Ford Capri 2300GT Mk1 1969 Tour de France 1:43 Corgi Vanguard Model

In 1968 Ford of Germany created a Motorsport Department in Cologne in an attempt to change their previously staid image Managed by successful racing driver Jochen Neerpasch (who later founded BMW's M Division) and engineers Mike Kranefuss and Martin Braungart the small team soon concentrated their efforts on the new Capri Their first entry was an ambitious 3-car team for the Tour de France Auto a ten day event which involved races speed hill-climbs and long-distance rallying Although two Capris retired one with fuel injection problems and the other after an accident the Piot and Behra Capri came a fantastic sixth overall behind 4 Porsche 911s and a Chevrolet Corvette and won its class

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