The raft of oddball promotional exploits eventually came to a close earlier this week when Ford UK's official X account shared a video of Cantona attempting to plug an EV charger into a Mk3 Capri.

It also didn't hurt that the Mk3 was consistently winning races in multiple European touring car series. The Ford Capri Was A Legendary Race Car Outside of the Capri being a massive sales success ...

Also in the interest of saving money, the Mk2 Capri’s engine range was carried over to the Mk3 wholesale, helped along with a few minor improvements. For example, Ford updated its ageing 1.3 ...

Visually, however, the Ford Capri was completely new – even if the ... The oh-so sensible Mk2 made way for the Mk3 in what must be one of the industry’s must successful facelifts, ever.

He told me: “I've had three Mk1's, two Mk2's, and many Mk3's, and I've got this one.” I had to ask him: what is it about the Ford Capri? “Cut me in half, I’m Ford,” Stuart said.

Ford have put one of the most cherished names ... Call me cynical but I don’t think it’s going to work. When they launched Capri Mk3, people were queueing up to buy it. I don’t think they ...

The Ford Capri is back – and it’s had an electric ... vaulting the long bonnet of a Mk3 in The Professionals? Del Boy also drove one in Only Fools and Horses. The so-called “Pratmobile ...

The Ford Capri, an icon of the 1970s ... while the '1986' reference marks the end of production of the Mk3 variant. There's also the obvious 'EV'ery' wording signalling the type of power the ...

Ford has expanded its European EV lineup with ... RS3100’s ducktail spoiler and rear DRLs that evoke memories of the Mk3 Capri’s taillights. But even if potential buyers don’t remember ...

I’d love to own a late model Mk3 Capri. They’re just so damn cool – and a car people dreamed of owning. And yet, despite this one being so different from what it used to be, Ford’s still ...

So, Ford Europe set its sights on building a European ... and had a production run of 10 years. Interestingly, the Mk3 Capri wasn't new underneath its skin — it was just a heavy redesign ...

The Ford Capri is back... but not how we know it ... On sale until 1986, the 17-year production run ended with the Mk3 version and a grand total of 1.9million being snapped up across the continent.