Quote Originally Posted by TipperaryBaggie View Post
I had a gold 1600GT Capri with a black vinyl roof which I thoroughly enjoyed. Remember in the Winter when I had to put paving slabs in the boot to stop it sliding about. My mate had one of the limited edition JPS black ones which was quite a head turner in the days.
When I was 18 or so I had a temporary job with a business owned by a neighbour. of my parents. The owners wife had a white Capri 2.8i Fastback. I'd only just passed my test and one winter the snow had fell so heavily she asked me if I would drive it to her home as she didn't want to.

It was probably a combination of stupidity, naivety and wanting to drive a high performance car at that age but even today, I can still vividly remember that trip down Mucklow Hill in Halesowen and down the big hill past where the Badgers Sett pub is now in to Hagley as if it were yesterday. You only had to look at the accelerator and that car flew like a rocket. Quite an experience I never care to repeat and I didn't have paving slabs in the back.

Mick - Have you registered an interest with any of the owners clubs? as I know they're out there.