Some more pictures at last!
I dug these pictures out the other day and scanned them into the computer.(They were taken before the days of digital cameras!). I took these pictures of the capri on Brighton seafront after I had finished the restoration work. You can tell these are old pictures because the fair ground seen in the background of the rear shot of the Hooper no longer exists and has been replaced with a large redevelopment including restaurants,...
The first MOT certificate for 9 years!
Well I took the Capri for it’s MOT after doing most of the work I thought it needed… I’m certainly out of touch with these old cars as the failure sheet through up a few surprises. About a year ago, I’d stripped down the brakes and cleaned them all and thought they were all fine but they failed in almost every way possible! So I decided to bite the bullet and just replace the lot. I got some new brake calipers...
MOT day getting closer…
Well I finally got round to doing a bit more work on the Consul Capri today. Initially I was going to fit the last remaining bumper bolt that I picked up from the nut and bolts store a few weeks ago. After reversing the car out of the garage and getting all the tools ready, I discovered that the bracket that the bolt actually attaches to isn’t there any more! I must have removed it when cleaning up the underside and never...
The Electrics in my Consul Capri
So onto the electrics in my new Hooper Consul Capri… To cut a long story short, nothing worked. I bought a new battery and fitted it but still nothing worked, and when I saw nothing, I really mean nothing! It was clear that the capri needed to be almost completely rewired. As my Consul Capri had been retrimmed by Hoopers, it had some extra electrics over the standard Consul Capri that rolled out of the Ford factory. The extras...
First pictures of my Hooper Consul Capri
I finally scanned some of my early pictures. Here is a front view of the Hooper soon after getting it home and into the garage. Notice the five star bar in the front grill. This was added in place of the original Hooper chrome bar at some point in the past. And the Hooper interior with its cream leather buckets seats with maroon piping. The door cards were also covered in leather with a small strip of carpet section along the bottom....
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