Ford Capri Rally Cars - a long and distinguished rally pedigree
Submitted by Speedbird on Sun, 17/08/2008 - 1:39am. in
This V8 Capri won the London to Sydney Millenium Marathon Rally in 2000.
Stig Blomquist & Ben Rainsford Ford Capri Perana
Capri Perana
London-Sydney Marathon Millenium Rally 2000 winning car, crewed by Stig Blomquist/Ben Rainsford
Driven by Stig Blomquist and built by Ben Rainsford, this London-Sydney Rally winning V8 Mk 1 Capri Perana (the Perana name was coined for the V8 Capri conversions in built and sold by Basil Green in South Africa) is a very rare and special car indeed. When it was sold on after the London-Sydney Rally, Ben rather coyly would only say the sale price was enough for 12 years of school fees for his kids! - That's a lot of cash ... but it was lot of car with a lot of pedigree. It's new owner (Paul Darrouzet, Australian business man and historic rally participant) entered it into a couple more historic rallies, including the East Africa (Kenya) Safari, and the Sud-America (Argentina). It crashed out of the London -Sydney 2004 in spectacular fashion by all accounts! You got to think that was an expensive crash!
But it lived to rally again ...
This is another V8 Capri Perana entrant into the London Sydney Marathon Rally;
London to Sydney Ford Capri Perana
Ford Capri Perana on Safari
Richard Martin Hurst & Tony Devantier Ford Capri Perana Safari Rally (... I think...)
A couple more Capri Rally cars;
David & Sarah Rayner Ford Capri Perana on the Safari Rally
Paul Darrouzet & Jim Hurman Ford Capri Perana on the Safari Rally
The Paul Darrouzet burgundy coloured car (pictured above right) may well be the London-Sydney winning car seen above in yellow livery. Or it might be a replacement after he crashed out of the 2004 London-Sydney - not sure, but it looks good though!
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