Four Ford Capris, four very different cars and four opportunities to discover what buyers are actually prepared to pay. From an early Mk1 restoration project to a beautifully restored 3.0 S, the results offer a fascinating look at the classic Ford market.
We’ve brought together four examples from our original auction footage, filmed at Anglia Car Auctions and Classic Car Auctions, part of Iconic Auctioneers. Each went under the hammer at a different sale, with its own history, condition and appeal.
And that’s what makes comparing classic car auction prices so interesting.
When Ford launched the Capri in 1969, it offered something rather special: the style of an American-inspired sporting coupé, but with a choice of engines and specifications to suit a wide range of budgets.
The formula worked. Almost 1.9 million examples were produced during the original Capri’s lifetime, which ended in 1986.
Today, the Capri remains one of Britain’s best-loved classic Fords. From modest four-cylinder models to the more powerful V6 versions, there’s a remarkable variety of cars for enthusiasts to choose from.
But what are they actually worth?
Our latest How Much?! Classics video features four cars that illustrate just how varied the Capri market can be.
1970 Ford Capri Mk1 1600 GT XLR
Finished in Aquatic Jade with a black vinyl roof, this early Capri was offered at Anglia Car Auctions as a restoration project.
It retained desirable XLR details, although the bodywork needed attention, there was no accompanying history and reverse gear was proving difficult to select.
For someone wanting an early Capri to restore, it offered an interesting starting point. But how much would bidders be prepared to invest in the project?
1982 Ford Capri 2.8 Injection
This black Capri had an interesting story. According to the auction catalogue, it had spent 20 years in a farmer’s barn before being renovated in 2012.
Offered at Anglia Car Auctions with a guide price of £10,000–£15,000, it presented well and sounded particularly good as it passed through the auction hall.
Would its history and specification encourage buyers to push the bidding?
1982 Ford Capri Mk3 Cabaret
A rather different proposition, this Capri Cabaret had just two registered owners from new and an indicated mileage of 49,657.
When it appeared at Anglia Car Auctions in November 2025, it also had an advisory-free MOT valid until October 2026.
It attracted plenty of attention, providing another interesting example of how originality, ownership history and specification can influence interest in a classic car.
1978 Ford Capri Mk2 3.0 S
The final contender was offered by Classic Car Auctions at the NEC Classic Motor Show in November 2025.
This 3.0 S had undergone a full nut-and-bolt restoration and a recent respray. The odometer displayed 66,000 miles, and the catalogue recorded three previous owners before the vendor acquired it in 2020.
A restored V6 Capri is a very different buying proposition from an early project car. But does the money spent restoring a classic necessarily translate into a correspondingly high auction result?
Rather than simply publishing the prices, we’ve brought together the original auction footage and our commentary so you can follow the bidding as it happened.
The four cars appeared at different auctions, rather than competing directly against one another.
The figures revealed in the video are hammer prices, before any buyer’s fees.
The compilation is part of our separate How Much?! Classics by UK Barn Finds YouTube channel, dedicated to classic car auctions, bidding and the prices achieved.
At UK Barn Finds, we’ve spent years attending classic vehicle auctions, filming individual lots and reporting on the results.
Our archive now contains footage of a wide variety of vehicles, from barn finds and restoration projects to exceptional, fully restored classics.
Documenting these sales provides a useful record of the classic vehicle market at particular points in time.
Advertised prices can tell us what sellers hope to achieve. Auction results offer a different perspective: what bidders were prepared to offer on the day.
Of course, a single auction result doesn’t establish the definitive value of a particular model. Condition, originality, provenance, restoration quality and even the circumstances of an individual sale can make a considerable difference.
It’s also worth remembering that hammer prices don’t include the buyer’s premium and other applicable charges.
The wider market continues to change. In its December 2025 review, Hagerty reported that nearly 80% of the classic and collectable car values it tracked had either fallen or remained static during the year.
That makes documenting individual sales, and understanding the vehicles behind those results, particularly worthwhile.
Through our auction coverage, written reports, original photography and video archive, we aim to build an accessible record of what classic vehicles are achieving at auction.
There’s something appealing about all four of these cars.
The early Mk1 offers the opportunity to restore a desirable classic, the 2.8 Injection has its own fascinating history, the Cabaret brings low recorded mileage and ownership history, while the restored 3.0 S represents a very different approach to Capri ownership.
Which would you have taken home? And, having watched the bidding, which do you think represented the best value?
You can explore more original auction footage and results on our separate How Much?! Classics YouTube channel:
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