Capri Competitors: Why we like Capris so much.....

by David R. Wells and Lawrence H. Wells

Do You Remember Back When Things Were Rotten?

As we've mentioned elsewhere, the 1970s were a bad time for cars in general, and for performance cars in particular. In order to get an idea of just how good the Capri was in its day, you have to understand just how bad some of their competitors were. Here's a listing of some of them, with their respective problems. We're listing smaller sport coupes, and things that could reasonably pretend to be smaller sport coupes, so Firebirds, Camaros, Porsches, and early '70s Mustangs are not listed here.

Chevy Vega & Pontiac Astre Chevy Monza, Pontiac Sunbird, Olds Starfire, Buick Skyhawk Opel Manta Datsun 510
Datsun 200 SX Datsun 240/260/280 Z AMC Gremlin X Ford Mustang II
Ford Pinto & Mercury Bobcat Toyota Celica BMW 2002 VW Scirocco


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