Brief
history: |
This
is the car the Capri Owners Club had as first prize in
a raffle some years back to reward one of the club members
who had
introduced a new member to the club by way of an under windscreen
calling card. It's had plenty of owners, I'm its tenth.
I bought the car from Kevin Whitmore Cars just north of
Ely for £3,500 and in the time I've had it, I've done
about 10,000 miles in it. Having previously owned three
other capris, this one was "the ultimate" one
and after the test drive I had to buy it! I have pretty
much kept it as a second car for special occasions and have
an Escort XR3i as a knockabout ( yes I know hairdresser's
) car these days. Its most recent upgrade has been a new
set of alloys from the owners club while I look into getting
the original ones repaired.
|
| Mods
or restoration work: |
I don't know
if the bodykit was put on subsequently but by the time it
was raffled it certainly had it. I've kept it despite the
car receiving two replacement (original, one new, one s/hand)
wings and a respray two years back. The engine was completely
rebuilt last summer. Various other parts have been replaced
as needed, remains in otherwise totally original condition. |
| Favourite
moment: |
Has
to be driving it back from its respray, it had been
away for fifteen months, a very long wait indeed! |
| Favourite
roads: |
Locally to
me a narrow national speed limit road to the
first village nearby which gives just enough of a thrill
every time I
drive it. |
| Consider
selling? |
er
no |
| Region/location: |
East Anglia/Cambridge |
| Trophies: |
I
have a few with my local football team but none for my driving
or for the car! |
| Why
I love my 280 : |
Simple,
it's a Capri and a very nice one at that! |
| About
me : |
I'm
40, a self employed violin maker and repairer who teaches
violin making half the week to amateurs. My business sponsors
a local
football team which I used to play for and still help run
now including
maintaining the club's website and being treasurer and fixtures
secretary.
I support Derby County and England but fortunately my local
team wins quite a bit to compensate me for the other teams!
I have three main passions in life, football, music and
Capris! |
|
| Dave
Noble's Capri 280 |
| Year
of Reg : |
1987 |
| Reg
Plate D, E, F or G : |
DReg |
| Miles: |
77,750 |
| Build
number : |
376 |
| How
long owned : |
4 months as
at 4th Nov 2006 |
| Brief
history: |
This
car spent most of it's life in the home counties with a
previous owner who eventually had the car in storage for
almost 10 years. 2 years ago a local business man bought
the car as an investment and drove it up to the north of
Scotland. The car was kept as an investment and was rarely
driven until it was put up for sale in summer 2006. I spotted
it for sale on a classic car website and having been hunting
for a 2.8 for a year or so I snapped it up. I owned a variety
of Capris through the 80s-90s selling my last one - a Paris
Blue Special in 93 |
| Mods
or restoration work: |
The car has
had a full respray at some point in it life but all the
panels are original. The original alloys have been refurbished
and are in perefect condition. The bumpers have been powdercoated.
The interior has been returned to standard with a new dash
and original Ford radio/cassette. The exhaust is the only
non standard part. It's a very loud CCI performance system |
| Favourite
moment: |
Starting
the car for the first time and hearing those exhausts again.
Almost any drive in the car will involve either other drivers
or perdestrians showing interest. So many people want to
look at the car or tell you about their Capri experiences.
It's great |
| Favourite
roads: |
The one right
outside my house. It takes me to the Cairngorms 40 miles
away. A nice drive !
|
| Consider
selling? |
unlikely |
| Region/location: |
Aberdeen Scotland |
| Trophies: |
Not
shown yet |
| Why
I love my 280 : |
Soft spot
for the Capri goes back to my first car - a Capri. I stuck
with them for years upgrading through the various models.
I never quite made it to the top of the range - until
now.
|
| About
me : |
Late
30s. Manager in a large national communications company.
Have a young family so don't get to drive the 280 nearly
as often as I should. Always had an interest in cars
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