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This kit was molded by Airfix, but it was also sold by MPC in the US. The scale is a bit odd, (most manufacturers had long since abandoned 1/32 scale cars in favor of the more popular 1/24 and 1/25 scales) but this kit is still one of the best. Sadly, I have heard that the mold was destroyed. I recommend this kit, if you can find one. It's my favorite Mk I kit.
Here's a picture
on the kit's box.
David R. Wells
It is not without fault though. The body proportions are a bit odd: Specifically, the "greenhouse" seems a bit too tall and the headlights are too small. The rear quarter windows are a bit too pointy. Fitting the inner fenders is a bit tricky. (just like the real thing!) The kit has two-piece tires, which are a bit of a problem, as I have yet to find a glue which can stick them together very well.
Otherwise, this is a very nice kit. I strongly recommend it.
AMT supposedly still has the mold. AMT's notoriously short-sighted previous management did not see fit to re-issue it. Unfortunately, I doubt that AMT will re-issue the kit now. AMT was taken over by Racing Champions a couple of years back. While they have a great interest in cars, they are concentrating on die-casts, and they seem to be driving the plastic model business into the ground.
Original AMT Capri II models are quite rare these days.
David R. Wells
There were numerous issues of this kit, in various guises:
This model sports wheel flares and side pipes. It has a 2.8
litre OHV V6 with Weiand low-restriction air cleaner and 4-speed
tranmission. 4 wide Goodyear tires on Minilite mag wheels.
Bev Connell
This one has the "Ghia" style seats, (which I've never seen on a real Capri II, but I have seen in some pictures) and a tiny Ghia logo on the hatch.
While this kit can be built as a stock Capri II Ghia, it also has most of the options from the Cafe Racer, including:
I do not particularly like most of these options. The fender flares do not look like any Capri fender flares (factory or aftermarket) that I have ever seen. They bear no resemblance at all to the "X-pack" flares used in Europe, (and on the rare American Capri II R/S, aka RS-2800) or even to the Chastain fender flares used on the S/3. The side pipes did not impress me, and I never liked the real Weiand air cleaner that I used to have on my 1/1 scale Capri.
The Minilites are not 100% historically accurate for a Capri. I'm pretty sure that Minilite only made 13 inch and 14 inch wheels for the Capri, and the kit has 15 inch Minilites. Only a few early Capri I RS-2600s came with Minilites from the factory, though it's reasonable to assume that someone might have put Minilites on a Capri as an aftermarket add-on.
The kit includes stock "Ghia" wheels as well as the Minilites.
The Ghia wheels are not as nicely molded as those on the Monogram kit 2103, but at least they're the right
size.
Since the "Ghia" wheels are 13 inch, and the "Minilite" wheels are 15
inch, the kit comes with two sets of two-piece tires.
David R. Wells
Here's a picutre on
the kit's box
This one includes the correct seats, and even the correct decals for a 2.8 S. The Minilite wheels are included, but they are not chromed on this kit, on the assumption that the builder will paint them gold. Of course, the real Black Cat didn't come with Minilites, but that's another issue. Like other issues, this one has two-piece tires, but only one set. It's not just the Minilites that have no chrome: there are no chrome pieces at all on this kit. That's actually correct for a 2.8 S, as all the chrome was either blacked out or painted gold. This kit does NOT include the Cafe Racer options.
The decals are quite nice, and accurately portray the gold stripes on the real 2.8S.
One real period piece comes with this kit: it's got a CB radio!
David R. Wells
It looks like an early UK-spec Mk I, with right hand drive and rectangular headlights. The kit features opening doors and hood. The detail under the hood looks pretty good. It's molded in a lovely shade of dark green. The kit is said to be motorized.
David R. Wells
First the good news: The body's not bad. It's not a '73 though. It's quite clearly a pre-facelift (i.e. '69-'72) UK-spec Mk I. The optional hood bulge is not present. It's also got the UK-style rectangular "Boreham" headlights. It doesn't have the front blinkers and marker lights that one would expect on a US-spec Capri. The rocker panels and rear end don't curve under like they're supposed to, but that's forgivable on a slot car like this. Otherwise, it's pretty good. The slight point on the nose is a little too blunt, and the FORD lettering on the hood & trunk isn't too well done, but the overall shape is right.
Now the bad news: The rest is atrocious. The interior is laughable. Chassis detail is actually worse than that on the Nitto/Entex kit. (read "non-existant") The tires seem too small. With some work, the "Rostyle" wheels might be OK. This kit's hood does not open, and it does not even try to represent the engine. I guess that means that you can imagine it to have any engine you'd like.
The bottom line is that if you buy this kit, you should expect to scratchbuild everything except the body and maybe the wheels.
I believe that this is the only Capri model to have been produced in
recent
years. Grab 'em while you can!
David R. Wells
My first problem with it is that it is a "curbside" model, that is, there is no engine included, and the hood does not open. Chassis detail is minimal. (to be polite about it) The body is fairly good, although the rear window is too narrow. (fortunately, it's not that hard to widen it).
The interior is fairly nice. I thought that the dashboard looked particularly good. The seats need some work though. They look a bit like those on a "base" Capri II, but I've never seen these seats on a Capri in the real world. They are incorrect if you're trying to replicate a 2.8S or a Ghia.
