THIS ONE’S MINE

KENNY MULLEN

You know that nostalgia thing that keeps cropping up? Kenny Mullen has never really stopped buying Capris, having owned around 30 over the years. He does miss those halcyon days of them being cheap and plentiful though. Kenny fell into Capris and realised what he was missing. “The Capri wasn’t my first choice. I was driving a Mk4 Cortina GLS but unfortunately, it got stolen. A cheap Capri came up at the right time which was my first one and the rest is history.”

Kenny bought this 2-litre Pintopowered example back in 1989 for the princely sum of £250 with tax and MoT. As time went on, the Mk2 became a little tatty with the rigours of all-season daily duties and it was taken off the road. “I initially took her off the road with the intention of carrying out a quick respray. However, life happened and the Capri sat under a cover for many years. When I finally got around to starting the project, time had taken its toll. I set about restoring her which took around three years. Good or bad, it’s all my own work. I’m pretty happy with it, for now.” Looks good to us, Kenny!

Often referred to as JPS Capris, they were officially GTS models that clearly gave a nod to the livery of the successful Ford-powered John Player Special-sponsored Team Lotus Formula 1 cars of the day. Kenny’s example looks handsome with its boot spoiler, front S spoiler, four branch manifold and Kenlowe cooling fan. “Both myself and my daughter are proud members of

Capri Club Scotland, a great club with fantastic members who are always willing to help. At the moment I own the Capri, but I have gifted it to Abbie who will keep the legend alive.”