News Archive 2021
Latest News January 2021
With the situation we are in right now it is hard to think of much to write about regarding life with the Capri apart from to say that she is currently off the road in hibernation waiting patiently, like the rest of us, for things to improve. She passed her delayed MOT on November 25th and then had a thorough clean and polish before the covers were put over her until spring. I keep a trickle charger on the battery over winter and she will normally fire up fresh as a daisy when the time is right.
I have been lucky to have a year of relative trouble free motoring in her in 2021. Only a couple of tiny issues here and there which needed attention. I did notice the Hella fog lamp covers had cracked and gone brittle but was able to source new ones for under twenty pounds and these are sitting ready to be fitted.
Just before the MOT Paul at Quest Brothers did a thorough once over and service for me. He has mentioned that there is excessive play in the steering which seems to be coming form the universal joint on the steering column so we’ll have to take a look at that in the spring. I do recall fitting a replacement rubber bush about ten years ago from the Capri Club so it may be on its way out again. I can’t say I’ve noticed much driving her. I might get the steering wheel off as well and take a look at the indicator cancelling system which only seems to work when you are turning right (when you tend to turn the wheel more).
Apart from that it is now a case of sitting tight and waiting for the Covid nightmare to be over with…..
Latest News - October 2021
Covid-19 finally caught up with us this month and my entire family caught it. Thanks to being double vaccinated it was a mild trivial illness but we still had to self-isolate for ten days. It is incredibly easy to catch of someone!
I have kept the Capri running all summer and although I haven’t driven far we did manage an uneventful trip up to Skegness for a long weekend. There has been very little to do on her apart form keeping her clean and tidy. I did spend the day T-cutting the paint work followed by a thorough polish which makes a World of difference to the paint work.
Once again we showed the Capri at the Hemingford Grey Classic Affair show held in the first week of September. As with previous years they were blessed with great weather and more cars than ever were on display. I believe there were over 300 this time. There were plenty of amazing cars including a few Capris. I have to admit we fell in love with the DeLorean which was gorgeous. The Capri more than held its own and had plenty of admirers. This year I had the engine bay on display for the first time.
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