In both cases, the wheels are too big: roughly 15 inches instead of the 13 inches common on most real Capris in that era. Tires are too low-profile: Monogram includes a set of 225/50 - 15 Pirelli P-7s, instead of the 185/70 - 13s that were typical on real Capris, or the 205/60 -13s that could sometimes be fitted. The overall wheel/tire combination is probably too small in diameter, and looks out of scale.
There are at least three versions of this kit:
This is supposed to look like a European rally car, even though it's got US-style headlights, marker lights and bumpers. It also comes with some rally style lights, roll bars, etc. The decals include a large Union Jack, an interesting feature on a US-spec Capri!
The kit also includes roll bars, a skid plate, rally lights, etc.
The chromed 15 inch Minilite wheels are nice, though as noted above they're probably too big. They are also somewhat inappropriate on a Capri II, as no production Capri II ever used Minilites. As noted above, the seats look somewhat like those on a "base" Capri, but otherwise, the interior is fairly nice.
It would probably be most accurate to build this kit as a "Rally Cat" Capri. The spoiler is fairly close to that on a "Rally Cat". Leave the roll bars, skid plates and lights off. The real trick would be replicating the "Rally Cat" paint scheme. The stripes could be easily replicated with paint and tape, but the "Rally Cat" script above the rocker panels would be hard to duplicate without custom decals.
All examples of kit 2120 I have seen are molded in yellow plastic.
Kit 2103 has several differences from kit 2120. It is supposed to represent a 1976 Capri 2.8S. In some ways, it does a decent job, but it has several flaws. The kit has the same base-style seats as kit 2120. The real 2.8S has special black vinyl seats with gold cloth inserts.
The wheels are rather interesting. The good news is that Monogram correctly captured the styling of the "Ghia" aluminum wheels. Monogram also did a better job of molding them than AMT did. The bad news is that they're too big. Imagine that the 13 inch Ghia wheels were expanded to 15 inches, and you'll have a pretty good idea of what they look like. The "Ghia" wheels are chrome on the model, whereas they should be a flat aluminum color on a "Ghia", or gold on a 2.8S.
The decals aren't anywhere near as accurate as those on the AMT kit T-486. Mostly, it's just a double horizontal stripe.
All examples of kit 2103 I have seen are molded in black plastic.
I have not seen this kit out of the box, however it is supposed to portray a Group 2 race car. This is rather interesting, since Ford never used the Mk II Capri in Group 2 racing.
It appears to be another variant of kits 2103 and 2120, however this one seems to include a front air dam.
I don't know in what color these kits were molded, however the box art shows the car in a blue and white paint scheme reminiscent of the Ford livery used on the RS-2600 race cars.
Monogram seems to have made quite a few of these kits, so you can still
find one occasionally. This kit is not in production. Monogram
regularly re-issues old kits, so a re-issue is possible. (though not
terribly likely)
David R. Wells
First the good news: The body is GORGEOUS!!! Absolutely glorious. Every reference photo I've found suggests that Tamiya got the body exactly right. The wheels and tires are nice too, and the kit comes with accurate decals.
Now the not-so-good news: it's another slot-car chassis. Now, Tamiya did a MUCH better job than Academy/Minicraft or Nitto, and the interior is pretty good, although the entire forward part of the roll cage is also missing. It's a "curbside" models, so the hood does not open, the kit has no engine, and most of the suspension detail is missing. Essentially, everything under the hood is missing. Tamiya (like Nitto and Academy) used the space under the hood for the toy steering mechanism.
Fortunately, many of the missing parts can be stolen from Monogram's
recently
re-issued IMSA Mustang, which as all good Capri fans know, is just a
Zakspeed Capri with a different body. The only trouble with this plan
is that the Monogram has the later, twin turbo Zakspeed/Cosworth
engine, whereas the Tamiya body represents the earliest Zakspeed Capri,
which should only have a single turbo.
David R. Wells
It's said to be a kit of a North American "Fox" chassis Capri, circa 1980, with a turbocharged 2.3 liter Lima engine. It's a snap-together kit, so I don't know if includes such things as an engine.
While Testors is noted for re-issuing kits produced by other manufacturers, I suspect that this kit is not the same as the Revell Turbo Capri kit, since there is a slight scale difference, and the Revell kit is a standard glue-together kit.
David R. Wells
It looks like another motorized slot car kit of a UK spec Mk I.
David R. Wells
Bburago Corgi Dinky Maerklin Matchbox Mini-Champs Quartzo
This 1/25 scale die cast car has good detailing for the time when it
was
produced. It has the four-cylinder turbo charged engine and the Turbo
RS
decals that goes along with it. The car has opening hood, hatchback,
and
doors, front seats that fold down, and even has steerable front wheels.
This car is very hard to come across and a great addition to any
collectors
Capri collection.
Matt Links
Pauls Model Art GmbH
Postfach 485
phone: +49-241-06231
Fax: +49-241-407007
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This is a Consul Capri produced in England in 1961 and arrived in the market in July 1962. A little over a thousand models were exported to North America and around a dozen of them still are on the road today! If you see one, have your camera ready! |
| This model is a 1969 GT 2600 and is still available in North America. The other model (not shown is a 1970 RS edition. It is yellow with a black bonnet and interior |  |
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