Capri. The Sexy European

This is how the Ford Capri was marketed in America. It was distributed through Lincoln-Mercury dealerships. It did pretty well but ultimately the Capri was never going to be huge in the States - it was up against Ford's own Mustang which was always going to capture the heart and soul of the working man in America ... the Mustang did for the working joe in the States what the Capri did for the working class hero this side of the pond - it was the poor man's Ferrari and could give any supercar of it's day a decent run for it's money straight out of the box. Capri's and Mustangs made performance driving, traffic light posing, boulevard cruising and backstreet racing affordable and within the grasp of every hard working guy who really wanted one ... pound for pound, dollar for dollar, the Capri and Mustang were outstanding value and gave everything a dreamer (poser) on a budget could want, whether he (or she) be from Dagenham or Detroit. And they still do....