page_title: Ford Capri
section_title: Capri Laser
hierarchical_section_title: Ford Capri / History / Ford Capri Mk III (1978–1986) / Capri Laser
caption_attribution_description: English: 1985 Ford Capri III Laser 1993cc at Hatfield Heath Festival 2017, on Hatfield Heath village green, Essex, England.Camera: Canon EOS 6D with Canon EF 24-105mm F4L IS USM lens.Software: RAW file lens-corrected, optimized and converted to JPEG with DxO OpticsPro 11 Elite, and likely further optimized and/or cropped and/or spun with Adobe Photoshop CS2.
context_page_description: The Ford Capri is a fastback coupé built by Ford Motor Company between 1968 and 1986, designed by American Philip T. Clark, who was also involved in the design of the Ford Mustang. 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 in its lifetime. A wide variety of engines was used in the Capri throughout its production lifespan, which included the Essex and Cologne V6 at the top of the range, whilst the Kent straight-four and Taunus V4 engines were used in lower specification models. Although the Capri was not officially replaced, the second-generation Probe was effectively its replacement after the later car's introduction to the European market in 1994.
  While Ford marketed the car as "Ford Capri – The Car You Always Promised Yourself", the English magazine "Car" described the Capri as a "Cortina in drag".
context_section_description: From November 1984 onwards, the Capri was sold only in Britain, with only right hand drive cars being made from this date. The normally aspirated 1.6 and 2.0 variants were rebranded with a new trim level – "Lasers" – which featured a fully populated instrument pod, leather gear lever, leather steering wheel, four-spoke alloy wheels as used on the S models, an electric aerial and colour-coded grille and mirrors.
  The very last Laser Capri came off the line in November 1986, painted in a unique "Mercury Grey" colour. This car was registered on 8 May 1987 in Sussex and is to be in a collection of classic cars in Gillingham Kent .
caption: 1985 Ford Capri Laser 2.0
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