Sofa still going strong
May29

Sofa still going strong

The Sofa is still going strong. Shame I can’t say the same for the car… One day it will come out...

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Seen Better Days
May20

Seen Better Days

These pictures were taken a few years ago after the Hooper Consul Capri had been sitting in the garage for a few years gathering dust… This slideshow requires...

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Consul Capri Sofa
May20

Consul Capri Sofa

Don’t Panic. This isn’t really my Hooper Consul Capri – 302EXX. It’s another old Consul Capri that I cut up and turned into this sofa. It’s just got my number plate on it because I like...

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About the chrome work on the Hooper
Dec09

About the chrome work on the Hooper

Onto the chromework on my Hooper Consul Capri… The actual condition of the chrome wasn’t too bad really, well, certainly much better than the rest of the car anyway! The Hooper had all the same chrome as the standard Consul Capri with the exception of the five star bar on the front grill and the chrome trim around the rear didn’t had the aluminium panel within it. Instead of the five star bar on the front grill there...

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And some more pictures of my Hooper Consul Capri
Oct02

And some more pictures of my Hooper Consul Capri

These are my favourite pictures of the Hooper Capri just after it had been restored. I used to drive it everywhere around Brighton. Back in those days you could drive along the beach and park up on the concrete. I think that area has been turned into a basketball court now or something like that and the West Pier has burnt down into a lump of twisted rusty metal. And this rear shot is great showing the chrome tips on the fins, a...

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