In South Africa they build a homologation special edition Capri called the Capri Perana, which was fitted with a Ford Mustang V8 engine. Those were monster cars.

The Mk1 was always the prettiest of the Capris, especially in RS3100 trim

proper classic with a proper v8 and that noise should be made mandatory by law !!!

These cars are part of British history, top cars during the 70s, 80s and 90s, anyone that brings them bk to life is a Legend! Up most respect from me part of my childhood one of the best British Fords ever! These cars were popular with the tuners and were drifting on British streets back in the 70s well before your Japanese turbos in the 90s!

That's awesome. I had a mk1 3000e with a rover v8 back in the 90's. Auto power services did a kit of mounts headers, and bellhousing. Jet black paint, fibresports duck tail bootlid and deep dish wolfies on mine. Sadly two owners after me it got crashed and broken up so I won't see that again. My lockdown project has been a 347 stroker small block ford powered zodiac. Keep safe and keep making v8 noise.

I knew of a capri that was painted mat black with flames painted on it. Also had whale tale fitted to it. Was a shed but it was love amongst the community. I saw many people own the car and it got modified more and more everytime

That engine sounds absolutely amazing.

Awesome. I have a MK3 fitted with a small block chevy...the thing is beast. Nice to see engine conversions done nicely. 👍🏻

Amazing sound in or outside the car and fabulous scenery too! Thanks for this, well done Folks, love it and very, very lucky customer!

Love these clips guyz & what you do. I'm picking up an old school Mazda 626 with a dizzy 3.9L Rover (4.6L rods/4bolt mains/3.5L heads, 3.9 timing cover, Edelbrock intake, heads decked and 10.5 comp flat top pistons with a lumpy hydrocam) soon. 5 speed Supra box & welded diff. I'll be doing a KZfaq of it soon after. I enjoyed & appreciated reading up on the engine specs of the Rovers on your Website Info. I'm guessing this beast will be putting out around the 250+hp mark but haven't gone over build sheet as yet. I'm in Covid lockdown here down under in Victoria Australia. Keep up the great work :)

Lovely sound, great job! The perfect engine with a fuel injection.

What a combination, as said already in the comments Proper Proper Proper !

I just drove this at Car yesterday with Chase Heroes in Wigan 3 Sisters track, which was amazing, such an epic sound and power!

Nice to see a Ford with a real engine....!!

What a great car. I love the car. I wish we had those capris here in america. I had two capris but they were both mercury's. 1980 and 1984 but they were basically mustangs. I currently have a car with a Ford 4.6 it's a Mercury Grand marquee. Great engine. This engine should last for many years.

This car is now with one of those driving experience companies and I got to drive it recently, it certainly has been slightly thrashed since this video but it's still a dream

Omg takes me back to my mk1 escort days when hes mentions the 285 piper high lift camshaft, did he forget mention camshaft dual chain sprocket kit? Beautiful capri

very nice job that is a wonderful car

Great video

Love my 71 and 74 Capri's

Wow that’s insane. My dad’s got a P5B.

Really nice car and colour

I love that steering wheel

Awesome Capri. Is it just me or does it sound like a Spitfire (the Aeroplane, not the car) at idle?

Awesome

Love it

Brilliant job. Do you have any pictures of the engine mounts? Also what gearbox is it using? Looking to do this conversion on my own Capri.

Is there a balance pipe in the exhaust?

Like from me just for the noise it makes.

I like that Car Ian

Thanks man. You made our Capri's more worth now with this non ford engine.

good evening, I just have a question, I have an automatic granada V6 2.8 I would like to mount a v8 range rover 3.5, but I don't know if the gearbox and the engine are compatible or if an adapter wedge is needed?

how much horse power did this engine make did make under 300 hp

Are they realiable? Do they still have anything to do with the old Chevy/Buick engine?

And... What rear axle?

I exactly know how u feel......I put a 5L injection Holden in a opel Monza and drive it daily and i must say................Its a whole diffent driving. These v8,s have barely any rpm at cruise speed and no shifting back (in my case kick down) cause the torque is always there propell u wenn u need it.

I think I counted less then 5 seconds for that 0 - 60 ?? And actually It didn’t look like you was even trying ! I’d like this sort of set up in my 74 P6, you just can’t beat the look of the chrome pancake and rocker covers between ANY cars front wings but couple it to something 70’s and British and you can’t really go wrong.

Guys im soon going to be fitting a Vitesse 3.5 v8 with a lt77 box to a mk5 Cortina, my problem is the axle on the Cortina is a weak Koln axle, is that a problem for an engine that powerful ??

How much would it cost for you to put an engine in gear automatic gearbox into a Mach 3 Ford Capri regardless is it’s got an expat body kit on it and all that lot can you let me know a price of how much please whereabouts are you based

Hello.. What timing belt cover has this engine?

I want a v8 Capri

Very Nice 👍 but call me old fashioned, I’d prefer it with bumpers fitted.

Want it, I have a loud sexy lexy ls400, but that would make me feel 18 again

Sounded like it starts missing anywhere past 3000rpm

Beautiful car but I don't remember Capri's having rediculous steering wheels.😮

its a shame you talked over most of that video would have been nice just to hear the v8 !!!

Do have a 🚗 THAT I can have pleased

It would have been far cheaper to fit a 302W. Basil Green did it in South Africa 50 years ago. 4.6 Rover? Not much of an engine even with the hot up bits

Rovpri

Wonderful car, but surely a sb Chevy or Ford would be easier, cheaper, faster and dare I say more reliable ?

Should be a Ford V8 .

NOT FORD