Saved from the Breaker's Yard - a Factory Original Classic Ford Capri

Saved from the breaker's yard - a factory original Ford Capri

We at Tickover are always excited at the prospect of a discovering an old Capri lurking in someone's shed or rotting away at the bottom of the garden, unloved, forgotten and waiting to be restored to their former glory.

Sadly, these classic finds are getting fewer and far between, and when we do stumble over them, they tend to be so unloved they're pretty much beyond repair. And then we have to make the decision to break them so we can use the parts to reinvigorate and repair another much-loved set of wheels. It's a bit like organ doning I guess.

So even if we can't salvage an old wreck, the sum of the parts will have a life after death as all the useful bits will end up in another running Capri. A happy ending of sorts.

Our new project - Capri Mk 2.0S in classic Ford black 

Imagine how happy we were when, on close inspection it turned out this car is way to good to break. It's not the usual rotter! 

We've got a fair bit to do to get her back on the road, but it's all simple MOT stuff (no welding) and  once we've given her the full Tickover treatment, including a damn good clean up, she'll be back on the road.

The interior is good, paintwork is pretty damn good too, just covered in mildew as the pics show.

This will buff up really nicely. The upshot is that we will make sure everything works 100% right mechanically, give it a very good clean, polish, valet and get a brand new MOT for her and finish the stripes.

This is a genuine unmolested 2.0s in factory black paint, and we won't want the earth for this when it's done. So what are you waiting for? If you want to be involved in restoring this faded beauty back to health, give us a call (01322 839303) and your £200 deposit will secure her. If the new owner wants anything special adding in then we can arrange that as it will be more cost-effective to make performance modifications while we go rather than when she's done.

We'll be posting pictures and updating the Tickover blog so you can see progress. And in the end this will be  - just like her registration plate alludes to - another Very Good Job.