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1977 Capri S MkII

1977 Capri MkII in Good Against Evil, Movie made for TV, 1977

Class: Cars, Coupé — Model origin: — Made for: USA

1977 Capri S MkII

Vehicle used by a character or in a car chase

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stronghold ◊ 2007-09-25 11:43	(the movie is 1977 & she says the car is new, with only 600 miles on the clock.) -- Last edit: 2007-09-25 11:45:22
night cub ◊ 2015-05-26 00:19	Not sure if this was a special edition model, but it had gold wheels, special striping and badges on the fender (probably a 2.8L 6-cylinder):
dsl ◊ 2015-05-26 01:39	The livery is what was called in the UK "White Midnight" but very surprised to see this cross the Atlantic to US. The Uk story starts with the black-with-gold-highlights scheme inspired by John Player Special cigarettes (see also 1972 Lotus F1 livery with JPS sponsorship) which Ford UK sold as Black Midnight. JPS did a low tar cigarette with the parallel white/gold packaging theme, which became the White Midnight Capri, but the low tar fags and WM Capri were never popular. Did JPS ever sell their fags in US to give this livery any meaning?? Was it called White Midnight in US?? Also a bit confusing because I understand that both Midnight liveries were only built in UK, yet US Capris are supposed to be sourced from D.
night cub ◊ 2015-05-26 02:33	The only thing I found was this comment to a post on "Truth About Cars" website: "Before I looked into it, I, too, thought these black versions of the Capri II were called JP Specials. Turns out I had a newspaper article from April 1976 that explains that that IS what they were called in Europe(named for a brand of cigarette). In the States, they were called the Capri II “S”. Here’s the standard equipment list for the “S” that differs from the base Capri II:black or white exterior with gold striping, gold finish styled steel wheels(alloys like the Ghia wheels optional with gold accents), dual racing mirrors, heavy-duty suspension, gold luxury cloth seating with black vinyl trim, individual contoured rear seats with individually folding backs, black instrument panel, steering wheel and carpet, upgraded sound insulation. It doesn’t list it separately for this edition, but because the interior basically amounts to the decor group package, it shares push-out quarter glass as standard, as do the regular decor group package and the Ghia. Again, any model of the Capri II could be had with what Ford called the Capri II V-6 Option, and I’m quoting:2.8 litre OHV 6-cylinder engine, heavy-duty 4-speed manual transmission, larger clutch, larger brakes, 185/70HR-13 steel-belted radials, dual exhaust system, larger capacity cooling system." Here's a page from the updated 1976 brochure about the "S": -- Last edit: 2015-05-26 03:07:58

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