Readly RF Feb 20

FROM THE COVER
The Capri 50th celebrations may be
over, but here at RetroFord we still
bring you the best out there and the
one featured here is an absolute peach!
Take your time to read and look at just
how amazing this Capri is. Even more so, is that
owner Jordan Jameson has done all of the work on
this build himself. The only assistance he received
was for tasks that required two pairs of hands. No
open blank cheque book with companies taking
the credit just a real deep passion from a young lad
for all thing cars. “I’ve spent most of my life being
brought up surrounded by cars,” says the 22-yearold
electrician from North Cornwall. “When I was
younger, my parents had a garage, so I spent my
weekends and summer holidays there playing with
whatever I could get my hands on.”
Although, still holding a flame for motors, Jordan
went in a different direction spending the remainder
of his teen years getting into electronics and
computers, and when he was old enough to drive,
cars came back on the scene.
“My first car was a 1994 VW Polo 1000cc
‘bread van’. Not the quickest set of wheels but a
half-decent start!.” The Capri is, in fact, Jordan’s
very first Ford, which he got not long after his
19th birthday. “I just love the shape of the Mk3,”
he tells us. “I remember my dad telling me about
the ones he had in his teenage years, and the fun
they gave him. Sadly, he passed away before he
had the chance to finish a 2.8i project he’d been
working on, so I felt even more inspired to build
myself a Capri.” Found on eBay almost four years
ago the car, a 1600 Laser was located in Somerset.
“Unfortunately, the car was in deplorable condition.
The shell was how I’d describe as being highly
caked in primer with signs of extremely poor
bodywork,” Jordan says with a look of horror. “It
had been de-bumpered, smoothed door handles,
a partially stripped interior (with household carpet)
and eBay special bucket seats. It had no usable
engine with tired suspension and drivetrain.”
As much as Jordan likes pristine original cars,
the Capri was already far from being that. Rather
than returning it to standard, he decided to revert
most of the modifications the previous owner had
done and put his own stamp on it. “The main
reason for taking this route was I knew having a
standard 1600 Laser would never be something I’d
want, so it ticked all the boxes,” he said.
Deal struck and money handed over, the sorry
looking old Ford was heading to its new home for
some well-deserved love and attention. Little did
it know just how much it would evolve over the
next few years. Starting with the basics of getting it
back on the road, Jordan rolled up his sleeves and
got stuck into restoring and modifying this once
stunning car.
“Luckily, I have amazing grandparents, who
slowly allowed me to take over more and more
of their old chicken shed, which I have turned in
to a fully-fledged workshop!” Having functional,
usable space is such a bonus when undertaking
See our behind the scenes footage on Instagram: @retrofordmagazine
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