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28-07-2021, 05:42 PM | #1 | ||
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The lesser known sibling of the Capri Perana V8, alot scarcer though, this Mk2 Cortina Perana V6 has come up for auction locally.
https://www.lloydsonline.com.au/LotD...&pgn=2&pgs=100 They really did some interesting dealer/ aftermarket conversions in South Africa back in those days. Makes you wonder if these were the left over engines from converting the Capri's to V8
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28-07-2021, 08:15 PM | #2 | ||
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Between them and Alconi, definitely some hot numbers. Current bid is a comparative bargain IMO.
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29-07-2021, 10:23 AM | #3 | ||
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I thought that on the price aswell, standard GT's are asking more than that at the moment, we'll see where it goes.
There were a couple of these conversion shops in the UK aswell, one in particular Jeff Uren/ Savage were putting the Essex V6's into Mk1 Escorts and calling them the Apache.
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29-07-2021, 10:38 AM | #4 | ||
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I put a culturally emotive slant on this, too. The Lotus Cortinas were a triumph of English finickiness, Peranas a statement of confident independence. Not unlike why many of us would choose an XY GT over a Shelby fastback.
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29-07-2021, 11:05 AM | #5 | ||
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I owned a MkI (1966 440) and a MkIII ('76 TD - I6), I was never a fan of the MkII shape, or the Mk IV for that matter
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29-07-2021, 11:06 PM | #6 | ||
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Hi. Where does that put me with my past history of putting windsor V8s into MK3 Zephyrs?????????????????????. Cheers MD
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29-07-2021, 11:43 PM | #7 | ||
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You’re either an expat from the UK or a Kiwi, transplanted?
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31-07-2021, 06:14 PM | #8 | ||
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I think the nose stripe on this one helped soften the square shape of the MK2
It went for 23k +7.5% premium. Thats on par for a local GT with only a wheezing 1600. https://www.lloydsonline.com.au/LotD...&pgn=2&pgs=100
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