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Ford Capri II 2300 GT S May Turbo - urgent printed matter from Cologne

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Created on April 4, 2019

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Bruno von Rotz

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Ford Capri II 2.3 S May-Turbo (1977) - in Fahrt

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Ford Capri II 2.3 S May-Turbo (1977) - auch auf kleineren Strässchen zuhause

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Ford Capri II 2.3 S May-Turbo (1977) - bereit zur Ausfahrt

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Ford Capri II 2.3 S May-Turbo (1977) - Aluräder für die sportliche Note

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Ford Capri II 2.3 S May-Turbo (1977) - Capri II mit drei anstatt zwei Türen

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Ford Capri II 2.3 S May-Turbo (1977) - mit praktischem Heckscheibenwischer

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Ford Capri II 2.3 S May-Turbo (1977) - praktische Klappe für besseren Zugang zum Kofferraum

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Ford Capri II 2.3 S May-Turbo (1977) - hübsches Gesicht, aber weniger sportlich wirkend als der Nachfolger Capri III

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Ford Capri II 2.3 S May-Turbo (1977) - schnörkelloses Design

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Ford Capri II 2.3 S May-Turbo (1977) - grosse Breitbandscheinwerfer kennzeichneten den Capri II

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Ford Capri II 2.3 S May-Turbo (1977) - Heckansicht

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Ford Capri II 2.3 S May-Turbo (1977) - für alles offen

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Ford Capri II 2.3 S May-Turbo (1977) - Vinyldach gegen Aufpreis

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Ford Capri II 2.3 S May-Turbo (1977) - grosse Neuerung - Heckklappe

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Ford Capri II 2.3 S May-Turbo (1977) - elegantes Coupé

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Ford Capri II 2.3 S May-Turbo (1977) - Mattschwarz dominiert auch im Innern

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Ford Capri II 2.3 S May-Turbo (1977) - komfortable Platzverhältnisse

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Ford Capri II 2.3 S May-Turbo (1977) - alles am richtigen Ort

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Ford Capri II 2.3 S May-Turbo (1977) - hier fühlt man sich wohl

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Ford Capri II 2.3 S May-Turbo (1977) - sechs Rundinstrumente vor dem Lenkrad

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Ford Capri II 2.3 S May-Turbo (1977) - grosse Hauptinstrumente

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Ford Capri II 2.3 S May-Turbo (1977) - Tacho bis 210 km/h

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Ford Capri II 2.3 S May-Turbo (1977) - Drehzahlmesser bis 7000 Umdrehungen

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Ford Capri II 2.3 S May-Turbo (1977) - alles klar beschriftet, Radio von damals

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Ford Capri II 2.3 S May-Turbo (1977) - die Analoguhr in der Mittelkonsole

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Ford Capri II 2.3 S May-Turbo (1977) - Vierganggetriebe

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Ford Capri II 2.3 S May-Turbo (1977) - Gurtpeitschen

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Ford Capri II 2.3 S May-Turbo (1977) - gestreifte Sitzbezüge

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Ford Capri II 2.3 S May-Turbo (1977) - Stoffsitze

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Ford Capri II 2.3 S May-Turbo (1977) - geteilt umklappbare Rücksitze

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Ford Capri II 2.3 S May-Turbo (1977) - links sieht man den Turbolader

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Ford Capri II 2.3 S May-Turbo (1977) - V6-Motor mit Turbo-Zwangsbeatmung

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Ford Capri II 2.3 S May-Turbo (1977) - robuste Technik

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Ford Capri II 2.3 S May-Turbo (1977) - auch mit Turbo ein Vergaser-Motor

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Ford Capri II 2.3 S May-Turbo (1977) - mit eindeutig beschriftetem Luftfilter

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Ford Capri II 2.3 S May-Turbo (1977) - V6-Motor von der Turbo-Seite her gesehen

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Ford Capri II 2.3 S May-Turbo (1977) - Indiz für 180 PS Leistung

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Ford Capri II 2.3 S May-Turbo (1977) - klar beschriftet

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Ford Capri II 2.3 S May-Turbo (1977) - Herstellerplakette

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Ford Capri II 2.3 S May-Turbo (1977) - Bosch-Zündung

