Big Car's video: The many MANY failed Ford Capri Reboots

The Ford Capri was a flash of American excitement when it hit European roads in 1969, but like so many fashionable things, it was quickly overlooked as customers rushed to the next shiny thing. Ever since the last Capri update in 1978 Ford have been struggling to create a new Capri. This is the story of some of the alternate Capri designs, blind alleys and yes, concepts that were supposed to relight the Capri flame. I couldn’t have made this video without Steve Saxty and his excellent Ford books sitting behind me. There’s a link in the description if you want to learn more about them. This is the story of the many, many failed Capri reboots! More information on Steve Saxty's excellent books about Ford of Europe's history: https://www.stevesaxty.com/ If you'd like to support what I do, and get early access to advert-free videos and exclusive channel updates, please consider supporting the channel from just $1 or 80p a month: http://patreon.com/bigcar Support me using PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/bigcartv Big Car merch: https://teespring.com/stores/bigcartv Twitter: https://twitter.com/bigcartv My second channel - Little Car: https://www.youtube.com/littlecar Sources: Steve Saxty – Secret Fords Volume 1 Steve Saxty – Secret Fords Volume 2 Steve Saxty – Secret Fords RS Icons edition Steve Saxty interview Patrick le Quément (P229 information) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercury_Capri https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Puma https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Ford_II https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mazda https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mazda_Familia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ian_Callum https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinky_Lai https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mazda_Capella http://www.speedlimit.org.uk/petrolprices.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Cougar https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Capri_(Australia) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J_Mays https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacques_Nasser https://driventowrite.com/2014/03/31/chris-bird-ford-design-timelines https://www.noticias-positivas.com/ford-capri-volvera-a-conducir/ https://web.archive.org/web/20141120105212/http://www.ford.co.uk/Cars/FutureVehicles/Ford-Mustang https://www.media.stellantis.com/em-en/opel/press/first-elektromod-from-opel-the-manta-is-back https://www.media.stellantis.com/em-en/opel/press/opel-to-go-fully-electric-enter-chinese-market-and-launch-manta-e https://www.fordtips.com/2021-ford-capri/ https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/features/back-popular-demand-reinventing-ford-capri https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volvo_C30 https://www.autodaily.com.au/secret-fords-models-uncovered/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volkswagen_Scirocco