Ford Capri 2.8i - 30 years old at last!

Stone Deaf 4evr · 27-05-2013 11:08am #1

Hi all,

I picked up a 2.8 ford capri about 6 years ago, my dad used to have one when we were very young and we used to really enjoy the spins to the beach etc at the summertimes. He passed away in 1999 and I promised myself I'd have one someday. Around 2005 i managed to pick up one in relatively good nick. I spent a few bob in getting her tidied up a little along with a few extras such as superlite wheels, got the LSD rebuilt and replaced all the bushes with poly ones. All the while I was watching the clock tick away until I'd finally be able to tax and insure this bad boy on the road.

well, that day has finally arrived. I'm just wondering where do i go from here?

could someone be kind enough to tell me the best way to insure the car (very occasional driving, maybe 2 or 3 trips to kerry a year or something). and Also whats involved in taxing the car? do I need to contact the department of transport in Shannon for a change of particulars? - do I need to get a declaration from the gardai that the car has been off the road for the last 7 years?

sorry for the long post and barrage of questions, any help appreciated.

corktina · 27-05-2013 3:15pm

sorry , but they changed it to 35 years on 1st May

!

...kidding!have a read of the stickie, which will give you at lot of info

Stone Deaf 4evr · 27-05-2013 3:53pm

corktina wrote: »

sorry , but they changed it to 35 years on 1st May

!

...kidding!have a read of the stickie, which will give you at lot of info

oh. my. sweet. jesus. my heart nearly dropped through the floor there!

thanks for the info!

Silvera · 27-05-2013 4:22pm

You're a bad man corktina!:D

They should change it the other way...all vehicles over 25 years old!
(I think that is the limit in Holland for example).

corktina · 27-05-2013 4:37pm

i'm sat on the bold chair...

if there's anything not covered by the stickie...come back with it OP, someone on here will help you out. Great story by the way, great car too!

macplaxton · 27-05-2013 5:56pm

Silvera wrote: »

(I think that is the limit in Holland for example).

I think that has been changed more recently as there were too many on a cheap motoring ticket.

carchaeologist · 27-05-2013 9:21pm

macplaxton wrote: »

I think that has been changed more recently as there were too many on a cheap motoring ticket.

Yep, i believe this is true, when there is money to be made...
And with our governments penchant for following suit...

Stone Deaf 4evr · 28-05-2013 11:22am

Alrighty, thanks for the help lads, have my insurance sorted now through carole nash, also spoke to a very friendly guy in the tax office who filled me in on how to get myself sorted for the vintage tax rate.

just to recap for anyone who missed it, I need to present myself to the tax office, with my logbook and a completed rf111 form. They'll tax the car for me, and keep the logbook, which will then be sent to shannon and replaced with a new one reflecting the vintage tax status of the car.

gave her a nice once over last night, made a list of odds and ends that I need to tidy up, nothing major just new wiper blades, new oil and filters, blown headlight bulb and a slightly sticky handbrake. should have these sorted tonight and going to drop her out to my uncles place wednesday evening. (hes does car valeting for a living, and he owes me a favour for rebuilding the engine on his sons quad). A good polish from top to toe, and we should be rollin like pimps for the weekend!

corktina · 28-05-2013 12:05pm

is it an Irish car then? that would be quite rare

Stone Deaf 4evr · 28-05-2013 12:16pm

corktina wrote: »

is it an Irish car then? that would be quite rare

No, it was imported at some stage before I got it, hence the 83-wx registration.

Capri · 28-05-2013 12:44pm

corktina wrote: »

is it an Irish car then? that would be quite rare

My 2.8i was 82 D 418 , originally Irish Embassy in Brussels CD **** . Bought tax-free in Germany RHD and used by Irish diplomat, when he sold to me it was maggoty dirty inside and out - never got that dirty again in my hands

mfceiling · 28-05-2013 12:48pm

Stone Deaf 4evr wrote: »

Alrighty, thanks for the help lads, have my insurance sorted now through carole nash, also spoke to a very friendly guy in the tax office who filled me in on how to get myself sorted for the vintage tax rate.

just to recap for anyone who missed it, I need to present myself to the tax office, with my logbook and a completed rf111 form. They'll tax the car for me, and keep the logbook, which will then be sent to shannon and replaced with a new one reflecting the vintage tax status of the car.

gave her a nice once over last night, made a list of odds and ends that I need to tidy up, nothing major just new wiper blades, new oil and filters, blown headlight bulb and a slightly sticky handbrake. should have these sorted tonight and going to drop her out to my uncles place wednesday evening. (hes does car valeting for a living, and he owes me a favour for rebuilding the engine on his sons quad). A good polish from top to toe, and we should be rollin like pimps for the weekend!

Any chance of a few pics? Uncle had one years ago when me and the brothers were young fellows....we thought it was the most exotic looking car we'd ever seen at the time - bearing in mind the oul lad was driving a blue citroen visa then!!

