Check out this stunning one-owner Ford that’s been untouched for 30 years

Check out this stunning one-owner time capsule Ford Capri that hasn’t been driven since the 1990s.

Launched in 1968, the Ford Capri was designed to emulate the success the Ford Mustang had in the US over in Europe.

The Capri went on to become a hugely successful model for Ford, with over a million being sold before production wound up in 1986. 

Although popular in their heyday, it’s not often you see a Capri out and about these days. 

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The Ford Capri had just 16,000 miles on the clock

Sadly, when you do come across a Ford Capri in the wild, more often than not, they’re not in great shape – such as this Ford Capri Mk 1 that was found rotting away in a car graveyard. 

However, Jonny Smith from The Late Brake Show recently traveled to Edinburgh, Scotland, to check out an incredibly well-maintained Capri 2.8 injection V6 Special. 

Owner Alan bought the car – one of the last Ford Capris ever made –  new back in the 1980s and has held onto it ever since. 

Even more amazingly, he’d clocked up just 16,000 miles on the clock before he decided to park it up in his garage in the early 1990s.

However, unlike many of the cars we’ve seen that have spent years parked up, the Capri is in great shape. 

The pair manage to roll the car out of the garage to get a better look at the near-pristine vehicle. 

The classic car was in great condition

Popping the hood, Jonny said he ‘can’t believe’ the great condition of the engine, although a family of squirrels had chewed up some of the surrounding padding. 

But they hit a bit of a stumbling block when Alan realized that the battery in the key fob for the Capri’s after-market alarm and immobilizer was well and truly dead. 

But all was not lost – because Alan discovered a long-forgotten key that was able to physically disarm the alarm.

Smart. 

Incredibly, despite its years parked up, the car’s electrics still appeared to be in good working order, with all the lights still working.

After a bit of tinkering, Jonny even managed to get the engine to turn over – but, as you’d expect, the Capri won’t be hitting the road anytime soon and will need some work before it can be driven. 

Nonetheless, Jonny gave the car its first cleaning in decades and left the Capri sparkling and looking like it had just rolled off the production line. 

“I can’t believe the condition of Alan’s car – especially now we’ve just cleaned it – is like a new car,” Jonny noted.

What an incredible bit of automotive history.