[Capriman]

Guys,

There were 10 'Specials' retro-fitted with 'D' port head engines, the later UK 'top loader' style gearboxes and with a 3.09:1 diff centre, all were CK17ME builds, which means that they were all built as August 1972. They were given to Ford executives, with 4 going to Bib Stillwell's of Melbourne for sale to the general public as 'special imported vehicles'. An additional CK17ME engine, was exchanged into a CK17LE build Capri, an April 1971 Capri that had only this uprated V6 engine fitted to it in order to satisfy a customer complaint at the time.

Further, the curb weight of a July 1972 UK built V6 Capri, which was fitted with these 'D' port engines, etc., weighs 1039kgs or 2290 lbs, according to the Ford UK Supplementary Workshop Manual as issued by Ford UK in July 1972.

Cheers, Terry