Stone Deaf 4evr · 28-05-2013 12:58pm

I'll post up a few pics on thursday when its after being valeted!

hi5 · 28-05-2013 1:10pm

There was an original irish reg black 2.8i Capri in Kilkenny back in the mid 80's. Owned by a priest:)

Capri · 28-05-2013 1:36pm

hi5 wrote: »

There was an original irish reg black 2.8i Capri in Kilkenny back in the mid 80's. Owned by a priest:)

I often wondered if the priests got special order black paint jobs or just got a local respray

Agricola · 28-05-2013 5:38pm

Capri wrote: »

I often wondered if the priests got special order black paint jobs or just got a local respray

Yes, paint for priest's cars is a special order. If you look very closely, ordinary peoples cars arent actually black at all, just very very very very dark blue!

Stone Deaf 4evr · 01-06-2013 12:21am

Collected my baby this evening, a sunny Friday of a long weekend. Pics as promised

http://www.flickr.com/photos/96476777@N03/sets/72157633842434421

Capri · 01-06-2013 7:06am

Happy memories

7.5 or 8x13/14 's ? Seem to fill the arches better than the original 7x13 Pepperpots I had.

foxinsox · 01-06-2013 7:17am

Love it.. looks fab..

Ford Capri.. 30 years? this has not made me happy, I remember it being launched here...

Still one of my favourite cars.

Capri · 01-06-2013 8:34am

foxinsox wrote: »

Love it.. looks fab..

Ford Capri.. 30 years? this has not made me happy, I remember it being launched here...

Still one of my favourite cars.

Tempus fugit

I remember the ESCORT launch in 68

:o:o

kaizersoze · 01-06-2013 9:05am

Stone Deaf 4evr wrote: »

Collected my baby this evening, a sunny Friday of a long weekend. Pics as promised

http://www.flickr.com/photos/96476777@N03/sets/72157633842434421

Pristine. Well wear & enjoy.
Love the older Fords.

Wibbs · 01-06-2013 10:29am

Gorgeous car Stone deaf. God how I still miss my old one.

Not a 2.8 sadly, but a 1.6 GT4. No power at all.

Had Recaros though(and the small center console, adjustable drivers mirror, padded steering wheel), unlike the UK version of the GT4 which got the ordinary plaid seats and was basically an L model with stripes. Irish market job because of our high tax/insurance I guess.

Stone Deaf 4evr · 01-06-2013 4:38pm

Capri wrote: »

Happy memories 7.5 or 8x13/14 's ? Seem to fill the arches better than the original 7x13 Pepperpots I had.

7.5 x 13s. She's lowered all round though so they look a bit better under the arches.

corktina · 02-06-2013 6:03am

Capri wrote: »

Tempus fugit I remember the ESCORT launch in 68 :o:o

LUXURY! i was living in a cardboard box when the MGBGT was launched in about 1805

Capri · 02-06-2013 6:57am

corktina wrote: »

LUXURY! i was living in a cardboard box when the MGBGT was launched in about 1805

I also remember the Manta/Ascona A launch, they had them displayed in a store cnr Grafton/Chatham St

Manta/Ascona A's , best of the bunch :rolleyes:

BronsonTB · 06-06-2013 8:17am

Looks very sweet indeed...well wear...

Did it pass the NCT without bother? Took 3 attempts to get mine through due to the emmissions.

galwaytt · 06-06-2013 11:18am

corktina wrote: »

LUXURY! i was living in a cardboard box when the MGBGT was launched in about 1805

Cardboard box ! You were lucky !!

Stone Deaf 4evr · 06-06-2013 12:03pm

galwaytt wrote: »

Cardboard box ! You were lucky !!

We used to live in the middle of the road with a tarp over us!

Stone Deaf 4evr · 06-06-2013 12:04pm

BronsonTB wrote: »

Looks very sweet indeed...well wear...

Did it pass the NCT without bother? Took 3 attempts to get mine through due to the emmissions.

She's booked in but not gone yet. It passed a few years back so i'm hopeful that it'll take very little again this time round to pass.

bobin fudge · 23-06-2013 5:58pm

pictures are amazing

carchaeologist · 23-06-2013 7:58pm

Wibbs wrote: »

Gorgeous car Stone deaf. God how I still miss my old one. Not a 2.8 sadly, but a 1.6 GT4. No power at all. Had Recaros though(and the small center console, adjustable drivers mirror, padded steering wheel), unlike the UK version of the GT4 which got the ordinary plaid seats and was basically an L model with stripes. Irish market job because of our high tax/insurance I guess.

I have the most of one of those in a shed for years, bought as a scrapper. Black windscreen pillars and side stripes were the giveaway, Recaros had been harvested prior to my aquisition though.:(

Wibbs · 25-06-2013 1:15pm

Wasn't a light green one by any chance? Though I'd removed the stripes (I resprayed it) and it was sold that way, but a mate of mine saw it a few years later with the stripes redone so maybe...

ikb · 25-06-2013 7:00pm

Smashing Looking Car Mate.
Best of Luck with her.....Well Wear!

Ford Capri 2.8i - 30 years old at last!

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