I was told that I was not allowed to enter my car into an All Ford Car Show... So I made
this up:

 

I printed this out and had it on the passenger side front window:

2007 EUROPEAN FORD CAPRI RS
What you are looking at is a very rare 2007 European Ford Capri RS Mark IV Concept car that debuted at the 2008 Salone dell'automobile di Torino (Turin Automobile Show). The car was commissioned by Ford of Europe and built by Carrozzeria Ghia SpA.

This motor is a new Cosworth FVA series 120 cu in DOHC (16V) inline 4 cylinder engine with 6-speed transaxle. The engine produces 275hp and 219ft-lbs. and redlines at 8,000 rpm. The car weighs 2,886lbs and can go zero to sixty in 5.5 seconds with a top speed of 157mph.

This vehicle design was planned for European and Asian markets and was never intended for North America. However Ford CEO Alan Mulally considered bringing the car into the U.S. and Canada markets as a modern Ford Comet.

It was displayed in numerous European and Asian auto shows until early 2009. The car was then purchased at BCA Europa Auto Auctions in Parma, Italy for 38,500 Euros (approx $47,000 US) in July of 2009 by a US importer. It was then re-sold for $41,500 US at the Barrett Jackson Las Vegas, Nevada in October 2009.

There were originally 4 of these cars built for the auto show circuit. Of the 3 other cars one was destroyed, one is part of the Ghia Concept Car collection In Turin Italy and the third is part of the Schlumpf collection in the “Musée Nationale de l'Automobile” in Mulhouse, France. So this is the only one in existence outside of Europe.

This car is now for sale so here is your chance to own a very rare Modern Capri RS Cosworth. For Sale – asking $45,000.

 

Some people were fooled, some were confused, some were downright angry!





But I had fun making this up and showed the car at 2 car shows this past weekend.
The main guy that was sponsoring the 1st show (NCMA) was pissed off. I heard him say "we are not giving this car a f'ing award!".

We did it for a total goof and had fun with people. The funny thing is if you notice I parked right beside a (US) Mercury Capri. The owner was completely fooled. But the young kid that was with him knew right away!

 

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Not shown in this engine photo we had covered over all of the references to "American Honda" with "Ford of Europe" decals. We also made up "Motorcraft" stickers for the battery and a few underhood parts. I also had a Ford blue oval decal on each door sill. I covered over the red "SI" logos on the seats and carpets with black fabric and carpet tape.

The best underhood part is the chrome Ford Racing Air breather cap. I simply placed it on the passenger side strut bolt, added a hose to it, a few zip ties and clamped it to the air conditioner outlet plug.



I actually told one guy that it was a cold air injection kit I added to take cool air from the air conditioning line to drop the intake air temperature. I had a hard time getting that line out but he believed me! There's not even anything attached the air intake from this!

 

Here's the rest of the pics. I hope you enjoy this as much as I did!