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Ford Capri 3000 GT V6
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1970 - 1972 |
Engine: |
6 cylinder |
Capacity: |
2994 cc |
Power: |
144bhp @ 5700rpm |
Transmission: |
Manual or Auto |
Top Speed: |
195 kmh |
Number
Built: |
3,014 (Australia) |
Collectability: |
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The Capri 3000GT was released into Australia in 25th February, 1970, and then only as a 4-speed manual. Although a little pricey, it was an immediate success, selling 1,502 units to the end of 1970.
The 3-speed Borg Warner 35 automatic version was released later in the year and sold some 167 units before years end.
"The new shape of power for the '70s" was how the official Ford brochure described the 3000GT. Click the sports shift a few sweet inches, press the pedal and inside ten seconds, the white line is slipping by at a mile a minute.
Under that long, black panelled bonnet a 3-liter V6 engine is answering the call of highway or track with a pulse-quickening 144 horsepower.
And like all fine pieces of precision machinery, Capri GT/V6 is designed, built and equipped to handle the muscle: Sports suspension, Wide track, Wide, safety-rim wheels shod with road-gripping radials, Servo-assisted front disc and rear drum brakes, Sports console housing a fast all-synchronised, close-ratio manual shift, or T-Bar automatic.
As for the inside story, you've got everything an international-class, high performance GT should have. There was everything for the ultimate in personal comfort to put the sheer joy back into driving.
Ford Australia sold a total of just over 3,000 V6 Capri's of which nearly 5 out of 6 sold was a manual. So, although automatics were scarcer than manuals, it's the manuals that everyone seems to want, and who can blame them.
Capri 3000 GT V6 Engine Specifications:
- Engine Type: 6 cylinder 60 degree vee formation, OHV Crossflow
- BHP: 144bhp @ 4750rpm
- Torque: 192.5 lb ft @ 3000rpm
- Bore & Stroke: 93.66mm x 72.44mm / 3.69in
x 2.85in
- Displacement: 2994cc / 182.7cu in
- Compression Ratio: 8.9:1
- Carburettion: Weber 40 DFAV 2-barrel
- Wheels and Tires:
5-inch wide x 13 safety-rim wheels with 175 x 13 radial-ply tires.
- Gear Ratios:
Manual Transmission, 1st - 3.16:1; 2nd - 2.21:1; 3rd - 1.41:1; 4th - 1.00:1; Reverse - 3.35:1
Borg Warner 35 three speed automatic, 1st - 2.393:1, 2nd - 1.450:1, 3rd - 1.00:1, Reverse - 2.094:1
Known prices for the Australian 3000GT models ranged as follows:
| MODEL |
MONTH / YEAR |
NEW PRICE |
| 3000 GT Manual |
June, 1970 |
AUD $3,230.00 |
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March 1971 |
AUD $3,286.00 |
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June 1972 |
AUD $3,490.00 |
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| 3000 GT Auto |
March 1971 |
AUD $3,546.00 |
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June 1972 |
AUD $3,750.00 |
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| Accessories |
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| Long Range Radio |
March, 1971 |
AUD $94.00 |
| Sports Wheels |
March, 1971 |
AUD $92.00 |
| Sports Steering Wheel |
March, 1971 |
AUD $26.00 |
| Tinted/Laminated Windscreen |
March, 1971 |
AUD $51.00 |
Australian Capri 3000GT Production:
| TYPE |
1970 |
1971 |
1972 |
TOTALS |
| GT 3000 Manual |
1,502 |
495 |
462 |
2,459 |
| GT 3000 Auto |
167 |
225 |
163 |
555 |
| TOTALS |
1,669 |
720 |
625 |
3,014 |
Notes:
- All Capris were assembled from UK-sourced knockdown kits at Fords Homebush Plant in Sydney, NSW.
- Production of all Capri models ceased in November 1972, though some were still being sold into 1973
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