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Ford Capri Mk1 1700 GT Red Minichamps 1:18

Ford Capri Mk1 1700 GT Red Minichamps 1:18
Current price: £146.00
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Specifications
Car Brand
Ford
Model Manufacturer
Minichamps
Scale
1:18
Material
Diecast
Model Condition
Used Model
SKU
180089001
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About the Ford Capri Mk1 1700 GT Red Minichamps 1:18

TL;DR: Minichamps' 1:18 diecast Ford Capri Mk1 1700 GT in Red reproduces the original coupe's long-bonnet proportions, with opening doors, bonnet and boot. This used model's box shows traces of storage, the casting itself intact. A recognisable early Capri subject for a Ford or British classic coupe collection.

Ford marketed the original Capri as "the car you always promised yourself," and the long-bonnet, short-boot silhouette borrowed heavily from American pony car proportions scaled down for a European market.

Minichamps' Diecast Rendering of the Mk1 Capri

This Capri is a zinc alloy diecast, and its weight gives the long-bonnet coupe shape genuine substance in the hand, appropriate for a car whose entire styling brief centred on projecting more presence than its modest mechanicals actually delivered. Doors, bonnet and boot open, revealing the cabin trim and the four-cylinder detail beneath that extended hood line, a layout the 1700 GT badge tied to a genuinely sporting specification within Ford's Capri range. Panel gaps sit at typical diecast width, a fair trade given how much this subject depends on its long, flat bonnet reading cleanly from every angle. Red suits the Capri's youthful positioning particularly well, carrying even, confident colour under a spotlight. As a used piece, the box shows the traces of storage stated on the listing; the casting itself presents cleanly.

The Mk1 Capri in a British Classic Coupe Lineup

The Capri's pony car-inspired silhouette made it a genuinely distinctive shape on British roads at launch, and displayed beside later Capri generations, this Mk1 1700 GT shows the starting point for a model line that would run for well over a decade. The opening bodywork is a real asset for a subject whose long bonnet and engine bay are central to the car's visual identity, giving a collector the option to pose it with the hood raised as a display centrepiece rather than a single fixed angle.

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