'79 Capri NMNA

https://quadcities.craigslist.org/cto/5388932162.html

That looks like a good deal! Those gauges appear to be aftermarket, no?

And being completely ignorant of American engines, what engine is in there?

I'm surprised those Capri's aren't more popular than they are. A fox-body 4-eye with factory coke-bottle flairs, what's not to like? Make mine a bubbleback, though...

In reply to paranoid_android74:

They look like Autometer gauges in a factory arrangement. The ad lists the engine as a 302, which was the factory V8 that year, although at this point it could very well have been swapped to something else. The engine was rated at 140hp, from online research that took me about 10 seconds, so there's a lot of room for improvement.

SEADave wrote: I'm surprised those Capri's aren't more popular than they are. A fox-body 4-eye with factory coke-bottle flairs, what's not to like? Make mine a bubbleback, though...

I much prefer the bubble.

Lol! I missed that in the ad. Thanks for pointing it out!

pres589 wrote: In reply to paranoid_android74: They look like Autometer gauges in a factory arrangement. The ad lists the engine as a 302, which was the factory V8 that year, although at this point it could very well have been swapped to something else. The engine was rated at 140hp, from online research that took me about 10 seconds, so there's a lot of room for improvement.

I love the look of it, the muscular flares, turbines, rwl tires... just awesome LOOKING. It would take lots of swappage to make it an awesome performer.