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Ford Capri II 2.3 S May-Turbo (1977) - Chassisnummer

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Ford Capri II 2.3 S May-Turbo (1977) - Ford-Hestellerplakette

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Ford Capri II 2.3 S May-Turbo (1977) - Ford-Schriftzug

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Ford Capri II 2.3 S May-Turbo (1977) - die neuen Scheinwerfer

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Ford Capri II 2.3 S May-Turbo (1977) - Aluräder mit entsprechenden "Breitreifen"

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Ford Capri II 2.3 S May-Turbo (1977) - mattschwarze Türgriffe

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Ford Capri II 2.3 S May-Turbo (1977) - Ford-Markenzeichen auf der Türschwelle

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Ford Capri II 2.3 S May-Turbo (1977) - damals chic - Vinyldach

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Ford Capri II 2.3 S May-Turbo (1977) - Spritzdüse für den Heckscheibenwischer

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Ford Capri II 2.3 S May-Turbo (1977) - praktischer Heckscheibenwischer

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Ford Capri II 2.3 S May-Turbo (1977) - dinitrolgeschützt

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Ford Capri II 2.3 S May-Turbo (1977) - Heckscheibenwischer

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Ford Capri II 2.3 S May-Turbo (1977) - schlanke Rückleuchten und Typenschriftzug

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Ford Capri II 2.3 S May-Turbo (1977) - mattschwarz beschriftet

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Ford Capri (1969) - Werbeaufnahme am Strand

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Ford Capri (1969) - diese Werbeillustration schafft die Verbindung mit Erfolg und Flugtechnik

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Ford Capri (1969) - was wohl da von hinten kommen mag - womöglich die zu erwartenden Konkurrenzfahrzeuge

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Ford Capri 1600 GT XLR (1969) - der ultimative Aufreisser-Schlitten

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Ford Capri 1300 GT (1969) - Heckansicht des getesteten 1300 GT

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Ford Capri 1600 GT XLR (1969) - attraktiv präsentiert

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Ford Capri 2300 GT (1969) - Lenkrad und reichhaltig bestücktes Amaturenbrett bei den stärkeren und luxuriöseren Ausstattungsvarianten

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Ford Capri (1969) - Lenkrad und Amaturenbrett-Ausstattung des Grundmodelles - Drehzahlmesser fehlt, Öldruck usw werden durch Kontrolllampen angezegit

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Ford Capri (1969) - Sicherheitslenkrad und doppelt geknickte Sicherheitslenksäule für guten Schutz bei einem Unfall

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Ford Capri (1969) - Hinterachse mit Halbelliptik-Längsblattfedern und zusätzlichen Schubstreben - exakte Führung der Hinterachse in Längsrichtung

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Ford Capri 2.3 S May Turbo (1975) - das Turbo-Aggregat

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Ford Capri 2.3 S May Turbo (1975) - der komplette Einbausatz

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Ford Capri Turbo May (1970) am 1000km Rennen Nürburgring 1970 / Hannelore Werner und Mike Kranefuss / Team Turbo-May

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Ford Capri (1975) - neue Sportpakete machen den Capri heisser - Internationale Automobilausstellung (IAA) in Frankfurt 1975

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Ford Capri - das sportliche Coupé in der zweiten Generation mit Heckklappe - am Genfer Automobilsalon 1974

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Ford Capri (1974) neben der Studie Ford Coins von Ghia - gemeinsam ist ihnen die Heckklappe

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Ford Capri S (1976) - das S-Modell des Capri II -mit mattschwarzen Chromteilen und Sechszylindern

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Ford Capri S (1977) - Capri II S-Modell von schräg vorne in voller Fahrt

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Ford Capri GL (1977) - das GL-Modell von 1977

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Ford Capri S (1976) - Capri II S-Modell in voller Fahrt

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Ford Capri S (1976) - Capri II S-Modell mit neu abgestimmtem Fahrwerk, mit Sechszylindermotoren ausgerüstet

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Ford Capri (1976) - Seitenansicht des Capri II, bereits mit Heckklappe und ohne Ziergitter vor den Hinterrädern

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Ford Capri S (1976) - Capri II S-Modell mit offenen Türen und geöffnetem Motorraum und Kofferraum - gut sichtbar die innovative Heckklappe

