Ford Capri Group 5

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Ford capri group 5. Doch am ende der saison ist endgültig schluß mit dem gruppe 5 monster. 2 3 litre v6 tarmac rally race. This 1981 group 5 zakspeed ford capri turbo is sitting in the zakspeed team s factory in niederzissen. Owners and motoring experts review and rate the entire new ford range.
Definitely my all time favorite group 5 car the zakspeed capri is a 850kg race car featuring a ford cosworth bda modified by zakspeed 1 75 litre 4 cylinde. Reading through the owner s ig account he does seem to have had a rough time of it as of late. It used the mechanical components from the mk2 ford cortina and was intended as the european equivalent of the ford mustang the capri went on to be a highly successful car for ford selling nearly 1 9 million units. This is one of those rare cars that to me perfectly sums up how crazy the uk scene can be.
It s been the subject of a painstaking seven year restoration by original zakspeed engineer marco fichter which now sees the car in immaculate as new condition. 2 3 litre v6 race. Because how many other places in the world can you build a group 5 capri at home stick a turbo honda s2000 engine in it and drive it on the street. 1983 zweichnet sich das ende der gruppe 5 capris ab.
Group 5 was an fia motor racing classification which was applied to four distinct categories during the years 1966 to 1982. Find related article about ford capri turbo group 5 here we also provide various information about the latest ford cars such as review specification rumor concept interior redesign price release date exterior and pictures. Ford capri zakspeed peter zakowski. It s a beautiful racing car.
Initially group 5 regulations defined a special touring car category and from 1970 to 1971 the classification was applied to limited production sports cars restricted to 5 litre engine capacity. The ford capri is a fastback coupé built by ford motor company between 1968 and 1986 designed by american philip t.