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Ford Capri (1977) - Profilansicht des geglätteten Capris

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Ford Capri L (1976) - preisgünstigste L-Version des Capri II, bereits mit einzeln umklappbaren Rücksitzen und Teppich im Kofferraum ausgestattet

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Ford Capri S (1977) - das Dreiliter-S-Modell des Capri II im zweiten Baujahr

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Ford Capri Ghia (1977) - von schräg hinten gesehen, gut sichtbar die doppelflutige Auspuffanlage

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Ford Capri S (1976) - Vorderansicht des S-Modelles des Capri II - gut sichtbar die mattschwarz gehaltenen Stossfänger

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Ford Capri L (1976) - Heckansicht des Capri II in L-Ausstattung

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Ford Capri S (1976) - der elegante Capri II, hier als S-Modell

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Ford Capri S (1976) - Lenkrad und vollständig bestücktes Amaturenbrett der S-Version - zum ersten Mal gab es einen Intervallscheibenwischer serienmässig

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Ford Capri (1976) - Capri II in der edlen Ghia-Ausstattung

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Ford Capri II (1976) - Abbildung aus den Verkaufsunterlagen

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Ford Capri GL (1976) - die edlere Variante

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Ford Capri (1976) - Capri II in S-Ausstattung - Bild aus den Verkaufsunterlagen

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Ford Capri S (1976) - Cockpit der sportlichen Variante

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Ford Capri Ghia (1976) - Interieur der Luxusausführung

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Ford Capri L (1976) - einzeln umlegbare Rücksitze waren damals eine Innovation im Sportwagen-Segment

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Ford Capri 3.0 S (1976) - Werbung - soviel Beschleunigung kostet woanders deutlich mehr

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Ford Capri S (1977) - Werbung - sportliche Werte anstatt sportliche Worte

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Ford Capri (1974) - Werbung - eine klare Linie der Vernunft

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Ford Capri (1975) - Werbung - der schönste Gegenwert für DM 10'890

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Ford Capri (1976) - Werbung - Leistung, die sich nicht nur in PS audrückt

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Ford Capri II 2.3 S May-Turbo (1977) - kein Chromschmuck an der Version S

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Ford Capri II 2.3 S May-Turbo (1977) - elegant ohne anzuecken

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Ford Capri II 2.3 S May-Turbo (1977) - nur Lack und Mattschwarz

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Ford Capri II 2.3 S May-Turbo (1977) - sportliches Dreispeichenlenkrad

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Ford Capri II 2.3 S May-Turbo (1977) - sportliches Cockpit

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Ford Capri II 2.3 S May-Turbo (1977) - trotz Turbo immer noch guter Zugang zu den meisten Aggregaten

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Ford Capri II 2.3 S May-Turbo (1977) - Ford-Schriftzug auf dem Kühlergrill

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Summary

To this day, the Ford Capri is one of the best-known cars of modern times, even though more than 30 years have passed since the last model was built. With almost 1.9 million vehicles produced, the Capri is also one of the most successful cars of its kind. The sports coupé was never really powerful ex works, but those who wanted more power found it with Michael May. His turbocharger turned 108 hp into 180 horsepower. This driving report describes the Ford Capri II including the May turbocharger and shows it in many historical and current pictures. Sales literature and a sound sample round off the article.

This article contains the following chapters

An instant hit
A Swiss engineer adds to
Gentle force
From Capri I to Capri II
Technology largely unchanged
More practical, but not faster
More propulsion with Turbine
A late Capri II
Further information

Estimated reading time: 7min

Preview (beginning of the article)

To this day, the Ford Capri is one of the best-known cars of modern times, even though more than 30 years have passed since the last model was built. With almost 1.9 million vehicles produced, the Capri is also one of the most successful cars of its kind. It all started 50 years ago. At the Brussels Motor Show, the two-door coupé with the name Capri, which had already been used by Ford in the past, was presented to a large audience. The first examples had already been built in 1968, and soon the first 50,000 cars, which were available to buy for DM 6995, had been produced. The Capri had a comparatively simple design with regard to low prices. The body was self-supporting, the front wheels were individually suspended on McPherson struts, while a rigid axle at the rear guided the driven rear wheels. The Capri scored points above all with its Mustang-inspired design.

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